20191686 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20191230

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Robert Cowles
4092 Southwell Way
Sarasota, FL 34241
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 31, 2019
DWR # 19-1686
Jackson County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Cowles 2227 Fenley Forest Trail — Lake Glenville
Dear Mr. Cowles:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated December 2, 2019, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on
December 10, 2019, with additional information received on December 30, 2019. These impacts
are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4145 and the additional
conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of General Permit Number
30 issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should obtain any other
federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by
(but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, Water Supply Watershed,
and Trout Buffer regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification(s) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Certification, General Permit, and/or Buffer Rules are met. No
other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)
and/or (c)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent
Open Waters
Above Pool
Below Pool
0.0057 (acres)
0.0057 (acres)
2. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the
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Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500

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Certification/Authorization. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and
you may be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the
property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and General
Certification(s)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions. [I 5A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. Stone used in stabilization shall be of a size and density sufficient to prevent movement
by wave or current action and shall consist of clean rock or masonry material free of
debris or toxic pollutants. The rip -rap shall be installed over a toed in filter fabric to
prevent soil erosion behind the stabilized area. [I 5A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)]
4. Replant or allow the re-establishment of native vegetation in areas within the project
boundary where it has been removed per Exhibit 1 of the Duke Power Nantahala Area
Shoreline Management Guidelines.
5. The permittee shall require its contractors and/or agents to comply with the terms and
conditions of this permit in the construction and maintenance of this project, and shall
provide each of its contractors and/or agents associated with the construction or
maintenance of this project with a copy of this Certification. A copy of this Certification,
including all conditions shall be available at the project site during the construction and
maintenance of this project. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506
(b)(2) and (c)(2)]
6. The permittee shall report to the Asheville Regional Office any noncompliance with this
certification, any violation of stream or wetland standards [ 15A NCAC 02B .0200]
including but not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated
riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC 02B .0200]. 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.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B by
filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings
(hereby known as OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the
OAH Clerk's Office at [phone] for information. A petition is considered filed when the

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original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH
during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:OOam and 5:OOpm, excluding
official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one copy of
the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5)
business days following the faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending via US Postal Service
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
If sending via delivery service (UPS,
FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEQ:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review by the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act as
described in 15A NCAC 02H .0500. Please contact Kevin Mitchell at 828-296-4650 or
kevin.mitchell(ancdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional
Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosures: GC 4145
Certificate of Completion

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cc: David Brown —
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Kevin Holland
— Duke Energy (via email)
Andrea Leslie —
NCWRC (via email)
Steve Beasley —
Jackson County (via email)
Tiffany Qualls
— Jackson County (via email)
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