20061795 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20080710

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July 10, 2008
DWQ Project # 06-1792 vs 1.
Beaufort Count
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
#7007 3020 0001 8861 2139
Belhaven South LLC.
Attn: Allen G. Ives
1701 Sunset Ave.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Subject Property: Bridgecreek Point Subdivision
Smith Creek, 030407, 29-34-35-5, NSW, SC
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Ives:
On May 30, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated April
28, 2008, to impact 0.047 acres of waters and 0.037 acres of coastal wetlands to construct a
navigational channel to a permitted 51-slip marina. 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 214.0506'ind 2B .0259(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. Impacts
The information provided in the application indicates that the disturbed open water area is
only 2088 square feet. This impact appears to only include the 24' X 87' channel portion to
be dredged in Smith Creek but does not include the 3:1 slope impacts as well as it does not
include the open water impact area within the basin. Please provide the square footage of
impacts to all Waters of the State that are associated with this project.
2. Avoidance and Minimization
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone]
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone]
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On July 18, 2006 a scoping meeting was held for this project, which included both State
and Federal Resource agencies. During that meeting the question was asked if there would
be a need for dredging associated with the marina for this project. You indicated that no
dredging would be required because there were adequate depths in the original channel to
allow access to the marina. The impacts in this request are more than three times the
original channel length and width for vessels that are eleven feet longer that the original
permitted size. Please provide information indicating how the project can be altered to
avoid or minimize impacts to water resources and coastal wetlands.
3. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Survey
Through discussion with Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) staff and DWQ staff it has
been determined that SAV has been observed in and around Smith Creek. Please provide a
SAV survey conducted during the growing season (April 15 - June 15) for the projected
impact area of the 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 Kyle Barnes of the Washington
Regional Office at 252-948-3917or 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.
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Al Hodge/Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
cc: 4010versight/Express Permitting Unit
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
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Mark Russell, Mack Gay Assoc. P.A.
1667 Woodruff Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 File: 06-1795 vs 2