20221048 Ver 1_22-1048 Adams Rip Rap_RG30_Person.docx_20220823 (2)

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

August 17, 2022

DWR # 20221048
Person County

Charles Adams
1320 Elk River Dr.
Apex, NC 27523
(via email: [e-mail])

Subject: 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION COVERAGE
Adams Rip Rap – 67 Peninsula Dr., Roxboro

Dear Mr. Adams:
The Division has reviewed the proposed project as described in your application dated July 14, 2022 and
received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) August 3, 2022. These impacts are covered by
the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4502. This general certification is associated
with the use of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District’s Regional General Permit Number 30
(RGP198200030). 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 or State Riparian Buffer regulations.
The Division has determined that the proposed project will comply with water quality requirements if
you adhere to the conditions listed in the enclosed certification.
This acknowledgement is specific for the purpose and design, plans, specifications and impacts as
described in your application. 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 Letter and General Certification and is responsible for complying
with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2), 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)]. The following proposed
impacts are described in your application:

Type of Impact Amount of Impacts
Rip rap below normal
water level
262.5 square feet

Rip rap above normal
water level
487.5 square feet
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions of the attached Water Quality General
Certification, you must notify the Raleigh Regional Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a
weekend or holiday) from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

Adams Rip Rap – 67 Peninsula Dr., Roxboro
DWR# 20221048
401 Certification
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The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with, and/or any violation
of, stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .0200] including but not limited to sediment impacts to
streams or wetlands. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a
weekend or holiday) from the time the permittee became aware of the non-compliance circumstances.
This letter is final and binding unless contested and can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the
North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements
for filing a Petition are set forth in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of
the North Carolina Administrative Code. Additional information regarding requirements for filing a
Petition and Petition forms may be accessed at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk’s
Office at [phone].
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee, then the party must also serve the recipient of the
Authorization Certificate in accordance with N.C.G.S 150B-23(a).

This letter completes the Division’s review under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and 15A NCAC
02H .0500. Please contact Colleen Cohn or Cherri Smith at 919-791-4200 or [e-mail]
or [e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

Enclosures: GC 4502

cc: April Norton, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file

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