20060974 Ver 4_Approval Letter_20110519

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
May 19, 2011
Mr. Jesse Satterwhite, Jr.
Satterwhite Construction, Inc.
5933 Farmwell Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
Subject Property: Ashton Meadows Subdivision
Ut to Cedar Creek [030301, 28-29-(2), C, NSW]
DWQ Project # 06-0974, Ver. 4
Franklin County
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification and Authorization Certificate per the Tar-Pamlico
River Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0259) with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Satterwhite:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 0.0462 acres of wetlands, 43 linear feet of perennial stream (temporary
impact), and 2,510 square feet of Zone 1 Tar-Pamlico River basin protected riparian buffers and 1,670
square feet of Zone 2 Tar-Pamlico River basin protected riparian buffers, as described in your application
dated April 11, 2011, and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on April 20, 2011,with
additional information received on April 29, 2011, to construct the proposed Ashton Meadows residential
development at the site. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered
by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3819 (GC3819). The Certification(s) allows you to
use Nationwide Permit(s) NW 12 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This letter
shall also act as your approved Authorization Certificate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers per
15A NCAC 213 .0259. 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, 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
Wetlands, Buffer, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting Unit (WeBSCaPe)
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http://polal.ncderrorg/web/wq/ws
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
Mr. Jesse Satterwhite, Jr. and Satterwhite Construction, Inc.
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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
404/Wetlands 0.0462 (acres) PCN age 5 of 11
Stream - perennial 43 (linear feet) temporary impact PCN page 5 of 11
Buffers Zone 1 2,510 (square ft.) permanent impact PCN page 6 of 11
Buffers Zone 2 1,670 (square ft.) permanent impact PCN page 6 of 11
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Sediment and Erosion Control Measures
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. Diffuse Flow (DWQ Reviewed Plans)
All stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities through the protected
stream buffers and will not re-concentrate before discharging into the stream as identified within
15A NCAC 2B.0259(5)
In an effort to comply with the diffuse flow provision of the Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B
.0259(5)), you have provided the DWQ with level spreader (or bioretention) designs dated April
8, 2011. The DWQ believes that if implemented, as per these plans, diffuse flow will be
Mr. Jesse Satterwhite, Jr. and Satterwhite Construction, Inc.
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achieved. However, if diffuse flow as per 15A NCAC 02B .0259(5) is not achieved, then the
DWQ shall be notified and corrective actions to restore diffuse flow shall be taken if necessary to
impede the formation of erosion gullies. At no time shall stormwater from the proposed
development be piped directly through the buffer without prior DWQ written authorization.
The Operation & Maintenance (O&M) agreement(s) for the proposed level spreaders signed by
Jesse Satterwhite on April 8, 2011 must transfer with the sale of the land or transfer of
responsibility for the stormwater facilities. DWQ must be notified promptly of every transfer.
The structural stormwater practices as approved by this Office as well as drainage patterns must
be maintained in perpetuity. No changes to the structural stormwater practices shall be made
without written authorization from the Division of Water Quality. Stormwater easements shall be
recorded for a distance of at least 10 feet on each side of all stormwater conveyances, and on all
lots containing these structures including future access for maintenance. The stormwater
easements shall allow for the ability to maintain the structures, perform corrective actions as
described above and shall provide protection of the structures from potential alternations by
future property owners.
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
buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities;
7. 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 Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting Unit
(WeBSCaPe), North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC,
27699-1650.
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
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
Mr. Jesse Satterwhite, Jr. and Satterwhite Construction, Inc.
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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 and the Tar-Pamlico River basin riparian buffer protection rule as described within 15A NCAC 2B
.0259. If you have any questions, please telephone Karen Higgins or Ian McMillan, at 9 -807-6301.
Sincjrely,
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CHS/gym
Enclosures: GC 3819
/ oleen H. Sullins
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Certificate of Completion
cc: USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
DLR Raleigh Regional Office
File Copy
Nicole Thomson, S&EC, 11010 Raven Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614
Filename: 060974Ver4AshtonMeadowsSubdivision(Franklin)401_TPBR