19930786 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20070905

~~F W ~ TFRP Michael F. Easley, Governor
`~ ~i William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~ r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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~ Y Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 5, 2007
DWQ Project # 93-0786, Ver. 2
Brunswick County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. John Atkinson, Jr.
The Reserve Development Company, LLC
P.O. Box 10879
Southport, NC 28461
Subject Property: The Reserve At St. James Plantation
Polly Gulley Creek [030617, 18-88-9-1-1, SC, SW, HQW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Atkinson:
On March 5, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated February 28,
2007, to fill or otherwise impact 1.99 acres of 404/wetland to construct the proposed residential
subdivision, multi-family and commercial development. On August 21, 2007, the DWQ received
additional information from you, however, the DWQ has determined that your application remains
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 streams 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:
Your proposed bottomless culvert(s) (Con/Span) must include submittal of a signed and sealed
(by a Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist) geotechnical investigation of subsurface
soils which directly complies with the DIVISION OFHIGHWAYS -GUIDELINES FOR
DRAINAGE STUDIESAND HYDRAULIC DESIGN, PREPARED BYA. L. HANKINS, JR.,
P.E.STATE HYDRAULICS ENGINEER -1999
(http://www.ncdot. ors/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/HIGHWAY/hydro/103 99web/pdf/guidelines.pdf
), which states, "When a shallow (3-5 foot max. depth) non-erosive rock foundation is found
throughout the proposed site, the structure can be built on footings without a bottom allowing
retention of the natural channel bed." The Geotechnical Unit must confirm the foundation
acceptability prior to final selection of the "bottomless" culvert."
Please contact the DWQ within three weeks of the date of this letter to verify that you have received this
letter and to provide us with a date that we may expect to receive this requested information. If we do not
receive this requested information within one week of the date you indicate it will be forthcoming, your
project will be withdrawn and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee. Please
contact me in writing and Joanne Steenhuis of the DWQ Wilmington Regional Office. If we do not hear
401 OversightlExpress Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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from you within three 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 time) by the DWQ. Please call Ms. Cyndi Karoly or Mr. Ian McMillan at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to 'cuss this matter.
Sinc y,
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 OversightlExpress Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Joanne Steenhuis, DWQ Wilmington Regional Office
Kim Garvey, USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
Kim Williams, Land Mangement Group, Inc., P.O. Box 2522, Wilmington, NC 28402
Filename: 930786Ver2T6eReserveAtStJa mesPlantation(Brunswick)O n_Hold2