20151248 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20211207

R.OY COOPER.
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 7, 2021
DWR # 15-1248V2
Union County
Jonathan McCall
Carolina Develoment Services
2627 Brekonridge Centre Dr.
Monroe, NC 28110
Delivered via email [e-mail]
Subject: Approval of Goose Creek Riparian Buffer Impacts with Additional Conditions;
Ashe Meadows Development
Dear Mr. McCall,
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
submitted/received December 1, 2021. These impacts are covered by the Goose Creek Riparian Buffer
Rule and the conditions listed below. 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 following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below and all of
the conditions of the Goose Creek Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0614]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Buffers
2250 (square feet)
This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and specifications
for this project are incorporated by reference as part of this Authorization Certificate. If you change your
project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package. If
the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Authorization Certificate and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0611(b)(2)]
This approval includes the additional conditions listed below:
1. The area beyond the approved permanent impact shall be restored to allow for its return to
it pre-existing state. Protective boundaries may be required to properly identified this area.
2. All staging, including spoil, stockpile and construction materials, shall occur outside of the
buffer.
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704.663.1699

3. All stormwater shall be directed as diffuse or sheet flow (not piped) at non -erosive velocities
through the buffer. To the maximum extent practical, the existing hydrology shall be
maintained.
4. The applicant and/or authorized agent shall provide a completed Certificate of Completion
Form to the DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit within ten days of project completion.
(available at: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ws/401/certsandpermits/apply/forms or
see attached. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0614(9)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested [G.S. 143-215.5].
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions below, you must notify the Mooresville Regional
Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the permittee
becomes aware of the circumstances.
The permittee shall report to the Mooresville Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions of
this Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC
02B .0614]. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend
or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the circumstances.
This Authorization can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes
by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of Administrative
Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set forth in Chapter
150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code.
Additional information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition forms may be accessed at
http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone].
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the review of the Division under which the Goose Creek Riparian Buffer Rules as
described in 15A NCAC 02B .0614. Please contact Alan Johnson at 704-560-0403 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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for
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures

cc: Paul Petitgout, [e-mail]
DWR MRO - file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file