20090297 Ver 1_General Correspondence_20090504

ILP? THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED
Transportation Consultants
700 HUGER STREET ¦ P.O. BOX 5805 ¦ COLUMBIA, SC 29250 ¦ 803-254-2211 ¦ FAX [phone]
May 1, 2009
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
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Re: Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport (DWQ# 2009-0297) Pond Drainage -
Response to Request for More Information
Ms. Karoly:
On behalf of the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport Authority, THE LPA GROUP
INCORPORATED submitted a Buffer Authorization on March 19, 2009, requesting to
drain a pond in order to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Separation
Standards as defined in FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5200-33B, Hazardous Wildlife
Attractants on or Near Airports. This letter serves as a response to the April 2, 2009
letter from the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ).
I have been coordinating with Ms. Amy Chapman of your office to determine the specific
requirements for this project and we are in the process of determining how to move
forward at this time. As described in the Buffer Clarification Memo #2007-012 a
conceptual planting plan will be submitted describing the planting that would occur if it is
determined by DWQ that a stream channel has formed at least since months after the dam
is breached. The conceptual plan will be submitted by May 15, 2009.
Please contact me at 843-329-0050 or esmailklpagroup.com if you have any questions or
require additional information.
Sincerely,
THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED
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Edward J. Smail
Environmental Scientist
Cc: Ms. Lauren Witherspoon, NCDWQ
Mr. James Lastinger, USACE
Mr. Terry Bumpus, P.E., THE LPA GROUP
Mr. Gordon Murphy, THE LPA GROUP
Project File
ATLANTA ¦ BATON ROUGE ¦ CHARLESTON ¦ CHARLOTTE ¦ COLUMBIA ¦ GREENSBORO ¦ GULFPORT ¦ JACKSONVILLE
KNOXVILLE ¦ LITTLE ROCK ¦ MOBILE ¦ ORLANDO ¦ RALEIGH ¦ SARASOTA ¦ TALLAHASSEE ¦ TAMPA ¦ WEST PALM BEACH