20120285 Ver 1_General Correspondence_20111215

Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
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North Garolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
December 15, 2011
Steve DeWitt, P.E.
North Carolina Turnpike Authority
1578 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1578
Subject: Response to NCTA letter dated November 22, 2011 regarding Gaston East-West
Connector Indirect and Cumulative Effects Water Qualiry Analysis — Draft (Atkins,
August 2011).
Dear Mr. DeWitt:
The NC Division of Water Quality has reviewed your responses to our comments regarding the
subject document. These comments in conjunction with your explanations provided at our
November 22, 2011 meeting have adequately answered our questions. We find your
methodologies to be reasonable and concur with your conclusions regarding water quality
impacts due to indirect and cumulative effects from the Gaston East-West Connector.
Furthermore, we will no longer require a letter from each Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) confirming that the construction of the Gaston East-West Connector was omitted from the
"No-Build" analysis. If you have any further questions regarding this issue, please let me know.
Sincerely,
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Brian Wrenn, `
Transportation Permitting Unit
cc: Liz Hair, Asheville Regulatory Field Office, US Army Corps of Engineers
Chris Militscher, USEPA
Marla Chambers, WRC
Polly Lespinasse, NCDWQ Mooresville Regional Office
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Transportation Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
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Dee Freeman
Secretary
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