20170217 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170327

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
March 27, 2017
City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Utilities
Attn: Bill Ward
PO Box 2511
Winston-Salem NC 27102
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 2017-0217
Forsyth County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
South Mill Creek Sewer Project
Dear Mr. Ward:
You have our approval forth e impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
February 16, 2017, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) February 21, 2017. These
impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4086 and the conditions
listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 12 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.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certifications) or general permit
and the following additional conditions:
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general
conditions of the Certification are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b) and/or (c)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Stream
Site 1
0 (linear feet)
60 (linear feet)
Site 2
0 (linear feet)
66 (linear feet)
Site 3
0 (linear feet)
42 (linear feet)
Site 4
0 (linear feet)
64 (linear feet)
Site 5
0 (linear feet)
61 (linear feet)
Site 6
0 (linear feet)
61 (linear feet)
Site 7
0 (linear feet)
129 (linear feet)
Site 8
0 (linear feet)
62 (linear feet)
Site 9
0 (linear feet)
51 (linear feet)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

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Site 10
0 (linear feet)
32 (linear feet)
Site 11
0 (linear feet)
62 (linear feet)
Site 12
0 (linear feet)
81 (linear feet)
Site 13
0 (linear feet)
64 (linear feet)
Site 14
0 (linear feet)
65 (linear feet)
Site 15
0 (linear feet)
60 (linear feet)
Site 16
0 (linear feet)
40 (linear feet)
Site 17
0 (linear feet)
61 (linear feet)
Site 18
0 (linear feet)
62 (linear feet)
Site 19
0 (linear feet)
26 (linear feet)
Site 20
0 (linear feet)
73 (linear feet)
Site 21
0 (linear feet)
82 (linear feet)
Site 22
0 (linear feet)
40 (linear feet)
Site 23
0 (linear feet)
66 (linear feet)
404/401 Wetlands
Site W1
0.013 (acres)
0.115 (acres)
Site W2
0.038 (acres)
0.012 (acres)
Site W3
0.008 (acres)
0 (acres)
Site W4
0 (acres)
0.049 (acres)
Site W5
0.016 (acres)
0.026 (acres)
Site W6
0.002 (acres)
0.026 (acres)
Site W7
0.001 (acres)
0.003 (acres)
Site W8
0.004 (acres)
0.061 (acres)
This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification. If you
change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new
application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given
a copy of this approval letter and General Certification(s)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible
for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. This authorization exempts the Permittee from meeting Condition #1.4 and Condition #1.5 in the
attached general certification for the width of construction and maintenance corridors. The
construction corridor shall be limited to the width shown in the permit application documents and
the permanent maintenance corridor is limited to the existing maintenance corridor at the time of
permitting. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.51
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 1506 by filing a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH) within
sixty (60) calendar days.

City of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County Utilities
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401 APPROVAL
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A petition form maybe obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office
at [phone] for information. 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
between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one 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 Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEQ:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Please contact
Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 4086
cc: Gregg Antemann, Carolina Wetland Services Inc. (via email)
Jean Gibby, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file