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Home My WebLink About20120578 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20120709-4 x North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Waklld P E Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary July 9 2012 DWQ# 12 0578 Davidson County Mr Marshall Olson Alcoa Power Generating Inc PO Box 576 Badm NC 28009 APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Dear Mr Olson You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill within or otherwise nmpact 75 linear feet of lake shoreline for the purpose of stabilizing an eroding shoreline on High Rock Lake at adjacent to the High Rock Dam near Denton, NC in Davidson County, as described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality on June 11 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 ncwatgrquahty org/ ncwetlands /rd_wetlands_certifications htm This Certification allows you to use Regional General Permit Number 198200030 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 (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 wasting 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 this 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 impacts 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 336 7715000 1 FAX 336 771 A630 l Customer Service 1- 877 - 623 -6748 Internet www ncwaterqualdy org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Amount Approved Plan Location or Reference Open Waters Approximately 75 linear feet Repair of eroded shoreline, shoreline sloping, placement of nprap protection 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 A630 l Customer Service 1- 877 - 623 -6748 Internet www ncwaterqualdy org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Alcoa Power Generating Inc DWQ# 12 0578 July 9 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 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 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 Admunstrative 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 9 Charles Wakild P E , Director cc John Thomas, U S Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email) DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office `DWQ Wetlands /_401 File Copy