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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20120118 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20120416A� NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild P E Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary April 16 2012 DWQ# 12 0118 Forsyth County Dwight Moore Triad Baptist Church 1175 South Main Street Kernersville NC 27284 APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Dear Mr Moore You have our approval in accordance with the attached conditions to place fill and impact 299 linear feet of jurisdictional streams and 0 06 acres of wetlands to install fill for the Triad Baptist Church Expansion located in Kernersville NC in Forsyth County as described in your application received by the Division on February 6 2012 and additional information received March 19 2012 and March 22 2012 After reviewing your application we have determined that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Numbers 3821 which can be viewed on our web site at http //h2o enr state nc us/ ncwetlands /rd_wetlands_certifiications htm This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 39 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 (including trout buffer waivers as necessary) Non Discharge State Stormwater and Water Supply Watershed regulations Also this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permits expire 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 If total wetland fill for this project (now or in the future) exceeds one acre or total fill to perennial streams equals or exceeds 150 linear feet additional compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H 0506 (h) 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 Stream sites Stream Impact length S 1 Unnamed tributa to Smith Creek 299 linear feet permanent impact Total 299 hnear feet permanent impact North Carolina Division of Water Quality Winston Salem Regional Office Location 585 Waughtown St Winston Salem North Carolina 27107 Phone 336 7715000 1 FAX 336 771 -46301 Customer Service 1877-623 6748 Internet www ncwaterquality org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarohna Naturally Triad Baptist Church DWQ# 12 0118 April 16 2012 Page 2 Wetland sites Type of Impact Impact Area W1 Fill 0 06 acres Total 0 06 acres permanent impact 2 Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below We understand that you wish to make a payment to the Stream Restoration Fund administered by the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement This has been determined by the DWQ to be a suitable method to meet the mitigation requirement Until the EEP receives and clears your check (made payable to DENR — Ecosystem Enhancement Program Office) no impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur The EEP should be contacted at (919) 733 5205 if you have any questions concerning payment into a restoration fund Until EEP receives and clears your check and proof of payment has been provided to this Office no impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur For accounting purposes this Authorization Certificate authorizes payment into the Stream Restoration Fund to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement 3 The final written stormwater management plan approval on letterhead from the reviewing local government and one copy of the approved stormwater management plan including plan details calculations and other supporting information must be received by this Office before the impacts specified in this Certification occur Also before any permanent building is occupied at the subject site the facilities (as approved by this Office) shall be constructed and operational and the stormwater management plan (as approved by this Office) shall be implemented The approved structural stormwater practices as well as drainage patterns must be maintained in perpetuity No changes to the structural stormwater practices shall be made without written authorization from the Division of Water Quality 4 The Permittee shall stake the limits of stream disturbance and conduct a preconstruction meeting with the construction contractor prior to disturbance of the impact area The Division shall be notified of and invited to the meeting a minimum of two weeks prior to its scheduled date 5 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 NCDWQ at the address listed on the form If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification you may ask for an adludicatory 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 Compensatory Mitigation Required River and Sub basin Number Stream 299 (feet) Yadkin (03040101) 3 The final written stormwater management plan approval on letterhead from the reviewing local government and one copy of the approved stormwater management plan including plan details calculations and other supporting information must be received by this Office before the impacts specified in this Certification occur Also before any permanent building is occupied at the subject site the facilities (as approved by this Office) shall be constructed and operational and the stormwater management plan (as approved by this Office) shall be implemented The approved structural stormwater practices as well as drainage patterns must be maintained in perpetuity No changes to the structural stormwater practices shall be made without written authorization from the Division of Water Quality 4 The Permittee shall stake the limits of stream disturbance and conduct a preconstruction meeting with the construction contractor prior to disturbance of the impact area The Division shall be notified of and invited to the meeting a minimum of two weeks prior to its scheduled date 5 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 NCDWQ at the address listed on the form If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification you may ask for an adludicatory 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 Triad Baptist Church DWQ# 12 0118 April 16 2012 Page 3 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 Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office at 336 771 -4964 or at sue homewood @ncdenr gov Sincerely 4( Charles Wakild P E Director Division of Water Quality cc John Thomas U S Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email) Brad Luckey ECS Carolinas LLP (via email) Aegis Family Health Centers 3540 Clemmons Rd Apt/Unit 1 Clemmons NC 27012 DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office DWQ Wetlands /401 Triad Baptist Church DWQ# 12 0118 April 16 2012 Page 4 DWQ Project No Applicant Project Name _ Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification County 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 this certificate to the 401/Wetlands Unit North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1621 This form may be returned to DWQ by the applicant the applicant s authorized agent or the project engineer It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these Applicant s Certification 1 hereby state that to the best of my abilities due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules the approved plans and specifications and other supporting materials Signature Date Agent s Certification I hereby state that to the best of my abilities due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules the approved plans and specifications and other supporting materials Signature Date Engineer s Certification Partial Final I as a duly registered Professional Engineer m the State of North Carolina having been authorized to observe (periodically weekly full time) the construction of the protect for the Pernuttee hereby state that to the best of my abilities due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules the approved plans and specifications and other supporting materials Signature Date Registration No N \\, &174 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H Sullins Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary North Carolina Division of Water Quality 401 Water Quality Certification Summary of Permitted Impacts and Mitigation Requirements In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H 0500 Dwight Moore of Triad Baptist Church has permission as outlined below to fill or otherwise impact 299 feet of streams to construct the proposed Triad Baptist Church Expansion at the subject property which is located at 1306 Masten Dr Kernersville in Forsyth County North Carolina All activities associated with these authorized impacts must be conducted with the conditions listed in the attached Permit transmittal letter THIS CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENTS COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DWQ PROJECT # 2012 0118 SITE NAME Triad Baptist Church LOCATION Kernersville NC COUNTY Forsyth BASIN/ SUB BASIN Yadkin (HUC 03040101) As required by 15A NCAC 2H 0500 and the conditions of this Certification, you are required to compensate for the above mitigable impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation of wetlands surface waters and riparian buffers as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters of the state Note Acreage requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement Program must be rounded to one quarter acre increments and linear foot requirements must be rounded up to the nearest foot according to 15 2R 0503(b) Impacts Mitigation 299 linear feet of stream 299 linear feet of stream One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirement is through the payment of a fee to the Wetlands Stream and Buffer Restoration Fund per NCAC 2R 0503 If you choose tlus option, please sign this form and mail the form along with a copy of the 401 Certification and Variance Approval to the Ecosystem Enhancement Program at the address below An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt of this form PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE ECOSYTEM ENHANCMENT PROGRAM Signature Date ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM 1652 Mail Service Center RALEIGH N C 27699 1652 (919) 733 5205 North Carolina Division of Water Quality Winston -Salem Regional Office Location 585 Waughtown St Winston-Salem North Carolina 27107 Phone 336 7715000/ FAX 336 771 -46301 Customer Service 1 -S77 -623.6748 Internet www ncwaterqualdy org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer One NorthCarohna NaAM711Y