20072050 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20080507

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C4 Y North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

p Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
May 7, 2008
DWQ Project # 2007-2050
Wake County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
H3 Associates, LLC
Attn: Ms. Margie Hertzler
1316 October Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27614
Subject Property: 108 East Aycock, Raleigh, NC
UT to Crabtree Creek [030402, 27-33-(10), C, NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Ms. Hertzler:
On December 7, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight/Express Permitting
Unit received your application dated December 3, 2007, with additional information received by
DWQ on March 10, 2008 and April 14, 2008, regarding your request for a Minor Variance from
the Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0233) 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 .0233(9)(a). 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 .0233 and will place this project on
hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Please provide a geotextile fabric between the sand and washed•stone layers of the
bioretention cell per the requirements of the DWQ BMP Manual.
2. Please show the outlet structure for the bioretention area, both in the plan view and a
detail drawing.
3. Please show the location of the outlet of the underdrain system.
W hCarolina
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit Naturally
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: httD://l12o.enr.state.ne.us,,'ncwetlands
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4. Please specify the number and spacing of Amsonia hubrichtii plants in the planting plan.
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.
Annette Lucas of this office at [phone] if you have
Sin ly,
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
CH Cox Building Group, LLC, Attn: Mr. Chris Cox, 11 E. Drewry Lane, Raleigh, NC
27609
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Filename: 072050_] 08EastAycock(Wake)Minor_Var_On_Hold3