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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 29, 2010
Mr. Carl Dean, Town Manager
Town of Holly Springs
P.O. Box 8
Holly Springs, NC 27540
DWQ Project # 07-1023, Ver. 2
Wake County
Subject Property: Holly Springs Business Park Pump Station - Stream Crossing Improvements
Ut to Utley Creek [030607, 18-7-5.5, C]
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Dean:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 14 linear feet of perennial stream and 28 linear feet of intermittent stream, as
described within your application dated October 29, 2010, and received by the N.C. Division of Water
Quality (DWQ) on October 29, 2010, with additional information received on November 12, 2010, to
improve accessibility of Town utility and emergency vehicles at the site. After reviewing your
application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification
Number(s) 3687 (GC3687) and 3819 (GC3819). The Certification(s) allows you to use Nationwide
Permit(s) NW3 and NW12, 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 OversighttExpress Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: 919-733-17861 FAX: 919-733-6893
Internet: http://portal.ncdenr.org/webtwgtws
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
Town of Holly Springs
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November 29, 2010
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 14 linear feet) PCN Application page 5 of 12
Stream - intermittent 28 (linear feet) PCN Application 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 404/401Permit 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. 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
buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15 NCAC 211,
Section .0500;
Certificate of Completion:
6. 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.
Town of Holly Springs
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November 29, 2010
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 thirty (30) days of receipt of
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: (919)-733-2698, Facsimile: (919)-733-3478
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
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 or Amy Chapman in the Central Office in
Raleigh at 919-733-1786 or Lauren Witherspoon in the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office at 910-791-4200.
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Enclosures: GC3687 and GC3819
Certificate of Completion
oleen H. Sullins
oij cc: Chad Turlington, DWQ Fayetteville Regional Office
USACE RaleighWilmington Regulatory Field Office
DLR Raleigh Regional Office
File Copy
Chad Evenhouse, Kimley-Horn and Associates, 3001 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513
Filename: 071023Ver2HollySpringsBusinesParkPumpStationStreamCrossinglmprovements(Wake)401