20020672 Ver 3_Permit for the Monroe Connector Bypass_20120904 (2)

Carpenter,Kristi
From:Karoly, Cyndi
Sent:Monday, October 20, 2014 2:12 PM
To:Kevin Martin
Cc:Chapman, Amy
Subject:FW: Permit for the Monroe Connector/Bypass

From: Chapman, Amy
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 9:14 AM
To: Chapman, Amy; Wakild, Chuck; Matthews, Matt; Karoly, Cyndi
Cc: Bush, Ted
Subject: RE: Permit for the Monroe Connector/Bypass

I just wanted to follow-up with some clarification.
DWQ issued the 401 for the Monroe bypass on December 22, 2010.
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On May 3, 2012, the 4 Circuit Court ruling in favor of the SELC remanded the evaluation of the no build alternative back
to NCDOT and the FHWA.
In a letter from DOT to DWQ dated May 24, 2012, DOT voluntarily withdrew their current 401 certification for the
Monroe Bypass project.
In all the correspondence I’m seeing in laserfiche, it appears the Corps of Engineers only suspended the 404 application.
It was not withdrawn with them.
So DOT would have to completely reapply with DWQ for this project.

Amy Chapman, Supervisor
Transportation Permitting Unit
NCDENR / Division of Water Quality
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650

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From: Chapman, Amy
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:27 PM
To: Wakild, Chuck; Matthews, Matt; Karoly, Cyndi
Cc: Bush, Ted
Subject: RE: Permit for the Monroe Connector/Bypass

There was a court decision to make DOT look at alternatives. DOT withdrew their application, so they have
nothing in house any longer.

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"Wakild, Chuck" <[e-mail]> wrote:
I thought there was a court decision which disposed of this permit in some way. Do any of you know the status?

From: Kym Hunter \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 9:44 AM
To: '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; Wakild, Chuck;
'[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; Johnson, Alan; Harris, Jennifer;
'[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; Chambers,
Marla J; '[e-mail]'; Christopher A. Militscher, REM, CHMM
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Subject: Permit for the Monroe Connector/Bypass

Please find attached a letter, which we are also sending by certified mail, requesting that the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (“Corps”) comply with federal law and revoke Department of the Army Discharge Permit Number SAW-2009-
00876, issued April 12, 2011, by the Corps’ Wilmington District to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for the Monroe

Connector/Bypass.

If the permit is not revoked, the attached letter serves to notify Secretary of the Army John McHugh, and Administrator
of EPA Lisa Jackson that the Yadkin Riverkeeper, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and Clean Air Carolina intend
to commence a civil action against the Corps under Section 505 of the Clean Water Act sixty days from the date of this

letter.

The letter incorporates several attachments. These attachments have been sent via certified mail along with the

letter. Because of the size of the attachments I have not included them with this e-mail.

Please direct any inquiries and responses to the issues raised in the attached letter to me.

Kym Hunter

Staff Attorney

Southern Environmental Law Center

601 West Rosemary Street, Suite 220

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516-2356

Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

SouthernEnvironment.org

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