20081199 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20081008

0? \ NA T?9 Michael F. Easley, Governor
Q William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
y North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
r
? Coleen H. Sullins, Director
p .? Division of Water Quality
October 8, 2008
Iredell County
DWQ Project # 08-1199
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ms. Tom Walker, Field Chief
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
Subject Property: Girl Scouts Environmental Academy - Proposed Lake
Dear Mr. Walker:
On behalf of the NC DWQ 410/Wetlands Permitting Unit, we respectfully request that you consider the
following comments within your review of the 404 Individual Permit request for the above referenced property:
1. Please provide a more robust alternatives analysis, including a narrative discussing why the existing
onsite pond could not be modified to serve the purpose and need of the project and why nearby
impoundments such as Lake Norman complex and the former Girl Scout lakes could not be utilized.
2. Please provide a more robust avoidance and minimization narrative. It is the opinion of this Office
that a 23+ acre recreational lake is excessive for this project.
3. Please submit complete and comprehensive dam details.
4. Please discuss how water quality standards will be maintained within the impoundment.
Thank you for your attention. If you have any questions, please contact Ian McMillan or me in our Central Office
in Raleigh at [phone].
Sinc ly,
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
01 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
CBKlijm
cc: Steve Chapin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Alan Johnson, DWQ Mooresville Regional Office
File Copy
Central File
Matt Matthews, DWQ Branch Manager
Michael T. Brame, ECS, LLP, 4811 Koger Boulevard, Greensboro, NC 27455
Filename: 081199Girl ScoutsEnvironmentalAcademyProposedLake(Iredel I)_IP_Comment_Letter
NorthCar
N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit, JVatun
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
[phone] (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (httn://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/ncwetlands)
Customer Service #: 1-877-623-6748
. .
¦ Complete items 1, 2, and 3. Also complete
item 4 if Restricted Delivery is desired.
¦ Print your name and address on the reverse
so that we can return the card to you.
¦ Attach this card to the back of the mailpiece,
or on the front if space permits.
Article Addressed to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Attn,- Ms, Tom Walker- Asheville
Regulatory Field Office 151 Patton
Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, NC
28801-5006 DWQ# 08-1199-1redell
A. Signs re o X? l g
ent
El Addressee
S
B. Receiverd by (Printed Name) C. Date of Del ery
D. Is delivery address different from item 1? ? Yes
If YES, enter delivery address below: ? No
3. Serv ice Type V
Certified Mail ? Express Mail
Regist*r d Return Receipt for Merchandise
? Insured Mail 10 C.O.D.
4. Restricted Delivery? (Extra Fee) ? Yes
2. Article Number
(transfer from service labe 7008 1300 0001 2224 9108
PS Form 3811, February 2004 Domestic Return Receipt 102595-02-M-1540
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
111111 USPS
• Sender: Please print your name, address, and ZIP+4 in this box •
NC DENR Division of Water Quality
401 Oversight/Express Unit
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
First-Class Mail
Postage ? Fees Paid
Permit No. G-10