20070432 Ver 1_Staff Comments_20070808

RE: 07-0432 Mason Landing Yacht Club LLC
Subject: 1tE: 07-0432 Mason Landing Yacht Club LLC
From: Laurie Dennison <[e-mail]
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:50:20 -0400
To: [e-mail]
CC: Ian McMillan <[e-mail]>
Lisa -
I see in BIMS that you issued this one as of 8/3/07.....however, please see the attached letter that puts
it on hold.
I~ve got to check with Ian McMillan tomorrow as to what's going on with this one.
Laurie
Content-Type: application/msword
', 070432v2MasonLandingYachtClub(NewHanover)401 CAMAOn_Hold.doc
Content-Encoding: base64
Bw~
D~ ~}oLD
~, a ar*a ... ~o~r
T.~., "~^"sn at~^ ~5 I ~d
a+~e~ ~-
1 of 1 8/9/2007 2:51 PM

O~O~ W AT ~9pG
~ _ i a ~
O j~ ~
August 9, 2007
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ Project # 07-0432v2
New Hanover County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Cert. # 7005 1820 0002 0151 4617
Mason Landing Yacht Club, LLC
Attn: Mr. Steve Saieed
3317 Masonboro Loop Road, Suite 150
Wilmington, NC 28409
Subject Property: Mason Landing Yacht Club, LLC
Middle Sound -Intracoastal Waterway (Sa, ORW)
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Saieed:
On June 29, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated June 20, 2007, to impact
1.7 acres sound to excavate the existing boat basin and access channel to original depths. 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 wetlands and/or
waters on the subject property. Therefore, unless we receive five copies of the additional information requested
below, we will have to move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 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:
This Office has concern with the proposed excavation plans. The canal or boat basin shall be permitted to
be dredged only to its original depth and width. Sheet 3 of 4 and Sheet 4 of 4 (Cross Sections A and B)
both depict the proposed grade to be -6.0 MLW. The original permits were issued for excavation of the
channel to -5.0 MLW, with the exception of the Dec. 20, 1982 map depicting the proposed channel
bottom to be -6.0 MLW with a 20-foot wide channel. Please provide a map accurately depicting the
"original" depths and widths.
2. Please conduct elutriate testing of the substrate in the existing boat basin for cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb),
mercury (Hg), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), and arsenic (As). Heavy metals are
found in paint particles, metal shavings, engine oils, bilge water, and runoff from maintenance and repair
areas. These metals accumulate in the sediments in and around boatyards and marinas and if they are
present at elevated levels, dredging and disposing of the dredged material must be handled in such a way
as to prevent water quality degradation. This is especially important since Middle Sound is designated as
an Outstanding Resource Water (ORW).
North Cazolina Division of Water Quality Internet: www.ncwaterqualit ~Lorg
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone] One
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone] NorthCarolina
An Equal OpportunitylAffirmativeAaion Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper ~atura!!r~

Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter by sending this information to Ms. Lia
Myott of the DWQ Central Office. If we do not hear from you within 30 days, 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 Lia Myott at 919-733-9502 if you have any questions regarding or would like to
set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
~yndi B. Karoly, Supervisor
jjjjjjJJJJJJ 401 Oversrte/Express Unrt
cc: Mr. Greg Finch, Land Management Group, Inc., P.O. Box 2522, Wilmington, NC 28402
Doug Huggett, Major Permits Processing Coordinator (CAMA)
Central Files
File Copy
Filename:070432v2MasonLandingYachtClub(NewHanover)401 CAMAOn_Hold