20141061 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20141021

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
October 21, 2014
Allen Wilson Brantley
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John E. SkVarl@.III
Secretary
DVVR#14-106l
Rowan County
Subject- Approval of4O1 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions;
Dredging/Excavation Activity, 374 Paradise Dr, Salisbury, High Rock Lake
Dear Mr. Brantley,
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
September 28, 2014 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on October 7, 2014.
These impacts are covered by the Water Quality General Certification Number 3898 (attached) and the
additional conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of General Permit
NurnberGP198Z0OOSO issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and expires on the same day.
Please note that you should obtain any other applicable federal, state or local permits before
proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited to) the local lake
management authority, erosion and sediment control, non-discharge, and water supply watershed
regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification, the 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. Please note that this approval is for
the proposed dredging/excavation activity adjacent bo the subject site. This approval
does not a||ovv any other impacts including incidental impacts. [15A N[/\[ 02H
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (sq. ft.)
Amount Approved (sq. ft.)
permanent
temporary
Open Waters — Dredging
5,00 sq. ft.
N/A sq. ft.
below normal pool
Division of Water Resources -401& Buffer Permitting Unit
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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/Authorization. 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 Certification/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions.
[15AN[A[02H.0502,.0506,and.05071
I Appropriate sediment and erosion control measures which equal or emceed those
outlined in the most recent version of the North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control
Planning and Design Manual shall be designed, installed and maintained properly to
assure compliance with the North Carolina water quality standards that are applicable
to lakes and reservoirs. These measures must be maintained on all construction sites,
borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) sites, including contractor owned and leased
borrow pits, which are associated with the project. [15A N[A[02H .0506(b)(3) and
4. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to
the rnaxinounn extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion cnm1mo|
measures in wetlands or waters is unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural
grade restored within six months of the date that the project is completed or, if
applicable, within six months of the date that the project is released by the North
Carolina Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEK4LR) or released by the
locally delegated program. [154NCACO2H .0501 and .05021
S. No waste, spoil, adkjs, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian
areas beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted /nyour ap�p|icatiow. All construction
activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance Of sediment
and erosion control "Best Management PracUces" shall be performed so that no
viu|eUmos of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur. [I54 N[4[ 02H
.05O1 and .8502]
6. The Division Mooresville Regional Office (610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301,
Mooresville, NC 28115) shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved
impact areas has commenced. [15ANCACO2H.O502/eD
T The applicant and/or authorized agent shall provide a completed Certificate of
Completion Form to the DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit within ten days of project
completion. This form is attached or available at:
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested,
This Certification Authorization 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

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(hereby known asOAH). 4 petition form may be obtained from the O4Hat or
by calling the 0AH Clerk's Office at [phone] for information.
Within sixty (60) ca|en!dar days of receipt of this notice, m petition must be Mhsd with the Q4H. A
petition isconsidered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee
is received in the 0AH during mnrrna| office hours (Monday through Friday hetvvemm 8:00arn and
5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the U4H at /yIg\ 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
G714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC27699-5714 Raleigh, N[27DO9-O2O5
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
John Evans, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC27898-lOOl
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Please
contact Shelton Sullivan at 919-807-6361 or sheIton.suIlivan(2ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or
Enclosures: GC 3898, Cert. mf Completion Form
cc: Karen Baldwin, ALCDA Power Generating Inc. —emai| copy
USA[G Asheville Regulatory Field Office
DVVRMRO4O1— file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit — file copy
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