20041020 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20040903

OF W ATF9 Michael F. Easley, Governor
O? OG William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Coleen H Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
September 3, 2004
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7004 0750 0000 5300 3778 WETLANDS 1401 GROUP
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
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Hal Owen and Associates, Inc.
Soil and Environmental Scientists
Attn: Krissina B. Newcomb
P.O. Box 400
Lillington, NC 27546
Dear Ms. Newcomb:
WATER QUALITY SECTION
SUBJECT: PROJECT ON HOLD FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Huntington Park at
Williamsburg Plantation
DWQ Project # 04 1020
Onslow County
This Office has reviewed your 401 application and the additional information dated
August 17, 2004 for Huntington Park. The proposal still included areas where most of the lot
had to be filled in order to be buildable. The Division of Water Quality considers these to be
avoidable impacts to wetlands. Therefore, unless modifications of the proposal are made, we
will recommend moving towards denial of the 401 Water Quality Certification as required in
15A NCAC 2H .0507. Specifically, we strongly recommend that you minimize your wetland
impacts by eliminating the lots with large wetland impacts (lots # 23, 26, 27 and lot # 50). On
lots # 22, 24, 25, 28 and 59, please provide building footprints on the plans that show why these
wetlands cannot be avoided. Finally, please explain the wetland impacts outside the road Right-
of-way on lots 59 & 60 and between lots 49 & 50.
If the project is modified to address the elimination of these lots being filled, DWQ will
have no objection to the project.
In addition, I called you and asked to please include how the project would address the
Stormwater issue due to the project being in a 303(d) or nutrient sensitive waters (NSW)
watershed. The additional information that was sent did not include this information. I have
attached a portion of the General Certification conditions that addresses this issue. Please
modify your Stormwater plans to comply with this condition and copy us with a written
description of the plan.
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N. C. Division of Water Quality 127 Cardinal Drive Extension [phone] Customer Service
Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405 [phone] Fax [phone] One
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Krissina B. Newcomb
September 3, 2004
Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending a copy of the
information to Joanne Steenhuis and to Cyndi Karoly, 401 Wetlands Unit, 2321 Crabtree Blvd.,
Raleigh, NC 27604-226, her phone number is [phone]. If we do not hear from you
within three weeks, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will
consider the project as withdrawn. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (910)
395-3900.
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Joanne Steenhuis
Environmental Specialist III
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