GC 3099

GENERAL CERTIFICATION FOR PROJECTS ELIGIBLE
FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS REGIONAL PERMIT NUMBER 198200030 (TVA, or FERC
Regulated Public Utilities) AND REGIONAL PERMIT 198200079 (COE Lake
and Reservoir Maintenance, Re air and Construction Activities)
This General Certification is issued in conformity with the
requirements of Section 401, Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the
United States and subject to the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality Regulations in 15A NCAC 2H, Section .0500 and 15A NCAC
2B .0200 for the discharge of fill material to waters and wetland
areas as described in the Wilmington District's Regional tGeneral)
Permit Number 198200030 and Regional Permit Number 198200079. This
Certification replaces Water Quality Certification Number 2674 issued
on January 21, 1992. This WQC is rescinded when the Corps of
Engineers reauthorize these Regional General Permits or when deemed
appropriate by the Director of the DWQ.
The State of North Carolina certifies that the specified
category of activity will not violate applicable portions of 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. Activities which require approval under either of these
General Permits but do not result in fill of waters or
wetlands such as docks, piers or boathouses) do not require
written concurrence from the Division of Water Quality as
long as they comply with all other conditions of this
General Certification;
2. Activities which result in fill of waters or wetlands under
this General Certification require written concurrence from
the Division of Water Quality;
3. That appropriate sediment and erosion control practices
which equal or exceed those outlined in the most recent
edition of the "North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control
Planning and Design Manual" or "North Carolina Surface
Mining Manual" (available from the Division of Land
Resources inn DEHNR Regional and Central Offices) are
utilized to prevent exceedances of the appropriate turbidity
water quality standard (50 NTUs in streams and rivers not
designated as trout by DWQ; 25 NTUs in all saltwater
classes, and all lakes and reservoirs; and 10 NTUs in trout
waters ~ ;
4. All sediment and erosion control measures placed in wetlands
or waters shall be removed and the natural grade restored
after the Division of Land Resources has released the
project;
5. Measures shall be taken to prevent live or fresh concrete
from coming into contact with waters of the state until the
concrete has hardened;
6. If an environmental document is required, this Certification
is not valid until a FONSI or ROD is issued by the Slate
Clearinghouse;
7. That additional site-specific conditions may be added to
projects proposed with fill under this Certification in
order to ensure compliance with all applicable water quality
and effluent standards;

8. Concurrence from DWQ that this Certification applies to an
individual project shall expire three years from the date of
the cover letter from DWQ.
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 and may result in criminal and/or
civil penalties.
The Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality may
require submission of a formal application for individual
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
of the wetland or downstream waters are precluded.
Public hearings may be held for specific applications or
group of applications prior to a Certification decision if deemed
in the public's best interest by the Director of the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality.
Effective data: 11 February 1997.
DIVISION OF WATER UAL TY
By
A. Preston Howard, Jr. P.E.
Director
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