20090787 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20090806

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natura
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
Resources
Dee Freeman
Secretary
August 6, 2009
DWQ# 09-0787
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 3,712 existing linear feet of Pilot Creek located on property owned by Pilot
Knob Park Inc. and W. Harold & Annis Boles, in Pilot Mountain, 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
htip://www.ncwaterquality.oriz/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:
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
Pilot Creek 3712 Install rock cross-vanes and other stabilization
structures, reshape bank and vegetation planting.
Total 3712
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.nowaterquality.org
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A n Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
Joshua White
DWQ# 09-0787
August 6, 2009
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Natural fiber matting is recommended for streambank stabilization over plastic matting that can entrap small
animals.
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.
5. 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
Division of Water Quality
Attachments
cc: Monte Matthews, Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ Wetlands/401