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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20071806 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20071212O~O~ W A T ~9pG r ~ ~ o ~ Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality December 12, 2007 Mr. David King Shotwell Landfill, Inc. P.O. Box 576 Garner, NC 27529 Re: Shotwell Construction and Demolition Landfill Expansion, Wake County Ut to Marks Creek [030402, 27-38, C, NSW] DWQ #19970893; USACE Action ID. No. SAW-2007-03170 APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and Authorization Certificate per the Neuse River Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233) with Additional Conditions -REVISED Dear Mr. King: Attached hereto is a copy of Certification No. 3716 issued to Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc., dated December 12, 2007. This letter shall also act as your approved Authorization Certificate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers per 15A NCAC 2B .0233. This Certification replaces the Certification issued to you on November 30, 2007. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Solid Waste, Sediment and Erosion Control, Stormwater, Dam Safety, Non-discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations. If we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us. CHS/cbk/ijm Sin ely, oleen H. Sullins Attachments: NCDWQ 401 WQC Summary of Permanent Impacts and Mitigation Requirements Certificate of Completion cc: Becky Fox, EPA, 1307 Firefly Road, Whittier, NC 28789 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office, Wilmington District, USACOE Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ, Raleigh Regional Office DLR Raleigh Regional Office File Copy Central Files Phil May, Carolina Ecosystems, Inc., 8208 Brian Court, Garner, NC 27529 Filename: 970893 Ver4Shotwell_C&D_La ndt'illExp(W a ke)401_IC_Revised 401 Oversight/Express Review Permits Unit 1650 Mail Service Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27699-1650 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-733-1786 /FAX 919-733-68931 Internet: htto:Y/h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands None Carolina ~atura!!y An Equal OpportunitylAffirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled110% Post Consumer Paper Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc. Page 2 of 6 December 12, 2007 NORTH CAROLINA 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION THIS CERTIFICATION is issued in conformity with the requirements of Section 401 Public Laws 92- 500 and 95-217 of the United States and subject to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) Regulations in 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500 to Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc., to fill or otherwise impact 1.09 acres of 404/wetland, 50 linear feet of temporary, perennial stream impact, 467 linear feet permanent, intermittent stream impact, 0.55 acres of open water (pond) and 60,306 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers, and 56,408 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers to construct the proposed Shotwell Construction and Demolition Landfill Expansion, which is located on Shotwell Road in Wake County, North Carolina, pursuant to an application dated August 28, 2007 and received by the DWQ on September 7, 2007, and by Public Notice by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued on the 4"' day of October of 2007 (received by DWQ on October 5, 2007). The application and supporting documentation provides adequate assurance that the proposed work will not result in a violation of applicable Water Quality Standards and discharge guidelines. Therefore, the State of North Carolina certifies that this activity will not violate the applicable portions of Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, 307 of PL 92-500 and PL 95-217 if conducted in accordance with the application, the supporting documentation, and conditions hereinafter set forth. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design submitted in the application materials and as described in the Public Notice. If the project is changed, prior to notification a new application for a new Certification is required. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions of this Certification. Any new owner must notify the Division and request the Certification be issued in their name. Should wetland or stream fill be requested in the future, additional compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). If any plan revisions from the approved site plan result in a change in stream or wetland impact or an increase in impervious surfaces, the DWQ shall be notified in writing and a new application for 401 Certification may be required. For this approval to be valid, compliance with the conditions listed below is required. Conditions of Certification: 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 to wetlands, streams, and/or buffers, are approved including incidental impacts: T e of Im act Amount A roved Units Plan Location or Reference 404/Wetland 1.09 acres ~ A lication and Public Notice Stream - erennial 50 linear feet - tem or A lication and Public Notice Stream -intermittent 467 linear feet) - ermanent A lication and Public Notice O en Water and 0.5 acres A lication and Public Notice Zone 1 Buffers 60,306 (s uare ft.) A lication and Public Notice Zone 2 Buffers 56,408 s uare ft. A lication and Public Notice 2. Diffuse Flow All stormwater conveyance outlets must discharge to a properly designed, constructed and maintained level spreader. If site conditions are not appropriate for a level spreader due to site topography or high stormwater flow, then a stormwater BMP must be provided that will remove a Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc. Page 3 of 6 December 12, 2007 minimum of 30 percent of total nitrogen. This B1VIP must be properly designed, constructed and maintained. A diffused flow plan for this project shall be provided to this Office before any of the impacts approved herein are conducted. The plan shall specify all stormwater discharge points, level spreader worksheets, plan details of level spreaders, and calculations to indicate that diffuse flow through the protected buffers. If one or more BMPs is used in place of providing diffuse flow, then appropriate BMP worksheets, plan details and calculations must be provided for the BMPs. Sediment and Erosion Control: 3. 