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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
April 29, 2008
DWQ Project # 08-0678
Yadkin County
Mr. Donald Hawks, Construction Director
Yadkin County Board of Education
121 Washington Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Subject Property: Eastern Middle School
Forbush Creek [030702, 12-83-(0.3), C]
Dear Mr. Hawks:
On April 11, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application to fill or
otherwise impact 266 linear feet of isolated stream to construct the proposed school. The DWQ
has determined that your application requires the submittal of a Stormwater Management Plan.
You have requested a written explanation of this requirement.
Per the requirements of 15A NCAC 02H 130(c): "The Director shall issue an Individual
Permit ...upon determining that existing uses are not removed or degraded by a discharge
to isolated classified surface waters for a discharge resulting from an activity which:" (5)
"provides for protection of downstream water quality standards through the use of on-site
stormwater control measures"
For information regarding current Division policy regarding what should be submitted for
approval of a stormwater management plan please refer to Stormwater Management Plan
(SMP) Requirements for Applicants Other Than the North Carolina Department of
Transportation, available at:
http ://h2o. enr. state.nc.u§/ncwetlands/documents/SMPRequirementsforApplicantsothertha
nNCDOT.pdf. Please include an SMP that removes a minimum of 85 percent TSS and
30 percent TN from the stormwater generated by this project. For each proposed BMP,
please provide a completed BMP Supplement Form, with all the required items. The
BMP Supplement Forms are available at the following web site:
htt2://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/binp forms.htm.
Please note that the above referenced policy was approved and adopted as part of the
formal public notice process as part of the recent approval of new General Certifications. One
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street Phone [phone] Customer Service
Winston-Salem Regional Office Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Fax [phone]
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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Mr. Donald Hawks
Eastern Middle School
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April 29, 2008
This information can be located under the March 2007 public notice announcement found
on the Division's website: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/rd_pub_not.html
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 myself or Sue Homewood at 336-771-
4964 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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Steve Tedder, Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
cc: Sue Homewood, Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands 401 Unit
DWQ-WSRO
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