20050949 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20050825

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
August 25, 2005
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. John Shallcross, Jr.
Partner's Equity Group
P.O. Box 1089
Smithfield, NC 27577
Subject Property: Partner's Equity Group Subdivision
Lots 18 & 19
Industrial Park Road
Smithfield, NC
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Shallcross:
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ Project # 05-0949
Johnston County
On June 1, 2005, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated May 19, 2005, to
impact 1.9 acres of wetlands to construct the proposed retail or commercial development. On June 17,
2005, the DWQ received correct payment of $475.00 to process your application. On July 14, 2005,
DWQ sent you a letter requesting more information to process your application. On August 8, 2005, the
DWQ received your revised application in which you requested that your project be considered for
permitting under an Individual Permit, rather than the NW 18, NW27 and NW39 permits under which the
project had previously submitted. The DWQ has again 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 streams on the
subject property. Therefore, unless we receive 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:
1. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
DWQ cannot authorize fill of wetlands through a 401 Water Quality Certification or through an
Isolated Wetlands Permit without a detailed design plan to show the layout of the proposed
commercial development. Without the design plan DWQ cannot quantitatively or qualitatively
determine if proper avoidance and minimization of impacts has occurred in the planning of the
project. The submitted plans should:
• Show all wetland impacts including fill slopes.
• Show the proposed lot layout as an overlay on the site plans.
• Show all isolated or non-isolated wetlands, streams and other waters of the State as overlays
on the site plans.
401 Oversight/Express Review Permits Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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• Provide the location of any proposed stormwater management practices as required by
GC3402.
• Provide detail for the stormwater management practices as required by GC3402.
• Show all stormwater outfalls on the site plans.
Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending this information to me in writing
and Mike Horan of the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office. If we do not hear 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. John Dorney at 919-733-1786
if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permits Unit
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cc: Mike Horan, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
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Robin Little, 5409 New Rebel Court, Youngsville, NC, 27596-8856
Filename: 050949PartnersEquityGroupSD(Johnston)OnHold_2