20091105 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20101118

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
November 18, 2010
Mr. Victor Czar, Public Works Director
City of Sanford - Public Works Department
Sanford Municipal Building
225 E. Weatherspoon Street
Sanford, NC 27330
Subject Property: Big Buffalo Creek WWTP Expansion
Ut to Big Buffalo Creek [030611, 17-40, C]
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Czar:
DWQ Project # 09-1105
Lee County
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 132 linear feet of perennial stream and 213 linear feet of intermittent stream as
described within your application dated October 15, 2009, and received by the N.C. Division of Water
Quality (DWQ) on October 16, 2009, with additional information received on October 22, 2009,
November 5, 2009, August 9, 2010, September 22, 2010, and November 5, 2010, to construct the
proposed Big Buffalo Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant expansion at the site. After reviewing your
application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification
Number(s) 3821 (GC3821). The Certification(s) allows you to use Nationwide Permit(s) NW39,
respectively, 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 other
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:
Conditions of Certification:
1. Impacts Approved
401 OversighUExpress Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http://poaal,ncdenr.org/web/wgANs
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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:
Type of Impact Amount Approved nits Plan Location or Reference
Stream (perennial) 132 linear feet PCN page 5 of 12
Stream intermittent 213 linear feet PCN page 5 of 12
Sediment and Erosion Control:
2. 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 in
order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The 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.
c. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and
stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times.
3. 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 404/40 1 Permit 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;
4. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior approval
from 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;
5. Deed Notifications
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 lots or properties are recorded. A
sample deed notification can be downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at
httn://nortal.ncdenr.ore/c/document library/set file?uuid=ef84dOe1-5fc9-4183-87b5-
2f9d7eb152e0&groupId=38364 The text of the sample deed notification may be modified as
appropriate to suit to this project.
6. Protective Fencing - The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor
within these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning
fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the
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buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15 NCAC 2H,
Section .0500;
7. Stormwater Management Plan Implementation Procedures (No Further Approval Needed)
• The approved SW must be constructed and operational before any permanent building or
other structure is occupied at the site. If a development is phased, then the approved SMP for
each future phase must be constructed and operational before any permanent building or other
structure associated with that phase is occupied.
• The approved SMP as well as drainage patterns must be maintained in perpetuity.
• The SMP may not be modified without prior written authorization from the SMP approval
authority. If the SMP falls under another state stormwater program, then a copy of the
approval letter and the modified SMP must be submitted to the 401 Oversight/Express Unit
prior to the commencement of the modifications.
Mitigation:
8. Compensatory Mitigation Using the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP)
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. We
understand that you have agreed to provide wetland mitigation for proposed wetland impacts and
wish to make a payment to the Wetlands Restoration Fund administered by the NC Ecosystem
Enhancement Program (EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement. This has been determined by
the DWQ to be a suitable method to meet the mitigation requirement and additional mitigation
commitment. Until the EEP receives and clears your check (made payable to: DENR -
Ecosystem Enhancement Program Office), no impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate
shall occur. The EEP should be contacted at [phone] if you have any questions
concerning payment into a restoration fund. You have 60 days from the date of this approval to
make this payment. For accounting purposes, this Authorization Certificate authorizes
payment into the Wetlands Restoration Fund to meet the following compensatory
mitigation requirement:
Type of Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Required River and Sub-basin Number
Stream 345(linear feet) Cape Fear/03030003
Certificate of Completion:
9. 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.
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.
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.
If you wish to contest any statement in the attached Certification you must file a petition for an
administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings.
You must file the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of
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this notice. A petition is considered, filed when it is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings
during normal office hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through
Friday between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, except for official state holidays. The original and one
(1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed-provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office
of Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
Telephone: [phone], Facsimile: (919)-431-3100
A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows:
Ms. Mary Penny Thompson, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Unless such a petition is filed, this Certification shall be final and binding.
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 and Amy Chapman in the Central Office
in Raleigh at 919-733-1786 or Chad Turlington in the DWQ Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-
3300.
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Coleen H. Sullins
Enclosures: GC3821
Certificate of Completion
cc: Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
DLR Raleigh Regional Office
L. Michael Santowasso, Hazen and Sawyer, PC, 4011
NC 27607
WestChase Boulevard, Suite 500, Raleigh,
Filename: 091105BigBuffaloCreekW WTP_Expansion(Lee)401

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
401 Water Quality Certification
Summary of Permitted Impacts and Mitigation Requirements
Dee Freeman
Secretary
In accordance with 15A NCAC 02H.1300, Mr. Victor Czar and the City of Sanford - Public Works Department, to
fill or otherwise impact 132 linear feet of perennial stream and 213 linear feet of intermittent stream, to construct the
proposed Buffalo Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant expansion at the site, which is located near Sanford, Lee
County, North Carolina. All activities associated with these authorized impacts must be conducted with the
conditions listed in the attached Permit transmittal letter. THIS CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT
THE ATTACHMENTS.
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS, ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
NC EEP NAME Big Buffalo Creek WWTP Expansion
DWQ PROJECT #: 20091105
LOCATION: Sanford
COUNTY Lee
BASIN/ SUB BASIN Cape Fear/03030003
As required by 15A NCAC 2H.0500, and the conditions of this Certification, you are required to compensate for the
above mitigable impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation of wetlands, surface waters
and riparian buffers as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters of the
state.
Note: Acreage requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement Program must be
rounded to one-quarter acre increments and linear foot requirements must be rounded up to the nearest foot
according to 15 2R.0503(b).
Impacts Mitigation
345 Linear Feet of Stream 345 Linear Feet of Stream
One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirement is through the payment of
a fee to the Wetlands Restoration Fund per NCAC 2R.0503. If you choose this option, please sign this form and
mail the form along with a copy of your 401 Certification or Buffer Approval to the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program at the address below. An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt of
this form. PLEASE NOTE, THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE
NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE ECOSYTEM ENHANCMENT
PROGRAM.
Signature
Date
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
1652 Mail Service Center
RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-1652
[phone]
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ws
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Filename: 091105BigBuffaloCreekW WTP_Expansion(Lee)401_EEP