20190289 Ver 1_More Info Request_20190328

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 28, 2019
DWR # 20190289
Guilford County
Publix Super Markets Inc.
Attn: Randy Barber
501 North Galloway
Lakeland FL 33815
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Attn: Phil Harris
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1598
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publix Distribution Center
Dear Mr. Barber and Mr. Harris:
On March 5, 2019, the Division of Water Resources — Water Quality Programs (Division)
received your application dated February 15, 2019, requesting an Individual Water Quality
Certification and a Jordan Lake Buffer Authorization from the Division for your 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. If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requests a response to any comments received as a
result of the Public Notice, please provide the Division with a copy of your response to
the USACE. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(c)]
2. Please provide a qualitative indirect and cumulative impact analysis for the project.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(4)] Please see the Division's policy for guidance on our website
at: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/`­wg/swp/`­ws/401/policies
Please provide detailed site plans at a scale of no smaller than 1"=50' with topographic
contours shown. These drawings must include clear impact drawings and/or insets that
include all permanent fill and any temporary fill shown as hatching or color coded. [15A
NCAC 02H .0502(b)]
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4. It is unclear from the scale of the drawings and lack of comparable information on the
exhibits as to whether the applicant's On -Site Alternatives Analysis provides similarly
sized alternatives and therefore demonstrates adequate Avoidance and Minimization.
Please provide more clarity regarding the On -Site Alternatives. In particular, please
clearly show that each alternative is of similar size/capacity of warehouse space,
parking, and associate features as proposed in the preferred alternative.
5. Please clarify whether the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources will require
any temporary impacts (riprap stabilization, basins, etc) to streams or wetlands as part
of the Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plan approval. If any impacts are required,
please enumerate and clearly label the temporary and permanent impacts on the site
plan and submit a restoration details for any temporary impact areas shown. [15A
NCAC 02H .0506(f) and (g)]
6. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H.0506(a) a 401 Water Quality Certification may only be issued
upon determining that existing uses are not removed or degraded by a discharge to
classified surface waters. Based on the information provided in the application and
associated documents, all surface flow from the project is proposed to be rerouted
through multiple stormwater wet detention basins. In order to review possible
secondary impacts to downstream hydrology, please provide plans that clearly show the
outlet location from each wet detention basin. Please note that the rerouting of any
drainage area and surface flow has the potential to remove existing hydrology from
features adjacent to this project and therefore remove existing uses of the stream
channels or wetlands. Upon further review of the information provided in response to
this Item, the Division may require a more thorough analysis and/or more information
for particular portions of this project.
7. Since the road improvements are for the Publix private development, can any portion of
the stormwater from the road improvements be treated by the SCM's treating the
Publix site runoff?
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e) and 15A NCAC 02B .0267, the applicant shall furnish
all of the above requested information for the proper consideration of the application. Please
respond in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending one (1) copy of all
of the above requested information to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, INC 27699-1617 OR by submitting all of the above requested information
through this link: https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-form (note the
DWR# requested on the link is referenced above).

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If all of the requested information is not received 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.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Water Quality Certification Rules 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 Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or Sue [e-mail] if you have
any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
C km
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
cc: Brian Breissinger, Timmons Group (via email)
David Bailey, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Olivia Munzer, NCWRC (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 files
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
Filename: 20190289 PublixDistributionCenter(Gu ilford)_401_IC_HOLD