20140769 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140819

August 19, 2014
DWR # 14 -0769
Watauga County
Blowing Rock Country Club
Attn: Martha Watkins, General Manager
200 Country Club Dr
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Blowing Rock Country Club — Facilities Expansion
Dear Ms. Watkins:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated July 18, 2014, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) July 22,
2014. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number
3890 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of
Nationwide Permit Number 39 once it is 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 certification(s) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
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.
Impact Area
I Temporary /Permanent
Impact Amount
404/401 Wetlands
Permanent
0.04 acres
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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
Certifications) /Permit /Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions
3. The Division approves this project as a low density development because the site plan
depicts an impervious surface area of under 24% and a stormwater drainage system
that consists primarily of vegetated conveyances. The following conditions also apply:
a) This tract shall be held, transferred, sold, conveyed, developed and occupied subject
to the requirement that upon future development of this tract, the then owner shall
develop a stormwater management plan approved by the Division if the total
impervious area resulting from development of the Property is 24% or more of the
total area of the Property.
b) This restriction contained herein shall be binding upon the owner's successors and
assigns, and shall be perpetual and run with the land until released or amended by a
release or amendment approved by the Division.
c) If a compliance inspection reveals an impervious surface area of 24% or greater,
then you will be in violation of this Condition and required to comply with the
requirements of General Certification 3890
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 1508 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 If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc)

Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
Blowing Rock Country Club
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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,
W. Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
Enclosures: GC 3890
cc: Kevin Yates, McAdams Co (via email)
Tasha Alexander, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
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