20181097 Ver 3_Revised Approval Letter_20201124

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 23, 2020
DWR # 18-1097 Ver. 3
Catawba County
Resource Environmental Solutions (RES)
Attn: Katie Webber
302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Dogtown Stream Mitigation Bank
Dear Ms. Webber:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
November 14, 2019, revised and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) October 1, 2020
and payment received November 20, 2020, with subsequent information on November 19, 2020. These
impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Numbers 4134 and 4135. This
Certification replaces the Certification issued on December 20, 2019. This certification is associated
with the use of Nationwide Permit Numbers 14 and 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
1,034 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
S2
873
0
S3
30
0
S4
0
20
S5
0
25
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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S6
0
100
S7
763
0
S8
30
0
S9
0
20
S 10
1,177
0
S11
30
0
S12
0
20
S13
0
100
S14
0
100
S15
196
0
S16
1,130
0
S17
30
0
S18
0
20
S19
1,053
0
S20
25
0
Tota 1
6,371
405
404/401 Wetlands
W1
0.106 (acres)
0 (acres)
W2
0.128
0
W 3
0.049
0
W4
0.008
0
W5
0
0.057
W6
0
0.052
W 7
0.008
0
W8
0.020
0
Tota 1
0.319
0.109
Open Waters
01
0.658 (acres)
0 (acres)
02
0.350
0
03
1.570
0
Tota 1
2.578
0
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)].
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions of the attached Water Quality General
Certification, you must notify the Central Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend
or holiday) from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.

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The permittee shall report to the Central Office any noncompliance with, and/or any violation of, stream
or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .0200] including but not limited to sediment impacts to streams or
wetlands. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or
holiday) from the time the permittee became aware of the non-compliance circumstances.
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 Chapter 150B of the North C25arolina General Statutes
by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of Administrative
Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set forth in Chapter
150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code.
Additional information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition forms may be accessed at
http://www.ncoah.com or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone].
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
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 and 4135
cc: Steve Kichefski, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Todd Tugwell, Kim Browning, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Alan Johnson, DWR Mooresville RO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
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