20150414 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20160727

Water Resources
ENVIRONMLNTAL QUALITY
July 27, 2016
NC Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Tim Baumgartner, Deputy Director
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
PAT MCCRORY
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Nnu.ro
DWR# 15-0414
Rutherford County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS
Sandy Bridge Farm Mitigation Site
Dear Mr. Baumgartner:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated July 18, 2016, received by the Division of Water Resources (DWR) on July 22,
2016. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number
3885 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of
Nationwide Permit Number 27 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.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certifications) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Certification are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(linear feet)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(linear feet)
Temporary
Stream
UT to Cathey's Creek
1,485
0
Total
1,485 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Qua l ity I Water Resources
1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

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Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(acres)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(acres)
Temporary
Wetland
W 1
0
0.07
W2
0
0.04
W3
0
0.04
W4
0
0.04
W5
0
0.16
W6
0
0.15
W7
0
0.28
Total
0 (acres)
0.78 (acres)
2. 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 the Certification. If
you change your project, you must notify DWR and you may be required to submit a new
application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must
be given a copy of this approval letter and General Certifications)/Permit/Authorization
and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. All wetlands, or portions of wetlands, located within the limits of construction on the
project site that are not proposed to be impacted shall be clearly marked (example- orange
fabric fencing) prior to any land disturbing activities and must be maintained on the
property until the project phase is completed. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and
15A NCAC 02H.0507 (c)]
4. You have our approval for your proposed final stream enhancements/restorations plan.
The stream restorations/enhancements must be constructed, maintained, and monitored
according to the plans approved by this Office and this Certificate of Coverage. Any repairs
or adjustments to the site must be made according to the approved plans or must receive
written approval from this Office to make the repairs or adjustments. [15A NCAC 02H
.0506(h))
5. The issuance of the 401 Water Quality Certification for the restoration/enhancement
project does not represent an approval of credit yield for the project. [15A NCAC 02H
.0500(h)]
6. Monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with the approved mitigation plan dated June
2016. If monitoring indicates that all or portions of the project are failing to meet one or
more of the required success criteria, the monitoring report must provide a remedial action
plan to address the deficiency. The remedial action plan, at a minimum, must describe the

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failure, the source or reason for the failure, a concise description of the corrective measures
that are proposed, and a timeframe for the implementation of the corrective measures.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(h) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (3) and (c)(2) and (3)]
At the end of the required monitoring period, the applicant shall notify DWR in writing. If it
is determined that the project is failing, the applicant shall be given the opportunity to
express their intensions in writing regarding the future of the project. [15A NCAC 02H
.0506(h) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (3) and (c)(2) and (3)]
8. A monitoring report must be provided to DWR by March 311T of each monitoring year and
will be required for the entire monitoring period. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(h) and 15A NCAC
02H .0506(b)(2) and (3) and (c)(2) and (3)]
This Certification can be contested as provided in General Statute 1508 by filing a written petition
for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH)
within sixty (60) calendar days. A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at
http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone] for information.
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 between
8:OOam and S:OOpm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one 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:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to Department of Environmental Quality:
Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Unless such a petition is filed, this Certification shall be final and binding.

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This letter completes the review of DWR under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and 15A
NCAC 02H .0500. Please contact Mac Haupt at 919-807-6476 or [e-mail] if you
have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Enclosure(s): GC 3885
cc: Tim Morris, KCI (electronic copy)
Andrea Hughes, Special Projects Manager, Regulatory Division (electronic copy)
Scott Jones, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (electronic copy)
DWR ARO file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
Filename: 150414Sa n dyeridgeFa rm MitigationSite(R uth erfo rd (_401.docx