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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P.E. Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
August 20, 2012
DWQ# 12 -0663
Ashe County
Derek Goddard
Blue Ridge Environmental Consultants PA
1305 South Collegiate Dr
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Goddard,
You have our approval to conduct stream restoration and enhancement activities for the Obids Creek Stream Restoration
Project, in accordance with the attached conditions, along a total of approximately 3500 existing linear feet of Obids
Creek and an unnamed tributary located near West Jefferson, NC in Ashe County, as described in your application
received by the Division of Water Quality on July 5, 2012 and additional information received August 13, 2012 and
August 16, 2012. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this activity is covered by General Water
Quality Certification Number 3885, which can be viewed on our web site at
htip://www.ncwatercivalitv.ore/wetlands.htrffl. This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 13 or 27
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 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. 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:
Location Identifier
Amount Approved
Type of Impact
Obids Creek
2500 linear feet
Restoration and Enhancement, see design.
Unnamed Tributary to
1000 linear feet
Restoration and Enhancement, see design.
Obids Creek
2. In stream work and land disturbance within the 25 -foot wide buffer zone are prohibited during the trout spawning
season of October 15 through April 15 to protect the egg and fry stages of trout from off -site sedimentation during
construction.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston -Salem Regional Office
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Obids Creek Stream Restoration /Enhancement
DWQ# 12 -0663
August 20, 2012
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3. All bare soil shall be seeded and stabilized as soon as possible after ground disturbance. Disturbed stream banks
shall be covered with secured biodegradable matting.
4. Native vegetation shall be used throughout this project. All tree and shrub plantings within the proposed planting
buffer on both sides of the stream shall be protected from mowing or clearing.
5. The enhanced stream channels and newly planted riparian vegetation shall be protected from livestock to the
maximum extent practical.
6. Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting that can entrap small
animals.
7. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of quarterly for the first year or
two bankfull events (whichever is longer), and then annually until it is determined that all structures and stream
banks are stable (particularly after storm events) and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures, stream
banks, or vegetation may require future repairs or replacement to ensure the stability and water quality of the
stream and downstream waters.
8. 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. Along with the Certificate of Completion, please send photographs showing the
restored stream reach.
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 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 Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston -Salem Regional Office at 336 - 7714964.
Sincerely,
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7r Charles Wakild, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
cc: Gary & Judy Bare, 176 Kingswood Drive, West Jefferson, NC 28694
Tasha McCormick, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWQ Winston -Salem Regional Office
,DWQ Wetlands /401,