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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
November 4, 2009
Jeff Smith
5022 Whiterock Lane
Morganton, NC 28655
Subject: 401 Water Quality Certification - Approval
Smith Shoreline Stabilization
DWQ Project # 20090985
Burke County
CT1330 / Lake James / 11-(8)/ Class C
Dear Mr. Smith:
The DWQ has completed the review of your 401 Water Quality Certification application associated with the
subject project listed above.
Approval has been granted to place fill within or otherwise impact 1 10 linear feet of shoreline for the purpose of
shoreline stabilization and water access at the subject property. This approval requires you to follow the
conditions listed in the attached Certification and any additional conditions listed below.
Project impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3693. This Certification allows
you to use Regional General Permit 30 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your
application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire upon expiration of the corresponding USACE
General Permit Verification. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required
federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and
Sediment Control and Catawba Buffer regulations.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project,
you must notify us and may be required to submit a new application.
Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of
this Certification are met. No other impacts are approved including incidental impacts:
I Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Waters 110 (linear feet) Stabilization
Location* 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: 828-296-45001 FAX: 828-299-70431 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
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Smith Shoreline Stabilization
November 4, 2009
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Additional Conditions
1. Diffuse Flow (No Review)
All constructed stormwater conveyance outlets shall be directed and maintained as diffuse flow at non-
erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers such that it will not re-concentrate before
discharging into a waters.
2. Burke County Catawba Buffer Ordinance
The proposed project must comply with the Burke County local riparian buffer ordinance approved by
the Division of Water Quality under the Catawba River Basin: Protection and Maintenance of Existing
Riparian Buffers, 15A NCAC 02B .0243(b).
3. Turbidity Standard
The turbidity standard of 25 NTUs (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) shall not be exceeded as described
in 15 A NCAC 2B..0200. Appropriate sediment and erosion control practices must be used to meet this
standard.
4. No Sediment and Erosion Control Measures in Wetlands and Waters
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 six months of the date that the
Division of Land Resources or locally delegated program has released the project.
5. Rip-Rap Installation
Riprap shall be placed as a linear protective measure upon the natural or re-graded slopes. Stone used in
stabilization shall be a random size, varying from Class B riprap up to 6 feet in diameter to provide
additional wildlife habitat. All exposed soils above the Riprap stabilized area shall be replanted in
accordance with the attached Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or stream
impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive
this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-
6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
Smith Shoreline Stabilization
November 4, 2009
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This letter completes the review of your application by the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Barnett in the Asheville Regional Office at
828-296-4657.
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
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Eric: GC3693
Certificate of Completion
Catawba River Buffer Rule
Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration
cc: Carissa Castle, Bennick Enterprises, LLC - E Copy
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
401 Permitting Unit - Central Office
File Copy
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