20141037 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20141112

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
November 12, 2014
Gods Way Baptist Church
Attn: Pastor Joel Burton
943 Warren Wilson Road
Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Buncombe County
Attn: Greg Isreal, Dir. General Services
200 College St., #300
Asheville, NC 28801
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Beetree Creek Bank Stabilization
Dear Mr. Burton and Mr. Isreal:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
DWR # 14 -1037
Buncombe County
In accordance with your application dated 10/3/2014 and additional information received on 10/28/2014,
approval has been granted for the impacts listed in the table below. This approval replaces the approval letter
sent on November 4, 2014. This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed
certification(s) or general permit and any additional conditions listed below.
Project impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3885 and 3890 and the
conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 18 and 27
once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should obtain or otherwise
comply with any other federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those
required by (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Water Supply Watershed and Stormwater
regulations.
IMPACTSAPPROVED
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general conditions of the
Certification, General Permit and/or Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts.
Water Qually Regional operators — Asheville Regional Office
2090 US Hwy 70, Swennano% INC 28778
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Gods Way Baptist Church & Buncombe County
November 12,2014
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Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Amount Approved
Temporary
Permanent
Stream
290 linear feet)
(linear feet
Wetlands
0.01 (acres)
(acres)
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
1. 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 General Certification(s) /Permit /Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions.
2. The designer or his designee shall supervise the installation of in- stream structures.
3. Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting that can entrap
small animals.
4. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of quarterly for the first
year or two bankfall events (whichever is longer), and then annually until the site is stable (particularly
after storm events) and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures, stream banks, or vegetation
may require future repairs or replacement, which requires coordination with the Asheville Regional
Office to ensure the stability and water quality of the stream and downstream waters.
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 httn: / /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 maybe 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.

Gods Way Baptist Church & Buncombe County
November 12,2014
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Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending via US Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
Ifsending via delivery service (UPS,
FedEx, etc):
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 as described in 15A
NCAC .0500. Please contact Ed Williams at 828- 296 -4686 or ed.willianrsnncdenr.aov if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosures: GC 3885 and3890
Certificate of Completion
cc: John C. Vilas, McGill Associates (via email)
Tasha Alexander US ACOE (via email)
Andrea Leslie, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
WBSCP Unit - Central Office
DWRARO401 files
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