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18 December 2017
T C Darragh
Fernbrook HOA
P.O. Box 4636
Mooresville, NC 28117
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions;
Dredge, Fernbrook Dr., Lake Norman
Dear Mr. Darragh,
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
DWR # 17-1526
Iredell County
You have our approval forthe impacts listed below forthe purpose described in your application dated November
22, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on November 28, 2017. These impacts are covered
by the Water Quality General Certification Number 4145 (attached) and the additional conditions listed below.
This Certification is associated with the use of Regional Permit Number 198200030 issued by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers and expires on the same day. Please note that you should obtain any other applicable federal, state
or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited to) the local lake
management authority, erosion and sediment control, non -discharge, and water supply watershed regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed Certification, the General Permit, and
the following additional conditions:
1. 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), 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c)
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (sq. ft.) permanent
Open Waters (dredge)
0.5 ac. sq. ft.
Buffer
0 sq. ft.
Shoreline length
0 ft.
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 the Division 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 Certification and is responsible for complying with all
conditions. [15A NCAC 02H.0506 and 15A NCAC 02B.0243(8)]
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3. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office (610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC
28115) shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas has
commenced. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
4. No impact proposed in Catawba Riparian Buffer. [15A NCAC 02B.0243(6)]
S. Any access corridor shall not exceed 10 feet in width and shall be restored to its original condition
prior to the project. [15A NCAC 02B .0243(6)]
6. All staging, including spoil, stockpile and construction materials, shall occur outside of the buffer.
[15A NCAC 02B .0243(4)]
7. Work is to be conducted from land and discharged on land. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 and 15A NCAC
02B.0243(8)]
8. Discharge should be diffuse flow through the buffer. Turbidity curtains may be required. All
stormwater shall be directed as diffuse or sheet flow (not piped) at non-erosive velocities through
the protected lake buffer and should not re -concentrate before discharging into the lake. (15A
NCAC 02B.0243(5)]
9. 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 ora/web/wo/swp/ws/401/certsandpermits/apply/forms) or see attached. [15A
NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested.
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B by filing a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition
form may be obtained from the OAH at htti)://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-
3000 for information.
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 between 8:OOam and S:OOpm, excluding official state
holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431-3100, 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: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act as described in 15A
NCAC 02B .0243. Please contact Alan Johnson at 704-663-1699 or alan.iohnson@ncdenr.eov if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures
cc: Leah Smith, Rowboat Dock/Dredge
DWR MRO - file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file