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WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF August 7, 2007
Regulatory Division
Action ID. SAW-2007-01798
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Steven S. Whitt
Post Office Box 30013
Raleigh, NC 27622-0013
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
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Reference our June 6, 2007, Public Notice for the proposed impacts associated with the
construction of the Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Selma Quarry, near Selma, Johnston County,
North Carolina. Impacts associated with the project included 2.7 acres of wetlands and 130 linear
feet of stream channel lacking important aquatic functions. All streams and adjacent wetlands
within the proposed project site drain to the Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin.
After review of your proposal, a letter dated June 13, 2007, was received from the North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The letter raises concerns regarding the filling of
wetlands and piping of streams, and suggested several measures to further reduce the impact of the
proposed work. Included within these measures are items such as the possible use of bridges,
maintaining forested buffers on streams and a 100-foot buffer on the Neuse River, a
monitoring/contingency plan for nutrient input into the Neuse River, sediment and erosion control,
protection of remaining wetlands, streams and buffers, and further minimization of the current
impacts. We are forwarding a copy of this letter for your review, consideration and comment.
Please provide a written response to these issues within 30 days. If you have any questions
or concerns, please contact Mr. Thomas Brown at [phone], extension 22 or at the letterhead
address.
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Chief, Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office
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Copy Furnished with attachments:
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
NCDWQ
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Todd Tugwell
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Post Office Box 33068
Raleigh, NC 27636-3068
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