20070770 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20070606

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
June 6, 2007
DWQ# 07-0770
Mecklenburg County
Mr. Damon DiOrio
Charlotte Country Club
2465 Mecklenburg Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28205
Subject: Stream Enhancement, Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. DiOrio:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to impact
1.2 acre of open water and 541 linear feet (If) of unnamed stream to Briar Creek in order to complete the
project in Mecklenburg County, as described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) on May 4, 2007. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by
Water Quality General Certification Number 3626, which can be viewed on our web site at
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number
27 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should get any other
federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited
to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
The above noted Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless otherwise
specified in the General Certification. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you 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.
In addition to the requirements of the certification, you must also comply with the following conditions:
1. The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas
has commenced.
2. Minimal buffers along the restored/enhanced stream channels should be provided to prevent runoff of
fertilizer and other chemicals into surface waters.
3. Effort should be made to provide vegetative planting adjacent to the restored/enhanced stream to provide
shading for aquatic habitat.
4. Use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques must be used where practicable
instead of riprap or other bank hardening methods. If riprap is necessary, it shall not be placed in the
streambed, unless approved by the DWQ.
5. Storm water discharge structures at this site shall be constructed in a manner such that the potential
receiving streams (of the discharge) will not be impacted due to sediment accumulations, scouringo r erosion
of the stream banks. No hCarolina
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6. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality.
7. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Charlotte Country Club) shall conduct all activities in a manner so as
not to contravene any state water quality standard (including any requirements for compliance with section
303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of state and federal law. If DWQ
determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including the failure to sustain a designated or
achieved use) or that state or federal law is being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure
compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this certification to include conditions appropriate to assure
compliance with such standards and requirements in accordance with 15 A NCAC 2H.0507(d). Before
codifying the certification, DWQ shall notify the applicant and the US Army Corps of Engineers, provide public
notice in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0503, and provide opportunity for public hearing in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H.0504. Any new or revised conditions shall be provided to the applicant in writing, shall be
provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for reference in any permit issued pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act, and shall also become conditions of the 404 Permit for the project.
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 that
conforms to Chapter 1506 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 Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-
1699 or Ms. Cyndi Karoly in the Central Office in Raleigh 919-733-9721.
Sincerely,
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for Coleen H. Sullins
Attachments: Certificate of Completion Form
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Ian McMillan, Wetlands Unit
Becky Fox, EPA
Central Files
File Copy
Lloyd Dixon, Baker Engineering, 1447 S. Tryon St, Suite 200, Charlotte, 28203