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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 23, 2023
Iredell County
NCDWR Project No. 20230224
Shinville Creek
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. David Brame
Pilot Environmental, Inc
743 Park Lawn Court
Kernersville, NC 27284
Dear Mr. Brame:
You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following impacts regarding the culvert
installation and road crossing proposed for the Shinville Creek residential development located on Weathers Creek
Road and Shinville Road in Mooresville, Iredell County.
Stream Impacts in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin
Perm. Fill in
Temp. Fill in
Total Stream
Stream Impacts
Site
Perennial
Perennial
Impact
p
Requiring
Stream
Stream
(linear ft)
Mitigation
(linear ft)
(linear ft)
(linear ft)
S1- Endwall Installation
28.7
28.7
S2- Downstream cofferdam
8.7
8.7
S3- Culvert/Headwall/Endwall
63.4
63.4
S4- Upstream cofferdam
10.6
10.6
S5- Headwall Installation
15.4
15.4
Totals
63.4
63.4
126.8
Total Stream Impacts: 126.8 linear feet.
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated February 8, 2023. After reviewing your
application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by Water Quality Certification Number 4256. This
certification corresponds to Nationwide Permit 29 issued by the Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should acquire
any other federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment
and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)]. The permittee shall report to DWR any noncompliance with,
or any violation of, stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 0213.0200] 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.
Should your project change, you must notify the NCDWR and submit a new application. If the property is sold, the
new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying
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with all the conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total impacts
to perennial streams (now or in the future) exceed 300 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as
described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the conditions
listed in the Certification 4256, and any additional conditions listed below.
Condition(s) of Certification:
Project Specific Conditions
Unless otherwise approved in this certification, placement of culverts and other structures in open waters and
streams, shall be placed below the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater
than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow
low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures including
temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of
wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the above structures. The applicant
is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being maintained if requested in writing by the NCDWR.
If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting features encountered during construction,
please contact the NCDWR for guidance on how to proceed and to determine whether or not a permit modification
will be required. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)].
2. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they shall be designed to mimic natural stream cross section as closely
as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate. Widening the stream
channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of structures typically decreases
water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
3. Riprap shall not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that precludes
aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed. [I 5A
NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
4. For all streams being impacted due to site dewatering activities, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction
contours and revegetated with appropriate native species. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
5. The stream channel shall be excavated no deeper than the natural bed material of the stream, to the maximum
extent practicable. Efforts must be made to minimize impacts to the stream banks, as well as to vegetation
responsible for maintaining the stream bank stability. Any applicable riparian buffer impact for access to stream
channel shall be temporary and be revegetated with native riparian species. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
If you wish to contest any statement in the attached Certification 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 sixty (60) 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 8:00am and 5:00pm, 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) 431-3000, Facsimile: (919) 431-3100
D E QNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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A copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Mr. Bill F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you
have any questions, please contact Ryan Conchilla at ryan.conchillag_ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
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Electronic copy only distribution:
Alex Morrow, Shinville Farms Development Partners, LLC
Krysta Stygar, US Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte Field Office
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