20050046 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20070117

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
January 16, 2007
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7005 0390 0001 3200 5502
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
David Greer
136 Skystasail Drive
Wilmington, NC 28409
Subject Property:
Dear Mr. Greer:
DWQ Project # 050046 Ver 2
Pender County
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Sloop Point Plantation
Modification of boat slips
On November 27, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) in the Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO)
received your LAMA application dated November 27, 2006 and additional information received on January 8,
2007 to dredge 9 boat slips at an existing dock structure. The proposal includes new dredging around the 9
existing slips. The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has determined that a portion of the new dredging
contains Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAVs). Because dredging in this area would result in significant
adverse impacts to SAVs, this Office has determined that significant uses could be removed or degraded by this
project. Therefore, unless modifications of the proposal are made, we will recommend moving towards denial of
the 401 Water Quality Certification as required in 15A NCAC 2H.0507. We strongly encourage you to revise
your project to remove the portion of the new dredging that impacts the SAVs.
If the project is modified to address dredging only in areas outside the SAV habitat, DWQ will have no objection
to the project.
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 McMillian of the DWQ Oversight Unit Office. You will also need to send copies of the
changes to the Division of Coastal Management (DCM) and Dave Timpy of the Wilmington Corps of Engineers. 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will consider the project as withdrawn.
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 Ian McMillian at 919-715-4631 or me at 910-796-7215 if you have any questions
regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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Jo~enhuis
~ Environmental Specialist III
cc: Ian McMillian - 4010versight/Express Review Permitting Unit Central Files
Dave Timpy - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office WiRO
Heather Coates -DCM -Wilmington Becky Fox -EPA
Mark Clements -Clements Marine
Doug Huggett -DCM Morehead
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Phone [phone] Customer Servicet-87723-6748 One
Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405-3845 FAX [phone] Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org NorthCaro/l/ina
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