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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Colleen H, Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
January 5, 2009
Mr. Jeff Carpenter, Director
Jackson County Recreation and Parks Department
88 Cullowhee Mtn. Rd.
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Subject: 401 Water Quality Certification - Approval
Jackson County Recreation and Parks Dept.
(Boat Ramp Removal/Shoreline Stabilization)
DWQ Project # 09-1252
Jackson County
LTN02 / Lake Glenville (Thorpe Reservoir) / 2-79-23-(1) / WS-III, B, HQW
Dear Mr. Carpenter:
The Division of Water Quality (Division) 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 0.08 acres of open waters below normal pool
elevation and 0.05 acres above normal pool elevation [110 linear feet] for the purpose of boat ramp removal and
shoreline stabilization 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
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) Jackson County Erosion and
Sediment Control regulations and Jackson County Water Supply Watershed 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.
Because Jackson County is removing the concrete boat ramp and adding grass/vegetation to the area, the
Division recommends a 30 foot vegetated buffer from the shoreline (the high water line).
Location: 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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Mr. Carpenter
January 5, 2009
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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:
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Waters 0.08 (acres) Below water line
(application - 3300 ft2)
Waters 0.05 (acres) Above water line
(application - 2200 ft2)
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.
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 Susan A. Wilson in the Asheville Regional Office
at 828-296-4500.
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
CHS/saw
Eric: GC3693
Certificate of Completion
cc: Lori Beckwith, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
401 Permitting Unit - Central Office
ARO File Copy
Jackson County Erosion Control Office
Jackson County Planning/ Water Supply Watershed
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