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Mr. Richard K. Mogensen
Mid-Atlantic Mitigation, LLC
9301 Aviation Boulevard, Suite CE-1
Concord, NC 28027
Subject: Stricker Branch Stream Restoration, Concord
Micnaei r. r,asiey, ciovernor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
February 9, 2007
DWQ# 06-1760, Ver. 2
Cabarrus County
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Mogensen:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to
impact 2000 linear feet (If) of perennial stream (unnamed tributary to Irish Buffalo Creek) in order to
complete a stream restoration project in Cabarrus County, as described in your application received
by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on January 22, 2007. After reviewing your application, we
have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 3495,
which can be viewed on our web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. This General
Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 27 once it is 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.
The above noted Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless
otherwise specified in the General Certification. This approval is only valid for the purpose and
design that you 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.
In addition to the requirements of the Certification, you must also comply with the following
conditions:
The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact
areas has commenced.
2. No waste, spoils, solids, or fill of any kind shall be placed in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Preconstruction Notification application. All
construction activities associated with this project shall meet, and/or exceed, those requirements
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specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual
and shall be conducted so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules
occur.
3. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to the 401/VVetlands Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality.
4. Continuing Compliance. The applicant(Mid-Atlantic Mitigation, LLC) shalt conduct all activities in a
manner so as not to contravene any state water quality standard (including any requirements for
compliance with section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of
state and federal law. If DWQ determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including
the failure to sustain a designated or achieved use) or that state or federal law is being violated, or
that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this
Certification to include conditions appropriate to assure compliance with such standards and
requirements in accordance with 15 A NCAC 2H.0507(d). Before codifying the Certification, DWQ
shall notify the applicant and the US Army Corps of Engineers, provide public notice in accordance
with 15A NCAC 2H.0503, and provide opportunity for public hearing in accordance with 15A NCAC
2H.0504. Any new or revised conditions shall be provided to the applicant in writing, shall be
provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for reference in any permit issued pursuant
to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and shall also become conditions of the 404 Permit for the
project.
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 that conforms to Chapter 1506 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 by the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clea,~
Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Mr. Barry Love in the Mooresville Regional
Office at 704-663-1699 or Ms. Cyndi Karoly in the Central Office in Raleigh 919-733-9721.
Sincerely,
for Ian W. Klimek, P.E.
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Ian McMillan, Wetlands Unit
Central Files
Tommy Cousins - Kimley-Horn and Associates