20170170 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20170329

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 29, 2017
Mr. Stone Frey
Town of Mint Hill
9801 Brief Road
Mint Hill, NC 28227
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR# 17-0170V2
Mecklenburg County
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Mint Hill Athletic Park
Dear Mr. Frey:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those
conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated March 25, 2017, and
received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on March 27,2017. After reviewing
your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General
Certification Number 4092 which can be viewed on our web site at
htto://Portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ws/401. The General Certification allows you to use
Nationwide Permit Number 42 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)]
3. Approved Impacts:
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1611
919.707.9000

Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved
Temporary Impact Permanent Impact
Stream 0 linear ft. 119 linear ft.
Wetland 0 acre 0.307 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. Stormwater discharge shall be sheet flow. No direct discharge of storm water runoff within
50 ft of a stream. 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)
7. Use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques is
recommended where practicable instead of riprap or other bank hardening methods. If
riprap is necessary, it shall not be placed in the streambed, unless approved by DWR
8. 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)
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. Bill Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27b99-1611
919.707.9000

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.
Sincerel
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F�2 Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte, email
Craig Wyant, Fine Line Design, email
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
MRO, Land Quality
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. NC 27699-1611
919.707.9000