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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20071322 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20070925 (2)Michael F. Easley, Governors William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources September 25, 2007 Waterside @ the Point, LLC. Attn: Mr. Robert Farris 201 Lane Drive Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Subject Property: Waterside @ the Point Pasquotank Basin, Albemarle Sound, 030153, 30, SB Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification (GC3642) with Additional Conditions Dear Mr. Farris: Coleen H. Sullins Director Division of Water Quality DWQ Project # 07-1322 Washington County You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill material within or otherwise impact 0.051 acres of waters of which 0.035 is by shading to stabilize a shoreline and construct a ten (10) slip docking facility as described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit on August 1, 2007. After reviewing your application, we have determined that the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) General Water Quality Certification Number 3642 covers these water impacts. This Certification allows you to General Permit No. 198000291 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In addition, you should get or otherwise comply with any other federal, state and local requirements before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) erosion and sediment control regulations and CAMA. 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 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 na (feet) na 404/CAMA Wetlands 0.015 (acres) non-vegetated Plat provided with application Waters 0.035 (acres) Shaded Plat provided with application Buffers na (square ft.) na 2. 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 North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us 943 Washington Square Mall Phone: 252-946-6481 One Washington, NC 27889 FAX 252-946-9215 NorthCarolina An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Naturally Applicant Page 2 of 2 ' Date ' the 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. 3. Water Quality Certification The proposed project must comply with all of the conditions of General Water Quality Certification (GC) 3642. 4. No Impacts Beyond those in Application 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. 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 water 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 Kyle Barnes of the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3917 or Ian McMillan of the 401 Oversight/Express Unit at 919-715-4631. Sincerely, A o e/ up isor Division of Water Quality Surface Water Protection Washington Regional Office Enclosures: Certificate of Completion GC 3642 cc: Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office DWQ 401 Oversight/Express Unit CAMA, Morehead Office L"File copy Central Files Kendall Turnage, Environmental Professionals Inc. P.O. Box 3368 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Filename: 07-1322