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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7001 2510 0006 9500 9498
Dr. Greg Thorpe, Ph.D., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699 -1598
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Tune 24, 2009
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: Replacement of Bridges 29 and 53 over Mingo Swamp on HvAry. 55, Harnett /Sampson Counties
TIP Project B -3654, State Project No. 8.1451501
DWQ Project No. 090676
Dear Mr. Thorpe:
The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your submittal for a 401 Water Quality Certification for the
aforementioned project. Review of your application revealed it lacking necessary information required for
making an informed permit decision. The permit application was deficient in the following areas:
1. The permit drawings do not include a plan sheet providing details of the impacts for the temporary
detour on Bridge 53, site 2. (The plan sheet for site 1 was provided.)
2. Is there a valid Corps jurisdictional determination for this project? Information provided with the
application indicates that the JD expired on January 16, 2008. Please confirm that the delineation as
depicted has been approved or will be extended by the Corps of Engineers.
3. Will geotextile fabric be placed under the temporary fill material used in the detours? Though this is a
fairly common practice, we found no reference to such a proposal in the application.
4. The PCN explains that "The temporary detours will be removed, graded back to natural contours, and
replanted with native vegetation. A monitoring plan is not proposed due to loamy soils in the project
area." Success of replanting may be dependent on the time of year the work is completed. Lacking a
monitoring plan, what provisions will be made should the plantings fail?
5. Please indicate if the area under the temporary fills will be grubbed. It is our recommendation that soil
disturbance in these areas be minimized and native soil left in place to the maximum practical extent.
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Dr. Greg Thorpe, Ph.D.
June 24, 2009
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Therefore, pursuant to 15A NCAC 2H .0507(a)(5), we will have to place the permit application on hold until we
are supplied the necessary information. You have 21 days to respond in writing with the requested information
or notification to this office that the information is forthcoming. If, at the end of the 21 days, this office has not
received this information in writing, we will assume you are withdrawing your application and it will be
returned. Furthermore, until the information is received by the NC Division of Water Quality, we request (by
copy of this letter) that the US Army Corps of Engineers place the permit application on hold.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ken Averitte at (910) 433 -3303.
Sincerely,
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Coleen H. Sullins
Director
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cc: Kim Garvey, US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Field Office
Brian Wrenn, DWQ
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225 Green St, Suite 714, Fayetteville, NC 28301 -5043
Phone 910 - 433 -33001 FAX [phone] Customer Service 1- 877 - 623 -6748
Internet, www ncwaterquality org
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