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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director Dee Freeman
Secretary
October 1, 2010
New Hanover County
DWQ Project #: 10-0759
Ms. Carol J. Green
240 Marsh Hen Drive
Wilmington NC 28409
Subject Property: Marsh Hen Drive-Green Property Stream Erosion Project
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Ms. Green:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions to impact 40 linear feet of stream to repair
an existing road crossing and to install a new driveway as described in your application received by the N.C.
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on September 13, 2010. After reviewing your application, it has been
determined that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3820 (GC3820).
This Certification can be found on line at: http://uortal.nedenr.orp/web/wp/swp/ws/401/Certsandpermits/gcs.
The Certification(s) allows you to use Nationwide Permit 14 when issued by the US Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE). In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required
federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion
and Sediment Control, Non-discharge, and stormwater regulations. Also, this approval to proceed with
your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of
wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general
conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are
approved including incidental impacts:
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
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2. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the CAMA Major application. All construction
activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion
control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality
standards, statutes, or rules occur.
3. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the maximum
extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is
unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six months of the date that
the Division of Land Resources has released the project.
4. Culvert Installation
Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands must be placed below
the elevation of the streambed by one (1) foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48
inches, and 20% of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow
low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures
including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in
dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the
above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium shall be
maintained if requested in Writing by DWQ. Culverts required for this project shall be installed in
such a manner that the original stream profiles are not altered. Existing stream dimensions
(including the cross section dimensions, pattern, and longitudinal profile) must be maintained above
and below locations of each culvert. Culverts shall be designed and installed to allow for aquatic
life movement as well as to prevent head cutting of the streams. If any of the existing pipes are or
become perched, the appropriate stream grade shall be re-established or, if the pipes installed in a
perched manner, the pipes shall be removed and re-installed correctly.
5. 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 the attached
Certificate of Completion to the 401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
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If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or
stream impacts), you may ask for an adj udicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that
you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B 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 Ian McMillan in the Central Office in Raleigh at 919-
733-1786 or Chad Coburn in the DWQ Wilmington Regional Office at 910-796-7215.
Sincerely,

Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Enclosures: GC 3820
Certificate of Completion
cc: Tom Walker - USACE Wilmington Field Office
Ian McMillan - DWQ 401 Oversight and Express Unit
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Certification of Completion
DWQ Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of Wetland Permit:
County:
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, and any
subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. This form may be
returned to DWQ 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:
Date:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
f, , as a duly registered Professional (i.e., Engineer,
Landscape Architect, Surveyor, etc.) 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 6e 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
Water Quality Certification No. 3820
Water Quality Certification Number 3820 is issued in conformity with the requirements of Section
401, Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the United States and subject to the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) Regulations in 15A NCAC 2H, Section .0500 and 15A NCAC 28
.0200 for the discharge of fill material to waters and adjacent wetland areas or to wetland areas
that are not a part of the surface tributary system to interstate waters or navigable waters of the
United States (as described in 33 CFR 330 Appendix A (B) (14) of the Corps of Engineers
regulations (Nationwide Permit No. 14 and Regional General Permit 198200031) and for the
Riparian Area Protection Rules (Buffer Rules) in 15A NCAC 26 .0200.
The State of North Carolina certifies that the specified category of activity will not violate
applicable portions of Sections 301, 302, 303, 306 and 307 of the Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217
if conducted in accordance with the conditions hereinafter set forth.
Any proposed fill or modification of wetlands and/or waters, including streams, under this General
Certification requires application to, and written approval from the Division of Water Quality (the
"Division") except for the single family lot exemption described below.
Application and written approval is not required for construction of a driveway to a single family lot
as long as the driveway involves less than 25 feet of temporary and/or permanent stream channel
impacts, including any in-stream stabilization needed for the crossing. This activity must meet all
of the Conditions of Certification listed below. If any of these Conditions cannot be met, or if the
activity is associated with or in response to a Notice of Violation from the Division of
Water Quality or the NC Division of Land Resources, then written approval from the
Division is required.
