HomeMy WebLinkAbout20201289 Ver 1_Corrected Approval Ltr_20210113ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANI£L SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 12, 2021
DWR# 20-1289
Mecklenburg County
Mr. Dhanesh Kumar
Kinger Homes, LLC
2401 Rice Road
Matthews, NC 28105
Delivered via email to dhanesh@kingerhomes.com
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Rice Road Development
Dear Mr. Kumar:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated January
4, 2021, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on January 6, 2021. These impacts are
covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4139 located at:
https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permitting/40l -buffer-permitting-
branch/general and conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of General Permit
Number 29 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should get any
other federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not
limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
The Division has determined that the proposed project will comply with water quality requirements provided
that you adhere to the conditions listed in the enclosed certification.
The following proposed impacts are hereby approved. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Temporary Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent Impact
Stream (culvert)
30 linear ft.
33 linear ft.
Wetland
0 acre
0 acre
This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and specifications for this
project are incorporated by reference as part of this Certification. If you change your project, you must notify
the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the
property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and is responsible for complying with
all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)].
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions of the attached Water Quality General Certification or
with the additional conditions itemized below, you must notify the Mooresvlle Regional Office within 24 hours
(or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the permittee becomes aware of the
circumstances.
D E Qom, _ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
wJ�}/� Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
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0O'tore'wml talQ"I 704,663.1699
The permittee shall report to the Mooresville Regional Office any noncompliance with, and/or any violation of,
stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .0200] including but not limited to sediment impacts to streams
or wetlands. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or
holiday) from the time the permittee became aware of the non-compliance circumstances.
Additional conditions:
Diversion Ditches and other storm water conveyances as related to the sediment and erosion control
measures shall be matted and/or stabilized to reduce sediment loss and turbidity. This includes
interior/exterior slopes of sediment basins. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3) and (c)(3)]
2. Bare/fill slopes in excess of 10 feet in height and within 30 feet of surface waters shall be matted. [15A
NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(1) andl5A NCAC 02H .502 (c)]
Justification: A project that affects waters shall not be permitted unless the existing uses, and the water
quality to protect such uses, are protected. In determining that the proposed activity will comply with state
water quality standards (including designated uses, numeric criteria, narrative criteria and the state's
antidegradation policy), the Division must evaluate if the activity has avoided and minimized impacts to
waters, would cause or contribute to a violation of standards or would result in secondary or cumulative
impacts.
This Certification can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes
by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of Administrative
Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set forth in Chapter
150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Additional
information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition forms may be accessed at
http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Mr. Bill Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review by the Division under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have
any questions, please telephone Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699.
Sincerely,
EA
DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ
Attachment
cc: Bryan Rhoden Reynolds, Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte, email
Jennifer Robertson, Atlas Env., email
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
MRO, Land Quality
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
NCDWR Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
Certificate of Completion
County:
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 this certificate to the 401 Wetland & Buffer Permitting
Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form may be
returned to NCDWR 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:
Engineer's Certification
Partial Final
Date:
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer 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 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 Registration No. Date