20110251 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20110926

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
Mike Patton, P.E.
City/County Utility Commission
101 N Main Street, Suite 357
Winston-Salem, NC 27406
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Patton,
September 26, 2011
DWQ# 11-0251 v2
Forsyth County
You have our approval to conduct stream stabilization activities, in accordance with the attached conditions, along a
total of approximately 1,164 linear feet of streams located within the City/County Utility Commission jurisdiction in
Winston-Salem NC in Forsyth County, as described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality on
August 23, 2011. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this activity is covered by General Water
Quality Certification Number 3687 and 3689, which can be viewed on our web site at
hitp://www.ncwaterquality.org/wetlands.html. These Certifications allow you to use Nationwide Permit Numbers 3, 13
and 27 when they are issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should secure any other applicable
federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project, including (but not limited to) those required by
Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations. Also, this approval will
expire when the accompanying 404 permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is valid only for the purpose and design that you have described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be required to send us a new application for a new certification. If
the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter and is thereby
responsible for complying with all conditions. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in
the attached certification, as well as the additional conditions listed below:
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston-Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarolina
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Winston-Salem/Forsyth City/County Utility Commission
DWQ# 11-0251 v2
September 26, 2011
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The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all other specific and general conditions of this
Certification are met. No other impacts, including incidental impacts, are approved:
Impacts
Location Identifier Stream Amount Approved
linear feet Type of Impact
Site 19 - Elledge WWTP UT to Salem Creek 1164 See engineering plans
Total 1164 linear feet
Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting that can entrap small
animals.
Visual monitoring of the restored/relocated streambanks, re-established buffer vegetation, all instream structures,
and the installed step-pools shall be conducted at a minimum of quarterly for the first year or two bankfull events
(whichever is longer), and then annually (particularly after storm events) until it is determined that all structures
and stream banks are stable and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures, stream banks, or vegetation
may require future repairs or replacement to ensure the stability and water quality of the stream and downstream
waters.
4. Upon finishing the project, the Applicant shall fill out and return the enclosed "Certificate of Completion"
to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the §401 Certification has been completed. This certificate
should be returned to the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Water Quality at the
address listed on the form. Along with the Certificate of Completion, please send photographs showing the
restored stream reach.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, 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.
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 Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-771-4964.
Sincerely,
14 Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Attachments
cc: John Thomas, Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
J. Micahel Osborne, McKim & Creed (via email)
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401