In accordance with North Carolina General Statute Section 143-215.31)(e), written approval for a
401 Water Quality General Certification must include the appropriate fee. If a project also
requires a CAMA Permit, one payment to both agencies shall be submitted and will be the higher
of the two fees.
Conditions of Certification:
1. No Impacts Beyond those Authorized in the Written Approval or Beyond the Threshold for
Use of this Certification
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts authorized in the written approval or beyond the
thresholds for use of this Certification, including incidental impacts. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control
Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality
standards, statutes, or rules occur.
2. Standard Erosion and Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications
governing the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best
Management Practices:
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a. Design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control
measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the
most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The
devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil)
projects, including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
b. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
North Carolina Surface Mining Manual.
c. Reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in
accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and the
Mining Act of 1971.
d. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures
and stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times, except for publicly
funded linear transportation projects when materials can be accessed offsite in a timely
manner.
e. If the project occurs in waters or watersheds classified as Primary Nursery Areas
(PNA's), Trout Jr), SA, WS-I, WS-I1, High Quality (HQW), or Outstanding Resource
(ORW) waters, then the sediment and erosion control requirements contained within
Design Standards in Sensitive Watersheds (15A NCAC 0413.0124) supercede all other
sediment and erosion control requirements.
3. No Sediment and Erosion Control Measures in Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures should not be placed in wetlands or waters outside
of the permitted impact areas without prior approval by the Division. If placement of sediment
and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is unavoidable, design and placement of
temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in
dis-equilibrium of wetlands or stream beds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down
stream of the above structures. All sediment and erosion control devices shall be removed
and the natural grade restored within two (2) months of the date that the Division of Land
Resources or locally delegated program has released the project.
4. Construction Stormwater Permit NCG010000
Upon the approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan issued by the Division of
Land Resources (DLR) or a DLR delegated local erosion and sedimentation control program,
an NPDES General stormwater permit (NCG010000) administered by the Division is
automatically issued to the project. This General Permit allows stormwater to be discharged
during land disturbing construction activities as stipulated by conditions in the permit. If your
project is covered by this permit (applicable to construction projects that disturb one (1) or
more acres], full compliance with permit conditions including the sedimentation control plan,
self-monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements are required. A copy of this
permit and monitoring report forms may be found at
http:/lh2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/Forms Documents.htm.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) shall be required to be in full
compliance with the conditions related to construction activities within the most recent version
of their individual NPDES (NCS000250) stormwater permit.
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5. Work in the Dry
All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved
best management practices from the most current version of the NC Sediment and Erosion
Control Manual, or the NC DOT Construction and Maintenance Activities Manual, such as
sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams, and other diversion structures shall be used to minimize
excavation in flowing water. Exceptions to this condition require submittal to, and approval
by, the Division of Water Quality.
6. Construction Moratoriums and Coordination
If activities must occur during periods of high biological activity (i.e. sea turtle or bird nesting),
then biological monitoring may be required at the request of other state or federal agencies
and coordinated with these activities. This condition can be waived through written
concurrence on a case-by-case basis upon reasonable justification.
All moratoriums on construction activities established by the NC Wildlife Resources
Commission (WRC), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), NC Division of Marine Fisheries
(DMF), or National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to lessen impacts on trout, anadromous
fish, larval/post-larval fishes and crustaceans, or other aquatic species of concern shall be
implemented. This condition can be waived through written concurrence on a case-by-case
basis upon reasonable justification.
Work within the twenty-five (25) designated trout counties or identified state or federal
endangered or threatened species habitat shall"be coordinated with the appropriate WRC,
USFWS, NMFS, and/or DMF personnel.
7. Riparian Area Protection (Buffer) Rules
Activities located in the protected 50-foot wide riparian areas (whether jurisdictional wetlands
or not), within the Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, Catawba, Randleman, and Jordan (or any other basin
with buffer rules), shall be limited to "uses" identified within and constructed in accordance
with 15A NCAC 2B .0233, .0259, .0250, .0243, and .0267, and shall be located, designed,
constructed, and maintained to have minimal disturbance to protect water quality to the
maximum extent practicable through the use of best management practices. All buffer rule
requirements, including diffuse flow requirements, must be met.
