20071249 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20070904

~O'~ W A jF~Q Michael F: Easley, Governor
1~ (~ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~p ~. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Q ~ Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 4, 2007
DWQ Project # 07-1249
McDowell County
Mr. Cal Miller
Wetlands Resource Center (For NC EEP Program)
3970 Bowen Road
Canal Winchester, OH 43110
Subject Property: Thompsons Fork and Tributary Restoration
Thompsons Fork [030830, 11-32-1-11, C)
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Miller:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 5,400 linear feet of perennial stream, as described in your application dated
April 17, 2007, and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on July 20, 2007, to perform the
proposed stream restoration and enhancement project at the site. After reviewing your application, we
have decided that the impacts are. covered by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3626
(GC3626). The Certification(s) allows you to use Nationwide Permit(s) 27 (NW27), when issued by the
US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE). In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any
other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but riot
limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, and Non-discharge regulations. Also, this approval to
proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your
application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval is for the purpose and design.that you described in your. application. If you change your
project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold,
the new.owner must be given a copy of this Certification ~rld approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of
wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general
conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are
approved including incidental impacts:
T e of Im act Amount A roved nits Plan Location or Reference
Stream - erennial 5,400 linear feet PCN a es 9 and 10 of 14
401 Crversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: h,~•//h2o enr state.nc.us/ncwetlands

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2. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
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 Pre-Construction Notification. All construction
activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion
control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality
standards, statutes, or rules occur.
3. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing
the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in
order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control
measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most
recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices
shall be maintained on all construction sites; borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects,
including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
c. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and
stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times.
4. Sediment and Erosion Control Measures
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 six months of the date that
the Division of Land Resources has released the project;
5. Protective Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these
boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing
(or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the
buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing;
6. Stream Restoration/Enhancement Plans
You have our approval for your proposed final stream restoration/enhancement plans. The stream
restoration/enhancement~must be constructed, maintained, and monitored according to the plans
approved by this Office. Any repairs or adjustments to the site must be made according to the
approved plans or must receive written approval from this Office to make the repairs or
adjustments.
7. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable
Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached
certificate of completion to the 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina
Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.

Wetlands Resource Center
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September 4, 2007
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification, shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or
stream impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60-days ofthe date that
you- receive this letter. To ask. for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of
the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the approved
buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The Director's decision is
subject to review as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Cyndi Karoly or Ian McMillan at 919-733-178
CHS/ijm
Enclosures: GC 3627
Certificate of Completion
Sinc e ,
Coleen H. Sullins
cc: USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Kevin Barnett, DWQ Asheville Regional Office
DLR Asheville Regional Office
File Copy
Central Files
Melissa Queen Darby, EMH&T, Inc., 5500 New Albany Road, New Albany, OH 43054
Filename: 071249ThompsonsForkAndTributaryRestoration(McDowe11~01

Certification of Comple_tio_n
DWQ Project No.: County:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of Certification or Authorization:
Certificate of Completion
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 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. This form may be
returned to DWQ 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
I, ,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: Date:
Agent's Certification
I, ,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:
Date:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
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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