20110187 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20110314

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
Worth Creech
Restoration Systems LLC
1101 Haynes St.
Raleigh, NC 27604
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Creech,
March 14, 2011
DWQ# 11-0187
Davidson County
You have our approval to conduct wetland restoration and enhancement activities, in accordance with the attached
conditions, within 0.3 acres of existing wetlands located in the Lexington area in Davidson County, as described in your
application for the Summit Seep Wetland Mitigation Project received by the Division of Water Quality on February 24,
2011. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this activity is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 3689, which can be viewed on our web site at htip://www.ncwaterqualiiy.oriz/wetlands.html. This
Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 27 when it is issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In addition, you should secure any other applicable federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project,
including (but not limited to) those required by Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and Water Supply
Watershed regulations. Also, this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permit expires unless otherwise
specified in the General Certification.
This approval is valid only for the purpose and design that you have 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. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in
the attached certification, as well as the additional conditions listed below:
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all other specific and general conditions of this
Certification are met. No other impacts, including incidental impacts, are approved:
Location Identifier Amount Approved Type of Impact
Wetland ditches 0.3 acres Fill existing ditches to restore hydrology to
surrounding area.
2. The Permittee shall ensure the hydrology success criteria specify continual saturation or inundation for 7.5% of
the growing season.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston-Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarolina
;Vahmally
Summit Seep Wetland Mitigation Project
DWQ# 11-0187
March 14, 2011
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3. Vegetation monitoring should continue for 7 years per public notice issued by the Division on March 12, 2009
(hqp•//portal ncdenr org/web/wq/syT/ws/401/certsandpermits/mitigation/memos). Any large areas with poor
vegetation survival shall be addressed, regardless of whether the area is within a monitoring plot or elsewhere
within the project boundaries.
4. You have our approval for your proposed final wetland enhancement/restoration plan. The wetland
restoration/enhancement must be constructed, maintained, and monitored according to the plans approved by this
Office and this Certificate of Coverage. Any repairs or adjustments to the site must be made according to the
approved plans or must receive written approval from this Office to make the repairs or adjustments.
5. Approval of the restoration plan and issuance of the 401 Water Quality Certification means that DWQ has
determined that the proposed activity will not remove or degrade significant existing uses of the surface water
(15A NCAC 2H .0506(a)). The issuance does not represent an approval of credit yield for the project.
6. Upon finishing the project, the Applicant shall fill out and return the enclosed "Certificate of Completion"
to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the §401 Certification has been completed. This certificate
should be returned to the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Water Quality at the
address listed on the form. Along with the Certificate of Completion, please send photographs showing the
restored stream reach.
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 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 Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-771-4964 or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
AW Coleen H. Sullins, Director
? Division of Water Quality
Attachments
cc: John Thomas, Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Todd Tugwell, Army Corps of Engineers (via email)
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401