20230867 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20230713

Moore, Andrew W
From: Moore, Andrew W
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 10:31 AM
To: Michael Knoerr
Cc: Leslie, Andrea J
Subject: Request for Additional Information, Rankin Farm Stream Stabilization Project, Buncombe County
(DWR Project #20230867)
Mr. Knoerr,
On June 9, 2023, 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:
Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(a)(11) requires that if an agent signs the application, an agent authorization letter
must be provided. Please provide an agent authorization form signed by the project owners granting you
signature authority. A sample form may be found here
https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/WaterResources/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=2488211&cr=1. [15A NCAC 02H
.0502(a)(11)]
2. All work in or adjacent to streams shall be conducted so that the flowing stream does not come in contact with
the disturbed area. Approved best management practices from the most current version of the NC Sediment
and Erosion Control Design Manual or the NC Department of Transportation Construction and Maintenance
Activities Manual, such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams, or other diversion structures shall be used to
minimize excavation in flowing water. Please provide a construction sequence, or describe the method to be
employed, to ensure the flowing stream does not come in contact with the disturbed area. [15A NCAC 02H
.0506(b)(2) and (3)]
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. Please provide your response by August 11, 2023. If all of the requested
information is not received, the Division will be unable to approve the application and it will be denied as incomplete.
The denial of this project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a complete application
package and appropriate fee.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Andrew W Moore, P.G.
Environmental Specialist 11, Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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