20110846 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20110926

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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
September 26, 2011
DWQ# 11-0846
Surry County
Rocky Powell
Clear Creeks Consulting LLC
1317 Knopp Rd
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Powell,
You have our approval to conduct stream restoration and enhancement activities for the Chaddrick Creek Project, in
accordance with the attached conditions, along a total of approximately 340 existing linear feet of Chaddrick Creek
located near Devotion, NC in Surry County, as described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality
on September 02, 2011 and additional information submitted on September 13, 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.ncwatergualiiy.oriz/wetlands.html. This Certification allows you to use
Nationwide Permit Number 13 or 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
Chadrick Creek 340 linear feet Restoration and relocation, see design.
2. In stream work and land disturbance within the 25-foot wide buffer zone are prohibited during the rainbow trout
spawning season of January 1 through April 15 to protect the egg and fry stages of trout from off-site
sedimentation during construction.
3. Native vegetation shall be used throughout this project. All tree and shrub plantings within the proposed planting
buffer on both sides of the stream shall be protected from mowing or clearing.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Winston-Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107 One
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 NorthCarolrna
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org Ammallry
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
Chaddrick Creek Restoration
DWQ# 11-0846
September 26, 2011
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4. Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting that can entrap small
animals.
5. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of quarterly for the first year or
two bankfull events (whichever is longer), and then annually until it is determined that all structures and stream
banks are stable (particularly after storm events) and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures, stream
banks, or vegetation may require future repairs or replacement to ensure the stability and water quality of the
stream and downstream waters.
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.
Sincerely,
s
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
/ Division of Water Quality
cc: Arcadia LLC, PO Box 2611, Raleigh NC 27602
Monte Matthews, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401