GC 2176

GENERAL CERTIFICATION
THIS GENERAL CERTIFICATION is issued in conformity with
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the requirements of Section 401, Public Laws 92-500 and
95-217 of the United States and subject to the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management Regulations in
15NCAC2H, Section .0500 for the discharge of fill material
to navigable waters or adjacent wetlands areas,which are
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above the headwaters or to wetland areas that, are not a part
of the surface tributary system to interstate waters or
navigable waters of the United States (i, e . isolated
wetlands) as described in 33 CFR 330.5 (a) (26) of the Corps
of Engineers' regulations. The category of activities shall
include any fill activity in these headwaters and isolated
wetlands areas where the activity does not result in the
loss or substantial modification of 10 acres or more of
waters of the United States, including wetlands.
The State of North Carolina certifies that the
specified category of activity will not violate Sections
301, :302, 303, 306 and 307 of the Public Laws 92-500 and
95-217 if conducted in accordance with the conditions
hereinafter set forth.
Conditions of Certification:
1. Proposed fill or substantial modification of 1 to
10 acres of such waters, including wetlands,
requires a written concurrence from the Division
of Environmental Management. Activities involving
less than one acre do not require written
concurrence.
2. Excluded from this General Certification are
discharges of fill in waters classified WS I, II,
or I II (public water supplies ) and SA (shellfish
waters). This exclusion also applies to fill in
wetlands adjacent to these waters . Discharge
proposed for these waters or wetlands must be
considered for certification on a case-by-case
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3. That the discharge will consist of suitable
material free from toxic pollutants in other than
trace quantities;
4. That established erosion control practices are
utilized to prevent excessive increases in
turbidity and settleable solids concentrations in
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the water body as a result of the discharge;
5. That the discharge of fill material shall be in
accordance with the conditions and management
practices specified by the Corps of Engineers in
33 CFR 330.5 and 330.6 for nationwide permit
number 26.
Non-compliance with or violation of the conditions
herein set forth by a specific fill project shall result in
revocation of this Certification for the project.
The Director of the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management may require submission of a formal
application for certification for any project in this
category of activity, if it is determined that the project
is likely to have a significant adverse effect upon water
quality or degrade the waters so that existing uses are
precluded.
Public Hearings may be held for specific applications
or group of applications prior to Certification if deemed in
the public's best interest by the Director of the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
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WQC # 2176