20141097 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20141117

WNW
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
November 17, 2014
Dugger Valley Investment Group LLC
Attn: Jim Pitts
3379 Peachtree St, Suite 360
Atlanta, GA 30326
DWR # 14 -1097
Wilkes County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Dugger Creek Trout Habitat Enhancement
Dear Mr. Pitts:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated October 8, 2014, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division)
October 16, 2014. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General
Certification Number 3885 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with
the use of Nationwide Permit Number 13 or 27 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:
1. 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
Temporary
360 linear feet
Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston - Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1- 877 - 623 -6748
Internet: http :l /portal.ncdenr.org /web /wq /ws
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

Dugger Valley Investment Group LLC
DW R #14 -1097
401 APPROVAL
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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 (s) /Permit /Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions.
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 1506 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 htt_p:Hwww.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:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
If sending via delivery service (UPS, Fed Ex, 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:
John Evans, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601

Dugger Valley Investment Group LLC
DWR #14 -1097
401 APPROVAL
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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,
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W. Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
Enclosures: GC 3885
cc: John Vilas, McGill Assoc. (via email)
Tasha McCormick, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 files
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit