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G. EUGENE SMITHSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
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July 25, 1991
Mr. John R. Dorney
NC Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
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Re: State Water Quality Certification
The Spartan Group
Conover, Catawba County, NC
Dear Mr. Dorney:
The proposed construction has been revised to avoid impact on 0.4 acres of
wetlands. Therefore, we withdraw our request for 401 Certification.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Yours very truly,
G. EUGENE SMITHSON ASSOCIATES, INC.
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Mr. Bobby White
Mr. Lloyd B. Beasley, Jr.
Mr. G. Wayne Wright, COE - Wilmington
Mr. Steve Lund, COE - Asheville
231 16TH AVE., N.E. - P.O. BOX 694 - HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA 28603 - TEL. [phone] - FAX [phone]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Govemor February 20, 1991 George T. Everett, Ph.D.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
A. Miles Champion, Jr.
G. Eugene Smithson Assoc., Inc.
231 16th Avenue N.E.
Post Office Box 694
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
Dear Mr. Champion:
The Division of Environmental Management, Water Quality
Section has reviewed your plans for wetland fill for 0.4 acres of
wetlands near Conover between 1.40 and U.S. 70 for a building
site. Based on this review, we have identified a significant use
which would be removed by this project. This is water quality
enhancement. Furthermore, insufficient evidence is present in
our files to conclude that your project must be built in
wetlands. Therefore, we are moving toward denial of your 401
Certification.
Please provide us with information supporting your position
that your project must be constructed in wetlands. Specifically
can you construct your commercial site on nearby upland or prior
converted farmland? Any documentation such as maps and narrative
which you can supply to'address upland alternatives may be
helpful in our review of your 401 Certification. Please respond
within two weeks of the date of this letter.
If you have any questions, please call me at 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
Jo R. Dorney
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cc: Mooresville Regional Office
John Parker, Coastal Management
Wilmington Office COE
Army Corps of Engineers Asheville
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal OMortunity Affirmative Action Employer

John Dorney
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February 12, 1991
These adjacent wetlands serve as stream flow buffers during
storm events, however, the effect of this project is
expected to be minimal and no detrimental effect is expected
on water quality or the surrounding area. Approval of the
401 request is recommended.
If you have any questions, please advise.
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Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Re: State Water Quality Certification
The Spartan Group
Conover, Catawba County,
North Carolina
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Attached are two (2) site maps and two (2) vicinity maps for the subject
project.
We are requesting a State Water Quality Certification or Waiver of Certification.
The purpose of the project is to construct a large commercial building with
associated paved roads and parking. Approximately 17 acres will be disturbed
during the construction period. The site is located west of Conover, NC between
I-40 and US 70 with access to Bumgarner Industrial Drive (see Vicinity Map).
The site is heavily wooded with a small creek on the east side of the property.
Land use in the vicinity is zoned commercial and residential. Areas to the east
are residentially and commercially developed while areas to the north, west
and south are undeveloped. Soils are primarily Cecil-Hiawassee and
hydrological group B & C.
The North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual
will be the primary reference for the subject project. Temporary and
permanent erosion control measures will include, but not be limited to
sediment basins, silt fence, inlet protection, check dams, diversions, slope
drains, and seeding/grassing. No off-site borrow on waste areas are proposed.
The Corps of Engineers have issued Nationwide Permits concerning the
proposed building site and proposed 4th Street SW creek-crossing. (Refer to
attached Corps of Engineers permits dated January 10, 1991.) The area
containing approximately 0.4 acres of shrub swamp wetland is delineated in
red on the site maps.
231 16TH AVE., N.E.- P.O. BOX 694- HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA 28603- TEL. [phone] - FAX [phone]

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me
or Mr. Gene Smithson.
Yours very truly,
G. EUGENE SMITHSON ASSOCIATES, INC.
A. Miles Champion, Jr.
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