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ENVIRONMENTAL OVALITY
Mr. Will Metcalf
Duke Energy Carolinas
Mail Code ECO9Q, 526
Charlotte, NC 28202
S. Church Street
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
18 August 2017
DWR# 17-0978
Gaston County
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Tower 8 Replacement, Ranlo
Dear Mr. Metcalf:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those
conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated July 13,
2017 and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on August 7, 2017.
After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project is covered by
Water Quality General Certification Number 4087 which can be viewed on our web site
at http://Portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swl)/ws/401. The General Certification allows you to
use Nationwide Permit Number 13 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
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 Ser vice Center I Raleigh. NC 27699-1611
919.7079000
3. Approved Impacts:
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Amount Approved
Temporary Impact
Permanent Impact
Stream
20 linear ft.
220 linear ft.
stabilization
Wetland
0 acre
0 acre
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 1506 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
919.7079000
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: David Schaeffer, Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte, email
Eric Mularski, HDR, email
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
MRO, Land Quality
Slalc of Norlh Carolina I Brviionmenlal Quality i Water Resources
512 N. Sa lishury St reel 11611 M 111 Scrviee Cent cr I Raleigh. N C 2 7099 1 611
9197079000