20140093 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20140206

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A, Reeder John E. Skvarla III
Governor Director Secretary
February 6, 2014
DWQ Project # 14 -0094
Wayne County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7011 1150 0000 4206 5421
City of Goldsboro
Scott A. Stevens, City Manager
Post Office Drawer A
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Subject Property: Neuse River Cut -off Flood Control Weir Project (US Army Corps of
Engineers)
Neuse River Basin, Neuse River [NEU 05, 27 -(56); NSW, C]
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Stevens:
On January 28, 2014, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received your application dated
January 22, 2014 to impact the Neuse River for repairs to a sheet pile weir structure. The DWR
has determined that your application was incomplete and /or provided inaccurate information as
discussed below. The DWR will require additional information in order to process your
application to impact protected isolated wetlands and /or streams 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 .1300 and 15A NCAC 2B .0200
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:
It is recommended that use of a temporary coffer dam be requested in your Pre -
Construction Notification (PCN). In the event that it is required to use a coffer dam during
construction the installation may proceed without any delays caused by permit
modifications.
Water Quality Regional Operations Section Internet: www.ncwatcMualiLy.org
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone]
Washington, NC27889 FAX 252 - 946 -9215

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2. Use of large rock in the scour pool should be keyed in with smaller stone so that larger stone
does not roll out during high flow events.
3. PCN must show total Neuse River Riparian Buffer impacts within Zone 1(page 5 of PCN).
4. Plan drawings should show Normal Water Level (NWL) elevation on the upstream pool.
Please respond in writing to the DWR within four weeks of the date of this letter to with the
requested information.. 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 timej' by the DWR. Please call Roberto Scheller of the
Washington Regional Office at 252 - 948 -3940 or Karen Higgins of the DWR Central Office at 919-
807 -6360 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this
matter.
Sincerely,
For Thomas A. Reeder
cc: Karen Brashear, Public Utilities Director, City of Goldsboro, P.O. Drawer A,
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Emily Greer, USACE Washington, Regulatory Field Office
DWQ Webscape Unit
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