20120010 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20120117

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CDNR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
BeJerly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakdd P E
Governor Director
Dee c7reeman
Secretary
January 17 2012
Rowan County
DWQ Project No 20120010
Klumac Road Grade Separation
TIP No U -)459
APPROVAL of ISOLATED WETLANDS PERMIT Pursuant to IWGP100000 with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr Ryan White P E Rail Project Development Engineer
NCDOT Rail Division
15.)3 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699 155' 3
Dear Mr White
You have our approval in accordance with the conditions listed below for the following impacts for the purpose of
the proposed Klumac Road Grade Separation in Rowan County
Isolated Wetland Impacts in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin (non riverine)
Site
Fill
Fill
Facavation
Mechanized
Hand Clearing
Total Wetland
(ac)
(temporary)
(ac)
Clearing (ac)
(ac)
Impact (ac)
ac
1
017
017
Total
017
017
Total Isolated Wetland Impact for Project 0 17 acres
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated received January 1 2012 with additional
information dated received January 17 2012 After reviewing your application we have decided that these impacts
are covered by State General Permit IWGP100000 In addition you should acquire any other federal state or local
permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control Non
Discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations This permit will expire at midnight on October 31 2013or
unless otherwise rescinded or until deemed appropriate by the Director of the NC Division of Water Quality
(DWQ)
This approval is valid solely for the purpose and design described in your application (unless modified
below) Should your project change you must notify the DWQ and submit 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 the conditions If total wetland fills for this project (now or
in the future) exceed one acre or of total impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 150 linear
feet compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 1 )A NCAC 2H 0-)06 (h) (6) and (7) For
this approval to remain valid you must adhere to the conditions listed in the attached certification and
any conditions listed below
Condition(s) of Certification
1 All stormwater runoff shall be directed as sheetflow through stream buffers at nonerosive velocities
unless otherwise approved by this certification

2 All portions of the proposed project draining to -103(d) listed watersheds that are impaired due to
biological criteria exceedances shall not discharge stormwater directly to surface waters Stormwater shall
be treated using appropriate best management practices (e g vegetated conveyances constructed
wetlands detention ponds etc ) prior to discharging to surface waters
3 The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings
submitted for approval
4 A copy of this Water Quality Certification shall be maintained on the construction site at all times In
addition the Water Quality Certification and all subsequent modifications if any shall be maintained with
the Division Engineer and the on site project manager
5 The issuance of this certification does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes
rules regulations or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (1 e local state and
federal) having jurisdiction including but not limited to applicable buffer rules stormwater management
rules soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements etc
6 The Permittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Quality within 24
hours of discovery
7 Upon completion of the project (including any impacts at associated borrow or waste sites) the NCDOT
Rail Engineer shall complete and return the enclosed Certification of Completion Form to notify
NCDWQ when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed
8 There shall be no excavation from or waste disposal into jurisdictional wetlands or waters associated with
this permit without appropriate modification Should waste or borrow sites or access roads to waste or
borrow sites be located in wetlands or streams compensatory mitigation will be required since that is a
direct impact from road construction activities
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 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 contact Amy Euliss at [phone]
Sincerely
JW*0414-
Charles Wakild
Attachments (State General Permit IWGP100000 permittee only and Certificate of Completion form)
cc Wetlands /401 Transportation Permitting Unit
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