20140540 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20180614

ROY COOPER
Governor
1. MICHAEL S. REGAN
.Seeretary
C.
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
Environmental Quality Interior Director
June 14, 2016
City of Greensboro
Attn: Jay Guffey
2602 S Elm -Eugene St
Greensboro NC 27406
DWR # 20140540 v2
Guilford County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
APPROVAL of Jordan Lake RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Young's Mill Sewer Outfall
Dear Mr. Guffey:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated April 25,
2018, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) April 25, 2018, with payment received on May 14,
2018. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Numbers 4133 and 4139, the
Jordan Lake Buffer Rules, and the conditions listed below. This Certification replaces the expired Certification
issued on August 11, 2014. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Numbers 12 and 18
once they are 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 and Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts.
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(b) and/or (c) and 15A NCAC 02B.0267]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Streams
41 (linear feet)
562 (linear feet)
404/401 Wetlands
0.71 (acres)
0.63 (acres)
Buffers —Zone 1*
Site 13b
1,351 (square feet)
Site 14
810 (square feet)
Site 16
3,849 (square feet)
Site 21
71 (square feet)
Buffers — Zone 2*
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

City of Greensboro
DWR# 20140540 v2
401/Buffer APPROVAL
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Site 13b 5,911 (square feet)
Site 14 3,747 (square feet)
Site 16 2,227 (square feet)
Site 21 3,067 (square feet)
*All other buffer impacts are "Utility, non -electric, perpendicular crossings of streams that disturb equal to
or less than 40 linear feet of riparian buffer with a maintenance corridor equal to or less than 10 feet in
width" and therefore considered an Exempt Activity per 15A NCAC 02B.0267(9).
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)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A
NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. Mitigation has been provided for all required impacts to buffers as specified in receipt issued by the
Ecosystem Enhancement Program (now Division of Mitigation Services) on November 29, 2007.
4. This authorization exempts the Permittee from meeting Condition 1.3 regarding perpendicular
crossing requirements for Stream Crossing #16
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification/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) 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 office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:00am
and 5:00pm, 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: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285

City of Greensboro
DWR# 20140540 v2
401/Buffer APPROVAL
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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 of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and the Jordan Lake
Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0267. Please contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 4133 / GC 4139
cc: David Bailey, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Olivia Munzer, NCWRC (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file