HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180426 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20180409Water Resources
Environmental Quality
9 April 2018
David Smith
Barringer & Smith
112 S. Tryon St., Ste 1600
Charlotte, NC 28284
FILE
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
DWR # 18-0426
Mecklenburg County
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification and Catawba Riparian Buffer Authorization
with Additional Conditions; Shoreline Stabilization, Mountain Cove Dr., Mountain Island Lake
Dear Mr. Smith,
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated March 14,
2018 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on March 21, 2018. These impacts are covered
by the Water Quality General Certification Number 4145 (attached), Catawba Buffer Rules and the additional
conditions listed below. This Certification is associated with the use of Regional Permit Number 198200030 issued
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and expires on the same day. Please note that you should obtain any other
applicable federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but
not limited to) the local lake management authority, erosion and sediment control, non -discharge, and water
supply watershed regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed Certification, the General Permit, and
the following additional conditions:
1. This is a natural unmaintained buffer. It shall remain (not converted to a grass lawn) as set forth in
the Catawba Riparian Buffer Rule.
2. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general
conditions of the Certification/Buffer Authorizations are met. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts. Please note that this approval is for the repair and stabilization of the
existing shoreline. This approval does not allow any extension of the shoreline into the lake. [15A
NCAC 02H .0506(b), 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (sq.
ft.) permanent
Open Waters
798 sq. ft. (0.016 ac)
Buffer
266 sq. ft.
Shoreline length
133 ft.
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919-707-9000
3. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your a ppIication. The plans and specifications
for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification/Buffer 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 Certification/Buffer Authorization and is responsible for complying
with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8)]
4. Trees allowed for removal are those trees that are severely undermined along the immediate
shoreline. Minimal shaping and sloping along the immediate shoreline is allowed. [15A NCAC
02B .0243(6)]
5. Beaches, impervious patios, impervious walkways, etc. are not allowed in the buffer unless specifically
approved by the Division and must meet the Catawba Riparian Buffer Rule requirements. [15A NCAC
02B .0243(4) and (6)]
6. Work is to be conducted from land. Any access corridor shall not exceed 10 feet in width and shall be
restored to its original condition prior to the project. All staging, including spoil, stockpile and
construction materials, shall occur outside of the buffer [15A NCAC 02B .0243 (4), (6), (8) and 15A
NCAC 02H .0502]
7. All stormwater shall be directed as diffuse or sheet flow (not piped) at non-erosive velocities through
the protected lake buffer and should not re -concentrate before discharging into the lake. [15A NCAC
02B .0243(5)]
8. The Division's Mooresville Regional Office (610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115)
shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact areas has commenced. [15A
NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
9. The applicant and/or authorized agent shall provide a completed Certificate of Completion Form to
the DWR 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit within ten days of project completion. (available at:
http://portal ncdenr ora/web/wg/swp/ws/401/certsandpermits/apply/forms)
or see attached. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0243(8))
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested.
This Certification/Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 1508
by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known
as OAH). 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.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. 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 S: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 DENR:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This lettercompletes the reviewof the Division undersection 401 of the Clean Water Act and the Catawba Riparian
Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0243. Please contact Alan Johnson at 704-663-1699 or
alan.iohnson@ncdenr.gov_ if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Enclosures
cc: Jenna Dubois, NEST Homes, email
DWR MRO - file copy
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
NCDWR Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
County:
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work (and planting of trees) approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or
applicable Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to
the 401 Wetland & Buffer Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant, the applicant's
authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these.
Applicant's Certification
I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built
within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved
plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Agent's Certification
Date:
1, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built
within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved
plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Engineer's Certification
Partial Final
Date:
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of
North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the
observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature Registration No.