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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180141 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20180215K" Water Resources Environmental Quality February 15, 2018 Dirk Burleson 123 Somerset Place Marion, NC 28752 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Director DWR # 18-0141 Burke County Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Burleson, 3092 W Moonlight PI — Lake James Dear Mr. Burleson: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated January 23, 2018, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on January 28, 2018, with additional information received on February 9, 2018. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4145 and the additional conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of General Permit Number 30 issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should obtain 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, General Permit, and/or Buffer Rules are met. This approval includes grading along 190 feet of the shoreline to achieve a 1:1 slope. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [ 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b) and/or (c)] Type of Impact Amount Approved Permanent Open Waters Above Pool Below Pool 0.0087 (acres) 0.0087 (acres) 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 State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality 2090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778 828-296-4500 Burleson, 3092 W Moonlight PI DWR# 18-0141 401 Approval Page 2 of 4 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)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [I 5A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)] 3. The proposed project must comply with the Burke County local riparian buffer ordinance approved by the Division of Water Resources under the Catawba River Basin: Protection and Maintenance of Existing Riparian Buffers, 15A NCAC 02B .0243(3)(b). 4. Stabilization techniques must meet the General Conditions listed in the Shoreline Stabilization Technique Selection Process found in Duke Energy's Shoreline Management Guidelines for the Catawba-Wateree river system 2006 Shoreline Management Plan. 5. The Permittee shall replant the vegetation within temporarily disturbed areas located within 30 feet of the shoreline in an "in kind" manner immediately following construction. (Example: Disturbed areas with pre-existing grassed lawns can be replanted with grass or trees and woody vegetation. Disturbed areas with pre-existing trees or woody vegetation must be replanted with trees and woody vegetation. Disturbed areas with pre-existing forest vegetation must be replanted with forest vegetation including at least two different native hardwood tree species at a density sufficient to provide 260 trees per acre at maturity. This density can usually be achieved by planting approximately 436 (10 x 10 spacing) to 681 (8 x 8 spacing) trees per acre.) Replanting of trees/shrubs/forest must be completed by the first subsequent planting season (November 1 through March 30). Note, if the tree plantings do not survive, they will need to be replaced such that the density is sufficient to provide 260 trees per acre at maturity. [ 15A NCAC 02H.0507 (c)] 6. The access corridor(s) must be the minimum width required to get the construction equipment to the shoreline and shall not exceed 15 feet in width. The number of access corridors should be limited to the minimum number required to get the construction equipment to the shoreline (many times only a single corridor is required) and shall not exceed 2 corridor(s). The access corridor(s) should cross the buffer as close to perpendicular as practicable and disturbance to existing vegetation should be minimized. 7. No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Shoreline Stabilization Form. All construction activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)] This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5] Burleson, 3092 W Moonlight PI DWR# 18-0141 401 Approval Page 3 of 4 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 hM2://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 (Monday through Friday between 8:OOam and 5:OOpm, 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 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 DEQ: 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.annin0&ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Zan Price, P.E., Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Asheville Regional Office Enclosures: GC 4145 Certificate of Completion Burleson, 3092 W Moonlight PI DWR# 18-0141 401 Approval Page 4 of 4 cc: William Elliot — USACE (via email) Andrea Leslie — NCWRC (via email) Peter Minter — Burke County Planning (via email) Wade Harmon — Duke Energy (via email) DWR ARO 401 files G:\WR\WQ\Burke\401s\Non-DOT\Burleson - 3092 W Moonlight Pl\20180215_Burleson 3092 W Moonlight PI APPRVL.docx