20170958 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170817

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
17 August 2017
Mr. Chuck Cowherd, PE
Charlotte Water
5100 Brookshire Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28216
ROY COOPER
Governor'
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 17-0958
Mecklenburg County
Subject: Approval of Goose Creek Riparian Buffer Impacts with Additional Conditions,
Ashe Plantation WWTP (Overflow Tanks)
Dear Mr. Cowherd:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated August 2, 2017, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) August 3, 2017.
These impacts are covered by the Goose Creek Buffer Rules and the conditions listed below.
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 certification(s) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Goose Creek Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are
approved, including incidental impacts.
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units) Temporary
Amount Approved
(units) Permanent
Buffers —Zone 1
Site 1
4600 (square feet
0 (square feet
Site 2
4600 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
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 Authorization.
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 is responsible for complying
with all conditions.
3. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested.
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This Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute
150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of 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] for information.
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 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:
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
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
William Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Goose Creek Riparian Buffer Rules as
described in 15A NCAC 2B 0.600-0.609. Please contact Mr. Alan Johnson at 704-663-1699 or
Alan. Johnson (a)ncdenr.coy if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
cc: DWR Wetlands/Buffer Unit
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC27699-1611
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