20160516 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20160623

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
June 23, 2016
City of Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Dept.
ATTN: William Royston
PO Box 2511
Winston-Salem NC 27102
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Neari'fca),
S. JAY Z[MMER.MAN
Director
DWR # 16-0516
Forsyth County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Miller Park Stream Restoration
Dear Mr. Royston:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
May 20, 2016, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) May 20, 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:
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
Stream
UT1
245 (linear feet)
UT2
394 (linear feet)
Bottom Branch
79 (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

City of Winston-Salem
DWR# 16-516
401 APPROVAL
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3. The Winston-Salem Regional Office shall be notified once construction at the approved impact
areas has commenced. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
4. The permittee will provide on-site supervision of stability work including, but not limited to bank
re -sloping, culvert installation, in -stream structure placement, and riparian zone re-
establishment, by an appropriately trained individual. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
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 Winston-Salem Regional Office to ensure the stability and water quality of
the stream and downstream waters. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (b)(3)]
6. Water shall not be released into any new channels until the stream and banks are stabilized.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(3)]
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 1506 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

City of Winston-Salem
DWR# 16-516
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,
; 1'�L_ -0
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 3885
cc: Alex Baldwin, Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (via email)
John Thomas, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file