20071532 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20080320

~OF W ATFRQ Michael F. Easley, Governor
~ } ~i William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~bl.r1~ --I North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
0 =, ,-` - _ - ":7 .C Coleen H. Sullins, Director
- _ v' Division of Water Quality
March 20, 2008
DWQ Project # 07-1532
BUncombe County
Marshall Kramer
Rose Hill Plantation Development, LLC
34041 New Leicester Highway
Leicester, NC 28748
Subject Property: Rose Hill Plantation
Sluder Branch, Buncombe County
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Kramer:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed
below, to place fill within or otherwise impact 0.06 acres of wetland for the purpose of
stormwater management at the subject property, as described within your application
received by the N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on February 18, 2008. After
reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by General
Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3705 (GC3705). The Certification(s) allows you
to use Nationwide Permit(s) 18 when issued 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 go ahead with your project including (but not
limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge, stormwater, and buffer
regulations. Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to
conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval is for the impounding and treatment of stormwater as described in your
application. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to
send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy
of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all
conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of wetland
or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in
15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in
the attached certification and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
401 Wetlands Certification Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX [phone]nternet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific
and general conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met.
No other impacts are approved including incidental impacts:
Impact Amount Ap roved Plan Location or Reference
Wetland Fill 0.02 #2
Stormwater Impounded 0.04 #1
2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all
specifications governing the proper design, installation and operation and
maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to protect surface
waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be
designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most
recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning
and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and
erosion control measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the
requirements specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on
all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including
contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
c. For .borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be
designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most
recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the
reclamation in accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation
Pollution Control Act.
3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian
areas beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre-Construction
Notification. All construction activities, including the design, installation, operation,
and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices,
shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes,
or rules occur.

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4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters
to the maximum extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control
devices in wetlands and waters is unavoidable, they shall be removed and the
natural grade restored within six months of the date that the Division of Land
Resources has released the project.
5. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification
or applicable Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is
required to return the attached certificate of completion to the 401/Wetlands Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC,
27699-1650.
6. Diffuse Flow
All constructed stormwater conveyance outlets shall be directed and maintained
as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers
such that it will not re-concentrate before discharging into a stream (intermittent
or perennial). If this is not possible, it may be necessary to provide stormwater
facilities that are considered to remove nitrogen. This may require additional
approval from this Office.
7. Turbidity Standard
The turbidity standard of 50 NTUs (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) shall not be
exceeded as described in 15 A NCAC 2B. .0200. Appropriate sediment and
erosion control practices- must be used to meet this standard. Continuous
monitoring by onsite, calibrated, continuous recording, equipment must be
performed both upstream and downstream of any instream work. The results of
this monitoring must be submitted along with the below required stability
monitoring. Additionally, should the results indicate a violation of the turbidity
standard, all work shall cease until sufficient measures are implemented to
protect surface waters form further violations.
8. Construction stormwater Permit NCG010000
Upon the approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan issued by the
Division of Land Resources (DLR) or a DLR delegated local erosion and
sedimentation control program, an NPDES General stormwater permit
(NCG010000) administered by DWQ is automatically issued to the project. This
General Permit allows stormwater to be discharged during land disturbing
construction activities as stipulated by conditions in the permit. If your project is
covered by this permit (applicable to construction projects that disturb one (1) or
more acres], full compliance with permit conditions including the sedimentation

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control plan, self-monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements are
required. A copy of this permit and monitoring report forms may be found at
http //h2o enr sfafe nc us/su/Forms Documents.htm.
9. Deed Notifications
Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all retained
jurisdictional wetlands, waters and protective buffers in order to assure
compliance for future wetland, water and buffer impact. These mechanisms shall
be put in place prior to impacting any wetlands, waters and/or buffers approved
for impact under this Certification Approval and Authorization Certificate.
10. Riparian Zone Replanting
As agreed to in your application, within 60 days of receipt of this approval, you must
plant a 30 foot wide, woody, riparian buffer, with appropriate fencing to protect said
buffer along both sides of Turkey Creek within the subdivision property in a manner
consistent with the Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration immediately
following construction. (Please see attached.) Protective mechanisms shall be
placed upon this buffer preventing its removal or alteration within 30 days of
completion of its establishment and a copy provided to the Division at both the
Central Office and Regional Office.
11.If concrete is used during construction (e.g., dam or spillway), a dry work area must
be maintained to prevent direct contact between curing concrete and stream water.
Water that inadvertently contacts live concrete should not be discharged to surface
waters due to the potential for water chemistry change and a fish kill.
12. Rock, sand, or other materials shall not be dredged from the stream channels.
Instream dredging has severe effects on aquatic life and disturbance of the natural
form of the channel can cause downstream erosion problems. The natural
dimension, pattern, and profile of the channels adjacent to the crossings should not
be modified by widening or changing their depths.
13. No riprap shall be placed for outlet stabilization in Waters of the State for this project.
14.A11 mechanized equipment operated near surface waters should be inspected and
maintained regularly to prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels,
lubricants, hydraulic fluids or other toxic materials.
15. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other
equipment in or adjacent to surface waters is prohibited.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification
and may result in criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your
proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application and
as authorized by this Certification, shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA
Permit.

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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 1506 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 of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Barnett in the
DWQ Asheville Regional Office at either Kevin.Barnett(c~ncmail.net or at 828-296-4657.
Sincerely,
n Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
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Enclosures: GC 3705
Certificate of Completion
Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration
cc: Neill Yelverton, Wetland and Natural Resource Consultants
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
DWQ 401 Central Office
David McHenry, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
File Copy
Central Files
Filename: 07-1532.RoseHillPlantation.approval