20170796 Ver 1_ADI-Hold letter_20170804

Strickland, Bev
From:
Pullinger, Robert C
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Subject:
Request for additional information - Lot 13, Dowry Creek
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2017-0796 ADI -Hold letter.pdf
Please find attached a courtesy e -copy of the letter concerning the request for additional information on this project.
Chris Pullinger
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Water Resources — Water Quality Regional Operations
Department of Environmental Quality
252 948 3922 office
chris.pullingera-ncdenr.gov
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889

Environmental
Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7016 0750 000109017341
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 4, 2017
Roger Peck
14 Middlebridge Road
Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Lot 13, Dowry Creek Development
Dear Mr. Peck:
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
JAY ZIMMERMAN
DWR Director
DW R # 17-0796
Beaufort County
On June 28, 2017, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application dated June 27,
2017, requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division for the subject 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. Plan Detail
Please re -submit your site plans on full plan sheets at a scale of no smaller than V=50' with
topographic contours shown. In addition, please provide an electronic copy to [email address].
[15A NCAC 02H .0502(b)]There is insufficient detail on your proposed plan drawing to identify the
amount of impacts requested. Please provide a
2. Plan Detail – Buffers
As the subject property abuts the Pungo River, which is in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin, please
locate all of the protected riparian buffers as overlays on the site plan, clearly showing Zone 1 and
Zone 2. [15A NCAC 02B .0259(8)(b)(iv)]
3. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
Please provide more details regarding avoidance and minimization of the 0.09 acres of wetlands
requested for the driveway. Also, please provide more details regarding why the 0.10 acres of
wetland fill requested in association with the house siting cannot be practically avoided and/or
minimized.
This Office believes that the wetland impacts labeled on the plan as proposed can be moved or
reconfigured to avoid the impacts to these wetlands. Please revise the plans to avoid the impacts
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or provide a detailed explanation of why this plan for the activity cannot be practically
accomplished, reduced or reconfigured to avoid impacts to the open waters.
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (f) and (g) the applicant shall furnish all 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, if required.
Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending three copies of all of
the above requested information to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
NC 27699-1617.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Section 401 of the Clean Water Act 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 Chris Pullinger at 252-948-3922 or [e-mail] if you have any questions
or concerns.
Sincerely,
Chris Pullinger, Environmental Senior Specialist
Water Quality Regional Operation Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Gary Beecher, USACE Washington Reg. Office (via e-mail: [e-mail])
William Wescott, (via e-mail: [e-mail]
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