20170415 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170428

ROY COOPER
Governor
r MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Environmental Quality Director
April 28, 2017
DWR # 17-0145
Wake County
City of Raleigh Utility Department
222 W. Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Sanitary Sewer Relocation at Sawmill Road
Dear Mr. Hall:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated March 13, 2017, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) March 29, 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:
1. The following impacts arehereby approved, if all the other specific and general conditions
of the Certification are met. No other impacts are approved,including incidental impacts.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(units)
Temporary
Stream
Impact 1
50 (linear feet)
Buffers —Zone 1
Impact 1
1,000 (square feet)
Buffers —Zone 2
Impact 1
2,800 (square feet)
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

City of Raleigh
DWR# 17-0145
401 APPROVAL
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2. 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. All wetlands, streams, surface waters, and riparian buffers located within 50 feet of the
construction area on the project site shall be clearly marked (example- orange fabric fencing)
prior to any land disturbing activities and must be maintained on the property until the project
phase is completed. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H.0507
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This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
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a written petition for an administrative hearing to the. Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby
known as OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days.
A petition form may be 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 S:OOpm, excluding official state
holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], providedthe 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:
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 Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285

City of Raleigh
DWR# 17-0145
401 APPROVAL
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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 as
described in 15A NCAC .0267. Please contact April Norton at 336-776-9693 or
april.nortonnncdenr.gov 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: Mary Brice, AECOM Technical Services of NC, Inc. (via email)
Tasha Alexander, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR RRO 401 file
DWR 401 &Buffer Permitting Unit file