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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
Debbie Dodson
Resource Institute, Inc.
2714 Henning Dr.
Winston Salem, NC 27106
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APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Ms. Dodson,
November 8, 2012
DWQ# 12 -0960
Surry County
You have our approval to conduct stream enhancement activities for the Elkin Creek Stream Improvement Project, in
accordance with the attached conditions, along a total of approximately 480 existing linear feet of stream located in
Elkin, NC in Surry County, as described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality on October 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 hM: / /www.ncwatggualiiy .org/wetlands.html. 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:
1. 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
Site 1
250 linear feet
Structure construction
Site 2
230 linear feet
Bank Grading
2. All bare soil shall be seeded and stabilized as soon as possible after ground disturbance. Native vegetation shall
be used throughout this project. All tree and shrub plantings within the proposed planting buffer shall be
protected from future mowing or clearing.
3. Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting that can entrap small
animals.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston - Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] FAX: 336 - 771-46301 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 None hCarolina
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Elkin Creek Stream Improvement Project
DWQ# 12 -0960
November 8, 2012
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4. Visual monitoring of the structures and re- graded stream banks 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.
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. 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 - 771 -4964.
Sincerely,
-17 Wakild, P.E., Director
1011 Division of Water Quality
cc: Monte Matthews, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Matt Jenkins, Wildlands Engineering (via email)
DWQ Winston -Salem Regional Office
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