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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20120581 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20120920NC®ENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild PE Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary September 20, 2012 DWQ Project # 12 -0581 v.2 Franklin County David N. and Vicki A. Nizen 641 Sagamore Drive Louisburg, NC 27549 Subject Property: 641 Sagamore Boat Slip Repair Lake Royale [030301, 28 -31 -1, B; NSW] Tar River Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B.0259) Authorization Certificate with additional conditions Dear Mr. and Mrs. Nizen: You have our authorization, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0259 and any conditions listed below, to impact approximately 10 ft of Zone 1 (permanent impacts) of the protected riparian buffers to extend repair your boat slip, as described within your application dated September 5, 2012 and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on September 6, 2012. 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, Non - discharge regulations. This authorization certification 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 authorization letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. This authorization requires you to follow the conditions listed below. 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 mctaentai impacts: Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference Zone I Buffers I 10 (square ft. permanent impacts PCN page 5 of 10 2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices 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: North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet www ncwaterquality org NorthCarolina Natw1ally Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791 -4200 Customer Service 1628 Mad 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 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. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining Manual. d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. 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. 4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior approval by 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. 5. Diffuse Flow Plan Approval 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 213 .0259. 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 15A NCAC 2H .0500. 7. Certificate of Completion Upon completion of all work approved within this authorization, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of completion to the Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650. Page 3 Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization (associated with the approved buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice for a decision. You can contest the Director's decision as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 15013. To contest the Director's decision 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 8:00am and 5:00pm, 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)- 733 -2698, Facsimile: (919)- 733 -3478 A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows: William Cary, General Counsel Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601 This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. This letter completes the review of the "No Practical Alternatives" determination under 15A NCAC 213 .0259. If you have any questions please call Lauren Witherspoon at (919) 791 -4251. This letter does not authorize any impacts to either Waters of the United States or Waters of the State. Please contact the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) if any impacts are proposed to waters on this project. oa Sinc ely, r /�1 v i Danny S th Surface Water Protection Section Supervisor Raleigh Regional Office Enclosures: Certificate of Completion cc: DWQ Central Office — WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center RRO File Copy Filename 12 -0581 v 2_641 Sagamore Boat Slip Repair_TPBR_Approval