20110421 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20110624

HCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Mr. Doug Buchanan
Real Estate/Finance Dept.
3205 Freedom Dr., Ste. 101
Charlotte, NC 28208
Subject: Reedy Creek Park Bridge
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Buchanan:
June 24, 2011
DWQ# 11-0421V2
Mecklenburg County
You have our approval, in accordance with the general certification and those conditions listed below,
to impact 32 linear feet (If) of unnamed stream to Reedy Creek in order to complete the proposed project in
Mecklenburg County, as described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on
June 15, 2011. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water
Quality General Certification Number 3688, which can be viewed on our web site at
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ws/401. The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit
Number 33 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 above noted Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless otherwise
specified in the General Certification. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you 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.
In addition to the requirements of the certification, you must also comply with the following conditions:
The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas
has commenced.
2. Use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques must be used where practicable
instead of riprap or other bank hardening methods. If riprap is necessary, it shall not be placed in the
streambed, unless approved by DWQ.
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 Preconstruction Notification application. All construction activities
associated with this project shall meet, and/or exceed, those requirements specified in the most recent
Mooresville Regional Office One
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version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual and shall be conducted 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 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 two months of the date the Division of Land
Resources has released the project.
5. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the NC DWQ.
6. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Mecklenburg County) shall conduct all activities in a manner so as
not to contravene any state water quality standard (including any requirements for compliance with section
303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of state and federal law. If DWQ
determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including the failure to sustain a designated or
achieved use) or that state or federal law is being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure
compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this certification to include conditions appropriate to assure
compliance with such standards and requirements in accordance with 15 A NCAC 2H.0507(d). Before
codifying the certification, DWQ shall notify the applicant and the US Army Corps of Engineers, provide public
notice in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0503, and provide opportunity for public hearing in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H.0504. Any new or revised conditions shall be provided to the applicant in writing, shall be
provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for reference in any permit issued pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act, and shall also become conditions of the 404 Permit for the project.
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 that 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 DWQ 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 or. Ms. Karen
Higgins in the Central Office in Raleigh 919-733-9721.
Sincerely,
for Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit
MRO, Land Quality