20150407 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20150706

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
July 6, 2015
Mr. James Sowers
Trump National Golf Club
120 Trump Square
Mooresville, NC 28117
Subject: Catawba Riparian Buffer Authorization with Additional Conditions;
Trump National Golf Club, Lake Norman
Dear Mr. Sowers,
Donald van der Vaart
Secretary
I- DWR # 15 -00407
Iredell County
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
April 21, 2015, and additional information was received on July 3, 2015. These impacts -are covered by the
Catawba Riparian Buffer Rule and the additional conditions listed below. Please note that you should
obtain any other applicable federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including
those required by (but not limited to) the local lake management authority, erosion and sediment control,
non - discharge, and water supply watershed regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed Certification, the General Permit,
and the following additional conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Buffer Authorizations are met. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b), 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and 15A
NCAC 02B .0243(8))
Type of Impact Amount Approved (sq. ft.) permanent
Zone 1 < 1000 sq. ft.
Zone 2 0 sq. ft.
Shoreline length Oft.
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Phone: 704 - 663 -16991 Fax: 704- 663 - 6040 /Customer Service 1-877 -623 -6748
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DWQ# 15 -0407
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 /Buffer 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
Certification /Buffer Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A
NCAC 02H .0506 and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8)]
3. Where practical, lower growing trees should be planted to replace the larger shade trees
that are to be removed.
4. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office (610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville,
NC 28115) shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas has
commenced. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
5. Any access corridor shall not exceed 10 -feet in width and shall be restored to its original
condition prior to the project. [15A NCAC 02B .0243(6)]
6. All staging, including spoil, stockpile and construction materials, shall occur outside of the
buffer. [15A NCAC 02B .0243(4)]
7. The applicant and /or authorized agent shall• provide a completed Certificate of Completion
Form to the DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit within ten days of project completion.
(available at: htto: / /Dortal.ncdenr.ore/ web /wa /swo /ws/ 401 /certsandDermits /apply /forms) or see
attached. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested.
This Certification /Buffer Authorization 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). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at htto: / /www.ncoah.com/ or by
calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431 -3000 for information.
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 between 8:OOam and 5:OOpm, 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

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DWQ# 15 -0407
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to -DENR: - --
Sam M. Hayes, 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 02B .0243. Please contact Alan Johnson at 704 - 663 -1699 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Parker, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures
cc: DWR MRO - file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit — file copy
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