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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 24, 2008
DWQ# 08-0924
Gaston County
Mr. Ray Durham
C/O Bryan Beaty
Jim Beaty and Assoc.
10220 Couloak Drive, Ste. B
Charlotte, NC
Subject: Ray Durham Pond
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Durham:
You have our approval, in accordance the general certification and those conditions listed below, to fill
0.25 acre of wetland in order to construct the pond in Gaston County, as described in your application received
by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on June 6, 2008. After reviewing your application, we have determined
that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 3705, which can be viewed on our
web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. 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. 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. 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 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.
In addition to the requirements of the certification, you must also comply with the following conditions:
1. The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas
has commenced.
2. The base flow of the existing adjacent stream shall be maintained. It is recommended that the new
pond be filled via well water or from utilizing water from the upstream pond.
3. Culverts placed in streams/wetlands shall be installed "in the dry". Immediately upon completion of the
installation, water flow shall be returned to its natural course. Existing stream dimensions (including the
cross section dimensions, pattern, and longitudinal profile) must be maintained (or restored via constructed
benches) above and below locations of each culvert. If any of the existing pipes are or become perched,
the appropriate stream grade shall be re-established or, if the pipes installed in a perched manner, the
pipes shall be removed and re-installed correctly.
4. Use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques must be used where
practicable instead of riprap or other bank hardening methods. If riprap is necessary, it shall not be laced
in the streambed, unless approved by the DWQ. Not-thcarolina
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5. 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 Preconstruction Notification application. All construction activities
associated with this project shall meet, and/or exceed, those requirements specified in the most recent
version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual and shall be conducted so that no
violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur.
6. 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 two months of the date the Division of Land
Resources has released the project.
7. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to the 401 /Wetlands Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality.
8. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Ray Durham) shall conduct all activities in a manner so as not to
contravene any state water quality standard (including any requirements for compliance with section 303(d)
of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of state and federal law. If DWQ
determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including the failure to sustain a designated or
achieved use) or that state or federal law is being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to
assure compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this certification to include conditions appropriate to
assure compliance with such standards and requirements in accordance with 15 A NCAC 2H.0507(d).
Before codifying the certification, DWQ shall notify the applicant and the US Army Corps of Engineers,
provide public notice in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0503, and provide opportunity for public hearing in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0504. Any new or revised conditions shall be provided to the applicant in
writing, shall be provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for reference in any permit issued
pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and shall also become conditions of the 404 Permit for the
project.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, 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 that 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 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 telephone Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-
1699 or Ms. Cyndi Karoly in the Central Office in Raleigh 919-733-9721.
Sincerely,
for Coleen H. Sullins
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Ian McMillan, Wetlands Unit
Gaston County Natural Resources
Central Files
File Copy
Len Rindner
Certificate of Completion
DWQ Project No.
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
County:
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules,
and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the
401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
NC, 27699-1650. This form may be returned to DWQ by the applicant, the applicant's authorized
agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these.
Applicant's Certification
1, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to
built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer
Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Agent's Certification
Date:
1, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to
built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer
Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature: Date:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
1, , as a duly registered Professional
(i.e., Engineer, Landscape Architect, Surveyor, etc.) in the State of North Carolina, having been
authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project, for the
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the
observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans
and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature: Registration No.: Date:
Notice Of Initiation of Construction
To be completed by DWQ
DWQ Project No. County:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
Upon initiation of impacts approved by the issuance of this 401 Water Quality Certification/Buffer
Authorization, the applicant is required to return this notice (condition 41 per approval) to:
DWQ-SWP Section, Mooresville Regional Office
310 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Or
Fax to the attention of Alan Johnson at: 704-663-6040
Applicant/Authorized Agent's Certification
I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence the approved impacts have begun to be constructed. The proposed impacts are to be
installed/constructed/completed within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality
Certification/Buffer Rule Authorization, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
materials.
Date of initiation of Construction:
Signature:
Date:
Title: