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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wak►Id P E Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
April 24 2012
DWQ# 12 0389
Wilkes County
Brad Carry
US Army Corps of Engineers
499 Reservoir Rd
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr Carry
You have our approval in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill within or otherwise impact
175 linear feet of lake shoreline for the purpose of stabilizing an erodmg shorelme on W Kerr Scott Reservoir
at the Visitors Assistance Center at the W Kerr Scott Reservoir in Wilkesboro, NC in Wilkes County, as
described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality on April 19, 2012 After reviewing
your application we have determined that this activity is covered by General Water Quality Certification
Number 3898, which can be viewed on our web site at
http / /www ncwaterquality org/ncwetlands /rd wetlands certifications htm This Certification allows you to
use Regional General Permit Number 198200079 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 tlus approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permit
(Regional General 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 If total fill for tlus project (now
or in the future) exceeds one acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of stream 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
1 The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all other specific and general conditions of the
Certification are met No other unpacts, including incidental impacts, are approved
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location 585 Waughtown St Winston Salem North Carolina 27107
Phone [phone] FAX [phone] Customer Service 1- 877. 623 -6748
Internet www ncwaterquality org
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Amount Approved
Plan Location or Reference
Open Waters
Approximately 175 linear feet
Repair of eroded shoreline, shoreline sloping,
placement of vegetation for stabilization
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location 585 Waughtown St Winston Salem North Carolina 27107
Phone [phone] FAX [phone] Customer Service 1- 877. 623 -6748
Internet www ncwaterquality org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarolina
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USACE — W Kerr Scott Reservoir
DWQ# 12 0389
April 24 2012
Page 2 of 3
2 Appropriate sediment and erosion control measures which equal or exceed those outlined in the most
recent version of the North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual or the
North Carolina Surface Mining Manual (available from the Division of Land Resources at NCDENR
regional offices or the central office) whichever is more appropriate, shall be designed, installed and
maintained properly to assure compliance with the North Carolina water quality standards that are
applicable to lakes and reservoirs These measures must be maintained on all construction sites borrow
sites, and waste pile (spoil) sites, including contractor owned and leased borrow pits, which are
associated with the project
3 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 measures in wetlands or waters is
unavoidable they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six months of the date that the
project is completed or, if applicable within six months of the date that the project is released by the
North Carolina Division of Land Resources
4 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
5 Upon fimshmg 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
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
wtuch 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 contact Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office at
336 771 4964 or at sue homewood@ncdenr gov
Sincerely
Charles Wakild P E , Director
cc Monte Matthews, U S Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands /401 File Copy-