20081347 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20081009

?aF W ATFRQ Michael F. Easley, Governor
?Q G William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
1?-- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
October 9, 2008
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7007 0220 0000 8222 7542
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Water's Edge Homeowners Association
Attn: John Cockrum
115 Waters Edge Drive
Hampstead, NC 28443
SUBJECT: Waters Edge at Deerfield
DWQ Project # 08 1437
Pender County
Dear Mr. Cockrum:
This Office has reviewed your CAMA application for the new dredging of slips 5 - 9 at the
existing docking facility for the proposed project. The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has
determined that Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAVs) exists in the footprint of the proposed dredging.
Because dredging would result in significant adverse impacts to SAVs and their habitat, this Office has
determined that significant uses could be removed or degraded by this project. Therefore, unless
modifications of the proposal are made, we will recommend moving towards denial of the 401 Water
Quality Certification as required in 15A NCAC 2H .0507. Specifically, we strongly encourage you to
remove the portion of the new dredging that impacts this habitat.
If the project is modified to address dredging only in the areas outside the SAV habitat, DWQ
will have no objection to the project.
Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending a copy of the information
to Joanne Steenhuis and to Cyndi Karoly, 401 Wetlands Unit, 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-
226, her phone number is 919.733.9721. If we do not hear from you within three weeks, we will assume
that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn. If you have
any questions, please feel free to call me at 910 796.7215.
Sin''aerely,
oanne Steenhuis
Senior Environmental Specialist
cc: Cyndi Karoly -Wetlands Unit/Raleigh
William Warren, Jr.- Consultant
Heather Coats - DCM Wilmington
Doug Huggett - DCM Morehead
Fritz Rohde - Division of Marine Fisheries
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