20160216 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20160517

Water R esources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Town of Hope Milles
Attn: Mr. John W. Ellis
5770 Rockfish Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Hope Mills Dam & Lake Restoration
Dear Ellis:
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
Secretor),
Director
DWR # 16-0216
Cumberland County
On March 2, 2016, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application dated
January 22, 2016, requesting an Individual Water Quality Certification from the Division for the
subject project. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be
processed. The application is on -hold until all of the following information is received:
Mitigation is required for losses of equal to or greater than 1 acre of wetlands. Please
provide a mitigation plan that conforms to the requirements of 15A NCAC 02H .0506(h)
for 7.68 acres of marsh and shrub wetlands that will be converted to open water by the
proposed project. Mitigation proposals must provide for the replacement of wetland
acres lost at a minimum of 1:1 ratio through restoration or creation unless the Director
determines that the public good would be better served by other types of mitigation.
2. Provide documentation of the normal pool elevation between 105 and 106 feet
reported for the lake from 1923 to 2003.
Please note that the certification will be conditioned to require a water quality and
quantity plan for maintaining and monitoring minimum water release and meeting
dissolved oxygen and temperature water quality standards before the approved impacts
may occur. The plan must include the following information and may be submitted
prior to issuance of the certification [15A NCAC 02B .0506(3)]:
a. The 7Q10 for Little Rockfish Creek and how minimum flow will be maintained
when the water level is below the elevation of the spillway; and
A monitoring plan including locations, frequency, water quality parameters, and
method of measurement.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 8076300

Town of Hope Mills
DWR# 16-0216
Request for Additional Information
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Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested
information for the proper consideration of the application. If all of the requested information
is not received in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter, the Division will be
unable to approve the application and it will be returned. The return of this project will
necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a complete application package
and the appropriate fee.
Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending three
copies of all of the above requested information to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch, 1617
Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Section 401 of the Clean Water Act
for this activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North
Carolina General Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact Chad Turlington at 910-433-3320 or [e-mail] or Jennifer
Burdette at 919-807-6364 or jennifer.burdette@ncdenr,gov if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
e�
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
cc: Gerald Pottern, Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc., 1221 Corporate Parkway, Ste
100, Raleigh, NC 27610
USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
DWR FRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
Filename: 160216HopeMillsDam&LakeRestoration(Cumberland)_401_IC_Hold.docx