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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William Ci. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Mr. Michael Laws pEN~-WpjE:~~,~H
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P.O. Box 1974
Lexington, NC 27293
Subject Property: The Bluffs at High Rock Lake S/D
High Rock Lake
Approval Of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Laws:
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
January 17, 2007
DWQ Project # 06-1912
Rowan County
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed
below, to place fill in or to otherwise impact/stabilize the following as described in your
application received on December 13, 2006:
Amount A roved Units Plan Location or Reference
Shoreline feet
404/CAMA Wetlands acres
Waters 0.018 acres Pa e 6 of PCN
Buffers -Zone 1 s uare ft.
Buffers- Zone 2 square ft.
After reviewing your application, we have determined that N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ)
General Water Quality Certification Number 3492 covers the impacts. This Certification
allows you to use Regional General Permit No. 198200030 when issued to you by the US Army
Corps of Engineers (USAGE). In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other
required federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project, including (but not
limited to) those required by Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-Discharge, Duke Power, and
Water Supply Watershed regulations.
The above noted Certification will expire when the associated USACE's 404 permit
expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification. This approval is for the purpose
and design that you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify
this Office and you may be required to submit a new application. If the property is sold, the new
owner must be given a copy of this Certification and is thereby responsible for complying with all
conditions.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached Certification and
any additional conditions listed below.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Ave., Suite 301 Mooresville, NC 28115 Phone [phone]
Customer Service Internet: ncwaterquality.org FAX [phone]
1-877-623-6748
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1. Upon completion of all work approved by this 401 Water Quality Certification, and any
subsequent approved modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached
certificate of completion form to the 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit, North
Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification
and may result in criminal and/or civil penalties. If you do not accept any of the conditions of
this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or stream impacts), you may ask for an
adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To
ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 1508 of the North Carolina
General Statutes, to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
N.C. 27699-6714. This Certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing.
This letter completes the review by the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Ian McMillan at 919-733-
1786 or Barry Love at 704-663-1699.
Sincerely,
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forAlan W Klimek, P.E~ r
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
GC 3492
cc: USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
Ian McMillan -Wetlands Unit
Suzanne L. Knudsen - SBME