20160942 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20161027

PAT MCCRORY
DONALD R. VAN DER VAAR'I'
Wafer Resources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
LNVINONMLNI AL OVALI I Y
27 October 2016
DWR# 16-0942
Mecklenburg County
Mr. Thomas Johnson
Lennar Carolinas, LLC
11230 Carmel Commons Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28226
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Chateau Development
Dear Mr. Johnson:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those
conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated September 23, 2016
and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on September 30, 2016. After
reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality
General Certification Number 3890 which can be viewed on our web site at
https://deg.nc.qov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-perm its/wastewater-
branch/401-wetlands-buffer-permits/401-general-certifications. The General Certification allows
you to use Nationwide Permit Number 29 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. The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the
approved impact areas has commenced. 15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
3. Approved Impacts:
State of North Carolina I Ens i ronmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Regional Operations
Mooresville Regional Ofliccl 610 East Center Avenue,Suite 301 1 Moores'lie,North Carolina 28115
704 663 1699

Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved
Temporary Impact Permanent Impact
Stream 51 linear ft. 147 linear ft.
Wetland .013 acre 0.175 acre
4. Diversion Ditches and other storm water conveyances as related to the sediment and
erosion control measures shall be matted and/or stabilized to reduce sediment loss and
turbidity. This includes interior/exterior slopes of sediment basins. 15A NCAC 02H .0506
(b)(3) and (c)(3)
5. Bare/fill slopes in excess of 10 feet in height and within 30 feet of surface waters shall be
matted. 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3) and (c)(3)
6. You are required to provide one copy of the approved SMP, including plan details on full-
sized plan sheets, with Mecklenburg County's approval. The approved SMP shall be
submitted to the DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit (1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
NC 27699-1650) before any impacts authorized in this certification occur. After it is
approved and submitted to the Division, the SMP may not be modified without prior
written authorization from Mecklenburg County. If the SMP is modified in the future,
then you shall provide one modified SMP with proof of approval to the DWR 401 &
Buffer Permitting Unit prior to the commencement of the modifications.
7. Stormwater discharge structures at this site shall be constructed in a manner such that
the potential receiving streams (of the discharge) will not be impacted due to sediment
accumulations, scouring or erosion of the stream banks. 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)
8. The existing culvert located in stream S1 shall be removed as soon as practical.
9. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in
waters of the U.S., or protected riparian buffers. 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(3)
10. The permittee shall report any violations of this Certification to the Division of Water
Resources within 24 hours of discovery. 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c)
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of the General Statute
150B 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 [phone].
Within sixty (60) calendar days (30 days for buffer/isolated) 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 [phone], 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.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ
Attachments
cc: Amanda Jones, WPEG, email
David Schaeffer, Army Corps of Engineers, email
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit., email
MRO File copy
MRO, Land Quality