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Burdette, Jennifer a
From: Higgins, Karen
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 4:02 PM
To: Burdette, Jennifer a
Subject: FW: 204 Galway Drive, Chapel Hill
Attachments: 204 Galway Drive.pdf; 204 Galway additional information.pdf
Hey 7ennifer-
Here is a little more info regarding the stream appeal call.
-Karen
Karen Higgins
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit Supervisor
NC DENR - Division of Water Resources
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650
Phone: [phone]
Email: karen.higgins(@ncdenr.gov
Website: http: / /portal.ncdenr.org /web /wq /401bufferpermitting
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From: Knies, Sara V
Sent: Thursday, May
To: Higgins, Karen
Subject: 204 Galway
Karen,
22, 2014 2:50 PM
Drive, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill has decided to let stand a call I made out in Orange County while with the USACE.
I have spoken at length with the engineer for the owner (Phil Post), and believe he will be
appealing my call (if he hasn't already). I have attached the letter I issued, along with
some supplemental information.
I first made the call, and then deferred to Chapel Hill (see attached letter). Chapel Hill
than decided to let my call stand (it was a little confusing); Phil Post contacted me a few
weeks ago about appealing. At that point, I had deferred to Chapel Hill. The engineer
considers the fact that the golf course is holding and retaining water to be the reason that
this is a stream, and thus believes it should be kicked out. The USACE called this feature
jurisdictional from the same point I started the stream (culvert pipe at top of property).
Please let me know if I can provide any additional information!
Sara Knies
Environmental Specialist
Raleigh Regional Office
NCDENR- Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
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(919) 791 -4258
Sara. Knies(@ncdenr. gov <mailto:Danny.Smith(@ncdenr.gov>
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