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DR. J.H. CARTER III & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Environmental Consultants
P.O. Box 891 • Southern Pines, N.C. 28388
[phone] 9 Fax [phone]
Letter of Transmittal
To: MS. CYNDI KAROLY
NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
401 WETLANDS UNIT
1650 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1650
WE ARE SENDING YOU
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COPIES DATE # P s DESCRIPTION
1 1-15-08 4 Co of letter to USACE regarding Mid South
Individual Permit application,
Pinehurst, Moore County, NC

THESE ARE TRANSMITTED
For approval Approved as noted
For your use Approved as submitted
As requested Returned for corrections
For review and comment X For your information
Date: 15 Jan 2008 Job # 0669
Attn:
Re: Mid South
JAN 1 8 200$
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WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BFiANr,,H
REMARKS: Ms. Karoly,
Please see the enclosed letter response to the USACE (DWQ project # 07-0128).
Contact me with anv questions.
Thank you.
Jennifer M. Freeman
Wildlife Biologist
COPY TO:
SIGNED:
If enclosures are not noted, please contact us innnediately
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DR. J.H. CARTER III & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Environmental Consultants
P.O. Box 891 • Southern Pines, N.C. 28388
[phone] • Fax [phone]
15 January 2008
Ms. Emily Burton
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
Action ID No. SAW-2007-00490-063
DWQ Project # 07-0128
Dear Ms. Burton:
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JAN 1 8 2008
DEW - WATER QUALITY
WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BRANC.1i
This letter is in response to your letter dated 17 December 2007, requesting more information
regarding the individual permit application submitted 9 March 2007 for a bridge crossing within the
Mid South Club, Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina.
As requested, the site is currently being re-delineated since the most recent Jurisdictional
Determination (JD) expired in 2006. A portion of the site at the point of proposed impacts was re-
delineated in 2006 to ensure impact calculations were correct prior to submitting the permit
application, however, a JD was not secured.
An onsite alternatives analysis was submitted with the permit application. Please contact us for
further information or with specific questions regarding your request for an analysis if the information
we provided is insufficient.
Historic site impacts that we are aware of include the following items (please see Figure 1 -
site impact locations correspond to the following numbers):
1. A Nationwide Permit was issued in 1988 for 2.9 acres of fill in jurisdictional areas for road
crossings, the golf course and the construction of 3 lakes. Sheet-pile and earthen dams
associated with lake construction were exempt from permit requirements. During the
construction of the lakes, some of the spoil was deposited on hillside seeps, resulting in
violations of the issued permit.
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2. A sewer line was constructed in the 1990's in the southeastern corner of the Mid South Club
property (unaware of whether the project required permits or whether such permits were
obtained).
3. Dr. Carter learned in February 1995 that illegal fill occurred on lots 1001, 1002 and 1003.
These violations occurred within jurisdictional areas after a 1993 delineation and subsequent
JD by Mr. Jeff Richter of the USACE. To our knowledge, an after-the-fact Nationwide Permit
No. 26 was issued.
In addition to this summary, I have enclosed an outline of the site history (Pinehurst Plantation
Wetland Delineation/Permitting History) that was submitted along with the original Nationwide Permit
application, which details impact and delineation acreage. Please contact us if we can help in
providing any additional information you may need in expediting the permit process for this project.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
li?ifer M. Freeman
Wildlife Biologist
CC:
Mr. William Perry - Plantation Investors, LLC
Mr. Chuck Heiser - ESP Associates, P.A.
Mr. Ken Averitte - NC Division of Water Quality, Fayetteville Regional Office
NC Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Unit
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PINEHURST PLANTATION
WETLAND DELINEATION/PERMITTING HISTORY
1. 1988- Original wetlands delienation = approx. 20.80 acres.
2. 1988 (Aug.) - Corps permit issued for 2.9 acres of fill for road crossings, golf
course, and lakes. Fill and impoundment associated with 3
sheet-pile dams exempted from permitting (approx. 10.1
acres).
3. Post-project wetlands estimated to be= 7.80 acres.
4. 1988-89- Earthen dam (2.22 acres) and sheet pile dam (2.11 acres)
switched during construction.
5. 1989-90- Project foreclosure.
6. 1992- Permit expires.
7. 1993- New delineation= 20.27 acres
*Note: Some jurisdictional wetlands were not included in the
1988 Corps certification. Parts of these areas were
recaptured in the 1993 delineation. Lake construction
has also increased the reach of jurisdictional wetlands in
some areas.

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