HomeMy WebLinkAbout20151029 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20151013North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory
Governor
October 13, 2015
Donald van der Vaart
Secretary
DWR # 15 -1029
Stanly County
Mr. Clay Hucks
28082 Lewis Road
Locust, NC 28097
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions;
Shoreline Stabilization, Lake Head Rd., Lake Tillery
Dear Mr. Hucks,
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
September 23, 2015, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on October 7, 2015. These
impacts are covered by the Water Quality General Certification Number 3898 (attached) 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 are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. Please note that this approval is for the repair and stabilization of the existing
shoreline but this approval does not allow any extension of the shoreline into the lake. 15A
NCAC 02H .0506(b), 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c)
Type of Impact
Open Waters — below normal pool
Open Waters — above normal pool
Shoreline Length
Amount Approved (sq. ft.) permanent
150 sq. ft.
150 sq. ft.
50 ft.
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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DWR# 15 -1029
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. 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 and is responsible for complying
with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0506]
3. 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)]
4. To the extent practicable, a vegetated strip along the shoreline should remain to mediate
storm water runoff to the lake.
5. All staging, including spoil, stockpile and construction material, should occur away from the
shoreline to prevent incidental impacts to water quality.
6. All stormwater should be directed as diffuse or sheet flow (not piped) at non - erosive
velocities and should not re- concentrate before discharging into the lake.
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: http: / /t)ortal.ncdenr.orR/ web /wci/swl)/ws/ 401 /certsandr)ermits /apply /forms) or see
attached. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)]
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 1508 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 http: / /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 8:00am 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: 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
DWR# 15 -1029
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEQ:
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. Please contact
Alan Johnson at 704 - 663 -1699 or alan.iohnson@ncdenr.Rov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Michael L. Parker, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures
cc: Nathan Almond, nalmondconstruction @jzmail.cm
DWR MRO - file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit —file copy
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
DWR Project No: # 13 -1287
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
County: Lenoir County
Applicant: Duke Energy Environmental Services Dept. c/o Jessica Bednarcik, P.E.
Project Name: Former Kinston Manufactured Gas Plant Site, Kinston
401 Water Quality Certification Issued Date: December 23, 2013
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
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 specificati &ns, 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, John Magee , as a duly registered Professional Engineer (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: 10 -5 -2015
Division of Water Resources — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1617
Location 512 N Salisbury St, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone. 919 - 807 -63001 FAX: 919 -807 -6492
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