8. Water Supply Watershed Buffers
The 100-foot wide vegetative buffer (high-density development) or the 30-foot wide
vegetative buffer (low density development) shall be maintained adjacent to all perennial
waters except for allowances as provided in the Water Supply Watershed Protection Rules
[15A NCAC 2B .0212 through .0215).
9. If concrete is used during the construction, then a dry work area should be maintained to
prevent direct contact between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently
contacts uncured concrete should not be discharged to surface waters due to the potential for
elevated pH and possible aquatic life/fish kills.
10. Compensatory Mitigation
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h), compensatory mitigation may be required for
losses of 150 linear feet or more of streams (intermittent and perennial) and/or one (1) acre
or more of wetlands. For linear, public transportation projects, impacts equal to or exceeding
150 linear feet per stream may require mitigation.
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Buffer mitigation may be required for any project with Buffer Rules in effect at the time of
application for buffer impacts resulting from activities classified as "Allowable with Mitigation"
within the Buffer Rules or require a variance under the Buffer Rules.
A determination of buffer, wetland and stream mitigation requirements shall be made by the
Division for any application to use this Certification. Design and monitoring protocols shall
follow the US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Stream Mitigation Guidelines
(April 2003), or its subsequent updates. Compensatory mitigation plans shall be submitted
for written Division approval as required in those protocols. Alternatively, the Division will
accept payment into an in-lieu fee program or credit purchase from a mitigation bank.
Finally, the mitigation plan must be implemented and/or constructed before any permanent
building or structure on site is occupied. In the case of public road projects, the mitigation
plan must be implemented before the road is opened to the public whenever practical or at
the earliest reasonable time during the construction of the project. Proof of payment to an in-
lieu fee program or mitigation bank must be provided to the Division to satisfy this
requirement.
11. For all activities requiring re-alignment of streams, a stream relocation plan must be included
for written Division approval. Relocated stream designs should include the same dimensions,
patterns and profiles as the existing channel (or a stable reference reach if the existing
channel is unstable), to the maximum extent practical. The new channel should be
constructed in the dry and water shall not be turned into the new channel until the banks are
stabilized. Vegetation used for permanent bank stabilization shall be limited to native woody
species, and should include establishment of a 30-foot wide wooded and an adjacent 20-foot
wide vegetated buffer on both sides of the relocated channel to the maximum extent
practical. A transitional phase incorporating appropriate erosion control matting materials
and seedling establishment is allowable. Rip-rap, A-Jacks, concrete, gabions or other hard
structures may be allowed if it is necessary to maintain the physical integrity of the stream,
however, the applicant must provide written justification and any calculations used to
determine the extent of rip-rap coverage. Please note that if the stream relocation is
conducted as a stream restoration as defined in the US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington
District, April 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines, the restored length can be used as
compensatory mitigation for the impacts resulting from the relocation.
12. Stormwater Management Plan Requirements
A. Linear public transportation projects will be required to treat stormwater runoff to
the Maximum Extent Practicable in accordance with the practices described in the
NCDOT Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual.
B. All other projects shall comply with the requirements set forth below. In addition,
the applicants shall follow the procedures explained in the version of Protocol for
Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) Approval and Implementation that is in place
on the date of the submittal of the SMP.
i. Project Density: Projects with SMPs that require 401 Oversight/ Express Unit
approval shall be classified as either Low or High Density according to the
criteria described below.
a. Low Density: A development shall be considered Low Density if ALL of
the following criteria are shown to have been met.
The overall site plan, excluding ponds, lakes, rivers (as specified in
North Carolina's Schedule of Classifications) and saltwater wetlands
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(SWL), must contain less than 24% impervious surface area
considering both current and future development.
2. All stormwater from the entire site must be transported primarily via
vegetated conveyances designed in accordance with the most recent
version of the NC DWQ Stormwater BMP Manual.
