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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 21, 2016
Judith Fox
19 Cochran View Drive
Marion, North Carolina 28752
PAT MCCRORY
Governor —
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 16-0099
Burke County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
PROJECT NAME: Fox — 2079 Dockside Drive
Dear Ms. Fox:
In accordance with your application dated January 26, 2016 and received by this office February
1, 2016, approval has been granted for the impacts listed in the table below. This approval
requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification(s) or general permit
and any additional conditions listed below.
Project impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3898
and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of General Permit
Number 30 issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should obtain or
otherwise comply with any other federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your
project, including those required by (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Water
Supply Watershed and Trout Buffer regulations.
IMPACTS APPROVED
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general
conditions of the Certification, General Permit and/or Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts
are approved, including incidental impacts.
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent
Open Waters
Above Pool Below Pool
0.0032 (acres) 0.0032 (acres)
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Judith Fox
March 21, 2016
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
1. 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/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
Certification(s)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions. --
2. The proposed project must comply with the Burke County local riparian buffer ordinance
approved by the Division of Water Resources under the Catawba River Basin: Protection
and Maintenance of Existing Riparian Buffers, 15A NCAC 02B .0243(3)(b).
3. Stabilization techniques must meet the General Conditions listed in the Shoreline
Stabilization Technique Selection Process found in Duke Energy's Shoreline
Management Guidelines for the Catawba-Wateree river system 2006 Shoreline
Management Plan.
4. The proposed project shall follow the recommendations stated in the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources commission (NCWRC) comment letter dated February 15, 2016
(attached) to the maximum extent practicable. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2)]
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 150B by
fling 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 (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 fling fee is received by the OAH within five (5)
business days following the faxed transmission. -
Judith Fox
March 21, 2016
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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 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 as
described in 15A NCAC 02H.0500. Please contact Ed Williams at 828-296-4686 or
ed.williamsna,ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
G. Land avidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosure: GC 3898
Certificate of Completion
cc: Gene Renegar (via email)
William Elliot - USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Wade Harmon — Duke Energy
Peter Minter — Burke County
DWR ARO 401 files
DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit (via email)
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