20180582 Ver 2_Public Hearing Handout_20190905

ROY COOPER
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July 29, 2019
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Karen Higgins, N.C. Division of Water Resources, 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
RE: Water Quality Certification Application for Cashiers Canoe Club.Development,
LLC — Cashiers Canoe Club Development; Water Quality Certification Application
for Bynum Hydroelectric Project; Adopted Water Quality Certification and
Isolated Wetlands/Waters Rules
The purpose of this Public Notice is outlined below. This notice is available electronically at
http•//deg nc gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-
branch/401-wetlands-buffer-permits/401-public-notices.
I. Public Notice and Notice of Public Hearing on September 5, 2019 for Cashiers Canoe Club
Development LLC — Cashiers Canoe Club Development Water Quality Certification; DWR
#20180582 Version 2,
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on April 12, 2019, Cashiers Canoe Club Development,
LLC (PO Box 300849, Austin TX 78703) applied to the N.C. Division of Water Resources
(DWR) for a 401 Water Quality Certification, pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean
Water Act and Title 15A NCAC 02H .0500. A public notice was previously issued by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers on May 9, 2018; the project has been revised since that notice was
published. The activity for which this certification is -sought is to permanently impact 7.13
acres of 404 jurisdictional wetlands and 4.73 acres of open waters, associated with the
Cashiers Lake Dredge and Development Project in Cashiers, Jackson County. DWR must
take final action on the application prior to December 6, 2019.
The public is hereby notified that DWR will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday,.
September 5, 2019 at the Albert Carlton -Cashiers Community Library at 249 Frank Allen
Road, Cashiers, NC. Sign -in and speaker registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of
this public hearing is to allow interested persons to submit oral and/or written comments
regarding the 401 Water Quality Certification application submitted to DWR.
mNorth Carnitna Deparfieent of EnvironmentalHty I Division of Water Resources
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The public is also invited to comment in writing on 'the application. Written comments must
be received by DWR no later than -5 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2019. Mail written
comments to: 401 Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. Written
comments may -also be submitted via email to*. [e-mail] (include
"Cashiers Canoe Club" in the email's-subject line).
The application is available online at:
https:/Iedocs.deg.nc.eov/WaterResources/grows6.aspx?dbid=0&startid=665703. The
application is also available at the DWR Asheville Regional Office (2090 U.S. 7.0 Highway _
Swannanoa, IVC 28778) and may be -inspected with an appointment between 8 am and 5
pm, Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays. ' For questions or to schedule an
appointment, contact Kevin Mitchell at 828-296-4500. File materials may not be removed
from any DWR office; copy machines are available for use upon payment of the cost thereof
to DWR pursuant to G.S. 132-6.2.