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Environmental Quality
September 25, 2018
DWR # 20181177
Forsyth County
City of Winston-Salem
Attn: Mr. Todd Love
101 N. MainStreet, Suite 53
Winston-Salem NC 27101
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Washington Park Stream Stabilization and Retrofit
Dear Mr. Love:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on August 23, 2018, with payment received
on August 27, 2018. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification
Numbers 4132 and 4134 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of
Nationwide Permit Numbers 7 and 27 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 are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b) and/or (c)]
Type of Impact Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Stream
Salem Creek - outfall 6 (linear feet)
28 (linear feet)
Salem Creek 541 (linear feet)
52 (linear feet)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27107
336.776-9800

City of Winston-Salem
DWR# 20181177
401 APPROVAL
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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 Winston-Salem Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the
approved impact areas has commenced. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
4. The permittee shall provide on-site supervision of stability work including, but not limited to
bank re -sloping, culvert installation, in -stream structure placement, and riparian zone re-
establishment, by an appropriately trained individual. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
5. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of quarterly for
the first year or two bankfull events (whichever is longer), and then annually until the site is
stable (particularly after storm events) and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures,
stream banks, or vegetation may require future repairs or replacement, which requires
coordination with the Winston-Salem Regional Office to ensure the stability and water quality of
the stream and downstream waters. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (b)(3)]
6. The permittee shall report to the Winston Salem Regional Office any noncompliance with this
certification, any violation of stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B.0200] including but
not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A
NCAC 0213.0200]. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day
if a weekend or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the circumstances. A
written submission shall also be provided within 5 business days of the time the applicant
becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the
noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, if
the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to
continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the
noncompliance. The Division may waive the written submission requirement on a case-by-case
basis.
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 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 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).

City of Winston-Salem
DWR# 20181177
401APPROVAL
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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
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. Please
contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or sue.homewood@ncdenr.g_ov 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 4132 / GC 4134
cc: Keven Arrance, Hazen & Sawyer (via email)
Bryan Roden -Reynolds, USACE Charlotte Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Oliva Munzer, NCWRC (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file