20171022 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20171010

October 10, 2017
UC Synergetic LLC
Attn: Nathan Bass
123 North White Street
Fort Mill SC 29715
ROY COOPER.
Govemor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
;Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
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DWR # 2017-1022
Watauga County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Blue Ridge EMC's Rutherwood Substation Site
Dear Mr. Bass:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated July 24, 2017, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) August 15, 2017,
with subsequent information on September 11, 2017, September 13, 2017 and October 4, 2017.
These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4086
and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide
Permit Number 12 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,
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 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
Site 1
113 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
404/401 Wetlands
Site 1
0.24 (acres)
0 (acres)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

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401 APPROVAL
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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. 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)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions.
[15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(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 1506 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 8:00am 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: 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:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

UC Synergetic LLC
DWR# 2017-1022
401 APPROVAL
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This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Please
contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or sue.homewoodCD-ncdenr.gov if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ —
WSRO
Enclosures: GC 4086
cc: Carson Dellinger, Environmental Resources of the Carolinas Inc (via email)
Mike High, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation (via email)
Amanda Fuemmeler, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file