HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150136 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20150218Pat McCrory
Governor
February 18, 2015
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
DWR # 15 -0136
Caldwell County
David Morris
6342 Mountainside Drive
Hickory, North Carolina 28601
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
6342 Mountainside Drive, Hickory, NC, Caldwell County
Dear Mr. Morris:
In accordance with your application dated January 28, 2015 and received on February 2, 2015,
approval has been granted for the impacts listed in the table below. 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 3898
and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of General Permit
Number 30 issued 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 Trout Buffer regulations.
IMPACTS APPROVED
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.
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Amount Approved
Type of Impact
Permanent
Open Waters
Above Pool
Below Pool
0.0069 (acres)
0.0138 (acres)
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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. Replant or allow the re- establishment of native vegetation in areas within the project
boundary where it has been removed, per Exhibit 1 of the Duke Shoreline Management
Guidelines.
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 http: / /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 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: If sending via delivery service (UPS,
FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 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
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and
the Catawba Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02H 0.500. Please contact Ed
Williams at 828- 296 -4686 or ed.williams(,ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosures: GC 3898
Catawba Buffer Fact Sheet
Certificate of Completion
ec: Wade Harmon — Duke Energy
Caldwell County Planning
Tasha Alexander - USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Gene Renegar renegarconstruction @gmail.com
cc:. DWR ARO 401" files
DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
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