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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20080884 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20080606O\ NA T ?9PG co > Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality June 6, 2008 DWQ Project # 08-0884 Lee County Mr. George R. Perkins, Jr. GRP, Inc. and Medallion Partners, LLC P.O. Box 525 Sanford, NC 27331 Subject Property: GRP, Inc. Site Grading Ut to Big Buffalo Creek [030611, 17-40, C] APPROVAL of Isolated Wetlands Permit with Additional Conditions Dear Mr. Perkins: You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill within or otherwise impact 0.25 acres of Isolated Wetland fill as covered by the State General Permit for Impacts to Isolated Wetlands and Isolated Waters (IWGP100000), and requested in your application dated May 14, 2008, and received by the DWQ on May 28, 2008 to dispose of fill material and re-grade steep slopes at the site. 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, and Non-discharge 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, and the authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts to Isolated Wetlands as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Permit, shall expire upon expiration of IWGP100000 (September 30, 2008) or unless otherwise rescinded by the Director of the Division of Water Quality. This approval is for the purpose and design that you 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 Permit 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 02H .1301 (g). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached Permit'aml`any additional conditions listed below. The Additional Conditions of the Permit are: 1. Impacts Approved The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of this Permit (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including incidental impacts: Type of Impact Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference Isolated Wetlands 0.25 (acres) PCN page 8 of 13 401 Oversight/Express Review Unit 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-733-1786 / FAX 919-733-6893 / Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands One NhnCarolina dvatura!!y An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer- 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper GRP, Inc. and Medallion Partners, LLC Page 2 of 3 June 6, 2008 2. 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. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times. 3. 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; 4. Protective Fencing - The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15A NCAC 02H.1301; 5. 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 at the time lots or properties are recorded. A sample deed notification can be downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. The text of the sample deed notification may be modified as appropriate to suit to this project. 6. Construction Stormwater Permit NCGO10000 --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 (NCGO10000) 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 control plan, self-monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements are required. A copy of this permit and monitoring report forms may be found at htto. //h2o. enr.state. nc. us/su/forms_Documents. htm. ; 7. Certificate of Completion Upon completion of all work approved within the Isolated Wetlands Permit or and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of completion GRP, Inc. and Medallion Partners, LLC Page 3 of 3 June 6, 2008 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 Permit 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 Permit, shall expire upon expiration of IWGP100000 (September 30, 2008) or unless otherwise rescinded by the Director of the Division of Water Quality. If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Permit (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 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This Permit and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing. Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the approved buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The Director's decision is subject to review as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B. This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under the Isolated Wetland Rule as described within 15A NCAC 02H .1301. If you have any questions, please telephone Cyndi Karoly or Ian McMillan at 919-733-1786. Si rely U L kColeen H. Sullins CHS/ijm Enclosures: IWGP 100000 Certificate of Completion cc: USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office DLR Raleigh Regional Office File Copy Central Files Phil May, Carolina Ecosystems, 8208 Brian Court, Garner, NC 27529 Filename: 080884GRP_IncS iteGrading(Lee)I W