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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20042019 Ver 5_Approval Letter_20130419April 19, 2013 Mr. David Levinson and Anderson Creek Partners, LP 125 Whispering Pines Lane Spring Lake, NC 28390 Natural Resources John E. Skvarla, III Secretary DWQ #04 -2019 v5 Harnett County Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions— Modification Anderson Creek South USACE Action ID. No. SAW- 2006 -41244 Dear Mr. Levinson: The 401 Water Quality Certification ( #3452) for Anderson Creek South was issued on November 8, 2011. On April 9, 2013, the Division of Water Quality (Division) received a modification request from Wetland and Natural Resource Consultants, Inc., dated November 26, 2012 with maps dated October 24, 2012. In your modification request, you proposed additional road crossings (R -9, R -10, R -11 and R -12) and modifications to the road crossings resulting in an overall decrease in impacts. The following tables include the original authorized impacts and the proposed new impacts: Stream Impact Table Impact ID Permitted Impact in linear feet (Map reference in issued 404 permit) Proposed Redistribution in linear feet (Map referenced in the 10 -24 -12 request) R -1 203 (Map 1, Sheet 2 of 7) 28 (Sheet 2) R -5 65 (Map 2, Sheet 3 of 7) 0 (Sheet 3) R -6 194 (Map 3, Sheet 4 of 7) 56 (Sheet 4) R -10 N/A 90 (Sheet 8) R -11 N/A 67 (Sheet 7) R -12 N/A 57 (Sheet 9) Total 462 298 Wetland Ru fie rs, Stan water Co i ',plianrc and Pe r dting (V bscape) Unit One 656 Mlai Service Cent r. Pale gn srtn G o na 5 _i -165u NorthCarohna t "at0 i �1� iy1. Galr,wy St. Raleigh, No;lh L;a''ioa 27u,4 Phone 919 1101 4,Cus(o 21Servic. 1 g '- 6236746 Natmi ll 1 .:' n C"! r -matm It ty "o Mr. David Levinson and Anderson Creek Partners, LP DWQ #04 -2019 v5 Page 2 of 3 April 19, 2013 Wetland Impact Table Impact ID Permitted Impact in acres (Map reference in issued 404 permit) Proposed Redistribution in acres (Map referenced in the 10 -24 -12 request) R -1 0.40 (Sheet 2 of 7) 0.06 (Sheet 2) R -2 0.10 (Sheet 2 of 7) 0.06 (Sheet 2) R -4 0.14 (Sheet 3 of 7) 0.03 (Sheet 3) R -5 0.17 (Sheet 3 of 7) 0.06 (Sheet 3) R -6 0.16 (Sheet 4 of 7) 0.02 (Sheet 4) R -7 0.15 (Sheet 5 of 7) 0.09 (Sheet 5) R -8 0.11 (Sheet 6 of 7) 0.07 (Sheet 6) R -9 N/A 0.03 (Sheet 7) R -10 N/A 0.23 (Sheet 8) R -12 N/A 0.06 (Sheet 9) Total 1.23 0.71 By copy of this letter, 401 Water Quality Certification #3452 is modified to reflect the revised impacts listed above. Also in your modification request you proposed a four phase mitigation plan. By copy of this letter, Condition #7 of 401 Water Quality Certification #3452 is modified as follows: 7. Compensatory Mitigation Using the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEPI. Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the tables below. You are required to make a payment to the Wetlands Restoration Fund administered by the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement since a private mitigation bank is not available and you have not elected to pursue development of a separate mitigation plan. We understand that the mitigation requirement will be phased in four phases as follows: Mitigation Phase Impact Areas Impact Timeline Payment Due Date Phase 1 R -1, R -2, R8, R -9, R -11 0 -6 months May 1, 2013 Phase 2 R -4, R -5, R -6, R -7 8 -24 months September 1, 2014 Phase 3 R -10, R -12 36 -60 months September 1, 2017 Phase 4 Lake 24 -60 months September 1, 2017 Until EEP receives and clears your payment for each phase, no impacts specified in each respective phase shall occur. Mr. David Levinson and Anderson Creek Partners, LP DWQ #04 -2019 v5 Page 3 of 3 April 19, 2013 For accounting purposes, this Authorization Certificate authorizes payment to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement: Type of Impact Compensatory River and Mitigation Required Sub -basin Number 404 /Wetland 9.01 (acres) Cape Fear River Basin/ 03030004 Stream 672 (linear feet) Cape Fear River Basin/ 03030004 If you choose to pursue an alternative mitigation plan and purchase wetland and /or stream credits from a private bank, then you must request a modification (in writing addressed to DWQ at 1650 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650) to this Authorization Certificate detailing the alternative plan. No impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur until DWQ has approved the modification request and payment has been made to the private mitigation bank or payment has been made to EEP as described above. All other conditions in 401 Water Quality Certification #3452 remain unchanged and are in effect. This completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and 15A NCAC 02H .0500. Contact me at karen.higgins u)ncdenr.gov or 919 - 807 -6360 if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, " 4 V� Karen Higgins, Superviso Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater — Compliance & Permitting Unit cc: Jeff Garnett - EPA, Sam Nunn Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 Crystal Amschler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office Chad Turlington, DWQ Fayetteville Regional Office DLR Fayetteville Regional Office Chris Huysman, WNR, P.O. Box 1492, Sparta, NC 28675 File Copy Filename: 042019V5AndersonCreekSouth (Harnett)401_IC.docx