20031224 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20031029

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Michael F. Easley, C;ovemor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
Coleen 1-1. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
October 29, 2003
DWQ# 03-1224
Mecklenburg County
Mr. Dennis Heskett
21131 Harken Dr.
Cornelius, NC 28031
Subject Property: Sandy Cove Ln., Cornelius, NC
WETLANDS/ 401®RAURP
NOV 0 4 2003
WATER QVALRVW?ft
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and Authorization CERTIFICATE per the Catawba River
Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 213 .0243) with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Heskett:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill or
to otherwise impact approximately .014 acres of waters and .007 acres of protected riparian buffers for the
purpose of installing rip rap along approximately 118 linear feet of shoreline, as described in your application
received on October 2, 2003. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered
by Water Quality General Certification Number 3373, which can be viewed on our web site at
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. This General Certification allows you to use the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Regional Permit No. 198200030 when issued.. This letter also serves as your approved Authorization
Certificate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers per 15A NCAC 2B .0243. Please note that you should get
any 'other federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project, including (but not limited to)
Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed.
This Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless otherwise specified in the
General Certification. 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 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. If total wetland fills for this
project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H.0506 (h).
For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached Certification, as well as
the additional conditions listed below:
1. All stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers
and will not re-concentrate before discharging into the stream as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0243 (5).
2. No trees (except those allowed) are to be removed from the buffer except within 3 feet of the shoreline for the
installation of rip rap. Impacts to the ground cover will kept to a minimum during the installation.
3.
Upon completion of the project, the Applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed. ,The
responsible party shall complete the attached form and return it to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the NC Division
of Water Quality upon completion of the project. Please send photographs upstream and downstream of
each culvert site to document correct installation along with the Certificate of Completion form. WAQ
NEDENR
N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
[phone] (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (httn://h2o.enr.state. nc.us!ncwctlands)
Customer Service #: 1-877-623-6748

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If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You
must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition that
conforms to Chapter 1506 of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714
Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless
you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
If you have any questions, please telephone Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or
Cyndi Karoly in the Central Office in Raleigh at 919-733-9721.
Sincerely,

Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
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Duke Power lake Management
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