20171396 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20180112

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Water Resources
Environmental Quality
January 12, 2018
PSNC — A SCANA Company
Attn: Aaron Schwartz
220 Operations Way, MC 221
Cayce, SC 29033
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
DWR # 17-1396
Rutherford and Cleveland Counties
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
PSNC Cliffside Lateral Pipeline
Dear Mr. Schwartz:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated October 27, 2017, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on October
31, 2017, with additional information received December 19, 2017. These impacts are covered
by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4133 and the additional 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, 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:
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
Impacts
0 (feet)
1,012 (feet)
Wetlands
Impacts
0.148 (acres)
0.201 (acres)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
2090 U.S. Highway 701 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828-296-4500

PSNC Cliffside Lateral Pipeline
DWR# 17-1396
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/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. This authorization exempts the Permittee from meeting the portion of Condition I-3
related to the orientation of utility line crossings in the attached general certification. The
Permittee shall take all reasonable steps to cross streams as near to perpendicular as
practicable. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (c)(2)]
4. This authorization exempts the Permittee from meeting Condition I-4 in the attached
general certification. The construction corridor at stream and wetland crossings shall be
limited in width to that described in the application and shall be minimized to the
maximum extent practicable. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (c)(2)]
5. All temporary impacted areas will be restored to pre -construction natural conditions
upon completion of the project. Native vegetation shall be used for wetland and stream
bank stabilization. [I 5A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (c)(2)]
6. 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)]
7. The permittee 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)]
8. Visual monitoring of the 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 Asheville Regional Office to ensure the stability and
water quality of the stream and downstream waters. [ 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and
(b)(3)]

PSNC Cliffside Lateral Pipeline
DWR# 17-1396
401 Approval
Page 3 of 4
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 hqp://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).
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 Amy Annino at 828-296-4656 or
Amy.Annino(�i),ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Zan Price, P.E., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office

PSNC Cliffside Lateral Pipeline
DWR# 17-1396
401 Approval
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Enclosures: GC 4133
Certificate of Completion
cc: Joey Lawler — S&ME, Inc. (via email)
Alan Johnson — DWR Mooresville Regional Office (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
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