North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter H - PROCEDURES FOR PERMITS: APPROVALS › Section .0500 - WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION › Section 02H .0502 - FILING APPLICATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Any person
				  needing issuance of an individual water quality certification or Certificate of
				  Coverage under a general certification required by this Section and Section 401
				  of the Clean Water Act shall file with the Director, at 1617 Mail Service
				  Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1617 or 512 N. Salisbury Street,
				  Raleigh, NC 27604, one complete copy of an application for certification or
				  submit one complete copy of an application electronically via the following
				  website: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/DWR_Wetlands_Online_Submittal_Page. The
				  application shall be made on a form provided or approved by the Division or the
				  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, available electronically via the following
				  website:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permitting/401-buffer-permitting-branch/application
.
				  The application shall include at a minimum the following:
(1) the date of application;
(2) the name, address, and phone number of
				  the applicant. If the applicant is not the property owner(s), the name,
				  address, and phone number of the property owner(s);
(3) if the applicant is a corporation, the
				  name and address of the North Carolina process agency, and the name, address,
				  and phone number of the individual who is the authorized agent of the
				  corporation and responsible for the activity for which certification is sought.
				  The corporation must be registered with the NC Secretary of State's Office to
				  conduct business in NC;
(4) the
				  nature of the activity to be conducted by applicant;
(5) whether the discharge has occurred or is
				  proposed;
(6) the location of the
				  discharge, stating the municipality, if applicable; the county; the drainage
				  basin; the name of the receiving waters; and the location of the point of
				  discharge with regard to the receiving waters;
(7) a description of the receiving waters,
				  including type (creek, river, swamp, canal, lake, pond, or estuary) if
				  applicable; nature (fresh, brackish, or salt); and wetland
				  classification;
(8) a description
				  of the type of waste treatment facilities, if applicable;
(9) a map(s) or sketch(es) with a scale(s)
				  and a north arrow(s) that is legible to the reviewer and of sufficient detail
				  to delineate the boundaries of the lands owned or proposed to be utilized by
				  the applicant in carrying out the activity; the location, dimensions, and type
				  of any structures erected or to be erected on the lands for use in connection
				  with the activity; and the location and extent of the receiving waters,
				  including wetlands within the boundaries of the lands;
(10) an application fee as required by
				  G.S.
				  143-215.3D(e); and
(11) a signature by the applicant for the
				  federal permit or license or an agent authorized by the applicant. If an agent
				  is signing for the applicant, an agent authorization letter must be provided.
				  In signing the application, the applicant certifies that all information
				  contained therein or in support thereof is true and correct to the best of
				  their knowledge.