20090575 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20090717

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
Ms. Melinda King
City of Greensboro
2602 S. Elm-Eugene St
Greensboro, NC 27406
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Ms. King:
July 17, 2009
DWQ# 09-0575
Guilford County
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, impact 0.071 acres of wetlands, 0.035 acres of open
waters and 308 linear feet of streams in order to construct a new water and sewer line to known as the Lynwood Lakes
Sewer and Water Project in Greensboro, NC in Guilford County, as described in your application received by the
Division of Water Quality (Division) on May 19, 2009 and additional information received July 6, 2009. After
reviewing your application, we have determined that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number
3699, which can be viewed on our web site at http://www.ncwaterqualityorg/wetlands.html. This Certification allows
you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 when it is issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, you
should secure any other applicable federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project, including (but
not limited to) those required by Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed
regulations. Also, this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permits expire unless otherwise specified in
the General Certification.
This approval is valid only for the purpose and design that you have described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be required to send us a new application for a new certification. If
the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter and is thereby
responsible for complying with all conditions. If total wetland fill for this project (now or in the future) exceeds one
acre, or total fill to perennial streams equals or exceeds 150 linear feet, additional compensatory mitigation may be
required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions
listed in the attached certification, as well as the additional conditions listed below:
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all other specific and general conditions of this
Certification are met. No other impacts, including incidental impacts, are approved:
Wetland Impacts
Identifier Type of impact Impact area (acres)
Wetland Impact P7 Permanent conversion from forested to 0.011
herbaceous wetland
Wetland Impact P9 Permanent conversion from forested to 0.017
herbaceous wetland
Wetland Impact P 12 Permanent conversion from forested to 0.004
herbaceous wetland
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston-Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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Wetland Impact T9 Temporary clearing and grading 0.018
Wetland Impact T11 Temporary clearing and grading 0.013
Wetland Impact T12 Temporary clearing and grading 0.003
Wetland Impact T14 Temporary clearing and grading 0.005
Total 0.032 Permanent Impacts
0.039 Temporary Impacts
Open Water Impacts
Identifier Type of impact Impact area (acres)
Pond Impact P10 Installation of support pilings 0.00 (9 sf)
Pond Impact T15 Tem orary fill 0.035
Total 9 square feet Permanent Impacts
0.035 Tem orar Im acts
Stream Impacts
Identifier Stream Impact length
Site 1 24 linear feet temporary
24 linear feet permanent
Site 2 41 linear feet temporary
30 linear feet permanent
Site 3 26 linear feet temporary
13 linear feet permanent
Site 4 15 linear feet permanent
Site 5 35 linear feet temporary
17 linear feet permanent
Site 6 17 linear feet temporary
7 linear feet permanent
Site 8 21 linear feet temporary
15 linear feet permanent
Site 11 5 linear feet temporary
17 linear feet permanent
Total 169 linear feet Temporary Impacts
139 linear feet Permanent Impacts
This authorization supercedes Condition #12 of the attached GC 3699 for the section of sewer line shown on
Impact Sheet 5 in the application and allows the construction corridor to be parallel to, and within 10 feet of the
stream channel. All stream banks shall be protected to the maximum extent practical, trees will not be grubbed
unless absolutely necessary. Stream banks shall be reconstructed and stabilized with natural erosion control
matting for permanent stabilization.
This authorization supercedes Condition #12 of the attached GC 3699 for the stream crossing identified as impact
P2 in the application and allows the construction corridor to be less than perpendicular due to avoidance of
structures in the area.
4. Upon finishing the project, the Applicant shall fill out and return the enclosed "Certificate of Completion"
to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the §401 Certification has been completed. This certificate
should be returned to the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NCDWQ at the address listed on the form.
City of Greensboro
DWQ# 09-0575
July 17, 2009
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If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, 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 contact Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-771-4964 or at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
cc: Andy Williams, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Todd Preuniger, Withers & Ravenel (via email)
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401
City of Greensboro
DWQ# 09-0575
July 17, 2009
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DWQ Project No.:
County:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
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 this certificate to the 401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina
Division of Water Quality, 1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1621. This form may be returned to DWQ 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:
Date:
Agent's Certi acation
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:
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.
Date