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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20071555 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20071101O~QF W A 7`~C/~QG Michael F. Easley, Governor ~ ~ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources ~_ ~ O `C Coleen H. Sullins Director Division of Water Quality SURFACE WATER PROTECTION BECTON November 1, 2007 DWQ Project # 07-1555 Burke County Darrell and Vickie Hunt 309 Catawba Avenue Hickory, North Carolina 28601 Subject Property: Hunt Property Lake Hickory Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hunt: You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill within or otherwise impact 180 linear feet of shoreline for the purpose of stabilization at the subject property, as described within your application received by the N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on September 15, 2007. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3639 (GC3639). The Certification(s) allows you to use Permit(s) GP30 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE). In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge, and buffer regulations. Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit. This approval is for the purpose that you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions listed below. The Additional Conditions of the Certification are: NorthCarolina ~a~ura!!~ North Carolina Division of Water Quality 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Phone (828) 296-4500 Customer Service Internet:www.ncwaterquality.orq FAX (828)299-7043 1-877-623-7748 An Equal OpportunitylAffirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Hunt Property Page 2 of S November 1, ?007 1. Impacts Approved The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including incidental impacts: Amount A roved (Units Plan Location or Reference Shoreline 180 (linear feet) A 2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to protect surface waters standards: a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual. b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project. c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sun`ace Mining Manual. d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. 3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre-Construction Notification. All construction activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur. Hunt Property Page 3 of 5 November 1, 2007 4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the maximum extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six months of the date that the Division of Land Resources has released the project. 5. 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/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. 6. Riprap Installation All banks shall be laid back at a 2:1 (length :height) slope and riprap applied at the water /land interface (at full pool). Riprap shall be placed as a linear protective measure upon the regraded slopes. Stone used in stabilization shall be at least Class B riprap in size with at least 2 boulders per 100 linear feet of up to 6 feet in .diameter to provide additional wildlife habitat. The rip-rap shall be installed over a toed in filter fabric to prevent soil erosion behind the stabilized area. All exposed soils, above the Riprap stabilized area, to a distance of 30 feet from the top of bank shall be replanted in accordance with the attached Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration within 60 days of completion of the stabilization activity. This authorization shall in no way be construed as allowing the installation of a bulkhead or seawall. 7. Heavy Equipment Heavy equipment should be operated from the bank whenever possible. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters should be inspected and maintained regularly to prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids or other toxic materials. Equipment used in stream channel must be clean, new or low hour equipment. 8. Diffuse Flow All constructed stormwater conveyance outlets shall be directed and maintained as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers such that it will not re-concentrate before being discharged. If this is not possible, it may be necessary to provide stormwater facilities that are considered to remove nitrogen. This may require additional approval from this Office. Hunt Property Page 4 of ~ November 1, 2007 9. Catawba River Buffer Tree Protection Catawba Buffer Tree Protection No trees shall be removed from Zone 1 of the Catawba Buffer unless they are directly within the construction access corridor. If trees are removed, forested vegetation shall be re-established within the construction access or other temporary impact area occurring in the protected buffer zone within the next growing season following construction of the project; Grading and Revegetation within Zone 2 The plans provided along with the application depict grading activities within Zone 2 of the protected buffer. This activity is designated as "exempt" under the Buffer Rule provided that fill is not placed in Zone 1, diffuse flow is maintained as per the Buffer Rule, the disturbed areas are stabilized and revegetated, and the health of the existing vegetation in Zone 1 is not compromised. Please see attached Catawba Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0243). 10. No Impacts Beyond those in Application No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre- construction Notification. All construction activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur. 11. Deed Notifications Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all retained jurisdictional wetlands, waters and protective buffers in order to assure compliance for future wetland, water and buffer impact. These mechanisms shall be put in place prior to impacting any wetlands, waters and/or buffers approved for impact under this Certification Approval and Authorization Certificate. A sample deed notification can be downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. The text of the sample deed notification may be modified as appropriate to suit to this project. Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification, shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit. Hunt Property Page 5 of 5 November 1, 2007 If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or stream impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing. This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Kevin Barnett in the DWQ Asheville Regional Office at either Kevin.Barnett(a~ncmail.net or at 828-296-4657. Sincerely, Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality CHS/khb Enclosures: GC 3639 Certificate of Completion cc: Tony Goins, Marine Construction 3457 Yorkland Drive Hickory, NC 28601 USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office DWQ 401 Central Office DLR Asheville Regional Office Ron Linville, NC Wildlife Resources Commission File Copy Central Files Filename: 07-1555.HuntProperty.Approval