20140316 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140424

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..North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
April 23, 2014
Mr. Harley Parton
910 Davis Branch Road
Bryson City, NC 28713
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Old Barn Road Culvert Installation — After -The -Fact
Dear Mr. Parton:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
DWR # 14 -0316
Swain County
In accordance with your application dated March 26, 2014, approval has been granted for the impacts listed in
the table below.
Project impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3890.
IMPACTS APPROVED
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general conditions of the
Certification are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts.
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent
Stream
80 (linear feet)
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 150B by filing a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH) within
sixty (60) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http: / /www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's
Office at (919) 431 -3000 for information. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy
along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through
Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
Water Quality Regional Operations —Asheville Regional Office
2090 US Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778
Phone: 828 - 296-45001 FAX: 828 - 299 -7043
Internet: http : / /portal.ncdenr.orgtwebtwgtws
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. Harley Parton
April 23, 2014
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The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431 -3100_ , provided the original and one copy of the petition
-along With any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days following -the
faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending via US Postal Service: If sending via delivery service (UPS,
FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
This letter completes the review of they Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act as described in 15A
NCAC .0500. Please contact Chuck Cranford at 828 - 296 -4650 or chuck.cranfordgncdenr.gov if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosures: GC 3890
cc: USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office .(via email)
DWR ARO 401 files
DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
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