20090106 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20090311

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen R Sullins
Governor Director
March 11, 2009
Chuck Pickering
Fhe Biltmore Company and West Side, LL,C
1 North Pack Square
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Subject: Request for More Information
401 Water Quality Certification
Biltmore Estate Bridge
DWQ Project # 09-0106
Buncombe County
Response deadline: April 10, 2009 or 30 days from receipt
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Pickering:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has performed a preliminary review of a 401 Water Quality Certification
application submitted for the above referenced property. Additional information will be required in order to
complete the review process.
Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
I. The following information was provided in the application:
B. 6a. Is this a phased project? No
6b. If yes, explain.
"...however, once access is provided to the southwest portion ofproperty, additional
development may occur in the future. At this time, development plans for the southwest
portion of the property have not been started."
Provide discussion about future plans for the southwest portion of the property. If considered a
phased project, impacts to waters from all phases will have to be tallied and appropriate
regulatory requirements met.
Location: 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] FAX. [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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2. The following information was provided in the application:
D. I a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in
designing project.
"The project was designed to make use of piers/piles, which will be drilled into place.
Piers/pies require less impact than supports that would span the entire width of the
bridge."
Provide the data used to justify the above statement (i.e., how piers/piles provide less impact than
fully spanning the river).
Please provide your response in writing to the addresses below prior to April 10, 2009 or 30 days from receipt.
Four copies of the required information should be provided to the 401 Permitting Unit at:
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
and a single copy 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 by the deadline, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and
we will consider the project withdrawn.
This letter only addresses the preliminary 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 Chuck Cranford 828-296-4664, if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Roger C. Edwards
Regional Office Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
cc: Liz Hair - USACE Asheville David McHenry - NC WRC
Cyndi Karoly - 401 Permitting Unit ARO File copy
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