20070928 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20070706

O~Q~ W ATFIQOG Michael F. Easley, Governor
~ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
~_ ~
O `C Coleen H. Sullins Director
Division of Water Quality
July 6, 2007
DWQ Project # 07-0928
Beaufort County
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CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
# 7007 0220 0003 1486 0783
John S. Marsh, Jr.
5616 Loblolly Ct.
Durham, NC 27705
Subject Property: Teaches Point Phase V
Tar-Pamlico Basin, Slade Gut, 030307, 29-19-9-4, SC, NSW
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Marsh:
On May 23, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated May 1,
2007, to impact 744 square feet (ft2) of waters and 200 square feet (ft2} of protected riparian
buffers to construct a pier and observation area on the subject property. The DWQ has
determined that your application was incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as
discussed below. The DWQ will require additional information in order to process your
application to impact protected wetland, streams and/or buffers on the subject property.
Therefore, unless we receive the additional information requested below, we will have to move
toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 and 2B .0259($) and will
place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information. Please
provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Tar-Pamlico Riparian Buffer
The project as proposed will impact Zone 1 of the Tar-Pamlico Protected Riparian Buffer
(1 SA NCAC 02B .0259} with 200 (ft2) of open slatted deck. This impact is considered as
impervious surface under the Tar-Pamlico Buffer regulations and is a "prohibited use". To
continue with the project as proposed you must first obtain a Major Variance from the
Environmental Management Commission allowing these impacts. If you. choose to remove
this impact from your application. the DWQ can continue to review your project.
Please contact the DWQ, in writing, within four weeks of the date of this letter to verify that you
have received this letter and that you remain interested in continuing to pursue permitting of your
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone] One
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone] NorthCarolina
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Eastman Development Company
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October 7, 2005
project. If we do not hear from you within four weeks, we will assume that you no longer want
to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn.
This letter only addresses the application review and does not authorize any impacts to wetlands,
waters or protected buffers. Please be aware that any impacts requested within your application
are not authorized (at this time) by the DWQ. Please call Mr. Kyle Barnes at 252-948-3917 if
you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
~vrt.c~
Al Hodge/Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
cc: 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
USAGE Washington Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
LAMA/ Morehead
Filename: 07-0928