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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130046 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20130307A' "J NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Pat McCrory Charles Wakild; P. E. John E. Skvarla, III Governor Director Secretary March 7, 2013 bWQ# 13- 0046 Guilford County Mr. Herbert Parks 7CCC, LLC 7B Corporate Center Court Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 j APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions i Dear Mr. Parks: You have.our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill and impact 130 linear feet of jurisdictional stream and 0.22 acres of wetlands to extend Bedstone Dr for the Griffin Mill Subdivision Phase II for in Greensboro, NC in Guilford County, as described in your application received by the Division on January 18, 2013 and subsequent information submitted February 1, 2013, February 18, 2013 and February 22, 2103. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3890, which can be viewed on our web site at http: / /h2o.enr. state. nc. us/ ncwetlands/ rd_wetlands_certifications.htm. This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 29 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 (including trout buffer waivers as necessary), Non- Discharge, State Stormwater, and Water Supply Watershed regulations. Also, this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permits expire 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 maybe 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. If total wetland fill for - this project (now or in the future) exceeds One acre, or total fill to perennial streams equals or exceeds 150 linear feet, additional compensatory mitigation may be required as described in. 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification, as well as the additional conditions listed below: North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston -Salem Regional Office Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston - Salem, North Carolina 27107 One Phone: 336- 771 -50001 FAX: 336- 771 -46301 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 NofthCarolina Internet: www.ncwaterguality.org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer 7CCC, LLC DWQ# 13 -0046 March 7, 2013 Page 2 of 5 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: Stream sites Stream Impact length S1 Unnamed tributary to Reedy Fork 130 linear feet permanent impact - Total 8 linear feet of temporary impact Total 130 linear feet permanent impact 8 linear feet of temporary impact Wetland Impacts Identifier Type of impact Impact Site 1 Fill 0.22 acres temporary impact - Total 0.22 acres temporary impact 2. The proposed project must comply Authorization Certificate issued by the City of Greensboro as required per their local water supply ordinance approved by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC) as required under the Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed: Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Areas (Jordan Buffer Rule) 15A NCAC 02B .0267. 3. 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 213.0267 and GC 3890. 4. The Permittee shall stake the limits of disturbance at the stream crossing site and conduct a preconstruction meeting with the construction contractor prior to disturbance of the impact area. The Division shall be notified of the meeting two weeks prior to its scheduled date. 5. You are required to provide one copy of the approved SMP, including plan details on full -sized plan sheets, with proof of the City of Greensboro's approval. The approved SMP must be submitted to the Division's Webscape Unit (1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650) before an impacts authorized in this certification occur. The following requirements also apply: • The approved SMP must be constructed and operational before any permanent building or other structure is occupied at the site. • The approved SMP as well as drainage patterns must be maintained in perpetuity. • The SMP may not be modified without prior written authorization from dick here to enter text. A copy of the approval letter and the modified SMP must be submitted to the DWQ Webscape Unit prior to the commencement of the modifications. 7CCC, LLC DWQ# 13 -0046 March 7, 2013 Page 3 of 5 6. 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 Certif ication. has been completed. This certificate should be returned to the Winston- Salem Regional Office of the NCDWQ at the address listed on the form: 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 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 contact Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston - Salem Regional i Office at 336 -771 -4964 or at sue.homewood @ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Charles Wakild, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality cc: Andy Williams, .U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field .Office (via email) Virginia Spillman, City of Greensboro (via email) Anthony Lester, Evans Engineering Inc (via email) Brad Luckey, ECS LLP, (via email) DWQ Wbscape Unit DWQ Winston - Salem Regional Office f s 7CCC, LLG DWQ# 13 -0046 March 7, 2013 Page 4 of 5 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 this certificate to the 401 /Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699- 1650. This form may be returned to DWQ by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent; or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these. Applicant's Certification hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Agent's Certification I, hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial .compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Engineer's Certification Partial Final as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project,for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was Observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature Registration No Date