20141165 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20141118

PWA
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla III
Governor Secretary
November 18, 2014
DWQ Project # 14 -1165
Tyrrell County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7014 0150 00007802 4775
Phillip Carawan
Post Office Box 164
Columbia, NC 27925
Subject Property: Carawan Marina
Albemarle Sound [PAS 50, 30; SB]
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Carawan:
On November 11, 2014, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received your application for
proposed impacts to construct two rock jetties, expand and bulkhead an existing channel, and
rip rap the shoreline. The DWR has determined that your application is incomplete and /or
provided inaccurate information as discussed below. In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0500
the DWR requires additional information in order to process your application to impact SB
waters 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 15A NCAC 2B .0200 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. Project description list two (2) 250 foot long riprap groins. Plan sheet shows one groin
located north of subject channel 250 feet in length and a second groin to the south 257 feet
in length. Both plans and project description should be consistent.
2. During a scoping meeting held in this Office on July 9, 2014, for the subject project, it was
discussed placement of dropdowns or breaks within the groin with overlaps to provide
aquatic life passage. Plans supplied to this Office show no such accommodations for aquatic
life passage.
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3. Your current application sites CAMA Major Permit 38 -96, issued in 1996 and modified in
1997, including (2) 150 foot wooden groins into the Albemarle Sound. Your current
application shows one 250 foot rip rap groin and one 257 foot rip rap groin. Please note
that it is necessary to demonstrate avoidance and minimization of impacts for this project.
The additional 207 linear feet of impacts will require an evaluation of near shore sediment
transport and impacts the proposed project will have on sediment transport, benthic
community, and fish and wildlife resources in accordance with 15A NCAC 021-1.0506.
Please respond in writing to the DWR within 30 days of the date of this letter to with the
requested information. 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. Please be aware that any impacts requested within your application are not
authorized (at this time) by the DWR. Please call Roberto Scheller of the Washington Regional
Office at 252- 948 -3940 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to
discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Robert Tankard
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
cc: Brian Rubino, Quible & Associates, P.C. email: brubino @quible.com
Raleigh Bland, USACE Washington, Regulatory Field Office
David Moye, CAMA, Washington
DWQ Webscape Unit
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