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Home My WebLink About20130969 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20130916i NCDENR North Carolina De p artment of Environment and Natural Resources _ Division of Water Resources Water Quality Programs Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III Governor Director Secretary September 16, 2013 DWQ # 13 -0969 Guilford County City of Greensboro } Attn: Elijah Williams, P.E. 2602 South Elm Eugene St Greensboro NC 27406 a , Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Ardmore Park Stream Enhancement Project Dear Mr. Williams: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated August 14, 2013 and received by the Division of Water Resources -Water Quality Programs (Division) on September 9, 2013. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 38.85 and the conditions listed below. The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 13 or 27 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, 15A NCAC 02B.0267(9) indicates that impacts to the protected riparian buffer are considered as exempt uses when a 401 Water Quality Certification has been issued for the project. 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. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be - given a copy of this approval letter and General Certifications) /Permit /Authorization and is i responsible for complying with all conditions This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification(s) or general permit and the following additional conditions: I Winston -Salem Regional Office Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston - Salem, North Carolina 27107 Phone: 336 - 771 -50001 FAX: 336- 771 -46301 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 Internet: www.ncwatergualitv.org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer City of Greensboro DWQ# 13 -0969 401 APPROVAL Page 2 of 3 1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general conditions of the Certification, General Permit and /or Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. Type of Impact Temporary /Permanent Amount Approved (Units) Approved Impact (units) Stream - mainstem Temporary 1,351 (linear feet) Stream - tributary Temporary 325 (linear feet) 2. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and General Certifications) /Permit /Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 1506 by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings. You may obtain a petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings at http:/ /www.ncoah.com / or call the OAH clerk's office at (919) 43.1 -3000 for information. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this Certification, you must file the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable filing fee is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 5 :00pm, excluding official state holidays). The petition may be faxed to the Office of Administrative Hearings at (919) 431 -3100, provided the original and one copy of the petition along with any applicable filing fee is received by the Office of Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission. Mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEN R: Lacy Presnell, General Counsel Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601 City of Greensboro DWQ# 13 -0969 401 APPROVAL Page 3 of 3 This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under section 401.of the Clean Water Act and the Jordan Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B.0267. Please contact Sue Homewood at 336- 771 -4964 or Sue.Homewood @ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, a 3 - j W. Corey Basinger Regional Supervisor DWR Winston -Salem Regional Office i Enclosures: GC 3885 Certificate of Completion cc: Ben Nash, Brown and Caldwell (via email) Andy Williams, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email) DWR -WQP WSRO 401 files DWR -WQP Webscape Unit i