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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170956 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170817ROY COOPER Governor K`�o MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary Water Resources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Director 18 August 2017 DWR# 17-0956 Mecklenburg County Ms. Erin Shanaberger Charlotte/Mecklenburg Storm Water 600 E. Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Marlwood and Waverly Pond/Dam Maintenance Dear Ms. Shanaberger: You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated August 1, 2017 and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on August 2,2017. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 4100 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 Regional Permit Number 163 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 300 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 Environmental Quality I Water Resources 512 N. Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 2 769 9-1611 919.707.9000 3. Approved Impacts: Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved Temporary Impact Permanent Impact Stream 0 linear ft. 129 linear ft. Wetland 0 acre 0.62 acre 4. 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 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) 6. 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 15013 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 (919) 431-3100, 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. William F. 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 27699-1611 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. Sincerely, W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ Attachments cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte, email Greg Antemann, CWS, email DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file MRO, Land Quality State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I `Nater Resources 512 N. Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1611 919.7079000