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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20120572 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20120827J� NC®ENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, PE Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary August 27, 2012 DWQ Project # 12 -0572 Wake County David T. and Lisa N. Koch 6124 Oxfordshire Court Raleigh, NC 27606 Subject Property: Fording of Dutchman's Branch Dutchmans Branch [030402, 27- 43 -4.5, WS -III; NSW] Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification and Authorization Certificate per the Neuse River Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0233) with Additional Conditions Dear Sir and Madame: You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to fill or otherwise impact 24 linear feet of intermittent stream (permanent impacts), 10 linear feet of perennial stream (permanent impacts), 1,680 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer, (permanent impacts), and 1,120 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse basin protected riparian buffer (permanent impacts) to access property, as described in your application dated June 2, 2012 and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on June 12, 2012 and additional information received August 14, 2012. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3890 (GC3890). The Certification(s) allows you to use Nationwide Permit(s) NW29 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This letter shall also act as your approved Authorization Certificate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers per 15A NCAC 213 .0233. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, and Non - discharge regulations: Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 Permit. This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us 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 conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions listed below. NorthCarolina Naturallil North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791 -4200 Customer Service Internet: www.ncwaterquality org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1628 FAX (919) 788 -7159 877- 623 -6748 An Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Page 2 The Additional Conditions of the Certification are: 1. Impacts Approved The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including incidental and/or temporary impacts: Type of Impact Amount Approved Units Plan Location or Reference Streams - Intermittent 24 linear feet permanent impact PCN page 4 of 10 Streams - Perennial 10 linear feet permanent impact PCN page 4 of 10 Buffers Zone 1 1,680 (square feet permanent impact PCN page 5 of 10 Buffers Zone 2 1,120 (square feet) permanent impact PCN page 5 of 10 2. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind 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. 3. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to protect surface waters standards: a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual. b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor -owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project. c. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times. 4. Sediment and Erosion Control Measures Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior approval from the Division. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and ,waters is unavoidable, design and placement of temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in dis- equilibrium of wetlands or stream beds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the above structures. All sediment and erosion control devices shall be removed and the natural grade restored within two (2) months of the date that the Division of Land Resources or locally delegated program has released the project; Page 3 5. Diffuse flow All stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non- erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers and will not re- concentrate before discharging into the stream as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233(5) or if this is not possible, it is necessary to provide stormwater facilities that are considered to remove nitrogen. 6. Protective Fencing The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500. 7. Notification of Project Commencement Please notify DWQ (Lauren Witherspoon at (919) 791 -4251 or lauren.witherspoon ,ncdenr.gov) of the proposed start date of the project. 8. 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 the attached certificate of completion to the Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting Unit (WeBSCaPe), North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650. Violations of any condition herein set forth'may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification, shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit. If you wish to contest any statement in the attached Certification you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings. You must file the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed when it is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and 5:OOpm, except for official state holidays. The original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings. The petition may be faxed - provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office of Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission. The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 Telephone: (919)- 431 -3000, Facsimile: (919)- 431 -3100 A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows: Page 4 William Cary, General Counsel Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601 Unless such a petition is filed, this Certification shall be final and binding. This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act and the Neuse River basin riparian buffer protection rule as described within 15A NCAC 2B .0233. If you have any questions, please telephone Lauren Witherspoon, at 919 - 791 -4251. me ely, Danny Smith Surface Water Protection Section Supervisor Raleigh Regional Office Enclosures: GC 3890 Certificate of Completion cc: DWQ Central Office — WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center RRO File Copy Filename. 12- 0572_Fordmg of Dutchmans Branch_401_NBR_Approval