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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
WATER QUALITY SECTION
February 12, 2004 'NETLADS / 401 GROUP
Project Manager
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
P.O. Box 600
Concord, NC 28026
FEB 1 6 2004
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Subject: 401 Water Quality Certification
Z-Max Industrial Park
Cabarrus County, NC
Dear Sir or Madam:
This Office has received information from the Cabarrus County Soil and Water Conservation
District that you may be planning to disturb jurisdictional wetlands and/or 150+ linear feet of stream
channel during construction of the subject development
Please be advised that pursuant to Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and North Carolina
Division of Water Quality (the Division) requirements prior approval is needed before initiating any
activity that would disturb more than 150 linear feet of stream channel and/or 0.1 acre of wetlands. It
should also be noted that it is the responsibility of the ACOE to determine whether or not any channel
being impacted is indeed a stream for which they may claim jurisdiction.
For jurisdictional channel impacts, compensatory mitigation may be required to replace
unavoidable lost or degraded aquatic life uses of these streams through in stream measures and/or
riparian techniques, such as buffer establishment or vegetative planting for temperature control
(typically referred to as stream bioengineering). In determining whether stream mitigation will be
necessary, the Division will need to ascertain whether the stream supports aquatic activity.
In order to obtain the Division's approval for any proposed stream and /or wetland impacts,
seven (7) copies of the Pre-construction Notification Application (PCN), along with supporting maps
and documentation, should be completed and returned to the addresses listed in the application. Please
make sure that all maps submitted with the application are of suitable scale (e.g. 1" =100') and delineate
all impacted streams, ponds, and/or wetlands on the project site. Downloadable copies of the Division's
General Certifications as well as the PCN can be accessed at the Division's Wetland web page:
htty://h2o.ehnr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands/
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If you do not have access to this web page, please contact this Office at the phone number listed below
and a copy of the PCN will be forwarded to you. If you have already filed for the 401 certification,
please disregard this notice. You should also note that issuance of a ACOE 404 Permit or receipt of a
written ACOE delineation verification does not relieve you of your responsibility of determining the
need for a 401 Water Quality Certification prior to proceeding with any channel or wetland impacts.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Alan Johnson or me at (704) 663-
1699.
Sincerely',
D. Rex G Z:P.E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Attachment
Cc: Dennis Testerman, Cabarrus SWCD
John Domey, DWQ
Steve Chapin, USACOE