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Home My WebLink About20150932 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20150929North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart Governor Secretary September 29, 2015 DWR EXP. # 15 -0932 Greene County US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Ms. Jennifer Owens 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS and NEUSE RIVER RIPARIAN BUFFERS Project: Town of Hookerton WWTP Streambank Stabilization Neuse River Basin, Contentnea Dear Ms. Owens: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated September 6, 2015, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) September 9, 2015. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3885 (GC 3885). This General Certification(s) allows you to use Nationwide Permit(s) 13 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 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. This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification or 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 Certification are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. Division of Water Resources - Water Quality Regional Operations Section - Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889 Phone: 252 - 946 - 6481 \Fax: 252 - 975 -3716\ Internet: www.ncdenr.gov Type of Impact Stream Site 1 404/401 Wetlands Site 1 Coastal Wetlands Site 1 Open Waters Site 1 Buffers —Zone 1 Site 1 Buffers —Zone 2 Site 1 Town of Hookerton Streambank Stabilization September 29, 2015 Page 2 of 4 Amount Approved (units) Permanent 550 (linear feet) (acres) clearing (acres) (acres) 16,500 (square feet) 11,000 (square feet) Amount Approved (units) Temporary (linear feet) (acres) (acres) (acres) (square feet) (square feet) 2. 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) and is responsible for complying with all conditions. 3. Please note that in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0233 Neuse River Riparian Buffers, (6), Table of Uses, Stream Bank Stabilization requires written authorization, this Authorization is for stream bank stabilization activities done within the proposed project area. 4. Once existing vegetation is removed from the riparian buffers it is required that a permanent ground cover be established within the 50 foot riparian buffer area. 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 the attached certificate of completion to the 401 Oversight /Express Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650. 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. Town of Hookerton Streambank Stabilization September 29, 2015 Page 3 of 4 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: 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 Road Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR: Sam 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. Please contact Roberto Scheller by phone at 252- 948 -3940 if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, David May Regional Supervisor Division of Water Resources Enclosures: GC 3885 Certification of Completion Town of Hookerton Streambank Stabilization September 29, 2015 Page 4 of 4 cc: Gary Beecher, USACE, Washington Regulatory Field Office Karen Higgins, Central Office . Laserfiche File 4 00 KUHR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary DWR Project No: Applicant: Project Name: 401 Water Quality Certification Issued Date: County: 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 DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650. This form may be returned to DWR 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 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: Date: If this project was designed by a Certified Professional I, , as a duly registered Professional (i.e., Engineer, Landscape Architect, Surveyor, etc.) in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project, for the Permitee 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: Division of Water. 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