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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
September 14, 2017
Rob Fulford
20032 Norman Colony Rd.
Cornelius, NC 28031
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 17-0990
Mecklenburg County
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions;
Dredge, Norman Colony Rd., Lake Norman
Dear Mr. Fulford,
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
April 6, 2017, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on August 7, 2017. These impacts
are covered by the Water Quality General Certification Number 4098 (attached) and the additional
conditions listed below. This Certification is associated with the use of Regional Permit Number 198200030
issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and expires on the same day. Please note that you should
obtain any other applicable federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including
those required by (but not limited to) the local lake management authority, erosion and sediment control,
non -discharge, and water supply watershed regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed Certification, the 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 Certification/Buffer Authorizations are met. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts.
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (sq. ft.)
permanent
Open Waters (dredge)
1500 sq. ft. (0.034 ac)
--- --Buffer_------
--- --- -------0sq--ft.--------
Shoreline length
0 ft.
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/Buffer
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 Certification/Buffer
Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0506]
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
3. NO impacts to Catawba Riparian Buffer proposed.
4. Any access corridor shall not exceed 10 feet in width and shall be restored to its original
condition priorto the project. All staging, including spoil, stockpile and construction materials,
shall occur outside of the buffer [15A NCAC 02B .0243(6), 15A NCAC 02B .0243(4)1
5. Work is to be conducted from water by barge.
6. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office (610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC
28115) shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas has
commenced. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
7. The applicant and/or authorized agent shall provide a completed Certificate of Completion
Form to the DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit within ten days of project completion.
(available at: http //portal ncdenr org/web/wq/swp/ws/401/certsandpermits/apply/forms)
or see attached. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested.
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). 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 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 (919) 431-3100, 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 Postol Service: if sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEQ:
Bill 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 of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and the Catawba
Riparian Buffer Rules as described in ISA NCAC 028 .0243. Please contact Alan Johnson at 704-663-1699
or alan.lohnson@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pw
€A W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures
cc: Lake Norman Custom Dock, Ikndock@gmail.com
DWR MRO - file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
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