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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvada, III
Governor Acting Director Secretary
July 5, 2013
DWQ# 13- 0230V2
Mecklenburg County
Mr. J. W. Harris
Quail Hollow Club
3700 Gleneagles Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28210
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Quail Hollow Hole #7 Improvement
Dear Mr. Harris:
You have our approval, in accordance with the general certification and those conditions listed below,
to conduct the activities as described in your application dated June 25, 2013 and received by the Division of
Water Quality (the Division) on June 26, 2013. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this
project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 3885, which can be viewed on our web site
at http: / /r)ortal.ncdenr.org /web /wg /swr)/ws /401. The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit
Number 13 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should get 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, and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
The above noted Certifications will expire when the associated 404 permits expire unless otherwise
specified in the General Certification. In addition to the requirements of the certification, you must also comply
with the following conditions:
1. The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas
has commenced.
2. Approved Impacts:
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Temporary Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent Impact
Stream Stabilization
105 linear ft
3. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you 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.
Mooresville Regional Office
Location: 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115
Phone: [phone]\Fax: [phone]\ Customer Service: 1- 877 - 623 -6748
Internet: http: / /portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq
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4. Recommended that the use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques must be
used where practicable. If riprap is necessary, it shall not be placed in the streambed, unless approved by
DWQ.
5. 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 Preconstruction Notification application. All construction activities
associated with this project shall meet, and /or exceed, those requirements specified in the most recent
version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual and shall be conducted so that no
violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur.
6. 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 two months of the date the Division of Land
Resources has released the project.
7. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the NC DWQ. Please send photographs of the upstream and
downstream sides of each culvert site to document correct installation, along with the Certificate of
Completion form.
8. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Quail Hollow Club) shall conduct all activities in a manner so as not
to contravene any state water quality standard (including any requirements for compliance with section
303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of state and federal law. If DWQ
determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including the failure to sustain a designated or
achieved use) or that state or federal law is being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure
compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this certification to include conditions appropriate to assure
compliance with such standards and requirements in accordance with 15 A NCAC 2H.0507(d). Before
codifying the certification, DWQ shall notify the applicant and the US Army Corps of Engineers, provide public
notice in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0503, and provide opportunity for public hearing in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H.0504. Any new or revised conditions shall be provided to the applicant in writing, shall be
provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for reference in any permit issued pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act, and shall also become conditions of the 404 Permit for the project.
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of the General Statute 150B by filing
a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of the Administrative Hearings (hereby known as
OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http: / /www.ncoah.com /or by calling the OAH Clerk's
Office at (919) 431 -3000.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. A petition
is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in
the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding state holidays).
The petitions may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431 -3100, provided the original and one (1) 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: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285

One (1) copy of the petition must also be serried on DENR as follows:
Mr. Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
This letter completes the review of DWQ under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any
questions, please telephone Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704 - 663 -1699 or Ms. Karen
Higgins in the Central Office in Raleigh 919 - 807 -6360.
Sincerely,
for Thomas A. Reeder
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit
Greg Antemann, CWS