20100992 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20110118

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Dee Freeman
Secretary
January 18, 2011
Gregory A. and Mary Dawn Judy
3694 NC Hwy. 33 East
Chocowinity, NC 27817
Robert A. and Susan B. West
Post Office Box 52
Buxton, NC 27920
Jacqueline Burrus Poteate and Amelia Burrus Green
2105 W. Admiral Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
DWQ Project # 10-0992
Dare County
Subject Property: 3 Lots on Sound side of Hatteras Bay (PIN # 958519713947,
958519714008,958519712942)
Pasquotank River Basin, Pamlico Sound (PAS 56, 30-22; SA, HQW)
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification (GC 3641) with Additional Conditions
Dear Property Owners:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below
to impact 5,025 square feet of open water by constructing a rock sill, for shoreline
stabilization, and 5,725 square feet of open water by fill for the purpose of planting
coastal marsh landward of rock sill. The proposed sill is to be constructed 13-15 feet
wide at base, 335 linear feet in length, with an average height of 2.3 feet. The sill is
proposed to have an average height of 8-12 inches above the Mean High Water (MHW)
mark as described within your CAMA Major Development Permit application dated
October 13, 2010 and received by the N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on October
15, 2010. After reviewing your application we have decided that the impacts are covered
by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3641 (GC3641). This Certification(s)
issued in conjunction with the CAMA Major Permit and General Permit(s) 198000291
issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE). In addition, you should obtain or
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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, and
Non-discharge 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:
1. Impacts Approved
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
Stream (feet)
404/CAMA Wetlands
Waters 0.11 (acres) sill
0.13 (acres) fill CAD File #438900B1
Buffers (s uare ft.)
2. Erosion & 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 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

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all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including
contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
c. 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.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the
reclamation in accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation
Pollution Control Act.
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 Pre-Construction Notification.
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. 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.
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 Oversight/Express Review
Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
6. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters must be regularly inspected
and maintained to prevent contamination of waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic
fluids, or other toxic materials.
7. Work Moratoriums
The permittee will need to adhere to all appropriate in-water work moratoriums
prescribed by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, the US Fish and Wildlife
Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service.
8. Monitoring of Sill Construction

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Approximately six (6) months after the installation of rock sill structure in waters,
streams, and/or wetlands the structure shall be inspected for erosional areas,
headcutting, shifts or movement of rocks within sill structure, etc. Eighteen (18)
months after installation another visual inspection shall be conducted. Written
notification is required after these inspections; any problems found during inspections
shall be documented and the appropriate DWQ Washington Regional Office staff
member contacted to arrange a field visit. The permittees (property owners) shall
consult with the Regional DWQ staff member to determine if a permit modification is
needed to correct the problem. The property owner and/or owners shall assume
responsibility of repairs and maintenance of rock sill structure.
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 do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the
approved wetland or stream impacts), 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, 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 Roberto Scheller of the
Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3940 or Ian McMillan of the 401
Oversight/Express Unit at 919-715-4631.
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Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
GC 3641
cc: ark Bissell, P.E., Bissell Professional Group, Kitty Hawk
/401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
Raleigh Bland, USACE, Washington Regulatory Field Office
Doug Huggett, CAMA, Morehead City
Claudia Jones, CAMA, Elizabeth City
File Copy