20160087 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20160315

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 15, 2016
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Attn: Daniel Taylor
312 West Millbrook Rd
Raleigh NC 27609
PAT MCCRORY
Oawrnur
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 16-0087
Alamance County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Granite Mill Dam Removal
Dear Mr. Taylor:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
December 21, 2015, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) January 26, 2015, with
subsequent information on February 22, 2016 and February 23, 2016. These impacts are covered by the
attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3885 and the conditions listed below. This
certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 27 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, and Water Supply Watershed 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 (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Haw River
100 linear feet
2. 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 General Certification(s)/Permit/Authorization and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] \ Customer Service 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncdenr.gov- www.ncwater.org

Wildlands Engineering Inc.
DWR# 16-0087
401 APPROVAL
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This authorization exempts the Permittee from meeting Condition #7 in the attached general
certification. The Permittee shall take all reasonable measures to remove the existing dam
material while keeping heavy equipment out of the stream channel. Stream flow will be diverted
around work areas as much as practicable. All reasonable steps must be taken to limit the
amount of disturbance in the channel and to therefore reduce downstream turbidity during
construction. This exemption does not relieve the Permittee of meeting stream standards as
indicated in 15A NCAC 02B. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(f)]
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 150B by filing a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH)
within sixty (60) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's
Office at [phone] 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 [phone], 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 DENR:
Sam Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

Wildlands Engineering Inc.
DWR# 16-0087
401 APPROVAL
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This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Please contact
Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 3885
cc: Town of Haw River, 403 E Main St, Haw River NC 27258
David Bailey, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file