3. The project must not include a stormwater collection system (such as
piped conveyances) as defined in 15A NCAC 2B.0202(60).
4. If a portion of project has a density equal to or greater than 24%,
then the higher density area must be located in an upland area and
away from surface waters and drainageways to the maximum extent
practicable.
b. High Density: Projects that do not meet all of the Low Density criteria
described above are considered to be High Density, requiring the
installation of appropriate BMPs as described below.
All stormwater runoff from the site must be treated by BMPs that are
designed, at a minimum, to remove 85 percent of Total Suspended
Solids (TSS).
Projects located in watersheds that drain directly to waters
containing the following supplemental classifications shall meet
these additional requirements:
Water Quality
Supplemental Stormwater BMP Requirement
Classification
§303(d) Project-specific conditions may be added
by the Division to target the cause of the
water quality impairment.
NSW A minimum of 30 percent total
phosphorus and 30 percent total nitrogen
removal, or other applicable nutrient.
reduction goal for the watershed as
codified in thel5A NCAC 2B .0200 rules.
Trout Jr) A minimum of 30 percent total
phosphorus and 30 percent total nitrogen
removal; BMPs should also be designed
to minimize thermal pollution.
All BMPs must be designed in accordance with the version of the NC
Division of Water Quality Stormwater Best Management Practices
Manual that is in place on the date of the submittal of the SMP. Use
of stormwater BMPs other than those listed in the Manual may be
approved on a case-by-case basis if the applicant can demonstrate
that these BMPs provide equivalent or higher pollutant removal and
water quality protection.
ii. Vegetated Setback: In areas that are not subject to a state Riparian Area
Protection Rule, a 30-foot wide vegetated setback must be maintained
adjacent to streams, rivers and tidal waters as specified below.
a. The width of the setback shall be measured horizontally from:
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The normal pool elevation of impounded structures,
2. The streambank of streams and rivers, and
3. The mean high waterline of tidal waters, perpendicular to shoreline.
b. The vegetated setback may be cleared or graded, but must be planted with
and maintained in grass or other appropriate plant cover.
c. The DWQ may, on a case-by-case basis, grant a minor variance from the
vegetated setback requirements pursuant to the procedures set forth in
15A NCAC 02B.0233(9)(b).
d. Vegetated setbacks and filters required by state rules or local governments
may be met concurrently with this requirement and may contain coastal,
isolated or 404 jurisdictional wetlands.
iii. Stormwater Flowing to Streams and Wetlands: Stormwater conveyances
that discharge to streams and wetlands must discharge at a non-erosive
velocity prior to entering the stream or wetland during the peak flow from the
ten-year storm.
iv. Projects Below Written Authorization Thresholds: Projects that are below
written authorization thresholds must comply with the version of Protocol for
Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) Review and Approval that is in place on
the date of the certification for the project.
v. Phased Projects: The DWQ will allow SMPs to be phased on a case-by-case
basis, with a final SMP required for the current phase and a conceptual SMP
for the future phase(s). If the current phase meets the Low Density criteria, but
future phase(s) do not meet the Low Density criteria, then the entire project
shall be considered to be High Density.
13. If this Water Quality Certification is used to access building sites, all lots owned by the
applicant must be buildable without additional fill. For road construction purposes, this
General Water Quality Certification shall only be utilized from natural high ground to natural
high ground.
14. Placement of Culverts and Other Structures in Waters and Wetlands
The application must include construction plans with cross-sectional details in order to
indicate that the current stability of the stream will be maintained or enhanced (i.e., not result
in head cuts).
Culverts required for this project shall be designed and installed in such a manner that the
original stream profiles are not altered and allow for aquatic life movement during low flows.
Existing stream dimensions (including the cross section dimensions, pattern, and longitudinal
profile) must be maintained above and below locations of each culvert. Placement of culverts
and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands must be placed below the elevation of
the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20
percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than or equal to 48 inches,
to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life unless otherwise justified and approved by
the Division
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Installation of culverts in wetlands must ensure continuity of water movement and be
designed to adequately accommodate high water or flood conditions. Additionally, when
roadways, causeways or other fill projects are constructed across FEMA-designated
floodways or wetlands, openings such as culverts or bridges must be provided to maintain
the natural hydrology of the system as well as prevent constriction of the floodway that may
result in destabilization of streams or wetlands.
