GC 3274

CAMA PERMIT CERTIFICATION
GENERAL CERTIFICATION FOR PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS GENERAL
PERMIT NUMBER 198000291 (ISSUED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL
MANAGEMENT) AND NEUSE/TAR-PAMLICO BUFFER RULES
This General Certification is issued inconformity with requirement 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 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500 and 15 NCAC 2B .0200 for the discharge of fill material as
described in General Permit 198000291 and for the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B
.0233 and .0259). This Certification replaces Water Quality Certification Number 3025 issued on
September 6, 1995 and Water Quality Certification Number 3112 issued on February 11,1997. This WQC
is rescinded when the Corps of Engineers reauthorizes Regional General Permit 0291 or when deemed
appropriate by the Director of 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 conditions hereinafter set forth.
Conditions of Certification:
1. Activities authorized by CAMA major permits require written concurrence from the
Division of Water Quality as well as compliance with all conditions of this General
Certification;
2. Activities authorized by Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) Minor or General Permits
do not require written authorization from the Division of Water Quality as long as they
comply with all other conditions of this General Certification;
3. In accordance with North Carolina General Statute Section 143-215.3D(e),
any request for written concurrence fora 401 Water Quality Certification
must include the appropriate fee. If a project also requires a CAMA Permit, one payment to
both agencies shall be submitted and will be the higher of the two fees. The fee shall be
collected and distributed between the two agencies in accordance with agreements reached
between the Division of Water Quality and the Division of Coastal Management;
4. Impacts to any stream length in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins
requires written concurrence from DWQ in accordance with 15A NCAC 2B.0233 and 15A
NCAC 2B~ .0259. New development activities located in the protected 50-foot wide riparian
areas (whether jurisdictional wetlands or not) within the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins
shall be limited to "uses" identified within and constructed in accordance with 15A NCAC
2B .0233 and 15A NCAC 2B .0259. All new development shall be located, designed,
constructed, and maintained to have minimal disturbance to protect water quality to the
maximum extent practicable through the use of best management practices;
5. 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;
6. If an environmental document is required, this Certification is not valid until a
Finding of No Signficant Impact (FONSI) or Record of Decision (ROD) is issued by
the State Clearinghouse. All water quality-related conditions of the FONSI or ROD
shall become conditions of this Certification;

7. That appropriate sediment and erosion control practices which equal or exceed those outlined
in the most recent version of the "North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and
Design Manual" or the "North Carolina Surface Mining Manual" whichever is more
appropriate (available from the Division of Land Resources (DLR) in the DENR Regional or
Central Offices) shall be in full compliance with all specifications governing the proper
design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in
order to assure compliance with the appropriate turbidity water quality standard;
8. Measures shall be taken to prevent live or fresh concrete from coming into
contact with waters of the state until the concrete has hardened;
9. Additional site-specific conditions maybe added to projects which have
applied for LAMA major permits which are proposed under this Certification
in order to ensure compliance with all applicable water quality and effluent
standards;
10. When written concurrence is required, the applicant is required to use the enclosed
Certification of Completion form to notify DWQ when all work included in the 401
Certification has been completed;
11. Concurrence from DWQ that this Certification applies to an individual project
shall expire three years from the date of the cover letter from DWQ or on the same
day as the expiration date of the corresponding General Permit 198000291,
whichever is sooner.
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 andlor 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 date: 1 June 2000
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
By
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Ken T. Stevens
Director
WQC# 3274