20080725 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20080518

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Chuck Wakild, P.E., Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
May 18, 2008
DWQ Project # 08-0725
Beaufort County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Cert# 7007 3020 0001 8861 9442
Mr. David C. Austin
Post Office Box 422
Aurora, NC 27806
Subject Property: Property at 32359 Hwy. 33 East
Campbell Creek, Tar-Pamlico River Basin
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Austin:
On April 17, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your CAMA major
application dated February 2, 2008, to impact 0.015 acres of coastal wetlands and 0.05 acres of
canal bottom for dredging, 859 square feet (ft) of fill in waters, 900 square feet (ft) of impacts
by shading, and an undetermined amount of impact to protected riparian buffers for construction
of proposed inland boat basin with bulkhead, boat ramp, boathouse, and pier. The DWQ has
determined that your application was incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as
discussed below. The DWQ will require additional information in order to process your
application to impact protected wetland, streams and/or buffers on the subject property.
Therefore, unless we receive the additional information requested below, we will have to move
toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H.0506 and 2B .0233(8) and will
place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information. Please
provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. It is required that a full set of plans, drawn to scale, be submitted for the subject project.
Plans should include overlay showing Tar-Pamlico riparian buffers.
2. It is required that plans clearly show existing water depths and proposed dredge depths.
Water depths out into Campbell Creek should also be shown on plans.
3. It is required that a buffer variance be applied for and obtained for proposed impacts in the
Tam-Pamlico riparian buffers.
4. This Office request that a Submerge Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) study be conducted in the
area of the existing canal for presents of SAV.
5. It is requested that a history of maintenance dredging be provided for the subject canal.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
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6. It is necessary that applicant be able to demonstrate Avoidance and Minimization of
impacts for the subject project.
Please respond in writing to the DWQ within four weeks of the date of this letter to with the
requested information. If we do not hear from you within four weeks, we will assume that you no
longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn.
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 Roberto Scheller of the Washington
Regional Office at 252-948-3940 or Ian McMillan of the DWQ Central Office at 919-733-1786
if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Roberto L. Scheller
Senior Environmental Specialist
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
cc: 4010versight/Express Permitting Unit
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
CAMA: Doug Hugget/Morehead
Filename: 08-0725