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,gQG Michael F. Easley, Governor
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O 'C Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
March 24, 2008
DWQ Project # 08-0016
Orange County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ms. Laura Blackmon, County Manager
Orange County
P.O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Subject Property: Orange County Animal Services Facility
Ut to Old Field Creek [030605, 16-41-1-7, C, NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Ms. Blackmon:
On January 2, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your Courtesy Copy application
dated December 18, 2007, to fill or otherwise impact 671inear feet of intermittent stream to extend an
existing culvert at the site. On January 17, 2008, the DWQ received additional information from you.
On February 20, 2008, the DWQ sent you a Request for More Information letter requesting more detailed
information on the stormwater management plan. Since that letter was sent out, the DWQ has become
aware that this project is subject to the stormwater management requirements by the Town of Chapel Hill.
Per a policy set forth on August 20, 2007, the DWQ will accept the approval of a locally implemented
state stormwater program as meeting the stormwater requirements associated with a 401 Water Quality
Certification.
Therefore, please disregard the additional items requested in the February 20, 2008 letter from the DWQ.
Instead, please provide one of the following items in order to meet the stormwater requirements
associated with a 401 Water Quality Certification.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Please provide documentation of the Town of Chapel Hill's approval of the stormwater
management plan for this prbject by providing EITHER:
• A valid approval letter from the Town of Chapel Hill indicating that the proposed activity has
an approved SMP and one copy of the approved SMP, including plan details, calculations and
other supporting information, OR
• A set of stormwater plan details and calculations stamped as "Approved" by the Town of
Chapel Hill.
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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Please submit this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter. If we do not receive this
requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter, your project will be withdrawn
and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee.
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 Ms. Cyndi Karoly or Mr. Ian Mcl~llan at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to disc this matter.
,Eyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 OversightlExpress Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
DLR, Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
Ren Ivins, Orange County Soil and Erosion Control, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Tony M. Whitaker, Civil Consultants, Inc., 3708 Lyckan Parkway, Suite 201, Durham, NC 27707
Filename: 080016orangeCountyAnimal5ervicesFacility(Orange)On_Hold2 revised.doc