20200035 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20211118

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 18, 2021
DWR # 20200035
Randolph County
NC Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Lin Xu
217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Attn: Charlie Neaves
312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Liberty Rock Mitigation Site
Dear Mr. Xu and Mr. Neaves:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
October 15, 2021, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) October 25, 2021 and payment
received October 25, 2021, with subsequent information on November 12, 2021. These impacts are
covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4134. This certification is
associated with the use of 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 Division has determined that the proposed project will comply with water quality requirements
provided that you adhere to the conditions listed in the enclosed certification.
The following proposed impacts are hereby approved. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
404/401 Wetlands
Wetland LL
0.240 (acres)
0.144 (acres)
Wetland V
0.006 (acres)
0 (acres)
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401 Certification
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Wetland S
0.010 (acres)
0 (acres)
Wetland R
0.003 (acres)
0.003 (acres)
Wetland NN
0.002 (acres)
0.002 (acres)
Wetland MM
0.006 (acres)
0.007 (acres)
Wetland 00
0.009 (acres)
0.004 (acres)
Wetland PP
0 (acres)
0.002 (acres)
Wetland L
0.004 (acres)
0.001 (acres)
Wetland Z
0.001 (acres)
0.001 (acres)
Wetland M
0.005 (acres)
0 (acres)
Wetland FF
0.031 (acres)
0.014 (acres)
Wetland X
0.004 (acres)
0.001 (acres)
Wetland Y
0.005 (acres)
0 (acres)
Wetland EE
0.003 (acres)
0 (acres)
Wetland 1
0.032 (acres)
0.014 (acres)
Wetland JJ
0.010 (acres)
0.010 (acres)
Wetland GG
0.001 (acres)
0.004 (acres)
Wetland A
0.035 (acres)
0.027 (acres)
Wetland B
0.001 (acres)
0 (acres)
Wetland C
0.005 (acres)
0.010 (acres)
Wetland E
0.002 (acres)
0.003 (acres)
Wetland F
0.007 (acres)
0.002 (acres)
Total
0.422 (acres)
0.249 (acres)
Stream
S1
2,028 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
S2
0 (linear feet)
570 (linear feet)
S3
254 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
S4
0 (linear feet)
15 (linear feet)
S5
35 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
S6
1,095 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
S7
25 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
Total
3.437 (linear feet)
585 (linear feet)
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 this 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 Certification and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)].
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions of the attached Water Quality General
Certification, you must notify the Central Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend
or holiday) from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.

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The permittee shall report to the Central Office any noncompliance with, and/or any violation of, stream
or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .0200] including but not limited to sediment impacts to streams or
wetlands. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or
holiday) from the time the permittee became aware of the non-compliance circumstances.
The issuance of the 401 Water Quality Certification for the restoration/enhancement project does not
represent an approval of credit yield for the project.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes by
filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of Administrative
Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set forth in Chapter
150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code.
Additional information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition forms may be accessed at
http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone].
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the Division's review under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and 15A NCAC
02H .0500. Please contact Erin Davis at 919-817-0360 or [e-mail] if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Enclosures: GC 4134
cc: Todd Tugwell, Kim Browning, Casey Haywood, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Olivia Munzer, NCWRC (via email)
Sue Homewood, DWR Winston-Salem RO 401 file (via email)
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file