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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
April 14, 2000
Watauga County
DWQ Project # 000516
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Richard W. Kitchell
PO Box 469
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Dear Mr. Kitchell:
f You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to impact 0.16 acres of
wetlands and 40 feet Middle Fork Creek in Watauga County for the purpose of road construction, as you described in your
application received by the Division of Water Quality on April 12, 2000. After reviewing your application, we have decided
that this action is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3103. This certification allows you to use
Nationwide Permit Number 14 when the Corps of Engineers issues it. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or
local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Coastal
Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Water shed regulations. This approval will expire when the accompanying
404 or CAMA permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must
be.given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total
wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in
15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions below and those listed in
the attached certification.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, 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, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-
7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you
have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-9646.
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DEM ID: CORPS ACTION ID:
NATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #):
PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION APPLICATION
FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE:
1) NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
2) APPLICATION FOR SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
3) COORDINATION WITH THE NC DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
SEND THE ORIGINAL AND (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE APPROPRIATE FIELD OFFICE
OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SKEET). SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE
SENT TO THE N.C- DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET)
PT,F.ASF. PRTNT_
1. OWNERS NAME: Richard W. Kitchell
2. MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 469, Blowing Rock, NC 24605
SUBDIVISION NAME: Wonderland Wooca.s II
CITY: Blowing Rock STATE: N ZIP CODE: 2,9605
PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION NAME (IF DIFFERENT FROM
MAILING ADDRESS ABOVE) Wonderland Woods TT, Rlnwing Rnrl,-, TTC 7,9605
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOME) : (828),)95-9634 (WORK) : 4-
4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL,
ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER:
LOG?TION OF WORK (PROVIDE A MAP, PREFERABLY A COPY OF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC ?L?P OR
AERIAL PHOTCGRAPHY WITH SCALE) :
COUNTY: Watauga NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: Plowing Rock, TTC 28605
SPECIFIC LOCNTION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.)
Between Wonderland Woods Dr. & Wonderland Drive, Rl nwi ng Roc-l-, NC 19605
This project will extend Wonderland Woods Dr. to Wonderland Dr.
6. IMPACTED OR NEAREST STREAM/RIVER: Hiddle Fork
RIVER BASIN: New River
7a. IS PROJECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL SALTWATER
(SA), HIGH QUALITY WATERS (HQW), OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATERS (ORW), WATER SUPPLY
(WS-I OR WS-II)? YES 7.Yl NO [ 1 IF YES, EXPLAIN: Trout Waters
7b. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
ARE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (AEC)? YES [ ] NO NXl
7c. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COASTAL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 FOR LIST OF COASTAL
COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN (LUP) DESIGNATION:
8d. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS PROPERTY-
YES [ ' NO Oal IF YES, PROVIDE ACTION I. D. NUMBER. CF PREVIOUS PERMIT AND ANY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401 CERTIFICATION): Attached
401 Letter
8b. ARE ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUESTS EXPECTED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE?
YES [ J NO KXl IF YES, DESCRIBE ANTICIPATED WORK:
9A. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND: 15 Acres
9B. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED CN PROJECT SITE: 1.5
10A. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY:
FILLING: --- EXCAVATION: ---
FLOODING: 0 OTHER: 0.16
DRAINAGE: 0 TOTAL ACRES TO BE IMPACTED: 0.16
10B. (1) STREAM CHANNEL TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PRCJECT (IF RELOCATED, PROVIDE
DISTANCE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER RELOCATION):
LENGTH BEFORE: 40, FT AFTER: 40' FT
WIDTH BEFORE (based on normal high water contours): 10, FT
WIDTH AFTER: 81 FT
AVERAGE DEPTH BEFORE: 0.2 FT AFTER: 0.2 FT
(2) STREAM CHANNEL IMPACTS WILL RESULT FROM: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
OPEN CHANNEL RELOCATION: PLACEMENT OF PIPE IN CHANNEL: X
CHANNEL ELEVATION: CONSTRUCTION OF A DAW FLOODING:
OTHER:
11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A POND IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE WATERSHED DRAINING
To THE POND? N/A
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED POND SURFACE AREA?
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF TYPE.OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
TO BE USED (ATTACH PLANS: 8Y' x 11" DRAWINGS ONLY): Installation of 40 T
of 8'W x 5'H precast box culvert using track backhoe.
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK: To provide access road for new subdivision.
14. STATE REASONS WHY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN
WETLANDS. (INCLUDE ANY MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE WETLAND IMPACTS):
Wetlands are immediately adjacent to stream channel and. approximately
30' wide. CAnnot construct road without crossing stream & wetlands.
15. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO) (SEE
AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET) REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE
PERMIT AREA WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
DATE CONTACTED:
16. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS OR THE USE OF PUBLIC
(STATE) LAND? YES [ ] NO XX] (IF NO, GO TO 18)
a. IF YES, DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT?
YES [ ] NO [ ]
b. IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT BEEN REVIEWED THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATION STATE CLEARINGHOUSE? YES [ ] NO [ ]
IF ANSWER TO 17b IS YES, THEN SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE STATE
CLEARINGHOUSE TO DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MS.
CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATION, 116 ["TEST JONES STREET, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27603-8003, TELEPHONE
[phone].
17. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IF PROPOSED ACTIVITY
INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS:
a. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, LAKES AND PONDS ON THE
PROPERTY (FOR NATIONWIDE PERMIT NUMBERS 14, 18, 21, 26, 29, AND 38). ALL
STREAMS (INTERMITTENT AND PERMANENT) ON THE PROPERTY MUST BE SHOWN ON THE MAP.
MAP SCALES SHOULD BE 1 INCH EQUALS 50 FEET OR 1 INCH EQUALS 100 FEET OR THEIR
EQUIVALENT. N/A per Telcon of 3-24-00
b. IF AVAILABLE, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE IMPACTED BY PROJECT.
c. IF DELINEATION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT INCLUDE ALL DATA SHEETS RELEVANT
TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE.
d. ATTACH A COPY OF THE STORM'WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IF REQUIRED.
e. WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? Residential
f. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL?
Public - Town of Blowing Rock, NC WWTP
g. SIGNED AND DATED BY AGENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER, IF APPLICABLE.
NOTE: WETLANDS OR WATERS OF THE U.S. MAY NOT BE IMPACTED PRIOR TO:
1) ISSUANCE OF A SECTION 404 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT, AND
2) EITHER THE ISSUANCE OR WAIVER OF A 401 DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(WATER QUALITY) CERTIFICATION.

OWNER'S/AGENT'S SIGNATURE
(AGENT'S SIGNATURE VALID ONLY
IF AUTHORIZATION LETTER FROM
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RECEIVED
William H. Miller ff
117 Loblolly Lane Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
Boone, N. C 28607 E-mail pai@boonenet
April 6,20M .0 0 0 5 1 6
Mr. John Dorney
Divison of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment And Natural Resources
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
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WATER OLIAL T"' SK Dear Mr. Dorney:

Please find 7 copies of the Pre-Construction Application, as sent to Mr Steve Chapin, USACE,
Ashville, N. C. for the installation of a box culvert in the Wonderland Woods Development in
Blowing Rock, N. C.
Also please find the enclosed check to the N. C. DIVISON OF WATER QUALITY
in the amount of $200.00.
Sincerely
William H. Mil er, PE