20071576 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20071107

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
November 7, 2007
Alamance County
DWQ Project # 07-1576
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ms. Jean Manuele, Field Chief
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
6508 Falls of the Neuse Road, Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27615
Subject Property: Alamance West
Dear Ms. Manuele:
On behalf of the NC DWQ 410/Wetlands Permitting Unit, we respectfully request that you consider the following
comment within your review of the 404 Individual Permit request for the above referenced property:
1. The applicant's alternatives analysis appears to have only considered two options, i.e., relatively significant
impacts to streams and wetlands as proposed by Alternative 1 (the preferred alternative), and relatively negligible
impacts to streams and wetlands as proposed by both Alternative 2 and Alternative 3. This Office believes there
are likely additional alternatives that would effectively strike a balance between these two options. We would like
to have the applicant explore and submit other plans that consider a balance between your currently proposed
alternatives.
Thank you for your attention. If you have any questions, please contact Ian McMillan or me in our Central Office in
Raleigh at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 OversightlExpress Permitting Unit
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cc: Andy Williams, Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Sue Homewood, DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office
File Copy
Central File
071576AlamanceWest(Alamance)_IP_Comment_Letter
N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
[phone] (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (httn://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands)
Customer Service #: 1-877-623-6748
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