20150496 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20150625

A j2p
Ncu N .m, ,'
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
June 25, 2015
Highlands Basha, LLC
Attn: Howell Ferguson
P.O. Box 150
Tallahassee, FL 32302
McGill Associates, P.A.
Attn: Gregory Hoffman
P.O. Box 2259
Asheville, NC 28802
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Pond Repair — Highlands Basha, LLC
Dear Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Hoffman:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
D W R # 15 -0496
Macon County
On May 18, 2015, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application
requesting a.401 Water Quality Certification from the Division for the subject project. The
Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be processed. The
application is on -hold until all of the following information is received:
1. Provide Agent Authorization form.
2. Provide detail for outfall for the proposed 78 LF 36 °. DIP.
3. The applicant, Highlands Basha, LLC, is a corporate entity not registered with the North
Carolina Secretary of States Corporation database. Please provide proof of certification
of authority from the NC Secretary of State.
4. Provide a narrative to explain and justify how the cold water release design will meet
the surface water quality temperature standard for class C waters (15A NCAC 02B
.0211). Temperature: not to exceed 2.8 degrees C (5.04 degrees F) above the natural
water temperature, and in no case to exceed 29 degrees C (84.2 degrees F) for
mountain and upper piedmont waters and 32 degrees C (89.6 degrees F) for lower
Piedmont and coastal plain Waters.
Division of Water Resources- ARO
2090 U.S. Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778
Phone', 828 - 296-45001 FAX: [phone]
Internet www.nmaterquality.org
An Equal0pp Ut, l AMrmerlve Action Employer —Matle In pap by Kllad paper

Highlands Basha, LLC
D W RN 15 -0496
Request for Additional Information
Page 2 of 2
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested
information for the proper consideration of the application. If all of the requested information
is not received by July 25, 2015, the Division will be unable to approve the application and it will
be returned. The return of this project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for
approval, including a complete application package and the appropriate fee.
Please respond in writing by July 25, 2015 by sending three copies of all of the above requested
information to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, . Raleigh, NC 27699-
1617.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Section 401 of the Clean Water Act
for this activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North
Carolina General Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact Tim Fox at 828 - 296 -4464 or tim.fox ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
cc: Gregory Hoffman — McGill Associates, P.A. (via email)
David Brown - USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie— NCWRC(via email)
DWR ARO.RO 401 files
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
G: \WR \WQ \Macon \401s \Non- DOT\Pond Repair Highlands Basha\ADDINFO.401HighlandsBasha6-25-2015.docx