20081442 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20081006

W A rF9 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
October 6, 2008
DWQ Project # 08-1442
Wake County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Julian Prosser
City of Raleigh
One Exchange Plaza, Suite 304
Raleigh, NC 27601
Subject Property: Wake County Leesville Branch Library
Ut to Turkey Creek [030402, 27-33-2, C, NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Prosser:
On September 19, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your "Courtesy Copy"
application dated August 22, 2008, to fill or otherwise impact 20 linear feet of perennial stream, 30 linear
feet of intermittent stream (20 linear feet permanent impact and 10 linear feet temporary impact), and
3,759 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers and 2,161 square feet of Zone 2
Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers to construct the proposed public library at the site. 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 wetlands and/or streams on the subject property. Therefore, unless we receive five
copies of the additional information requested below, we will place this project on hold as incomplete
until we receive this additional information. If we do not receive the requested information, your project
will be formally returned as incomplete. Please provide the following information so that we may
continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Your proposed impacts under General Certification No. 3699 (which corresponds to USACE
Nationwide Permit No. 12) require written concurrence from the NCDWQ. Please submit 5
copies of your application, all related maps and plans, and a check for the application fee of
$240.00.
2. Please verify that the USACE will be permitting your project under a Nationwide Permit No. 12
and not a Nationwide Permit No. 39.
3. Please discuss what installation method will be utilized for installation of the proposed sewer
lines. .
4. Per the requirements of the Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Rule, you must show that this site
meets diffuse flow requirements with a level spreader or other BMP per Chapter 8 of the BMP
Manual (see http://h2o.enr,state.ne.us/su/bmp forms.htm). Please note, if the slope from the
proposed level spreader(s) lip to the top of bank of the stream exceeds the allowable slope for
level spreaders (6% for wooded vegetation and 8% for thick ground cover and grass). You must
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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either relocate the level spreader(s) to a location where the filter strip slope(s) is/are appropriate
or provide a BMP that removes 85 percent TSS and 30 percent TN and TP.
5. Please re-submit your site plans on full plan sheets at a scale of no smaller than 1 "=50' with
topographic contours shown.
6. Please note, your proposed impacts cannot occur until the DWQ receives your stormwater BMP
management approval from the City of Raleigh.
Please submit this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter. If we do not receive this
requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter, your project will be withdrawn
and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee.
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 Ms. Cyndi Karoly or Mr. Ian McMillan at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discussthis matter.
Sincerely,
Jt/CVyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Matt Matthews, DWQ Branch Manager
Johnny Edwards, John A. Edwards & Co., 333 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605
Filename: 081442 W akeCo u ntyLeesvilleBra nchLi brary(W ake)On_Hold
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City of Raleigh
Attn: Mr. Julian Prosser
One Exchange Plaza, Suite 304-
Raleigh, NC 27601
DWQ# 08-1442-Wake

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