20072033 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20071217

0~0~ W A rFRQG Michael F. Easley, Governor
~ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~~-- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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p ^~' Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
December 17, 2007
DWQ Project # 2007-2033
Nash County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Covert Meyer
812 Beechtree Drive
Nashville, NC 27856
Subject Property: 812 Beechtree Drive, Nashville, NC
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Meyer:
On December 4, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
received your application dated December 1, 2007 regarding your request for a Major Variance from the
Tar-Pamlico Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0259) for the subject property. The Division of Water
Quality (DWQ) is required to prepare a "preliminary finding" /"finding of fact" as to whether the variance
request meets the requirements of 15A NCAC 02B .0259(9)(x). The DWQ may attach conditions to a
variance approval that support the purpose, spirit and intent of the riparian buffer protection program.
Conditions usually include stormwater management and buffer mitigation.
Additional information will be required before we can proceed with the review of your variance request.
Therefore, unless additional information is provided as described below, we will have to move toward
denial of your request per 15A NCAC 2B .0259 and will place this project on hold as incomplete until we
receive this additional information.
Additional Information Requested:
Incomplete Application
You must complete and submit a completed Major Variance application form to DWQ so that a
proper review of your project can be completed. Please complete Part 3.1-3.7 of your Major
Variance application. You had stated in Part 3.1 that Kevin Yarnell from Stocks Engineering had
submitted the water quality data previously for another project. This is not acceptable. We will
need a detailed narrative specific to your project on your application form.
2. Site Plans
If you decide to proceed with either the Major Variance, then you will need to provide detailed
site development plans depicting the location of Zone 1 and 2 of the protected buffers and the
area of impact to the buffers in square feet.
3. Buffer Mitigation
Buffer mitigation will be required as a condition if you choose to proceed with the Major
Variance: If you choose to proceed with a variance, then please provide a buffer mitigation plan
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0259. If you choose to pay into a mitigation bank for the required
mitigation, please provide an acceptance letter from the mitigation bank demonstrating they have
the available mitigation credits.
Please respond in writing within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this
information to me and to Lauren Witherspoon of the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office. If we do not hear
from you in writing within three weeks, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue your variance
request and we will consider the request as withdrawn. Please call Ms. Amy Chapman of this office at
[phone] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
Kevin Yarnell, Stocks Engineering, Nashville, NC 27856
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Filename: 072033 812BeechtreeDrive(Nash)MajVar_On_Hoid