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Home My WebLink About20150236 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20150407�� NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Mr. Isaac Hinson Charlotte /Mecklenburg Storm Water 600 E. Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Donald van der Vaart Secretary April 7, 2015 DWR# 15 -0236 Mecklenburg County Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions 5601 Robinhood Road Stormwater Repair Dear Mr. Hinson: You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your original application dated February 18, 2015, received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on March 6, 2015, and subsequent information submitted on March 27, 2015. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Numbers 3885 and 3890 which can be viewed on our web site at http: / /portal.ncdenr.org /web /wq /swptws /401. The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Numbers 27and 29 once they are issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE). 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. The above noted Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification. It is advised that all conditions of the certification are reviewed prior to initiation of the project. In addition to the requirements of the certification, you must also comply with the following conditions: 1. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be required to send us a new application for a new certification. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter; and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. 2. The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas has commenced. Mooresville Regional Office, 610 East Center Avenue, Mooresville, North Carolina 28155 Phone: 704 - 663 -1699\ Internet: www.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer — Made in part by recycled paper DWQ # 15 -0236 3. Approved Impacts: Type of Impact Amount Approved Temporary Impact Amount Approved Permanent Impact Stream relocation 0 linear ft. 101 linear ft. Wetland 0 acre. 0 acre 4. Use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques is recommended where practicable instead of riprap or other bank hardening methods. If riprap is necessary, i shall not be placed in the streambed, unless approved by DWR 5. Stormwater discharge structures at this site shall be constructed in a manner such that the potential receiving streams (of the discharge) will not be impacted due to sediment accumulations, scouring or erosion of the stream banks. 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5) 6. Heavy equipment may be operated within the stream channels however; its usage shall be minimized to the extent practical. 15A NCAC- 02H.0506(b)(3) 7. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in waters of the U.S., or protected riparian buffers. 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(3) 8. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the j permit drawings submitted for approval. 15A NCAC 02H.0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) 9. All fill.slopes located in jurisdictional wetlands shall be placed at slopes no flatter than 3:1, unless otherwise authorized by this Certification. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2) 10.'The Permittee shall report any violations 'of this Certification to the Division of Water Resources within 24 hours of discovery. This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of the General Statute - 150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of the Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http: / /www.ncoah.com /or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431 -3000. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. 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, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding state holidays). , The petitions may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431 -3100, provided the original and one (1) 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: j If sending via US Postal Service: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.) Office of Administrative Hearings 1711 New Hope Church Rd. Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285 I I I P� DWQ # 15 -0236 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows: Mr. Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601 This letter completes the review by the Division under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704 - 663 -1699 or Ms. Karen Higgins in the Central Office in Raleigh 919 - 807 -6360. Attachments cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit MRO, Land Quality Sincerely, Michael L. Parker, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office I CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION NCDWR Project No.: Applicant: Project Name: Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification: County: DWQ # 15 -0236 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 is required to return this certificate to the 401 Transportation Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650. This form may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these. Applicant's Certification I, hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Agent's Certification Date: I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Engineer's Certification Partial Final Date: I, ' as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project for the Permiee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature Date Registration No.