20181271 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20201106

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 4, 2020
DWR # 18-1271
Surry County
NC Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Lin Xu
217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Attn: Aaron Earley
1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 103
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Dear Mr. Xu and Mr. Earley:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
October 26, 2020, received by the Division of Water Resources October 26, 2020 and payment received
October 26, 2020. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification
Number 4134. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 27 once it is
issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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 Division has determined that the proposed project will comply with water quality requirements
provided that you adhere to the conditions listed in the enclosed certification.
The following proposed impacts are hereby approved. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Stream
S1
0 (linear feet)
1,388 (linear feet)
S2
1,739
0
S3
179
0
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
NORTH c ROLINA
OepartmeM of Environmental Quality /`� 919.707.9000

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S4
427
0
S5
57
0
S6
509
0
S7
0
386
S8
168
0
S9
0
65
S10
116
0
S11
0
61
S12
0
85
S13
20
0
S14
293
0
S15
0
17
S16
80
0
Tota 1
3,588
2,002
404/401 Wetlands
W1
0 (acres)
0.018 (acres)
W2
0.029
0
W 3
0
0.019
W4
0.060
0
W5
0
0.168
W6
0
0.533
W7
0.124
0
W8
0
0.001
W9
0.003
0
W 10
0
0.000
W 11
0
0.014
W 12
0
0.007
W 13
0
0.009
W 14
0
0.013
W 15
0.005
0
W 16
0
0.002
W 17
0
0.001
W 18
0
0.005
W 19
0
0.003
Tota 1
0.221
0.793
This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and specifications
for this project are incorporated by reference as part of this Certification. If you change your project,
you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package with the
appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)].

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The permittee shall report to the Central Office any noncompliance with the conditions of this
Certification, the conditions of the applicable Water Quality General Certification, and/or any violation
of stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .0200] including but not limited to sediment impacts.
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.
The issuance of the 401 Water Quality Certification for the restoration/enhancement project does not
represent an approval of credit yield for the project.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B by filing a
written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as
OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's
Office at [phone] for information. 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 between 8:OOam and S:OOpm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one 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: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to Department of Environmental Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

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This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Please
contact Erin Davis at 919-817-0360 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DOCUSignn�eJd by:
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Paul Wojoski, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Enclosures: GC 4134
cc: Todd Tugwell, Kim Browning, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Sue Homewood, DWR Winston-Salem RO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
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