20230302 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20230511

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

May 11, 2023

DWR # 20230302
Person County

Scott Barrett
5 Banstead Place
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Delivered via email to: [e-mail]

Subject: 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION COVERAGE
Riprap for 245 Pinesborough Estates Road, Semora

Dear Mr. Barrett:
The Division has reviewed the proposed project as described in your application received by the Division
of Water Resources (Division) February 24, 2023. 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 or 79. 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
provided that you adhere to the conditions listed in the enclosed certification.
The following proposed impacts are covered as described in your application. No other impacts are
approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)]

Type of Impact Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Open Water
O1: Below Normal Pool-Shoreline Stabilization 100 (linear feet)
O2: Above Normal Pool-Shoreline Stabilization 100 (linear feet)
This acknowledgement is specific for the purpose and design, plans and specifications 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)].
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000
Riprap for 245 Pinesborough Estates, Semora
DWR# 20230302
401 Certification
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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.
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].
A party filing a Petition must serve a copy of the Petition on:
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
Certification 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 Stephanie Goss at [phone] or [e-mail] if you have
any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Goss, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch

Enclosures: GC 4502

Electronic cc: David Bailey, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file