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July 29, 2016
DWR# 16-0691
Gaston County
Mr. Matt Bernhardt
Dir. Public Works
P.O. Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28053
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Phase 2 South Fork Sewer Project
Dear Mr. Bernhardt:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those
conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated July 13, 2016, and
received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on July 14, 2016. After reviewing
your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General
Certification Number 3884 which can be viewed on our web site at
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-
branch/401-wetlands-buffer-permits/401-general-certifications. The General Certification allows
you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE). 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.
The above noted Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless
otherwise specified in the General Certification. It is advised that all conditions of the
Certification are reviewed prior to initiation of the project. In addition to the requirements of the
Certification, you must also comply with the following conditions:
1. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your
application. If you change your project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be
required to send us a new application for a new Certification. If total wetland fills for this
project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total impacts to streams (now or in
the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required. If the
property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval
letter; and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. 15A NCAC 02H
.0506 and 15A NCAC 02H .0507
2. Approved Impacts:
Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved
Temporary Impact Permanent Impact
Wetland 0 acre 0.003 acre
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Regional Operations
Mooresville Regional Office)610 East Center Avenue,Suite 301 I Mooresville,North Carolina 28115
704 663 1699
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of the General Statute
1508 by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of the Administrative
Hearings (hereby known as OAH). 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.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the
OAH. 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, 8:00
am to 5:00 pm, excluding state holidays).
The petitions may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431-3100, provided the original and one
(1) 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 Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Mr. Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review by the Division under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional
Office at 704-663-1699 or Ms. Karen Higgins in the Central Office in Raleigh 919-807-6360.
Si erely,
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pf-- W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ
Attachments
cc: Eric Howard, Two Rivers Utilities (erich@tworiversutilities.com)
David Brown, Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville (email)
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit
MRO, Land Quality