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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140957 Ver 2_01_2018 draft denial of 401 WQ cert. and Tar-Pamlico....._20180101WaterResources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CERTIFIED MAIL: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC Attn: Ms. Leslie Hartz 707 E. Main Street, 191h Floor Richmond, VA 23219 January XX, 2018 ROY COOPER Goventor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Director DWR # 14-0957 v2 Northampton, Halifax, Nash, Wilson, Johnston, Sampson, Cumberland and Robeson Counties DRAFT Subject: DENIAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND TAR-PAMLICO/NEUSE RIPARIAN BUFFER AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATES Atlantic Coast Pipeline USACE Action ID. No. SAW -2014-01558 Dear Ms. Hartz: On May 9, 2017, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification and Tar -Pamlico and Neuse Riparian Buffer Authorization Certificates from the Division for the subject project. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0506, a certification shall be issued when the Director determines that water quality standards are met. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0233 (8) and .0259 (8), a Buffer Authorization Certificate shall be granted when the Division determines there is no practical alternative. The project has not met the following requirements: 0 Rule Citation "Rule text..." Explanation... 0 ... In accordance with ISA NCAC 02H .0507(e), 15A NCAC 02B.0233(8), and 15A NCAC 02B.0259(8), your application for a 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Authorization Certificates are hereby denied. This decision can be contested as provided in 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. State ofNorth Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 9198076300 Atlantic Coast Pipeline,. LLC DWR# 14-0957 Q Denial Page 2 of 2 A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.co 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 (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 Postal Service: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh,. NC 27699-6714 If sending via -,service (UPS, FedEx, etc): -Wearings Office of A ir d 1711 Ngeg e Chur c ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleig k" 7609-62 5 2 8 "C I I %.UIJY V L C IJCLILIV" 111UbL C115U WC CIVCU William F. Lane., Generitil Department of Enviro."I"' I 1601 Mail Service Cente Raleigh., NC 27699-1601 IBM- I �11i% This completes the revie, .0500andtheNeuse ,T r-Parmiq no authorization unde i on 401 Protection Rules for this a`%. and . v unsel uality ,ision und&A c ,,,,,,,ipanan e Clean work done I " wri, I *,I) 1 ON,; t i v e ak�0!11 ntz.� any que§ N, N�' MW U41 Clean, -,,,N ater Act and 15A NCAC 02H "0 i,lilll c t i o n, Please be aware that you have ,ct or the Neuse/Tar-Pamlico Riparian Buffer in waters of the state may be a violation of Contact Karen Higgins at 919-807-6360 or .61m c e r n s. Sincerely, Linda Culpepper, Interim Director Division of Water Resources cc: Richard Gangle,. Dominion Resources Services, Inc. (via richard.b.gangle@dom.com) Spencer Trichell, Dominion Resources Services., Inc. (via spencer.trichell@dom.com) USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office Todd Bowers, EPA (via bowers.todd@epa.gov) DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file Rename: 140957v2AtianticCoastPipeline(Multi)_AO1_IC—NRB TAR—DENIAL.docx