20141046 Ver 1_No Written Concurrence_20141010

RECEIVED
OCT 13 2014
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural ReSourCEPSNR-LAND QUALITY
STORMWATER PERMITTING
Pat McCrory
Governor
October 10, 2014
Walter Giese
607 Chadwick Shores Drive
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
DWR Project # 2014 -1046
Onslow County
NUT
Sneads Ferry, NC 28460
P Subject Property: 607 Chadwick Shores Drive, Sneads Ferry A
No written Concurrence Needed
Dear Mr. Giese:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below to add a boat lift
and access platform to an existing docking facility, as described in your CAMA application dated September
30, 2014 and received by the Division of Water Resources (DWR) in the Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO)
on September 30, 2014. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by
General Water Quality Certification Number 3883 (GC 3883). This Certification allows you to use the
General Permit 198700056 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the CAMA Major Permit
when issued by the Division of Coastal Management. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply
with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but
not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non - discharge, and stormwater regulations. Also, this
approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your
application shall expire upon expiration of the General Permits or LAMA Permit.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this General Certification and approval letter and is thereby
responsible for complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one
acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h). ,This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification
and any additional conditions listed on the following pages.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
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 and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. Any new owner must notify the Division and request the
Certification be issued in their name {15A NCAC 02H .0501 and .0502 }.
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Walter Giese
October 10, 2014
DWR Project # 20141046
Page 2 of 4
2. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
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 application. All construction activities, including the design,
installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices,
shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur
Approved plans and specifications for this project are incorporated by reference and are enforceable
parts of this permit f 15A NCAC 02H .0501 and .0502).
3. Turbidity Standard
The turbidity standard of 25 NTUs (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) shall not be exceeded as described
in 15 A NCAC 28..0221. Appropriate sediment and erosion control practices must be used to meet this
standard. Turbidity curtains s hall be used as appropriate. Please notify this Office if any turbidity
issues arise at 910.796.7215
4. Any final construction plans for this project must include or reference the application and plans
approved by the DWR under the authorization letters and certifications. The applicant shall require
their contractors (and /or agents) to comply with all of the terms of this Certification, and shall
provide each of its contractors (and /or agents) a copy of this Certification
5. All mechanized equipment will be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of
waters and wetlands from hydrocarbons or other potential toxic chemicals. In the event of a
hydrocarbon or chemical spill, the permitee /contractor shall immediately contact the Division of Water
Quality, between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm at the Wilmington regional office at 910.796.7215 or Steve
Lewis at 919.807.6308 and after hours and on weekends call the USCG National Response Center at
1.800.424.8802.
7. Fueling, lubrication and general equipment maintenance should not take place within 50 feet of a
waterbody or wetlands to prevent contamination by fuel and oils.
8. This General Certification shall expire on the same day as the expiration date of the corresponding
General Permit. The conditions in effect on the date of issuance of the Certification for a specific
project shall remain in effect for the life of the project, regardless of the expiration of this Certification
Continuinp, Compliance:
9. The applicant /permitee and their authorized agents shall conduct all activities in a manner consistent
with State water quality standards (including any requirements resulting from compliance with 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 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, than the Division may reevaluate and modify this General Water
Quality Certification.

Walter Giese
October 10, 2014
DWR Project # 20141046
Page 3 of 4
10. 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 and /or authorized
agent is required to return a copy of a certificate of completion form to the NCDENR DWR
401 and Buffers Unit North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC, 27699 within ten days of project completion. The certification of completion is
available at: http: / /PortaI.ncdenr.org/ web /wq /swp /ws/ 401 /certsandPermits /apply /forms).
11. This certification grants permission to the director, an authorized representative of the
Director, or DENR staff, upon the presentation of proper credentials, to enter the property
during normal business hours {15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)}.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and /or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
If you wish to contest any conditions in the enclosed certification (associated with the approved wetland or
waters impacts) you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition form
from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition with the office of Administrative
Hearings within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed when it is received in
the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings
accepts filings
Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, except for official state holidays. The
original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed - provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office of
Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
Telephone: (919)- 733 -2698, Facsimile: (919)- 733 -3478

Walter Giese
October 10, 2014
DWR Project # 20141046
Page 4 of 4
A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows:
John Evans, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
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Unless such a petition is filed, this certification and its conditions are final and binding
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act and 15A NCAC 02H .0500. If you have any questions, please telephone Jennifer Burdette in the Central
Office in Raleigh at 919.807.6364 or by e-mail Jennifer.Burdette @ncdenr.gov or myself in the DWR
Wilmington Regional Office at 910.796.7306 or by e-mail Joanne.Steenhuis @ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
panne Steenhuis
Senior Environmental Specialist
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
Enclosures: GC 3883
cc: Tyler Crumbley - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Jennifer Burdette - DWR 401 Wetlands and Buffers Unit
Jonathan Howell - DCM Morehead City— electronic copy
Tara MacPhearson - DCM Wilmington
WiRO
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