20080456 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20080523

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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
May 23, 2008
DWQ Project # 08-0456
Caldwell County
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Lewis Blackburn
409 Stillwater Road
Boomer, North Carolina 28606
7002 0460 0001 9899 7972
Subject Property: Hollow Springs Circle
Caldwell / Wilkes County
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Blackburn:
On April 22, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application to impact
1,000 linear feet of streams to construct the proposed streambank stabilization project.
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 wetlands and/or streams 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
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:
Application Item III. requests the following:
• A vicinity map, clearly showing the location of the property with respectto local
landmarks, such as towns, rivers and roads.
• A detailed site plan, showing property boundaries and project plans in relation to
surrounding properties.
o Both maps must include a scale and a north arrow.
• The package should also include the USGS Topographic Quad map and NRCS Soil
Survey with the property boundaries outlined.
• For stream stabilization and / or structure installation, plan view and construction
drawings must be included in order for the agency to determine applicability.
• Color photographs of the existing stream banks with scale (shovel handle / survey rod
/ yard stock / person / etc.) to show the instability and adjacent land uses.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: www..ncwaterquality.org FAX [phone]
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2. Application Item VI, Proposed Impacts requests a delineation map for the entire property
showing all jurisdictional waters, streams, and wetlands onsite be included.
3. Application VII, Impact Justification request that you provide a description of the existing
conditions on-site and the need / reason for the actions proposed to be taken.
Additionally, you should explain how the proposed activity is the minimum amount of
work necessary to achieve the project purpose.
Please respond within 30 business days by sending 5 copies of this information to both the
401 Permitting Unit at:
Mrs. Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
And a single copy to the Asheville Regional Office at:
Kevin Barnett
Surface Water Protection Section
2090 US HWY 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
If we do not hear from you within 30 business days, 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 Mr. Kevin
Barnett at 828-296-4657 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a
meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Roger C. Edwards, Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
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cc: 401 Permitting Unit, Central Office
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
David McHenry, Wildlife Resources Commission
Mark Pruett, Haywood County Inspections
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