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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
June 19, 2009
DWQ Project # 09 0323
Onslow County
,John E. Dougher
PO Box 20428
Raleigh, NC 27619
Subject Property: 608 & 610 Evelyn Lane, Topsail Beach
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Dougher:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to maintenance dredge
0.053 acres of shallow bottom open waters and install a 5 slip docking facility, as described within your CAMA
application dated March 23, 2009 and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) Wilmington Regional
Office (WiRO) on March 26, 2009 with additional information received and agreed upon on June 18, 2009. After
reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification
Number 3642 (GC 3642). This Certification can also be found on line at:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/ceits.html. The Certifications allows you to use the CAMA Major Permit
when issued by the Division of Coastal Management. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with
any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited
to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge, and stormwater regulations. Also, this approval to proceed
with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application shall expire
upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project,
you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner
must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all
conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of
stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval
requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions listed on the
following pages.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of
this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including
incidental impacts:
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John E. Dougher
608 & 610 Evelyn Lane
DWQ Project # 09 0323
June 19, 2009
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Open Waters Drawing 1 of 3 revised 6/18/09
(Shallow bottom) Dredged 0.053 acres (2, 312 sq ft) See note concerning slip # 5
(Attached)
404/401 Wetlands n/a
2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the
proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to
protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures
must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all
construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased
borrow pits associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated,
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining
Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with
the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
3. Turbidity Standard
The turbidity standard of 25 NTUs (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) shall not be exceeded as described in 15
A NCAC 2B..0200. Appropriate sediment and erosion control practices must be used to meet this standard.
Please notify DWO ifANY turbidity issues arise during this project
4. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
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 application. 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.
No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the maximum extent
practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is unavoidable,
they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six months of the date that the Division of
Land Resources has released the project.
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John E. Dougher
608 & 610 Evelyn Lane
DWQ Project # 09 0323
June 19, 2009
6. Moratoriums
Dredging moratoriums shall be observed as required by the NC Division of Marine Fisheries, NC
Wildlife Resources, US Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries.
7. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer
Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of
completion to the 401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts
to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire upon expiration of the
404 or CAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or waters
impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this
letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714.
This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If
you have any questions, please telephone Ian McMillan in the Central Office in Raleigh at 919.733.1786 or
Joanne Steenhuis in the DWQ Wilmington Regional Office at 910.796.7215.
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Enclosures: GC 3642
Certificate of Completion
cc: Hal Fogleman - Allied Marine Contractors, LLC
David Timpy - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Ian McMillan - DWQ 401 Unit
Doug Huggett - DCM Morehead City
Jon Giles - DCM Wilmington
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