20150839 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20151029

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory
Governor
October 28, 2015
Windsor Built Homes, Inc
Attention: Mr. Drew Norwood
40 W. Broad Street, Suite 500
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
Donald R. van der.Vaart _
Secretary
DWR # 15 -0839
Buncombe County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
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Dear Mr. Norwood:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated August
17, 2015, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on August 19, 2015, with additional
information received on October 7, 2015 and October 23, 2015. These impacts are covered by the attached
Water Quality General Certification Numbers 3884 and 3890 and the additional conditions listed below. This
certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Numbers 12 and 29 once it is issued to you by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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, Water Supply Watershed, and Trout Buffer regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification (s) 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.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(b) and /or (c)]
Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved
(units) (units)
Permanent Temporary
Wetlands
Impact W1 0.005 (acres)
Streams
Impact S1 20 (linear feet)
Impact S2 1 130 (linear feet)
Division of Water Resources — Asheville Regional Office
2090 US Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778
Phone: 828 - 296 -4500 \ FAX: 828 - 299 -7043
Internet: http: / /portal.ncdenr.org /web /wq /ws
An Equal Opportunity \Affirmative Action Employer

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2.- This approval is for the- purpose and design described in your application and additional information
provided d. 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 Certifications) and is responsible
for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. Fueling, lubrication and general equipment maintenance should not take place within 50 feet of a
waterbody or wetlands to prevent contamination by fuel and oils. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3)]
4. The turbidity standard of 10 NTUs (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) shall not be exceeded as described
in 15 A NCAC 02B .0200. Appropriate sediment and erosion control practices must be used to meet
this standard.
5. Any additional impacts to streams and /or wetlands as a result of future roads, buildings, driveways,
utility lines or other development related activities within this subdivision will require a modification
of this 401 Water Quality Certification approval. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(4) and 15A NCAC 02H .0501
and .0502]
6. All wetlands, streams, and surface waters that are not approved for impacts and are located within 50
feet of the construction area on the project site shall be clearly marked (example- orange fabric
fencing) prior to any land disturbing activities and must be maintained on the property until the
project phase is completed. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H.0507 (c)]
7. The permittee shall require its contractors and /or agents to comply with the terms and conditions of
this permit in the construction and maintenance of this project, and shall provide each of its
contractors and /or agents associated with the construction or maintenance of this project with a copy
of this Certification. A copy of this Certification, including all conditions shall be available at the project
site during the construction and maintenance of this project: [15A NCAC 02H .0507 © and 15A NCAC
02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
8. Upon completion of each culvert at the site, please send upstream and downstream photographs to
document correct installation to the North Carolina Division of Water Resources Asheville Regional
Office, [e-mail] [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2)]
9. Follow the recommendations stated in the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission comment
letter dated September 16, 2015.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S.143- 215.5]
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 1508 by filing a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH) within
sixty (60) calendar days.

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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 M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601

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This letter completes the review by the Division under section -401 of the Clean-Water Act -as described in 15A
NCAC 02H .0500. Please contact Zan Price at 828 - 296 -4662 or [e-mail] if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosures: GC 3884
GC 3890
Certificate of Completion
cc: Clement Riddle — ClearWater Environmental Consultants, Inc (via email)
Tasha Alexander — USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie — NCWRC (via email)
Stan Aiken — Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (via email)
Buncombe County Planning (via email)
DWR ARO 401 files
DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
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