20071288 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20071029

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Cazolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
October 29, 2007
Mr. Rick Stevens
Post Once Box 816
Washington, NC 27889
Subject Property: Broad Creek Subdivision Lots 586
Broad Creek, Tar-Pamlico River Basin
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Chuck Wakild, P.E., Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ Project # 07-1288
Beaufort County
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification (GC3642) and Authorization Certificate per the Tar-
Pamlico River Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0259) with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Stevens:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 0.128 acres of waters and restore 4,800 square feet (ft2) of Zone I of the
protected riparian buffer for the purpose of bulkhead construction for shoreline stabilization at the subject
property, as described within your application dated May 9, 2007 and received by the N.C. Division of
Water Quality (DWQ) on July 26, 2007. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the
impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3642 (GC3642). The
Certification allows you to use General Permit No. 198000291 when issued by the US Army Corps of
Engineers (USAGE). This letter shall also act as your approved Authorization Certificate for impacts to
and restoration of the protected riparian buffers per 15A NCAC 2B .0259. In addition, you should obtain
or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your
project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, and Non-discharge regulations.
Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as
depicted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of
wetland or 1501inear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions
of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including
incidental impacts:
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Mr. Rick Stevens
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October 29, 200'1
Amount A roved nits Plan Location or Reference
Stream (feet
404/CAMA Wetlands acres
Waters 0.128 acres Bulkhead Backfill
Buffers 4,800 (s uare ft.) Zone I Buffer Restoration
2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing
the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in
order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control
measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most
recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices
shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects,
including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sztrface Mining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in
accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the
footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre-Construction Notification. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best
Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards,
statutes, or rules occur.
4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the maximum
extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is
unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six months of the date that
the Division of Land Resources has released the project.
5. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable
Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached
certificate of completion to the 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina
Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.

Mr. Rick Stevens
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October 29, 2007
6. Buffer Replanting
Replanting of vegetation within disturbed areas located within 30 feet of the shoreline or coastal
wetland (whichever is more landward) associated with bulkhead installation, repair, replacement
and/or maintenance must be done in an "in kind" manner immediately following construction.
(Example: Disturbed areas with pre-existing grassed lawns must be replanted with grass. Disturbed
areas with pre-existing trees or woody vegetation must be replanted with trees and woody vegetation.
Disturbed areas with pre-existing forest vegetation must be replanted with forest vegetation including
at least two different native hardwood tree species at a density sufficient to provide 320 trees per acre
at maturity. This density can usually be achieved by planting approximately 436 (10 x 10 spacing) to
681 (8 x 8 spacing) trees per acre.)
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification, shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or
stream impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that
you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of
the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the approved
buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The Director's decision is
subject to review as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act and the Tar-Pamlico riparian buffer protection rule as described within 15A NCAC 2B .0259. If you
have any questions, please telephone Cyndi Karoly in the Raleigh Central Office at 919-715-9721 or
Roberto Scheller in the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3940.
CHS/AH
Enclosures: GC 3642
Certificate of Completion
(Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins
~,.,
cc: Jarvis Consulting, Inc.
USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
DWQ Raleigh Central Office
DLR Washington Regional Office
File Copy
Central Files
Filename: 07-1288