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. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times. 4. 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 404/401 Permit Application. 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; 5. 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; 6. Protective Fencing -The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities; Continuing Compliance: 7. Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc. shall conduct construction activities in a manner consistent with State water quality standards (including any requirements resulting from compliance with section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of State law and federal law. If the Division determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including the failure to sustain a designated or achieved use) or that State or federal law is being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, the Division may reevaluate and modify this Certification to include conditions appropriate to assure compliance with such standards and requirements in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0507(d). Before Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc. Page 4 of 6 December 12, 2007 modifying the Certification, the Division shall notify Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc., and the US Army Corps of Engineers, provide public notice in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0503 and provide opportunity for public hearing in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0504. Any new or revised conditions shall be provided to Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc. in writing, shall be provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for reference in any Permit issued pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and shall also become conditions of the 404 Permit for the project; Mitigation: 8. Compensatory Mitigation Using the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. We understand that you wish to make a payment to the Wetlands Restoration Fund administered by the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement. This has been determined by the DWQ to be a suitable method to meet the mitigation requirement. Until the EEP receives and clears your check (made payable to: DENR -Ecosystem Enhancement Program Office), no impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur. The EEP should be contacted at (919) 733-5205 if you have any questions concerning payment into a restoration fund. You have 60 calendar days from the date of this approval to make this payment. For accounting purposes, this Authorization Certificate authorizes payment into the Wetlands Restoration Fund to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement: T e of Im act Com ensato Miti ation Re uired River and Sub-basin Number 404/Wetland 2.18 (acres Neuse/03020201 Buffers Zone 1 176,418 s uare feet Neuse/03020201 Buffers Zone 2 83,112 (s uare feet) Neuse/03020201 9. Construction stormwater Permit NCGO 10000 Upon the approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan issued by the Division of Land Resources (DLR) or a DLR delegated local erosion and sedimentation control program, an NPDES General stormwater permit (NCGO10000) administered by DWQ is automatically issued to the project. This General Permit allows stormwater to be discharged during land disturbing construction activities as stipulated by conditions in the permit. If your project is covered by this permit [applicable to construction projects that disturb one (1) or more acres], full compliance with permit conditions including the sedimentation control plan, self-monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements are required. A copy of this permit and monitoring report forms may be found at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/Forms_Documents.htm.; 11. Culvert Installation All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manual (http://www.ncdot.or doh/operationsBMP manual/download/BMP Manual.pdf) such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures shall be used to prevent excavation in flowing water. Culverts required for this project shall be installed in such a manner that the original stream profiles are not altered. Existing stream dimensions (including the cross section dimensions, pattern, and Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc. Page 5 of 6 December 12, 2007 longitudinal profile) must be maintained above and below locations of each culvert. Culverts shall be designed and installed to allow for aquatic life movement as well as to prevent head cutting of the streams. If any of the existing pipes are or become perched, the appropriate stream grade shall be re-established or, if the pipes installed in a perched manner, the pipes shall be removed and re- installed correctly. Culvert(s) shall not be installed in such a manner that will cause aggradation or erosion of the stream up or down stream of the culvert(s). Existing stream dimensions (including the cross section dimensions, pattern and longitudinal profile) shall be maintained above and below locations of each culvert. Therefore, you must provide plans with adequate details that indicate that the current stability of the stream will be maintained or enhanced. You must receive written approval from this Office for the above plans before the culvert(s) is installed. Culvert(s) must be installed according to approved plans. