20051967 Ver 2_More Info Received_20060710

Soil & Environmental Co>r~s'y.lt~~~~~s~yPA
11010 Raven Ridge Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.SandEC.com
July 10, 2006
S&EC Project #4433.W2
DWQ Project #OS-1967, Ver. 2
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Attn: Cyndi Karoly
2321 Crabtree Boulevard
Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
~C~~L~ [~~'~
.)UL 1 0 2006
~E.rv(~ - vVA,I-pR C1UAL!T'Y
WEf,At,3D~'~ ANi} 57(?RMWATER E3RANCIi
Re: Reply to the Division of Water Quality's "Request For More Information" for the
Waterstone Subdivision 401 application, Orange County, NC
Dear Ms. Karoly:
The purpose of this letter is to respond to your July 3, 2006 letter requesting further
information. The original questions/requests are copied below as they appear on the
07/03/06 letter and are then followed by our response to each.
Additional Information Requested:
1. "Please provide lot locations and building envelopes when streams are part of lots."
On the overall site plan, the streams depicted on the subject property are the boundary
lines of the individual parcels of land. It is possible to develop all of these parcels
without warranting any further stream impact, and that is indeed the intent of the
developer. Additionally, all parties are aware that the stream impact totals for the
proposed roadway infrastructure are just below the threshold for an''individual permit and
therefore, this project has been planned with a great deal of sensitivity to avoid exceeding
the nationwide permit thresholds.
2. "The road (College Park Drive) connection to Waterstone Drive and the culvert does
not appear to be necessart7. Please eliminate the road or provide additional
information as to zt~hy it is necessary for this project."
College Park Drive is a necessary connector to Waterstone Drive for the residential
subdivision. First, this proposed road accesses the eastern side of the subject property,
therefore necessitating the proposed stream crossing. There is also the need for
"interconnectivity" between the existing development and the new proposed Waterstone
Development. Without this roadway infrastructure and crossing, traffic from residential
areas within the Waterstone Development will be diverted north through existing
residential streets that are not designed as thoroughfares or traffic will be diverted
Charlotte Office: I Greensboro Office:
236 LePhillip Court, Suite C 3817-E Lawndale Drive
Concord, NC 28025 Greensboro, NC 27455
Phone: [phone] Phone: (336)'.540-8234
Fax: [phone] Fax: (336)'.540-8235

west onto Interstate Highways creating increased exposure to congestion and higher speed
traffic. A portion of the property within the Waterstone Development will be dedicated
for Police, Rescue or Fire Protection use, as mandated by the "Waterstone Conditions of
Approval" by Orange County. Response time to the residential portion of the Waterstone
development, and other existing residential and business areas, will'be reduced by as
much as 100% if the College Park Drive crossing is allowed.
3. "Please be azrare that Orange Counhj will address the regional storntzt~ater
management since the buffer rules luive been delegated to them."
The residential and business portions of the project will comply with Orange County's
Stormwater Regulations and the Diffuse Flow Requirement of the Neuse Buffer Rules.
Please call if you have any questions or require further explanation.
Sincerely,
~~`
~~~ ~
Nicole Thomson
Environmental Specialist
Cc: Mr. Eric Kulz, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office, 3800 Barrett Dr., Raleigh, NC 27609