20170912 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20171019

October 19, 2017
ROY COOPER
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
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S. JAY ZIMMER.MAN
Director
DWR # 2017-0912
Forsyth County
City of Winston Salem
Attn: Keith Huff, Stormwater/Erosion Control Director
PO Box 2511
Winston Salem, NC 27102
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Spring Park Slope Stabilization and Stream Restoration
Dear Mr. Huff:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated July 11, 2017,
received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) July 24, 2017, with subsequent information August 29, 2017
and October 16, 2017. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Numbers
4088 and 4087 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit
Numbers 12 and 27 once they are 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:
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
Fill / Slope stabilization 166 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
Restoration 269 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
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)l
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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3. The designer or their designee shall supervise the stream restoration portion of the project. [15A NCAC 02H
.0506(b)(2)]
4. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of quarterly for the first year
or two bankfull events (whichever is longer), and then annually until the site is stable (particularly after
storm events) and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures, stream banks, or vegetation may
require future repairs or replacement, which requires coordination with the Winston Salem Regional Office
to ensure the stability and water quality of the stream and downstream waters. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)
and (b)(3)]
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 (919)
431-3000 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 (Mondaythrough 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

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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 [e-mail] 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 4087, GC 4088
cc: Amy Black, Jewell Engineering (via email)
Jean Gibby, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file