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Home My WebLink About20200798 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20200901ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 1, 2020 DWR# 20-0798V2 Mecklenburg County Mr. Stephen Scott City of Charlotte 5100 Brookshire Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28216 Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Little Hope Creek Sewer Dear Mr. Scott: You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated August 6, 2020, and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on August 17, 2020. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 4133 which can be viewed on our web site at https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/401-wetlands- buffer-permits/401-401-isolated-wetlands-waters-program The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE). Please note that you should get any other federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations. The above noted Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification. It is advised that all conditions of the Certification are reviewed prior to initiation of the project. In addition to the requirements of the Certification, you must also comply with the following conditions: This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be required to send us a new application for a new Certification. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 300 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter; and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. 15A NCAC 02H .0506 and 15A NCAC 02H .0507 2. The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas has commenced. 15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e) D E Qbi�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 vOry rN Cx:40:.itiA � N. a Io E".w^^�"��a°:r� /� 704.663.1699 3. Approved Impacts: Type of Impact Amount Approved Temporary Impact Amount Approved Permanent Impact Stream 371 linear ft. (excavate) 210 linear ft. (stabilization) Wetland (BLHW) 0.02 acre 0.02 acre 4. Diversion Ditches and other storm water conveyances as related to the sediment and erosion control measures shall be matted and/or stabilized to reduce sediment loss and turbidity. This includes interior/exterior slopes of sediment basins. 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3) and (c)(3) 5. Bare/fill slopes in excess of 10 feet in height and within 30 feet of surface waters shall be matted. 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3) and (c)(3) 6. Use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques is recommended where practicable instead of riprap or other bank hardening methods. If riprap is necessary, it shall not be placed in the streambed, unless approved by DWR 7. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in waters of the U.S., or protected riparian buffers. 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(3) 8. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by this Certification. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) 9. The permittee shall report to the Mooresville Regional Office any noncompliance with this certification, any violation of stream or wetland standards [including but not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 business days of the time the applicant becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Division may waive the written submission requirement on a case -by -case basis. 15A NCAC 02B .0200 10. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings submitted for approval. 15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) 11. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return a "Certificate of Completion" form to the 401/Wetlands Branch of the Division using the following link: https:Hedocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Certificate-of-Completion. 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of the General Statute 150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of the Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding state holidays). The petitions may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431-3100, provided the original and one (1) copy of the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission. Mailing address for the OAH: If sending via US Postal Service: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.) Office of Administrative Hearings 1711 New Hope Church Rd. Raleigh, NC 27609-6285 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows: Mr. Bill Lane, General Counsel Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 This letter completes the review by the Division under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699. Sincerely, EA DocuSigned by: #-. w"Nuft for F161FB69A2D84A3... W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ Attachment cc: Bryan Rhoden Reynolds, Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte, email Megan Bollero, CWS, megan@cws-inc.net DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file MRO, Land Quality CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION NCDWR Project No.: Applicant: Project Name: Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification: County: Certificate of Completion Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Wetland & Buffer Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these. Applicant's Certification I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Agent's Certification Date: I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Engineer's Certification Partial Final Date: I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature Registration No. Date