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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
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Dee Freeman
Secretary
April 5, 2011
DWQ Project # 2011 0273
Onslow County
Town of Swansboro
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Attn: Patrick Thomas
502 Church Street A
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Swansboro, NC 28584 r;
Subject Property: Moore Street Public Waterfront Access, Swansboro
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Thomas:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below to construct a
public waterfront access site at the end of Moore Street, as described in your CAMA application dated
March 22, 2011 and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) in the Wilmington Regional
Office (WiRO) on March 24, 2011. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts
are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3642 (GC 3642). This Certification allows
you to use the 404 permit when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the CAMA Major
Permit when issued by the Division of Coastal Management. 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, Non-discharge, and stormwater
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. The approved plans
and specifications for this project are incorporated by reference and are an enforceable part of the
permit. 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 150 linear 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 on the following pages.
Wilmington Regional Office
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Phone: 910-796-7215 / FAX: 910-350-2004
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Town of Swansboro
Attn: Patrick Thomas
DWQ Project # 11 0273
April 5, 2011
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:
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Open Waters N/A
Coastal wetlands N/A)
404/401 wetlands N/A
2. 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 application. 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.
3. Turbidity Standard
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The turbidity standard of 25 NTUs (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) shall not be exceeded as
described in 15 A NCAC 2B..0200. Appropriate sediment and erosion control practices must be
used to meet this standard. Turbidity curtains s hall be used as appropriate. Please notify this
Office if any turbidity issues arise at 910.796.7215
4. No Sediment and Erosion Control Measures in Wetlands and 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 or locally delegated program has released
the project.
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Town of Swansboro
Attn: Patrick Thomas
DWQ Project # 11 0273
April 5, 2011
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/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
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 wish to contest any conditions in the enclosed certification (associated with the approved wetland
or waters impacts) you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition
form from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition with the office of
Administrative Hearings within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed
when it is received in the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of
Administrative Hearings accepts filings
Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, except for official state holidays.
The original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed-provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office
of Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
Telephone: (919)-733-2698, Facsimile: (919)-733-3478
A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows:
Ms. Mary Penny Thompson, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
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Town of Swansboro
Attn: Patrick Thomas
DWQ Project # 11 0273
April 5, 2011
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Ian McMillan in the Central Office in Raleigh at
919.807.6364 or Joanne Steenhuis in the DWQ Wilmington Regional Office at 910.796.7215.
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
= Division of Water Quality
Enclosures: GC 3642
Certificate of Completion
cc: Mark Weiss, PE - Criser Troutman Tanner Consulting Engineers
David Timpy - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Ian McMillan - DWQ 401 Unit
Doug Huggett - DCM Morehead City
Barry Guthrie - DCM Morehead City
WiRO