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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Pike Engineering, LLC
Attn: Nathan Bass
123 N. White St
Fort Mill, SC 29715
STATE o
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 18, 2019
DWR # 20181368 v2
Stokes County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Surry-Yadkin EMC's Westfield -Double Creek 100kV Transmission Line
Dear Mr. Bass:
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) March 28, 2019, with payment received on
April 4, 2019, and with subsequent information on May 29, 2019 and June 13, 2019. These impacts are
covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4133 and the conditions listed
below. This Certification replaces the Certification issued on November 20, 2018. This certification is
associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 12 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.
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
Site S3 (Stream P3)
40 (linear feet)
10 (linear feet)
Site S5 (Stream P5)
60 (linear feet)
10 (linear feet)
Site S6 (Stream 11)
40 (linear feet)
10 (linear feet)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 3001 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
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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)]
Per Condition 11.11 in the attached GC4133, if bedrock is present at any proposed stream
crossing locations, the Permitteee will document the presence of bedrock prior to culvert
installation. Notification to the Division shall not be necessary. Installation of the culverts shall
ensure natural flow conditions even in the presence of bedrock within the stream channel.
4. 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 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 (919) 431-3000 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:OOam and S:OOpm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431-3100, 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
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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.gov if you have any questions or
concerns.
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Enclosures: GC 4133
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Lon T. Snider
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
cc: Carson Dellinger, EROC (via email)
Bryan Roden -Reynolds, USACE Charlotte Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie, NCWRC (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file