2009078 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20090806

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
August 6, 2009
DWQ# 09-0788
Surry County
Mr. Joshua White
Michael Baker Engineering, Inc.
8000 Regency Parkway Suite 200
Cary, NC 27518
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. White
You have our approval to conduct stream enhancement and restoration activities, in accordance with the attached conditions, along a
total of approximately 2,084 existing linear feet of two unnamed tributaries to Lovills Creek located on property owned by Mount
Airy Country Club Inc, in Mount Airy, NC in Surry County, as described in your application received by the Division of Water
Quality on July 21, 2009. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this activity is covered by General Water
Quality Certification Number 3689, which can be viewed on our web site at hq://www.ncwaterguality.org/wetlands.html. This
Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 27 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 permit expires 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. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification, as well as the
additional conditions listed below:
1. 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:
Stream Impacts
Location Identifier Amount Approved Type of Impact
linear feet
UT1 800 Install rock cross-vanes and other stabilization
structures, reshape bank and vegetation planting.
UT2 1284 Relocated channel, Install rock cross-vanes and other
stabilization structures, reshape bank and vegetation
planting.
Total 2084
2. Native vegetation shall be used throughout this project within the areas identified for planting in the application
documentation. All tree and shrub plantings shall be protected from mowing or clearing.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston-Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107 One
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 NorthCarolina
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org ;Vaturallrf
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
Joshua White
DWQ# 09-0788
August 6, 2009
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3. Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting that can entrap small animals.
4. Natural streambed material shall be harvested and relocated to appropriate locations within the restored channels to the
maximum extent practical.
5. Visual monitoring shall be conducted at a minimum of annually until it is determined that all structures and stream
relocations remain stable (particularly after storm events) and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures, stream
banks, or vegetation may require future repairs or replacement to ensure the stability and water quality of the stream and
downstream waters.
6. 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 NC Division of Water Quality at the address listed on the form. Along with
the Certificate of Completion, please send photographs showing the restored stream reach.
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 telephone Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-771-4964 or Ian McMillan in the
Wetlands/401 Central Office in Raleigh at 919-715-4631.
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
of Water Quality
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Attachments
cc: Monte Matthews, Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401