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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
June 8, 2016
Sharlee Burson Sylvester
2261 Edgewood Drive
Port Austin, MI 48467
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 16-0420
Buncombe County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Wells Stream Restoration Project
Dear Ms. Sylvester:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated April 22, 2016, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on April 29,
2016 with additional information provided on June 8, 2016. These impacts are covered by the
attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3885 and the additional 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, Water Supply Watershed,
and Trout Buffer 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)]
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828 296 4500

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DWR# 16-0420
401 Approval
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Type of Impact
Amount Approved Amount Approved
(units) (units)
Permanent Temporary
Stream impact
Impact S 1 1
3,100 (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/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) and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A
NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. The designer or his designee shall supervise the installation of in -stream structures.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
4. Fueling, lubrication and general equipment maintenance should not take place within 50
feet of a waterbody or wetlands to prevent contamination by fuel and oils. [15A NCAC
02H .0506 (b)(3) and (c)(3) and 15A NCAC 02B .0211(12)]
5. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters or wetlands will be regularly
inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of waters and wetlands from fuels,
lubricants, hydraulic fluids or other potential toxic chemicals. In the event of a
hydrocarbon or chemical spill, the permittee/contractor shall immediately contact the
Division of Water Resources, between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm at the Asheville
Regional Office at 828.296.4500 and after hours and on weekends call [phone].
Management of such spills shall comply with provisions of the North Carolina Oil
Pollution and Hazardous Substances Control Act. [15A NCAC 02H.0506 (b)(3) and
(c)(3), 15A NCAC 02B .0211(12), and GS 143 Article 21A]
6. Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting
that can entrap small animals. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
7. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of
quarterly for the first year or two bankfull events (whichever is longer), and then
annually until the site is stable (particularly after storm events) and vegetation is
successful. Any failures of structures, stream banks, or vegetation may require future
repairs or replacement, which requires coordination with the Asheville Regional Office
to ensure the stability and water quality of the stream and downstream waters. [15A
NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (b)(3)]

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401 Approval
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8. All temporary impacted areas shall be restored to pre -construction natural conditions
upon completion of the project. Native vegetation shall be used for stream bank
stabilization. [15A NCAC 02H.0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
9. The proposed project shall follow the recommendations stated in the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) comment letter dated May 31, 2016
(attached). [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
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:OOam and 5:OOpm, 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:
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 DENR:
Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

Wells Stream Restoration Project
DWR# 16-0420
401 Approval
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This letter completes the review by the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act as
described in 15A NCAC 02H.0500. Please contact Zan Price at 828-296-4662 or
zan.pricegncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Zan Price, P.E., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosures: GC 3885
Certificate of Completion
NCWRC letter dated May 31, 2016
cc: Jacob McLean — Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (via email)
Charles Anderson— Resource Institute (via email)
William Elliott — USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie — NCWRC (via email)
Stan Aiken — Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (via email)
Ashley Rodgers - Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (via email)
DWR ARO 401 files
DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit (via email)
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