20020672 Ver 3_Withdrawal Request Response Letter 6-8-12_20120904

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P.E Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary

June 8, 2012

Jennifer Harris, PE
NC Turnpike Authority
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1578 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1578

Subject: Proposed Monroe Bypass in Union County, TIPs R-3329 and R-2559, NCDWQ Project No.
20120285.

Dear Ms. Harris:

The NC Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), in a letter dated May 24, 2012, has received your request
to withdraw your application (DWQ No. 20120285) for the proposed Monroe Bypass in Union County.
The NCDWQ will accept your request. In doing so, the Department will cease any current reviews of
your application and will no longer consider issuing a 401 Water Quality Certification for your project at
this time. Please be mindful that no impacts or construction activities will be allowed until a valid 401
Water Quality Certification is obtained.

Please feel free to resubmit your application to the NCDWQ at any time in the future.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact David Wainwright at 919-807-
6405 or [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Cyndi Karoly
Branch Manager

cc: Liz Hair, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Scott McLendon, US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Field Office
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Rob Krebs, DWQ Mooresville Regional Office
John Payne, North Carolina Department of Justice, Environmental Division
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