HomeMy WebLinkAbout20120965 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20140819August 19, 2014
Piedmont Land Conservancy
Attn: Kevin Redding, Executive Director
1515 W. Cornwallis Dr., Suite 205
Greensboro NC 27404
DWR # 12 -0965 v2
Guilford County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Autumn Creek Farm Access
Dear Mr. Redding:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated June 4, 2014, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) June 11,
2014, with subsequent information on June 27, 2014, July 9, 2014 and August 18, 2014. These
impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3886 and the
conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit
Number 14 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 certifications) 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
Temporary /Permanent
Impact Amount
Streams
Permanent
70 linear feet
Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location 585 Waug^ town St Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27 107
Phone 336_771-5(5i)0 1 %
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Piedmont Land Conservancy
DWR #12 -0965 v2
401 APPROVAL
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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. Upon completion of the new driveway culvert, the previous driveway culvert will be
removed and the stream shall be restored to natural conditions. The restored area shall
be monitored quarterly for at least one year with photo documentation. Any instability
in the channel or failure of the stream banks or restored vegetation shall be reported to
the DWR Winston Salem Regional Office upon discovery.
4. The proposed project must comply with the Town of Summerfield local water supply
ordinance approved by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC) as
required under the Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed: Protection and Maintenance
of Riparian Areas (Jordan Buffer Rule) 15A NCAC 02B .0267.
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 150B 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 Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285
Piedmont Land Conservancy
DWR #12 -0965 v2
401APPROVAL
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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 3886
cc: Ken Bridle, PLC (via email)
David Bailey, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 files
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit