20171555 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20171218

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
Environmental Quality Interim Director
18 December 2017
D W R # 17-1555
Rowan County
Sharon D'Andrea
225 White Crane Rd.
Salisbury, NC 28146
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions;
Shoreline Stabilization, White Crane Rd., High Rock Lake
Dear Ms. D'Andrea,
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
November 27, 2017 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on December 4, 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. Please note
that this approval is for the repair and stabilization of the existing shoreline but this approval does not
allow any extension of the shoreline into the lake. 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b), 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c)
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (sq. ft.) permanent
Open Waters — below normal pool
160 sq. ft. (.008 ac)
Open Waters — above normal pool
800 sq. ft.
Shoreline Length
160 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
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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]
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) To the extent practicable, a vegetated strip (trees) along the shoreline should remain to mediate storm
water runoff to the lake.
5) All staging, including spoil, stockpile and construction material, should occur away from the shoreline to
prevent incidental impacts to water quality.
6) All stormwater should be directed as diffuse or sheet flow (not piped) at non-erosive velocities and
should not re -concentrate before discharging into the lake.
7) 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)]
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 1508 by filing a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A
petition form maybe obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at
[phone] 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 [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: 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 DEQ:
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. Please contact Alan
Johnson at 704-663-1699 or alan.][e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures
cc: DWRMRO - file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file