20100899 Ver 3_More Info Letter_20170309

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Water Resources
Environmental Quality
March 9, 2017
Clearwater Paper Corporation
Attn: Brian Hoaglund
601 W. Riverside Ave
Spokane WA 99201
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Clearwater Paper Corporation Cleveland County Facility Expansion
Dear Mr. Hoaglund:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 2010-0899 v3
Cleveland County
On February 3, 2017, the Division of Water Resources — Water Quality Programs (Division) received your
application dated January 31, 2017, requesting an Individual Water Quality Certification from the Division
for your project. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be processed.
The application is on -hold until all of the following information is received:
1. If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requests a response to any comments received as a result of
the Public Notice, please provide the Division with a copy of your response to the USACE. [15A
NCAC 02H .0502(c)]
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H.0506(a) a 401 Water Quality Certification may only be issued upon
determining that existing uses are not removed or degraded by a discharge to classified surface
waters. Based on the information provided in the application and associated documents, all
surface flow from the drainage area to Impact #2 will be replaced with impervious area that is
proposed to be rerouted through a stormwater control measure. The discharge/outlet from the
measure is proposed to be located a significant distance downstream. In addition, all surface flow
from the drainage area to Impact #3 will be replaced with impervious area that is proposed to be
rerouted through a stormwater control measure and the discharge/outlet from the measure will be
directed to another stream. The rerouting of the drainage areas and surface flows has the
potential to remove existing hydrology and therefore remove existing uses within these stream
channels from the impact limits to the proposed stormwater outlet location/confluence with
another stream channel. Please provide a thorough analysis and any additional information relative
to this issue for further review by the Division.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

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Please provide more details regarding avoidance and minimization of the impacts for this project.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(f) and (g)]. This Office believes that the area within the northeast corner of
the development labeled on the plans as parking can be moved or reconfigured uitilizing adjacent
upland on adjacent property to the southwest that was evaluated at early stages within this
proposal in order to avoid or minimize impacts #3 and impacts #4. Please revise the plans to avoid
the impacts or provide a detailed explanation of why this plan for the activity cannot be practically
accomplished, reduced or reconfigured.
4. Please clarify whether the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources will require riprap within
any stream channels or wetlands as part of the Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plan approval. If
riprap is required, please enumerate and clearly label the temporary and permanent impacts on
the site plan and submit a channel restoration detail. Riprap must be located below the stream bed
elevation. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(f) and (g)]
5. For the impacts within the utility corridors, some of the proposed stream crossings are not aligned
as perpendicular crossings. Please re -configure your proposed stream crossings to show it aligned
approximately perpendicular (between 75° and 105°) to the stream or provide justification for any
non -perpendicular crossings. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
6. Please provide a detailed engineering plan, profile view, and cross-section of all proposed culverts.
These drawings must include details regarding stream alignment in relation to pipe alignment, pipe
slope, pipe burial, and dissipater pad. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(b)]
7. All work must be done "in the dry" to protect downstream water quality, therefore dewatering
methods will be necessary to temporarily dewater the stream channel during pipe installation.
Please provide a construction sequence that details the method of dewatering to be utilized at the
site and the sequence of construction events to be followed to ensure compliance with this
condition. In addition, please ensure that the location of the temporary impacts are shown on the
construction drawings and clearly indicated in a revised impact table. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(b)(3)]
8. Please provide a complete Stormwater Management Plan for this project. A complete SMP shall
include:
Stormwater management shall be provided throughout the entire project area in
accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .1003. For the purposes of 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)(a),
density thresholds shall be determined in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .1017
A full-sized plan sheet showing the entire site with its storm drainage system, including
every inlet, outlet and conveyance device. Please show how stormwater management
requirements have been met at every proposed outlet location. [15A NCAC 02H
.0506(b)(5) and (c)(5)]
c. All appropriate stormwater control measure (SCM) supplemental forms and associated
items, that complies with the high density development requirements of 15A NCAC 02H
.1003.

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Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested information
for the proper consideration of the application. If all of the requested information is not received in writing
within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter, the Division will be unable to approve the application and it
will be returned. The return of this project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval,
including a complete application package and the appropriate fee.
Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending two copies of all of the
above requested information to my attention at the address below.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Water Quality Certification Rules for this activity
and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North Carolina General Statutes and
Administrative Code.
Please contact me at 336-776-9693 or Sue. [e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sue Homewood
Winston-Salem Regional Office
cc: R. Clement Riddle, Clearwater Environmental Consultants (via email)
David Shaeffer, USACE Charlotte Regulatory Field Office (via email)
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