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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
November 27, 2007
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
# 7007 0220 0003 1484 7395
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Attn: Mike Flannely
13801 Reese Boulevard
Suite 150
Huntersville, NC 28078
Subject Property: BAL GRA
Chowan Basin, 030105, 25, B, NSW
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Flannely:
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Chuck Wakild, P.E., Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ Project # 07-1753
Bertie County
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On October 16, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application to impact
0.69 acres of waters to construct a shoreline stabilization wall and 13 groins into the Chowan
River. The DWQ has determined that your application was incomplete and/or provided
inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will require additional information in
order to process your application to impact protected wetland, streams and/or buffers on the
subject property. Therefore, unless we receive the additional information requested below, we
will have to move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 and
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
Within your application you are requesting to construct (12) 50'long groins and (1) 100'
long groin protruding into the Chowan River. The foundation of these structures is
requiring a 15' wide base in Public Trust Waters. These waters have been observed to grow
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV), which provides habitat for aquatic species. Please
provide information stating the purpose and need to usurp such a large area of Public Trust
Waters to construct these structures when there are less invasive methods.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: h2o.enrstate.nc.us
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone] ~7One
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone] lr o~tthCarolina

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2. Project Plans
Please provide set of project plans providing crossectional detail of the grading activities
associated with the shoreline stabilization project.
Please contact Kyle Barnes of this office and Ian McMillan of the DWQ Central Office in
writing within four weeks of this letter with your response. If we do not hear from you within
four 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 Kyle Barnes of the Washington
Regional Office at 252-948-3917 or Ian McMillan of the DWQ Central Office at 919-733-1786
if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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T " Al Hodge/Supervisor
1 _ Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
cc: 401Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
CAMA/ Morehead
Filename: 07-1753