Any rip rap required for normal pipe burial and stabilization shall be buried such that the
original stream elevation is restored and maintained.
The establishment of native, woody vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization
techniques must be used where practicable instead of rip-rap or other bank hardening
methods.
15. Additional site-specific conditions may be added to the written approval in order to ensure
compliance with all applicable water quality and effluent standards.
16. If an environmental document is required under the National or State Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA or SEPA), then this General Certification is not valid until a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) or Record of Decision (ROD) is issued by the State
Clearinghouse.
17. Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all retained jurisdictional
wetlands, waters and protective buffers in order to assure compliance for future wetland,
water and buffer impact. These mechanisms shall be put in place at the time of recording of
the property, or of individual lots, whichever is appropriate. A sample deed notification can
be downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at
httt)://portal. ncdenr.org/web/wa/swp/ws/401 /certsandpermits/al)ply/forms
The text of the sample deed notification may be modified as appropriate to suit to a specific
project.
18. Certificate of Completion
When written authorization is required for use of this certification, upon completion of all
permitted impacts included within the approval and any subsequent modifications, the
applicant shall be required to return the certificate of completion attached to the approval.
One copy of the certificate shall be sent to the DWQ Central Office in Raleigh at 1650 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
19. This General Certification shall expire three (3) years from the date of issuance of the written
approval from the Division or on the same day as the expiration date of the corresponding
Nationwide Permit 14 or Regional General Permit 198200031. In accordance with General
Statute 136-44.76, certifications issued to the NCDOT shall expire only upon expiration of the
federal 404 Permit. The conditions in effect on the date of issuance of Certification for a
specific project shall remain in effect for the life of the project, regardless of the expiration
date of this Certification. If the construction process for approved activities will overlap the
expiration and renewal date of the corresponding 404 Permit and the Corps allows for
continued use of the 404 Permit, then the General Certification shall also remain in effect
without requiring re-application and re-approval to use this Certification for the specific
impacts already approved.
20. The applicant/permittee and their authorized agents shall conduct all activities in a manner
consistent with State water quality standards (including any requirements resulting from
compliance with §303(d) of the Clean Water Act), and any other appropriate requirements of
State and Federal Law. If the Division determines that such standards or laws are not being
met, including failure to sustain a designated or achieved use, or that State or Federal law is
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being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, then the
Division may reevaluate and modify this General Water Quality Certification.
Non-compliance with or violation of the conditions herein set forth by a specific fill project may
result in revocation of this Certification for the project and may also result in criminal and/or civil
penalties.
The Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality may require submission of a formal
application for Individual Certification for any project in this category of activity, if it is determined
that the project is likely to have a significant adverse effect upon water quality including state or
federally listed endangered or threatened aquatic species or degrade the waters so that existing
uses of the wetland or downstream waters are precluded.
Public hearings may be held for specific applications or group of applications prior to a
Certification decision if deemed in the public's best interest by the Director of the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality.
Effective date: April 6, 2010
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
By
oleen H. Sull s
Director
History Note: Water Quality Certification (WQC) Number 3820 issued April 6, 2010 replaces
WQC Number 3704 issued November 1, 2007, WQC Number 3627 issued March 2007, WQC
Number 3404 issued March 2003, WQC Number 3375 issued March 18, 2002, WQC Number
3289 issued June 1, 2000, WQC Number 3103 issued on February 11, 1997, WQC Number 2732
issued May 1, 1992, WQC Number 2666 issued January 21, 1992, and WQC Number 2177
issued November 5, 1987. This WQC is rescinded when the Corps of Engineers re-authorizes
Nationwide Permit 14 or Regional General Permit 198200031 or when deemed appropriate by
the Director of the Division of Water Quality.
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