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MCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
July 3, 2014
North State Environmental
Attn: Michael Anderson
2889 Lowery St
Winston -Salem NC 27101
DWR # 03 -0885 v2
Forsyth County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Civitan Park Stream Restoration Repair
Dear Mr. Anderson:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated June 23, 2014, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) June
27, 2014. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification
Numbers 3885 and 3893 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with
the use of Nationwide Permit Numbers 27 and 33 once they are 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.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certifications) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
1 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
Amount Approved
(units)
(units)
Permanent
Temporary
Stream
Temporary Crossing
20 (linear feet)
Stream restoration
96 (linear feet)
20 (linear feet)
repair
Winston -Salem Regional Office
Locaton 585 Waughtown St 'Kinston- Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone 336 -77 1 -50001 FAX 336 -771 -46301 Customer Service 1- 877 - 623 -6748
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2. 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 the 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 approval letter and General
Certification(s) /Permit /Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions.
3. The permittee will provide on -site supervision of stability work including, but not limited
to bank re- sloping, culvert installation, in- stream structure placement, and riparian zone
re- establishment, by an appropriately trained individual.
4. The Permittee shall determine the exact location and type of in- stream structures
during construction. Within 60 days of completion of construction, as -built drawings
shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office.
5. Native vegetation shall be used throughout this project. All tree and shrub plantings
within the proposed planting buffer on both sides of the stream shall be protected from
mowing or clearing.
6. Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting
that can entrap small animals.
7. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of
quarterly for the first year or two bankfull events (whichever is longer), and then
annually until the site is stable (particularly after storm events) and vegetation is
successful. Any failures of structures, stream banks, or vegetation may require future
repairs or replacement, which requires coordination with the Winston Salem Regional
Office to ensure the stability and water quality of the stream and downstream waters.
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 1506 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).
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.
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
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If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
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 the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
Please contact Sue Homewood at 336 - 771 -4964 or sue.homewood @ncdenr.gov if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
&M, s
Mimi,
W Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
Enclosures: GC 3885, GC3893
cc: Cynthia Lancaster, P.E., Jewell Engineering (via email)
Keith Huff, City of Winston Salem (via email)
John Thomas, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
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