20061867 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20070116

_ o~pF' W A T ~~pL Michael F. Easley, Governor
~- - ' ~ ~ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
l-' North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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O "C' Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
.January 16, 2007
" DWQ Project # 06-1867
Jackson County
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 7005 1820 0002 9207 4748
Kole Clapsdale
Kole Kim, Inc.
Post Office Box 296
Webster, NC 28778-0296
Subject Property: Saddle Nooke Developement _ ..,
Cope Creek, Jackson County
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Dear Mr. Clapsdale:
On December 4, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application to
impact an 0.04 acres of wetlands for the development of the Saddle Nooke Office Park
developement. The DWQ has determined that that your application was incomplete
and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below. l"he DWQ will require
additional information in order to process your application, as proposed, to impact
protected wetlands and/or streams on the subject property. Therefore, unless we
receive the additional information requested below, vre will have to move toward denial
of your application, as submitted, as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 and will place this
project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Project Information
Under Section III of your application you did not provide the requested information
in the Item Instructions, or provided information which lacks detail /resolution /
legibility as to make the information reviewable. You must provide the following:
• A detailed site plan showing property boundaries and development plans in
relation to surrounding properties. The specific footprints of all buildings,
impervious surfaces, or other facilities must be included.
• Correct buffers must be included on any submitted site plans. The attached
plans indicate a 25' trout buffer.
• Additionally, supplied recorded deed restrictions shall be submitted
referencing the buffers.
NortltCarolina
401 Wetlands Certification Unit ~vQtllrQlly
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX [phone] / Internet: htta://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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• Maps and plans should include the appropriate USGS Topographic Quad
Map and NRCS Soil Survey with the property boundaries outlined for the
total project and for each lot.
2. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
Your submitted avoidance and minimization discussion provides the statement that
the wetland must be filled in order to build the development, but have not shown
the development plan with building locations which would be needed to make this
assessment. Additionally, if the wetland were included in the design, it may be
possible to maintain the wetland as an amenity within the development without the
requested impacts.
3. stormwater
Application Item XI does not provide a discussion as to how stormwater from this
project will be managed for the life of the project (including home construction,
stormwater collected from homes, roadways, driveways, etc...).
Please respond before February 2, 2007 by sending 5 copies of this information to the
401 /Permitting Unit at:
Mrs. Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
and a single copy to the Asheville Regional Office at:
Kevin Barnett
Surface Water Protection Section
2090 US HWY 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
If we do not hear from you before February 2, 2007, this application will be returned as
incomplete.

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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 Mr.
Kevin Barnett at 828-296-4657 if you have any questions regarding this matter, or would
like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Roger C. Edwards, Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
JRD/khb
cc: Cyndi Karoly, DWQ Central Office
David McHenry, Wildlife Resources Commission
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Central Files
Filename: 06-1867.SaddleNookeDevelopement.Add-Info