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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20080826 Ver 3_Approval Letter_20191122ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality November 22, 2019 DW R # 08-0826V3 Iredell County Kurt Busch 151 Lugnut Lane Mooresville, NC 28117 Subject Property: 170 Broad Sound Place, Mooresville AUTHORIZATION (After The Fact) of Catawba River Riparian Buffer Protection Rules MINOR VARIANCE [15A NCAC 2B .0243 (9)(c)] and shoreline stabilization with additional conditions Dear Mr. Busch, You have our authorization, in accordance with the conditions listed below, to impact 1430 square feet (ft2) of Zone 1 of the protected buffers as described within your minor variance request dated September 10, 2019, received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on November 14, 2019. This letter shall act as your Major Variance authorization as described within 15A NCAC 2B .0243(9)(c). In addition, you should get any other required federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control. This authorization shall expire five years from the date of this authorization. This authorization is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your Minor Variance Request dated September 10, 2019 and shoreline stabilization dated May 28, 2019. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new request for authorization. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this authorization and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. No impacts (except for "exempt' uses as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0243) shall occur to Zone 1 of the protected riparian buffers. For this authorization to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed below. With the exception of the approved putting green, the remainder of Zone 1 of the Catawba Buffer shall be restored. The sod that was placed within Zone 1 shall be removed. At minimum, restoration to the pre-existing status with shrubs (native species) and pine needle/mulch is allowed. Photo documentation shall be provided upon completion. 2. The shoreline work is approved for the repair and stabilization of the existing shoreline. This approval does not allow any extension of the shoreline into the lake. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b), 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8)] D Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 NORTH CAROHNA � o.namremor �w.c�giuuei� /`� 704.663.1699 Type of Impact Amount Approved (sq. ft.) permanent Open Waters 190 sq. ft. (0.002 ac) Buffer 0 sq. ft. Shoreline length 190 ft. 3. Mitigation: Compensatory Mitigation Using the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. This has been determined by the DWR to be a suitable method to meet the mitigation requirement. Until the DMS receives and clears your check (made payable to: DENR — Division of Mitigation Services), this approval shall not be valid. The DMS should be contacted at (919) 715-0476 if you have any questions concerning payment into a restoration fund. You have one month from the date of this authorization to make this payment. For accounting purposes, this Authorization authorizes payment into the Buffer Restoration Fund to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement: Compensatory Reference Mitigation Mitigation Required Zone 1 Buffers 1430 (square feet) Catawba 03050101 2860 (square feet) 4. Certificate of Completion. Upon completion of all work approved within this Buffer Authorization, the applicant is required to return the attached Certificate of Completion to: 401 Wetland & Buffer Permitting Unit North Carolina Division of Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617 5. The permittee shall report to the Mooresville Regional Office any noncompliance with this certification, any violation of stream or wetland standards [including but not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 business days of the time the applicant becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Division may waive the written submission requirement on a case -by -case basis. 15A NCAC 02B .0200 If you do not accept any of the conditions of this authorization, you may ask for and 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, NC 27699-6714. This authorization and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing. This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under the Catawba Riparian Buffer Protection Rules [15A NCAC 2B .0243]. Please call Alan Johnson or Jennifer Burdette if you have any questions or require copies of our rules or procedural materials. Sincerely, EA DocuSigned by: 4uw N Nuft for F161FB69A2D84A3... W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ Attachments cc: Michael Burkhard, email Janice Estep, CBC, email Paul Wojoski, Wetlands Unit (email) 08-0826 NORTH CAROLINA-DIVISON OF WATER RESOURCES 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION SUMMARY OF PERMITTED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS In accordance with 15A NCAC 2 H .0500, Kash 1717, LLC/Kurt Busch has permission as outlined below to impact 1430 sq. ft. of Catawba Riparian Buffer (Zone 1) in Iredell County, North Carolina. All activities associated with these authorized impacts must be conducted with the conditions listed in the attached certification. THIS CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENTS. COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENT: Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) LOCATION: COUNTY: BASIN/SUBBASIN Impacts: 1430 square feet buffer 190 linear feet of shoreline 171 Broad Sound Place, Mooresville Iredell Catawba (03050101) As required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506, and the conditions of this certification, you are required to compensate for the above impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation of wetlands as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters of the state. Note: Linear foot requirements proposed to be mitigated through the DMS must be rounded to the nearest foot and acreage requirements must be rounded to one -quarter acre increments according to 15 2r .0503(b). Mitigation: 2860 sq. ft. total of buffer required (2:1) Mitigation: 1430 sq. ft. of buffer (X2) by the DMS required for the 401 Water Quality Certification. In correspondence dated September 17, 2019 the DMS indicated that up to 1430 sq. ft. of buffer mitigation would be conducted by DMS if available within the cataloging unit. More may be required if mitigation is required outside the unit. One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements is through the payment of a fee to the DMS per NCAC 2R .0503. If you choose this option, please sign this form and mail it to the Ecosystem Enhancement Fund at the address listed below. An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt of this form. PLEASE NOTE, THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE EEP. Signature Date ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF MITIGATION SERVICES 1652 Mail Service Center RALEIGH, N.C. 27669-1652 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION NCDWR Project No.: Applicant: Project Name: Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification: Certificate of Completion County: 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 this certificate to the 401 Wetland & Buffer Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these. Applicant's Certification I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Agent's Certification Date: I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Engineer's Certification Partial Final Date: I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature Registration No. Date