HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190802 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20190725DocuSign Envelope ID: 4970032D-E3D6-4865-95CD-A1D30AD65D20
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Blue Ridge Environmental Consultants PA
Attn: Derek Goddard
126 Executive Dr Suite 220
Wilkesboro NC 28697
STATE o
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 25, 2019
DWR # 20190802
Ashe County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Liddle Stream Restoration Project
Dear Mr. Goddard:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
June 10, 2019, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) June 13, 2019, and with
subsequent information on July 9, 2019, July 18, 2019 and July 23, 2019. These impacts are covered by
the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4134 and the conditions listed below. This
certification is associated with the use of 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.
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) Amount Approved (units)
Permanent Temporary
Stream
906 (linear feet) 0 (linear feet)
404/401 Wetlands
0.09 (acres) 0 (acres)
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)]
The Winston Salem Regional Office and the Wildlife Resources Commission shall be notified in
writing at one week prior to commencing construction of this project. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)
and 15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)]
4. The stream is a Class WS -IV Trout Waters. In order to protect downstream uses for Class WS -IV
Trout Waters a requirement of this Certification is that any work conducted within the stream
may not occur between the dates of October 15 through April 15. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2)
and 15A NCAC 04B.0125]
5. The permittee shall provide on-site supervision of stability work including, but not limited to
bank re -sloping, in -stream structure placement, and riparian zone re-establishment, by an
appropriately trained individual. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
6. Native vegetation shall be used throughout this project. All tree and shrub plantings within the
proposed planting buffer on both sides of the stream shall be protected from mowing or
clearing. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
7. This authorization exempts the Permittee from meeting Condition 11.9 in the attached General
Certification #4134 for the placement of in -stream structure material for bank stabilization into
Roan Creek. The Permittee shall take all reasonable measures to construct in -stream structures
while keeping heavy equipment out of the stream channel. Only equipment that is being used
to install structures may enter the stream channel. This exemption does not authorize the use of
equipment within the stream channel for any other purpose such as a haul road, access,
streambank reshaping etc. Equipment shall access the stream at the closest point possible to
reduce impacts to the stream bed. The majority of stream flow shall be diverted around work
areas along the stream banks such as toe protection and bank sloping. All reasonable steps
must be taken to limit the amount of disturbance in the channel and to therefore reduce
downstream turbidity during construction. This exemption does not relieve the Permittee of
meeting stream standards as indicated in 15A NCAC 02B. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(f)]
8. Visual monitoring of the stabilization project shall be conducted at a minimum of quarterly for
the first year or two bankfull events (whichever is longer), and then annually until the site is
stable (particularly after storm events) and vegetation is successful. Any failures of structures,
stream banks, or vegetation may require future repairs or replacement, which requires
coordination with the Winston Salem Regional Office to ensure the stability and water quality of
the stream and downstream waters. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (b)(3)]
9. 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
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not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A
NCAC 02B .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
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
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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.
Sincerely,
EDocuS�igfned by:
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Lon T. Snider
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 4134
cc: Eddie Liddle, 3077 Hwy 88 E, Jefferson NC 28640
Amanda Jones-Fuemmeler, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie, NCWRC (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file