Unk Ver 1_Staff Comments_20040308 (1380)

Nf A Michael F. Easley, Governor
O?? 9QG William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
` Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
.? Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
WATER QUALITY SECTION
March 8, 2004 WETLA1° DS 1401 U,Z101?iT,
LIAR 1 6 2004
Dan Moser Company
P.O. Box 350
Mineral Springs, NC 28108

Subject: 401 Water Quality Certification
Hearhwood Subdivision
Cabarrus County, NC
Dear Sir or Madam:
This Office has received information from the Cabarrus County Soil and Water Conservation
District that you may be planning to disturb jurisdictional wetlands and/or 150+ linear feet of stream
channel during construction of the subject development.
Please be advised that pursuant to Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and North Carolina
Division of Water Quality (the Division) regulations prior approval is required before initiating any
activity that would disturb more than 150 linear feet of stream channel and/or 0.1 acre or more of
wetlands. It should also be noted that it is the responsibility of the ACOE to determine whether or not
any channel being impacted is indeed a stream for which they may claim jurisdiction.
For jurisdictional channel impacts, compensatory mitigation may be required to replace
unavoidable lost or degraded aquatic life uses of these streams, either through in-stream measures and/or
riparian techniques such as buffer establishment or vegetative planting for temperature control (typically
referred to as stream bio-engineering). In determining whether stream mitigation will be necessary, the
Division will need to ascertain whether the stream supports aquatic activity.
In order to obtain the Division's approval for any proposed stream and /or wetland impacts,
seven (7) copies of the Pre-construction Notification Application (PCN) should be completed and
returned along with supporting maps and documentation to the addresses listed in the application.
Please make sure that-all maps submitted with the application are of suitable scale (e.g. V = 100') and
delineate all impacted streams, ponds, and/or wetlands on the project site. Downloadable copies of the
Division's General Certifications as well as the PCN can be accessed at the Division's Wetland web
page:
httv://h2o.ehnr.state.nc.us/newetlands/
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N. C. Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office, 919 North Main Street, Mooresville NC 28115 [phone] Customer Service
1-877-623-6748
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If you do not have access to this web page, please contact this Office at the phone number listed below
and a copy of the PCN will be forwarded to you. If you have already filed for the 401 certification,
please disregard this notice. You should also note that issuance of an ACOE 404 Permit or receipt of a
written ACOE delineation verification does not relieve you of your responsibility of determining the
need for a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division of Water Quality prior to proceeding with
any channel or wetland impacts.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Alan Johnson or me at (704) 663-
1699.
Sincerely,
D. Rex leason, P.E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Cc: Dennis Testerman, Cabarrus SWCD
John Dorney, DWQ
Steve Chapin, USACOE