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Division of Water Quality
August 17, 2006
DWQ Project # 061005
Brunswick County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7005 1820 0007 9584 1243
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Steven M. Wheeler
Town of Holden Beach
110 Rothchild Street
Holden Beach, NC 28462
Subject Property: Town of Holden Beach Turkey Trap Road Borrow Pit
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Wheeler:
On June 21, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated June 2, 2006 to
impact 0.09 acres of wetlands to construct the proposed borrow pit. 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
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:
The site plan only shows a 25' buffer from wetlands. In order to prevent secondary impacts to the
wetlands, a minimum of 50' should be maintained between all wetlands and disturbed areas
associated with the borrow pit. Please revise the plan accordingly.
Please provide cross section details (to scale) for the two proposed road crossings. The details
should include culverts placed 20% or 12" (whichever is less) below the existing wetland grade.
Please provide a copy of the operation and maintenance plan required by the NPDES Stormwater
Permit NCG 020000. This plan should clearly demonstrate how you are proposing to maintain the
hydrology of the wetlands adjacent to the borrow pit during excavation and dewatering activities.
This plan should also include a monitoring plan that clearly depicts the location of shallow
monitoring wells.
Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending this information to me in writing
and 5 copies of the information to Ian McMillan of the DWQ 401 Oversight Unit. 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consider the project as withdrawn.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Phone [phone] Customer Servicel-877-623-6748
Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405-3845 FAX [phone] Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
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August 17, 2006
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 me at 910-797-7215 or Cyndi Karoly at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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Noelle Lutheran
Environmental Specialist III
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cc: Mark Acuri, P.E., Criser Troutman Tanner Engineering
Ian McMillan, DWQ 401 Oversight and Express Unit, Raleigh
Jennifer Frye, USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Noelle Lutheran, DWQ Wilmington Regional Office (File Copy)
Central Files
Filename: 061005.aug06
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