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Home My WebLink About20140593 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140620AF ilr` �Ar FqCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Mr. Wade Miller Copper Builders 1235 -E East Blvd. Suite 155 Charlotte, NC 28203 JUN 2 3 2014 John E. Skvarla, III Secretary June 20, 2014 DWR# 14 -0593 Mecklenburg County Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Hagood Reserve Residential Dear Mr. Miller: You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated June 9, 2014, and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on June 11, 2014. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 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 29 once it is 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 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 Open Water 0 0.49 acre Stream 0 0 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. 4. 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. 5. Bare /fill slopes in excess of 10 feet in height and within 30 feet of surface waters shall be matted. 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650 6. 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. 7. 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. These mechanisms shall be put in•plabe 'at `th'e-time of recording of the property, or of individual lots, whichever is appropriate. 'A sample deed; notification can be downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at http:// h2b "ehr.state;hc.us /hcwetlands. The text of the sample deed notification may be modified as appropriate to suit to this, project. 8. A final, written storm water management is. requirecrper condition #12 of the General Certification. Before any permanent.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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 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. 12. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Wade Miller, Copper Builders) 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 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. Sincerely, for Thomas A. Reeder Attachments cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit MRO, Land Quality Len Rindner CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION NCDWR Project No.: 14 -0593 County: Applicant: Project Name: Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification 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 this certificate to the 401 Transportation Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650. This form may be returned to NCDWR 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: Agent's Certification Date: 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: Engineer's Certification Date: Partial Final I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project for the Permiee 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 Registration No.