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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 25, 2008
DWQ# 08-0947
Mecklenburg County
Mr. Isaac J. Hinson
City of Charlotte Storm Water Services
600 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Subject: 2503 Fairstone Ave. Maintenance, Charlotte
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Hinson:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and the conditions listed
below, to impact 135 linear feet (If) of intermittent stream (unnamed tributary to Irwin Creek) in order
to improve flow and address flooding issues in Mecklenburg County, as described in your application
received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on June 10, 2008. After reviewing your application,
we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Numbers 3687
and 3688, which can be viewed on our web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. These
General Certifications allow you to use Nationwide Permit Numbers 3 and 33 once they are 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 Certifications will expire when the associated 404 permits expire unless
otherwise specified in the General Certifications. 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 Certifications and approval letter; and is thereby
responsible for complying with all conditions.
In addition to the requirements of the Certifications, 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. No waste, spoils, solids, or fill of any kind shall be placed 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
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and shall be conducted so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules
occur.
3. All wetlands, streams, surface waters, and riparian buffers located on the project site where impacts
are not allowed shall be clearly marked (example- orange fabric fencing) prior to any land disturbing
activities.
4. 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.
5. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (City of Charlotte Storm Water Services) 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 these Certifications, 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 by the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Mr. Barry Love 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
Central Files
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 91 per approval) to:
DWQ-SWP Section, Mooresville Regional Office
310 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Or
Fax to the attention of Ala n Johnson at: 704-663-6040
Applicant/Authorized Agent's Certification
1, , 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:
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
I, , 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:
I, , 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:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
Date:
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: