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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
August 14, 2008
DWQ Project # 08-1012
Macon County
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED -
Dan Springman, Superintendent
Macon County Board of Education
Post Office Box 1029
Franklin, NC 28744
70071490 0004 0798 8008
Subject Property: Highlands School Soccer Field
UT to Harris Lake
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Springman:
On June 26, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application in
regards to culverting a segment of stream to facilitate the installation of a soccer field at
the Highlands School. The DWQ has determined that your application was incomplete.
Therefore, unless we receive the additional information requested below, we will place this
project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information, or until the below
stated deadline has passed. If the requested information is not received by the deadline
below, the package will be returned. Please provide the following information so that we
may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. In Application Item VIII., it is stated that the proposed mitigation will be through the
donation of a degraded stream along with adjacent land such that it shall someday be
restored. As the Division requires that the mitigation occur prior to, or concurrent with,
the impacts as to minimize temporal ecological losses associated with the project, this
mitigation is inappropriate. You must provide an adequate mitigation package for the
proposed activity, which will provide an ecological uplift within the drainage basin where
the impacts will occur. Should you not be able to secure an appropriate mitigation plan,
you may choose to withdraw your application until such a time that you can provide an
acceptable mitigation package for the proposed impacts.
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Noaturally
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: www..ncwaterquality.org FAX [phone]
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You must submit information which clearly provides the necessary information indicated as
being needed above, or request withdrawl of the application. Please respond before
September 25, 2008 by sending this information to both the 401 Permitting Unit at:
Mrs. Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
and to the Asheville Regional Office at:
Chuck Cranford
Surface Water Protection Section
2090 US HWY 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
If we do not hear from you before September 25, 2008, 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
wetlands, waters or protected buffers. Please be aware that any impacts
your application are not authorized (at this time) by the DWQ. Please
Cranford at 828-296-4500 if you have any questions regarding or would
meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
any impacts to
requested within
call Mr. Chuck
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Roger C. Edwards, Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
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cc: Pam Boaze, Fish and Wildlife Service, Inc.
Post Office Box 241
Whittier, NC 28789
401 Permitting Unit, Central Office
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
David McHenry, Wildlife Resources Commission
File Copy
Central Files
Filename: 08-1012.HighlandsSchoolSoccerField.Add-Info