20140287 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140505

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Greg Nichols
GCI Residential
5405 Etta Burke Court, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27606
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Legacy Concord
Dear Mr. Nichols:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
May 5, 2014
DWR# 14 -0287
Cabarrus County
You have our approval, in accordance with the general certification and those conditions
listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated March 21, 2014, and subsequent
information submitted on April 29, 2014, and received by the Division of Water Resources (the
Division) on March 24, 2014, and April 29, 2014, respectively. After reviewing your application, we
have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 3884
and 3890, which can be viewed on our web site at http: / /portal.ncdenr.org /web /wq /swp /ws /401.
The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 and 29 once they are
issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE). 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 Certifications will expire when the associated 404 permits expire1s unless
otherwise specified in the General Certification. 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. Approved Impacts:
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Temporary Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent Impact
Wetlands
0.012 acre
0.006 acre
Stream
81- 1i6ear ft.
108 - linear ft.
3. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application
and the subsequent culvert design. 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.
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4. Culverts placed in streams /wetlands shall be installed "in the dry". Existing stream dimensions
" (including the cross "section dimensions, pattern; and long.itddinal profile) must be maintained
(or restored via constructed benches) above and below locations of each culvert.
5. Diversion Ditches and other storm water conveyances as related to the sediment and erosion
control measures shall be matted and /or stabilized to reduce sediment loss and turbidity. This
includes interior /exterior slopes of sediment basins and bare /fill slopes in excess of 10 feet in
height and within 30 feet of surface waters shall be matted.
6. 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 DWR.
7. Stormwater 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, scouring or erosion of the stream banks.
8. Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all retained jurisdictional wetlands,
waters and protective buffers in order to assure compliance for future wetland, water and buffer
impact. A sample deed notification can be downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at
http://h2o. enr. state. nc. us /ncwetiands.
9. A final, written storm water management is required per condition No. 12 of the General
Certification. Before any per building is occupied at the subject site, the storm water
management plan shall be implemented and the facilities shall be constructed and operational.
No changes to the structural storm water. practices shall be made without written authorization
from the Division or local delegated authority.
10. No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond
the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Preconstruction Notification application. All
construction activities associated with this project shall meet, and /or exceed, those requirements
specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual
and shall be conducted so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules
occur.
11. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the
maximum extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands
and waters is unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within two
months of the date the Division of Land Resources has released the project.
12. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate
of Completion" form to the 401IMetlands Unit of the Division.
13 Continuing Compliance. The applicant (GCI Residential) shall conduct all activities in a manner
-- - so as not to contravene any state water quality stanctard- (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 the Division 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, the Division 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, the Division 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 'I 5A 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.
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of the General Statute
150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of the Administrative
Hearings (hereby known as OAH). 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.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the
OAH. 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, 8:00 am
to 5:00 pm, excluding state holidays).
The petitions may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431 -3100, provided the original and one (1)
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:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows:
Mr. Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
This letter completes the review by the Division 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. Karen Higgins in the Central Office in Raleigh 919- 807 -6360.
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit
MRO, Land Quality
Sincerely,
for Thomas A. Reeder
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