20170149 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170410

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY Director
10 April 2017
DWR# 17-0149
Catawba County
Mr. Steve Cahoon
Duke Energy Progress
410 S. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Marshall Steam Station
Dear Mr. Cahoon:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those
conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated January 31,
2017 and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on February 7,
2017 and subsequent information submitted on April 6, 2017. After reviewing your
application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General
Certification Number 4098 which can be viewed on our web site at
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ws/401. 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)
State of North Carolina I ❑oizonmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N. SaBshury Street 11611 Mail Ser vice Center I Raleigh. NC 27699-1611
919.7079000

3. Approved Impacts:
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Temporary Impact
Amount Approved
Permanent Impact
Stream
0 linear ft.
148 linear ft.
Wetland
0.02 acre
0 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. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is
permitted in waters of the U.S., or protected riparian buffers. 15A NCAC
02H .0506(b)(3)
7. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters must be regularly
inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels,
lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)
8. 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 (919) 431-
3000.
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:
State of Nath Carolina I Evinonmeutal Quality I Water Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Scrvice Center I Ralei9h.NC276999bll
919.707.9000

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.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte - email
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
MRO, Land Quality
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
5l2N. Salisbury Street 1161t Mail Service Center I Raleigh. NC 2 769 9-1611
919.7079000