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December 19, 2008
Marshall Olson
Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.
Post Office Box 576
Badin, North Carolina 28009
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Subject: 401 Water Quality Certification
Approval with Additional Conditions
Yellow Creek Bridge Installation
DWQ Project # 08-1699
Graham County
LNT04 / Yellow Creek / 2-190-29 / C, Tr
Dear Mr. Olson:
The DWQ has completed the review of your 401 Water Quality Certification application
associated with the subject project listed above.
Approval has been granted to impact 50 feet of stream for the purpose of constructing a bridge;
including, removal of two existing culverts along with necessary streambank grading and,
stabilization. This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached
Certification and any additional conditions listed below.
Project impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Numbers 3689. This
Certification allow you to use Nationwide Permits 13 when issued by the US Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE). Authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall
expire upon expiration of the corresponding USACE General Permit Verification. In addition,
you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits
before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment
Control, Non-discharge, and Trout Buffer regulations.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change
your project, you must notify us and may be required to submit a new application. Additional
impacts may require compensatory mitigation as described in 15A NCAC 2H.0506 (h). If the
property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and
is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Phone (828) 2964500 Customer Service
Internet: www..ncwaterquality.org FAX (828) 299-7043 1-877-623-6748
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December 19, 2008
Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and
general conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other
impacts are approved including incidental impacts:
I Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Stream 50 (feet) Drawing 2 of 2
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may
result in criminal and/or civil penalties.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved
wetland or stream impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60
days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which
conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative
Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its
conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of your application by the Division of Water Quality under
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please contact Chuck Cranford
in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4664.
Sincerely,
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Coleen H. Sullins, Director
CHSIcbc
Enc: GC 3689
Certificate of Completion
cc: USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Wildlife Resources Commission - David McHenry
401 Permitting Unit - Central Office
File Copy
Filename: G:\WPDATA\DEMWQ\Graham\401s\08-1699_Approval_12-18-08.doe