20171091 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170927

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
September 27, 2017
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) Parking Improvements
Attn: J. Donald Cline
1 PARI Drive
Rosman, NC 28772
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 17-1091
Transylvania County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) Parking Improvements
Dear Mr. Cline:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated July 28, 2017, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on August 22,
2017, with additional information received on September 20, 2017. These impacts are covered
by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4092 and the additional conditions
listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 39 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, Water Supply Watershed,
and Trout Buffer regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification(s) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Certification are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [ 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b) and/or (c)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(units)
Temporary
Stream Impact
Impact S 1
149 (linear feet)
Impact S2
30 (linear feet)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828-2964500

Pisgah Astronomical Institute (PARI)
DWR# 17-1091
401 Approval
Page 2 of 3
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/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
General Certification(s) and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [I 5A
NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. The proposed project shall follow the recommendations stated in the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) comment letter dated August 23, 2017
(attached) to the maximum extent practicable. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
4. Fueling, lubrication and general equipment maintenance should not take place within 50
feet of a waterbody or wetlands to prevent contamination by fuel and oils. [ 15A NCAC
02H .0506 (b)(3) and (c)(3) and 15A NCAC 02B .0211(12)]
5. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters or wetlands will be regularly
inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of waters and wetlands from fuels,
lubricants, hydraulic fluids or other potential toxic chemicals. In the event of a
hydrocarbon or chemical spill, the permittee/contractor shall immediately contact the
Division of Water Resources, between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm at the Asheville
Regional Office at 828.296.4500 and after hours and on weekends call [phone].
Management of such spills shall comply with provisions of the North Carolina Oil
Pollution and Hazardous Substances Control Act. [15A NCAC 02H.0506 (b)(3) and
(c)(3), 15A NCAC 02B .0211(12), and GS 143 Article 21A]
6. The permitee shall require its contractors and/or agents to comply with the terms and
conditions of this permit in the construction and maintenance of this project, and shall
provide each of its contractors and/or agents associated with the construction or
maintenance of this project with a copy of this Certification. A copy of this
Certification, including all conditions shall be available at the project site during the
construction and maintenance of this project. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A
NCAC 02H.0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification 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) 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:OOam and 5:OOpm, excluding
official state holidays).

Pisgah Astronomical Institute (PARI)
DWR# 17-1091
401 Approval
Page 3 of 3
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 F. Lane, 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 as
described in 15A NCAC 02H.0500. Please contact Kevin Mitchell at 828-296-4650 or
kevin.mitchellkncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Zan Price, P.E., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
Enclosures: GC 4092
Certificate of Completion
NCWRC letter dated August 23, 2017
cc: Mike Lovoy, PE — Advantage Civil Engineers, PA (via email)
Marcus Barksdale, PE — Advantage Civil Engineers, PA (via email)
David Brown — USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie — NCWRC (via email)
Stan Aiken — Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (via email)
DWR ARO 401 files
DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit (via email)
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