20191577 Ver 1_Public Hearing Notice_20200218

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 18, 2020
DEQ-DWR-Wetlands-Public Listsery
Jeff Poupart, N.C. Division of Water Resources, Water Quality Permitting Section
Water Quality Certification Application for Biltmore Farms, LLC
The purpose of this Public Notice is outlined below. This notice is available electronically at
http://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-
branch/401-wetlands-buffer-oermits/401-Dublic-notices
I. Public Notice and Notice of a Public Hearing on March 19. 2020 for Biltmore Farms. LLC
401 Water Quality Certification: DWR #20191577 Version 1
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on November 12, 2019, Biltmore Farms, LLC (One Town
Square Boulevard, Suite 330, Asheville NC 28803) applied to the N.C. Division of Water
Resources (DWR) for a 401 Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the
Federal Clean Water Act and Title 15A NCAC 02H .0500. In accordance with the application
submitted on November 12, 2019, Biltmore Farms, LLC is seeking the certification to
permanently impact 0.067 acres of 404 jurisdictional wetlands and 141 linear feet of
jurisdictional stream, and to temporarily impact 116 linear feet of jurisdictional stream to
construct a bridge over the French Broad River in Buncombe County.
The public is hereby notified that DWR will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
March 19, 2020 at the Asheville -Buncombe Technical Community College (A.B. Tech)
Conference Center, located at 16 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville, NC 28801. Sign -in and speaker
registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of this public hearing is to allow interested
persons to submit oral and/or written comments regarding the 401 Water Quality
Certification application submitted to DWR.
The public is also invited to comment in writing on the application. Written comments must
be received by DWR no later than 5 p.m. on Monday April 20, 2020. Please mail written
comments to: 401 Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. Written
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comments may also be submitted via email to: [e-mail]. Please
include "Biltmore Farms, LLC" in the email's subject line.
The application is available online at:
https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/WaterResources/Browse.aspx?dbid=0&startid=1071308. The
application is also available at the DWR Asheville Regional Office, located at 2090 U.S. 70
Highway Swannanoa, NC 28778, and may be inspected with an appointment between 8 am
and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays. For questions or to schedule an
appointment, contact Andrew Moore at 828-296-4500. File materials may not be removed
from any DWR office; copy machines are available for use upon payment of the cost thereof
to DWR pursuant to G.S. 132-6.2.