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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
September 6, 2011
Division of Parks & Recreation
Mr. Donald G. Reuter
1615 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1615
DWQ Project # 11-0682
Camden County
Subject Property: South Martha Washington Hydrology Restoration
Pasquotank River, Pasquotank River Basin (PAS 50, 30-3-(3); WS-IV, Sw)
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification (GC 3641) with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Reuter:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to
impact 3,951 square feet of open water by fill for construction of two weirs to manage water
levels for a wetland restoration project as described within your CAMA Major Development
Permit application dated July 11, 2011 and received by the N.C. Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) on July 21, 2011. 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 (USACE). 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 ISO 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
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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:
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Stream feet
404/CAMA Wetlands
Waters 0.0907 (acres) fill
0.0421 acres temp. fill Plan Sheets (C-1 to C-13)
Plan Sheets (S-1 to S-10)
Buffers (square 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 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.
3. 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.
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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. Reference Site
As part of the proposed hydrology restoration project permittee shall provide a reference site
to determine success of restoration project over the long term. The reference site shall be
mapped showing the area of reference site and location. All restoration efforts shall be
directed to attain conditions as nearly as possible to reference site conditions. Information in
regards to reference site shall be included in the Wetland Management Plan.
9. Wetland Management Plan
The permittee shall provide this Office with a Wetland Management Plan that includes detail
descriptions on proposed water management of site, proposed monitoring, and time line
indicating completion and success of project.
10. "Re-opener" Clause
NC DENR, Division of Parks & Recreation and its authorized agents shall conduct its activities
in a manner consistent with State water quality standards (including any requirements resulting
from compliance with section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate
requirements of State law and federal law. NC DENR, Division of Parks & Recreation shall
require its contractors (and/or agents) to comply with all of the terms of this Certification, and
shall provide each of its contractors (and/or agents) a copy of this Certification. A copy of this
Certification shall be included in the construction contract and available on the job site at all
times. 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 15A NCAC 2H.0507 (d). Before modifying the certification,
DWQ shall notify the Division of Coastal Management 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 Division of Coastal Management 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.
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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.
Sincerel ,
For Cole en H. us
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
GC 3641
cc: David Byrd, US Fish & Wildlife Service
4010versight/Express Permitting Unit
Tracey Wheeler, USACE, Washington Regulatory Field Office
Doug Huggett, CAMA, Morehead City
Kelly Russell, CAMA, Elizabeth City
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