20140263 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140421

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
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April 21, 2014
DWR# 14 -0263
Union County
Mr. Chris Plate
Charlotte /Monroe Executive Airport
P.O. Box 69
Monroe, NC 28111 -0069
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Charlotte /Monroe Airport Pipe Extension
Dear Mr. Plate:
You have our approval, in accordance with the general certification and those conditions
listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated December 3, 2014, and received
by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on March 19, 2014. After reviewing your
application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification
Number 3886, 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 14 once it is issued to you
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). Please note that you should obtain 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 Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires 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
Stream
0
285 linear ft.
Wetland
0
0 acres
3. This approval ,is- only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. 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". Immediately upon
completion of the installation, water flow shall be returned to its natural course. Existing stream
dimensions (including the cross section dimensions, pattern, and longitudinal profile) must be
maintained (or restored via constructed benches) above and below the location of each culvert.
If any of the existing pipes are or become perched, the appropriate stream grade shall be re-
established or, if the pipe is installed in a perched manner, the pipe shall be removed and re-
installed correctly
5. Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. The
Division has received an acceptance letter from the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement. Until the EEP receives and clears your payment,
and proof of payment has been provided to this Office, no impacts specified in this
Authorization Certificate shall occur. For accounting purposes, this Authorization Certificate
authorizes payment to the EEP to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement:
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 the Division.
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. 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.
9. Bare /fill slopes in excess of 10 -feet in height and within 30 -feet of surface waters shall be matted.
10. No sediment/erosion control measures, 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 without approval from the Division.
11. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate
of Completion" form to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the Division. Please send photographs of the
upstream and downstream sides of each culvert site to document correct installation, along with
the Certificate of Completion form.
12. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Charlotte /Monroe Executive Airport) shall conduct all
activities in a manner so as not to contravene any state water quality standard (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 15A NCAC 2H.0504. Any new or
Compensatory Mitigation
Required
River and Sub -basin
Number
Stream
285 feet).
Yadkin 03040105
Wetlands
0 acres
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 the Division.
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. 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.
9. Bare /fill slopes in excess of 10 -feet in height and within 30 -feet of surface waters shall be matted.
10. No sediment/erosion control measures, 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 without approval from the Division.
11. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate
of Completion" form to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the Division. Please send photographs of the
upstream and downstream sides of each culvert site to document correct installation, along with
the Certificate of Completion form.
12. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Charlotte /Monroe Executive Airport) shall conduct all
activities in a manner so as not to contravene any state water quality standard (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 15A 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
1506 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: / /v".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.
Sincerely,
for Thomas A. ,Reeder
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit
MRO, Land Quality Section
Chris Davis, S &ME, 134 Suber- -Road, Columbia, SC 29210 --

14 -0263
NORTH CAROLINA- DIVISON OF WATER RESOURCES
401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
SUMMARY OF PERMITTED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2 H .0500, the Charlotte /Monroe Executive Airport has
nermission n- outlined below to impact 285 linear feet of stream in order to proceed with the
project in Union County, North Carolina. All activities associated with these authorized impacts
must be conducted with the conditions listed in the attached certification: THIS CERTIFICATION
IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENTS.
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENT: ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
LOCATION:
COUNTY:
BASIN /SUBBASIN
Impacts:
285 linear feet of stream
Charlotte /Monroe Airport
Union
Yadkin (03040105)
As required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506, and the conditions of this certification, you are required to
compensate for the above impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation
of wetlands as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters
of the state.
Note: Linear foot requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program must be rounded to the nearest foot and acreage requirements must be rounded to one -
quarter acre increments according to 15 2r .0503(b).
Mitigation:
285 linear feet total of stream required
Mitigation:
285 linear feet of stream by the EEP required for the 401 Water Quality Certification. In
correspondence dated October 29, 2013, the EEP indicated that up to 295 linear feet of stream
mitigation would be conducted by EEP if available within the cataloging unit. More may be
required if mitigation is required outside the unit. .
One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements is
through the payment of a fee to the Ecosystem Enhancement Fund per NCAC 2R .0503. If you
choose this option, please sign this form and mail it to the Ecosystem Enhancement Fund at the
address listed below. An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon
receipt of this form. PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL
YOU RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE EEP.
- - Signature
Date
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
DIVISON OF WATER RESOURCES
1652 Mail Service Center
RALEIGH, N.C. 27669 -1652

Certificate of Completion
DWR Project No.
Applicant:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
County:
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, and any
subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401/Wetlands Unit, North
Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650. This form may
be returned to DWR 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
1, , 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 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:
Agent's Certification
Date:
1, , 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 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:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
I, , as a duly registered Professional
(i.e., Engineer, Landscape Architect, Surveyor, etc.) 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: