20071437 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20071108

Michael F, Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Chuck Wakild, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
November 8, 2007
DWQ Project # 2007-1437
Craven County
Mark Curry
1409 Pasture Point Road
Merritt, NC 28556
Subject Property: Lot #7, Pasture Point
New Bern, NC
Trent River, Neuse River Basin
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Curry,
On August 20, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your Minor Variance application dated July 28, 2007 to impact 700 feet of Zone
2 of the Neuse River Ripazian Buffer to construct a proposed single-family residence, The DWQ has determined that your application was
incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive this
additional information. Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Avoidance and minimization
There appears to be sufficient azea on the property outside of the riparian buffer for construction of asingle-family residence without
impacting the Neuse River Riparian Buffer. Please provide additional information justifying why this building cannot be constructed in a
location that is not in the riparian buffer, or why the building cannot be reconfigured in a manner that avoids encroachment into the riparian
buffer.
Please respond in writing within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending this information to the DWQ Central Office (2321 Crabtree
Boulevard Suite 250, Raleigh NC 27604) and the DWQ Washington Regional Office (943 Washington Square Mall, Washington NC 27889). 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withdrawn.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 aze not authorized (at this time) by the DWQ. Please call Chris Pullinger at 252-948-3920 if you have
any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
~incerte(y,
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Al odge/Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
cc: DWQ WaRO Regional Office
DWQ Central Office
Central Files
File # 2007-1437
Noah Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet h2o.enr.state.nc.us
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