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INITIAL INTEREST IN PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPRESS REVIEW PROGRAM
WITHIN THE 401 OVERSITE/EXPRESS PERMITTING UNIT
February 8, 2008
Version 5
Applicant Name: Don Hughes for Union County Public Schools
Applicant Address: 116 North Main Street Monroe NC 28112
Applicant's phone number: 704.296.5960 Fax number: 704.296.5973
Applicant's email address:
Consultant Name (if applicable): Estes Design Inc.
Consultant address (if applicable): POB 79133 Charlotte, NC 28271
Consultant's phone number: 704.8411779 Fax number: 704.841.1842
Consultant's email address: -Frank@Estes Design.com
Type of action requested under the Express Review Program (check all that apply):
? 401 Water Quality Certification ? Stream Origin Determination
? Isolated Wetland Permit # of Determinations Requested
? Riparian Buffer Approval ? Intermittent/Perennial Determination
? Riparian Buffer Minor Variance # of Determinations Requested
? Coastal General "Major" Variance ? Non-404 Wetland Determination
# of Wetlands
Stormwater Management Plan (this fee is not additive when approval is combined with 401 Cert.)
5 # of Drainage Areas/Project Site
Name of Project: DWO EXP 05-1,920 Marvin High & Middle School
Site Location (DM.MM) - Latitude: _34.58.08 N
Total project acreage: _96.36_ (acres)
Nearest Named stream + River Basin (from USGS topo map)
County: Union
Longitude: 80.48.02 W
31.57_(acres)
Total built out impervious area:
Tarkill Branch, Catawba
Please provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):
This project is a newly constructed school in Union County NC that doe not meet current storm water quality
conditions of an existing 401 certification. A retrofit design in compliance with the current standards has been
completed for review. The site consists of 5 drainage areas. 2 of the 5 drainage areas are under the 24% threshold
and do not require storm water treatment. The remaining drainage areas are treated utilizing 2 expanded and 1
additional wet pond.
Please attach a map of site location using USGS 1:24,000 topographic map and County soil survey.
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Location of project site - please include reference to the county, nearest named town and street name or highway number:
The project is located at 2825 Crane Road-At the intersection of Crane Rd. & Marvin -Waxhaw Union Co. NC
Proposed impacts:
149
Acres of 404/401 wetlands
Acres of non-404 wetlands
Linear feet of streams
Linear feet of isolated streams
Square feet of protected stream buffers
Has consultant or applicant attended any DWQ-sponsored training sessions in the past two years? If so, please list which
ones. YES, Wetlands Monitoring (EEP), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Erosion Control Inspection, NC State BMP
Maintenance
Has any DWQ staff visited the site? if yes, please provide DWQ staff name, and date
of visit: see previous
Which other environmental permits from other agencies will be needed for this project? Please list the permits and issuing
agencies below:
none
Is there local government implementation of a State-mandated stormwater control program on your site? _no_
(If yes, please state local government and implemented program (ex. Town of Wake Forest, NPDES Phase 2):
Does this project require approval under the SEPA or NEPA? _no
Is this project an After-the-fact application or has this project received a previous Notice of Violation from DWQ? _see
previous_
Does this project require approval of a Variance from the NC Environmental Management Commission? _no_
Are you aware of any local controversy concerning this project? If so, please describe the controversy and any measures
that have been taken with respect to public involvement.
no
This form must be submitted via email (c/o 401express(2ncmail.net), faxed (919-733-6893), or hand-delivered to:
Parkview Building, 2321 Crabtree Blvd. Suite 250, Raleigh, NC 27604. Applicants who are selected to participate in the
Express Review Program will be notified via email or fax. Successful applicants will then be instructed regarding detailed
procedures for full application (Note: Submittals of the review packages on Friday after 12:00 pm will be stamped as
received on the next business day).
Please contact Lia Myott or Joseph Gyamfi at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions regarding this form.
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N Meters
A 0 50 100 200 300
Feet
0 350 700 1.400 2,100
Soil Map-Union County, North Carolina
MAP LEGEND
Area of Interest (AOI)
f Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Map Units
Special Point Features
L? Blowout
® Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
? Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
® Landfill
A Lava Flow
4y , Marsh
x Mine or Quarry
po Miscellaneous Water
Q Perennial Water
N/ Rock Outcrop
+ Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
0 Sinkhole
j> Slide or Slip
pr Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Q Stony Spot
MAP INFORMATION
Very Stony Spot Original soil survey map sheets were prepared at publication scale.
Viewing scale and printing scale, however, may vary from the
t Wet Spot original. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for proper
a Other map measurements.
Special Line Features Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
_ Gully Web Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov
Coordinate System: UTM Zone 17N
Short Steep Slope
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of
. f Other the version date(s) listed below.
Political Features Soil Survey Area: Union County, North Carolina
Municipalities Survey Area Data: Version 10, Oct 19, 2007
Cities Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 2/25/1994; 2/25/1995
Urban Areas
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
water Features compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
Oceans imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting
of map unit boundaries may be evident.
Streams and Canals
Transportation
00 Rails

Roads
.Y Interstate Highways
?- US Routes
State Highways
Local Roads
Other Roads
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Soil Map-Union County, North Carolina
Map Unit Legend
Union County, North Carolina (NC179)
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
CeB2
CeC2
ChA
CoA
TaB
TbB2
TbC2
W
ZnB
Cecil gravelly sandy clay loam,
2 to 8 percent slopes, eroded
Cecil gravelly sandy clay loam,
8 to 15 percent slopes,
eroded
Chewacla silt loam, 0 to 2
percent slopes, frequently
flooded
Colfax sandy loam, 0 to 3
percent slopes
Tatum gravelly silt loam, 2 to 8
percent slopes
Tatum gravelly silty clay loam, 2
to 8 percent slopes, eroded
Tatum gravelly silty clay loam, 8
to 15 percent slopes, eroded
Water
Zion gravelly loam, 2 to 8
percent slopes
59.8
1.5
14.8
52.2%
1.3%
12.9%
Totals for Area of Interest (AOI)
7.7
0.1
22.2
6.4
0.7
1.4
114.6
6.7%
0.1%
19.3%
5.6%
0.6%
1.2%
100.0%
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