20150952 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20150929

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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory Donald van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
September 29, 2015
Timothy Schmidt
12 Spring Lake Dr.
Far Hills, NJ 09731
DWR # 15 -0952
Catawba County
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification and Catawba Riparian Buffer Authorization
with Additional Conditions; Shoreline Stabilization, Fair Oak Dr., Lake Norman
Dear Mr. Schmidt,
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
August 4, 2015 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on September 17, 2015. These
impacts are covered by the Water Quality General Certification Number 3898 (attached), Catawba Buffer
Rules and the additional conditions listed below. This Certification is associated with the use of Regional
Permit Number 198200030 issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and expires on the same day.
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 Certification /Buffer Authorizations are met. No other impacts are
approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b), 1SA NCAC 02H .OS07(c)
and 15A NCAC 02B.0243(8)]
Type of Impact Amount Approved (sq. ft.) permanent
Open Waters 600 sq. ft.
Buffer 154 sq. ft.
Shoreline length 154 ft.
2. Five trees will be planted by February 22, 2016, to replace those that were removed
during lot improvement for the construction of the house. The trees shall be native
species, three (3) inches in diameter, and eight (8) feet in height. Should the tree(s) fail to
thrive, they shall be replaced.
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Phone: 704 - 663 -1699 / Fax: 704 - 663 - 6040 /Customer Service 1- 877 - 623 -6748
Internet: www.ncdenr.eov
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DWR# 15 -0952
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 DEQ:
Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
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
alan.iohnson @ncdenr.p,ov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
AA
Michael L. Parker, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures
cc: CBC, cbcseawalls @windstream.net
DWR MRO - file copy
D'WR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit — file copy
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