20140189 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20180301

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
March 1, 2018
Resource Environmental Solutions
Attn: Daniel Ingram
302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27605
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
sec,ern,y
LINDA CULPEPPER
I'llmm Oirector
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Wayne County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS- AFTER THE FACT
Arrington Bridge III Wetland Mitigation Bank
Dear Mr. Ingram:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated February 26, 2018, received by the Division of Water Resources February 27,
2018. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number
4134. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 27 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)]
'Nothing Compares" --
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919-707-9000

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Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(units)
Temporary
Open Waters
Site 01
0.26 (acres)
0 (acres)
Total
0.26
0
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)]
3. The issuance of the 401 Water Quality Certification for the restoration/enhancement
project does not represent an approval of credit yield for the project. [15A NCAC 02H
.0500(h)]
4. You have our approval for your proposed final stream and/or wetland
enhancement/restoration plan. The wetland/stream restoration/enhancement must be
constructed, maintained, and monitored according to the plans approved by this Office
and this Certificate of Coverage. Any repairs or adjustments to the site must be made
according to the approved plans or must receive written approval from this Office to
make the repairs or adjustments. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(h)]
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

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office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:OOam and S: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, INC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to Department of Environmental Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
Please contact Mac Haupt at 919-807-6476 or [e-mail] if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch

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Enclosures: GC4134
cc: Andrea Hughes, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Anthony Scarbraugh, DWR Washington Regional Office 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
Filename: 140189ArringtonBridgelllMitigationBank(Wayne)_401_approval letter.docx