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands must be placed below the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium shall be maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. The establishment of native, woody vegetation and other soft stream. bank stabilization techniques must be used where practicable instead of rip rap or other bank hardening methods. If rip-rap is necessary, it shall not be placed in the stream bed, unless specifically approved by the Division of Water Quality. Installation of culverts in wetlands must ensure continuity of water movement and be designed to adequately accommodate high water or flood conditions. Upon completion of the project, the Applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of Completion" form to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the §401 Certification has been completed. The responsible party shall complete the attached form and return it to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality upon completion of the project. Please send photographs upstream and downstream of each culvert site to document correct installation along with the Certificate of Completion form. 12. 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. 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. If this Certification is unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within sixty (60) days following receipt of this Certification. This request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. If Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc. Page 6 of 6 December 12, 2007 modifications are made to an original Certification, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing on the modifications upon written request within sixty (60) days following receipt of the Certification. Unless such demands are made, this Certification shall be final and binding. CHS/cbk/ijm O~O~ W AT ~9QG Vj ~. ~ ~~~ ~-~ D `~ `C Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality North Carolina Division of Water Quality 401 Water Quality Certification Summary of Permitted Impacts and Mitigation Requirements In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0500, Mr. David King and Shotwell Landfill, Inc., have permission as outlined below to fill or otherwise impact 1.09 acres of 404/wetland, 50 linear feet of temporary, perennial stream impact, 467 linear feet permanent, intermittent stream impact, 0.55 acres of open water (pond) and 60,306 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers, and 56,408 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffers to construct the proposed Shotwell Construction and Demolition Landfill Expansion, which is located on Shotwell Road in Wake County, North Carolina. All activities associated with these authorized impacts must be conducted with the conditions listed in the attached Permit transmittal letter. THIS CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENTS. COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS, ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DWQ PROJECT #: 19970893 LOCATION: Shotwell COUNTY Wake BASIN/ SUB BASIN Neuse/03020201 As required by 15A NCAC 2H.0500, and the conditions of this Certification, you are required to compensate for the above mitigatle impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation of wetlands, surface waters and riparian buffers as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters of the state. Note: Acreage requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement Program must be rounded to one-quarter acre increments and linear foot requirements must be rounded up to the nearest foot according to 1 S 2R.0503(b). Im acts Miti ation 1.09 Acres 404/Wetland 2.18 Acres 404/Wetland Buffers Zone 1 - 58,806 (S uare Feet) 176,418 (S uare Feet) Buffers Zone 2 - 55,408 (S uare Feet) 83,112 (S uare Feet) One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirement is through the payment of a fee to the Wetlands Restoration Fund per NCAC 2R.0503. If you choose this option, please sign this form and mail the form along with a copy of your 401 Certification or Buffer Approval to the Ecosystem Enhancement Program at the address below. An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt of this form. PLEASE NOTE, THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE ECOSYTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. Signature Date ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM 1652 Mail Service Center RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-1652 (919) 733-5205 Filename: 970893 Ver4Shotwell_C&D_LandfillExp(Wake)401_IC_EEP_Revised NotYhCarolina 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit ~vatuCa~~y 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone (919) 733-1786 / Fax (919) 733-6893 Internet: http://www.ncwaterquality.org An Equal Opportunity/Affinnative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Certification of Completion DWQ Project No.: Applicant: Project Name: county: Date of Issuance of Certification or Authorization: Certificate of Completion Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water- Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. This form may be returned to DWQ 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 specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Agent'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 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 Permiee 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 witliin substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Registration No. Date