20161190 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20161219

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
December 19, 2016
Mr. Tommy Currence
Pretress of the Carolinas
11630 Texland Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28273
PAT MCCRORY
Goveroor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR# 16-1190
Mecklenburg County
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Pretress Carolina Site Expansion Project
Dear Mr. Currence:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those
conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated December 2, 2016,
and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on December 5, 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
branch/401-wetlands-buffer-permits/401-general-certifications. The General Certification allows
you to use Nationwide Permit Number 39 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:
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)
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Mooresville Regional Omcel 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, Noah Cerolire 28115
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3. Approved Impacts:
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Temporary Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent Impact
Stream
0 linear ft.
297 linear ft.
Wetland
0 acre
0 acre
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 City of Charlotte'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 the City of Charlotte. 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. If no plan is required,
please provide documentation/reason.
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. Mitigation [15A NCAC 02H .0500(h)] must be provided for the proposed impacts as
specified in the table below per the Army Corps of Engineers. The Division has received
notification/acceptance from the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) to meet this
mitigation requirement. Until the DMS receives and clears your payment, and proof of
payment has been provided to this Office, no impacts specified in this Authorization
Certificate shall occur. For accounting purposes, this Certification authorizes payment to
meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement:
Compensatory Mitigation Required River and Sub -basin Number
Stream 297 (feet) Catawba (03050103) 1:1 ratio
Wetlands 0 (acres)
9. Mitigation Credit: Approval of the restoration plan and issuance of the 401 Water Quality
Certification means that DWR has determined that the proposed activity will not remove
or degrade significant existing uses of the surface water. The issuance does not
represent an approval of credit yield for the project. (15A NCAC 2H .0506(a))
10. Heavy equipment may be operated within the stream channels however; its usage shall be
minimized to the extent practical. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)
11. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the
permit drawings submitted for approval. 15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H
.0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)

12. 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 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:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Rd.
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.
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`a W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ
Attachments
cc: David Schaeffer, Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville - email
Matt Ingles, Harthickman, mingalsCcDharthickman.com
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
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16-1190
NORTH CAROLINA-DIVISON OF WATER RESOURCES
401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
SUMMARY OF PERMITTED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2 H .0500, Pretress of the Carolinas has permission as
outlined below to impact 297 linear feet of stream in order to proceed with the facility expansion
in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. All activities associated with these authorized impacts
must be conducted with the conditions listed in the attached certification. THIS
CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENTS,
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENT: Division of Mitigation Services (DMS)
LOCATION:
COUNTY:
BASIN/SUBBASIN
Impacts:
297 linear feet of stream
11630 Texland Blvd.
Mecklenburg
Catawba (03050103)
As required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506, and the conditions of this certification, you are required to
compensate for the above impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or
preservation of wetlands as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or
degrade the waters of the state.
Note: Linear foot requirements proposed to be mitigated through the DMS must be rounded to
the nearest foot and acreage requirements must be rounded to one-quarter acre increments
according to 15 2r .0503(b).
Mitigation:
297 linear feet total of stream required
Mitigation:
297 linear feet of stream by the DMS required for the 401 Water Quality Certification. In
correspondence dated June 3, 2016 the DMS indicated that up to 297 linear feet of stream
mitigation would be conducted by DMS if available within the cataloging unit. More may
be required if mitigation is required outside the unit.
One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements is
through the payment of a fee to the DMS per NCAC 2R .0503. If you choose this option, please
sign this form and mail it to the Ecosystem Enhancement Fund at the address listed below. An
invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt of this form.
PLEASE NOTE, THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE
NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE EEP.
Signature
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF MITIGATION SERVICES
1652 Mail Service Center
RALEIGH, N.C. 27669-1652