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GREEN ENGINEERING, P.L.L.C.
WATER, WASTEWATER, SURVEYING, PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Post Office Box 609 / 303 North Goldsboro Street
Wilson, North Carolina 27893
Telephone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
COVER
SHEET
FAX
To: Mr. John Dorney
Company: Division of Water Quality - Wetlands Unit
Fax #:
From:
Subject:
Date:
Pages:
919-733-6893
W. Landon Younce, P.E.
W/O No. E97-472.2
Public Notice-Individual Permit Application (December 20, 2004)
Wastewater Treatment Improvements-Town of Swansboro
February 4, 2005
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COMMENTS:
Per your request, please find attached "Public Notice" as advertised for the above
project. Upon re-design of the Reclaimed Water Storage Pond, this project was re-
applied for under the individual permit guidelines through the Corps of Engineers.
If you should have any questions, please call.
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If you do not receive this fax entirely, please contact our office immediately.
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U.S. Army Corps
Of Engineers
Wilmington District
GREEN ENGINEERING, P.L.LC.
Issue Date: December 20, 2004
Comment Deadline: January 20, 2005
Corps Action ID #: 200401197
All interested parties are herby advised that the Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers
JQorps) has received an application for work within jurisdictional waters of the United
States. Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the
attached plans. This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the
Wilmington District Web Site at www.saw.usace.anny.mil/wetlands
Applicant: Town of Swansboro o Larry Faison - Town Manager Lam' ll j?}
502 Church Street F f'?'
Swansboro, North Carolina 28584 EB 8 - 2005
AGENT if applicable): Green Engineering, P.L.L.C. "WER W. Landon Younce, P.E. H
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Post Office Box 609
Wilson, North Carolina 27893
Authority
The Corps will evaluate this application and a decide whether to issue, conditionally
issue, or deny the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344).
Location
The proposed work is adjacent to Pasture Branch and Queen Creek, off Parkertown Road
northeast of Hubert, Onslow County, North Carolina. The project can be located at 34
43.85 N 77 12.59 W.
Existing Site Conditions
The proposed disposal site, which is located 5 miles west of the wastewater plant,
currently is vegetated by 5-7 year old pine trees on a fairly consistent topography.. The
wetland areas, proposed to be impacted, are headwater wetlands of Pasture Branch and
are currently surrounded by the aforementioned young growth pine forest. The
depression wetlands are inhabited by a mixture of wetland species including but not
limited to Liquidambar Styraciua, Acer Rubrum, Lyonia Lucida, and Cyrilla

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The stated purpose of the project is to provide an alternative disposal site for treated
effluent from the existing discharge into Foster's Creek as well as upgrading plant
capacity. The change in effluent disposal from point source discharge to a non-discharge
alternative is expected to improve water quality to Queen Creek.
Project Description
The proposed reclaimed water sprayfield, to be located just north of the intersection of
SR 1744 and NC Hwy 24, will be comprised of approximately 68,141 LF (2-12"
diameter) irrigation piping, one 10.0 acre irrigation storage pond, one irrigation pumping
station and associated sprinklers, valves, fittings, etc. to serve the proposed sprayfield.
The project expansion would impact 1.01 acres of jurisdictional wetlands for the creation
of the storage pond, which is estimated to require 9000 cubic yards of sandy fill material. / LJ \
The pond's construction would also impact 1.65 acres of isolated wetlands, which does ( b 1
not require Department of the Army authorization. The positioning of the sprinklers and
pumping station would be in non-wetland areas. The balance of the project would
include improvements to the existing wastewater treatment plant to accomplish the
reclaimed water quality. These improvements of the plant would include the addition of a
new aeration basin, clarifier, UV Disinfection, sludge holding tank, sludge pumping
station, effluent pumping station, 3.0 acre 5-day holding lagoon, and associated
plumbing.
The applicant has proposed to compensate for the stated unavoidable impacts to the 1.01-
acre jurisdictional area associated with this proposed project through payment to the
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP). The NCEEP has notified
the applicant that they are willing to accept payment for the project if deemed
appropriate.
Other Required Authorizations
This notice and all applicable application materials are being forwarded to the appropriate
State agencies for review. The Corps will generally not make a final permit decision
until the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) issues, denies, or waives
State certification required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-500). The
application and this public notice serves as application to the NCDWQ for certification.
Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be reviewed at
the offices of the Wetlands/401 Unit, NCDWQ, 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27604-2260. All persons desiring to make comments regarding the application
for certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act should do so in writing
delivered to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), 1650 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 Attention: Ms Cyndi Karoly.
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The applicant has received a CAMA General Permit # 38323-C for the proposed work
which infers that the work will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the
approved North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program. By this notice, the Corps
is forwarding this certification to the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
(NCDCM) and requesting its concurrence or objection. Generally, the Corps will not
issue a Department of the Army (DA) permit until the NCDCM notifies the Corps that it
concurs with the applicant's consistency certification.
,Essential Fish Habitat
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Corps' initial
determination is that the proposed project would not adversely impact EFH or associated
fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Councils
or the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Cultural Resources
The Corps has consulted the latest published version of the National Register of Historic
Places and is not aware that any registered properties, or properties listed as being
eligible for inclusion therein are located within the project area or will be affected by the
proposed work. Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, prehistoric, or historical
data may be located within the project area and/or could be affected by the proposed
work.
Endangered Species
The Corps, based on available information, is not aware that the proposed activity will
affect species, or their critical habitat, designated as endangered or threatened pursuant to
the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Evaluation
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable
impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest.
That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of
important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors
which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects
thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental
concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, flood plain
values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use, navigation, shoreline
erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
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needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property
ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the discharge of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, the evaluation of
the impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the
Environmental Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines.
Commenting Information
The Corps is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and local agencies and
officials; Indian Tribes and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the
impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the
Corps to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal.
'To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species,
historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and the other public
interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental
Assessment (EA) and/or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments are also used to determine the
need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed
activity.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice,
that a public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public hearings
shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests for a
public hearing shall be granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues
raised are insubstantial or there is otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will be received
by the Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office,
Attn: Brad Shaver, Regulatory Specialist, Post Office Box 1890 Wilmington, North
Carolina 28402-1890
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