19970307 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19970402

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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April 10, 1997
Gaston County
WQC 401 Project #970307
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. William D. Beasley
Director of Public Works
Gaston Co. Public Works Dept.
P.O. Box 1578
Gastonia, NC 28053
Dear Mr. Beasley:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill material in 0.04 acres of
wetlands or waters for the purpose of constructing a sewer line at Dallas Sanitary Sewer Extension, as you
described in your application dated 31 March 1997. After reviewing your application, we have decided that
this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3101. This Certification allows you to
use Nationwide Permit Number 12 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you
change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If total
wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required
as described in 15A NCAC 2H.0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the
conditions listed in the attached certification. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local
permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control,
Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations. Also this approval will expire
when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit expires unless otherwise specked in the General Certification.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing.
You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written
petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of
Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions
are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely,
Otoen Howar , r. P.E.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Mooresville DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John. Dorney
Central Files
Kelly O'Leary; Cooper Environmental
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Division of Water Quality - Environmental Sciences Branch
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NO 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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ENGINEERS • GEOLOGISTS • SCIENTISTS
March 31, 1997
Mr. John Dorney
NCDEHNR - DWQ
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
9 7 0 3 0 7 RFceft
OR 0,2100
Re: Dallas Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
Gaston County, North Carolina
CEI Project No. 97016
Dear Mr. Dorney:
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As per our telephone conversation, please find enclosed the following
application form and drawings for the above-referenced project. Please review
these documents and let me know if they meet with your approval.
1. Completed Joint Application Form. (7 copies)
2. Project Map. (7 copies)
3. Data Form Routine Wetland Determine. (7 copies)
Sincerely,
FlyJ.
Please give me a call at [phone] if you have any questions.
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
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DEM ID: 970307
ACTION ID.
Nationwide Pcrmit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #1): 1 Z-
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
wMIN(INGTON DI3T&ICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. Box 1890
ATrN: CCES Wilzningtm NC 28402-
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Telephone [phone]
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF FNNVIRONblENT, HEALTH.
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN.- MR. JOHN DORNEY
Tclcphone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT. •
1. Owners Name: Gaston County Public Works Deft
2. Owners Address: P.O. Box 1578, Gastonia, NC 28053
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work): [phone]
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate oTicial, address, phone number:
I,illiam D. Beasley, P.E.
i1; rrnrt-nr• of P„bl i r Wnrlrc
[phone]
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Gaston County, N.C.
Nearest Town or City: Dallas
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks. Located north of Rt. 277 (adlas?Cherryville Hwy)
and west of U.S. Rt. 321, extending west approximately 5000 feet along the north side of Little
Long Creek.
6. Name of Closest Stmarn/Itiver. Little Long Creek/Carpenters Branch
7. River Basin: Catawba River
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9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO [X]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of water of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
2 stream crossings (1 - Little Long creek and 1 - Carpenters Branch); Less than 0.04 acres
11. Number of acres of wagers of the U.S.. including wetlands, impacted by dte proposed project:
' Failed: 0
Dtained: 0
Flooded. 0
Excavated: _ 27stream crossings: 0.04 acres
Total Impacted: Total - 0.04 acres
i - 12: Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8112" X 11' drawings only): Construction of a sanitary _
sewer - approximately 4840 LF of 15" and 750 LF of 8' sewer to serve Gaston County Juvenile
Detention Center and surrounding area
13. Purpose of proposed work: Constriction of sanitary sewer
14. State reasons why the applicant be"MV vtr? ?srzied out in wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to mWmi= wetland impacts. on o a fect wetlands, project only has 2
stream crossings.
15. You are required to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/or National Marine.Fisheries Service
(NMFS) regarding the presence or any Federall listed orpmposed for listing endangered ord=ztened species or critical
habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you done so? YES E l NO [ ]
R1: PONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NNIFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
16. You are required to contact the State Mstoric Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the presence of histotic
properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project? Have you done so? YES [ ] NO [X )
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM: '
A. Wedand delineation map showing all wetlands. streams, and lakes on the property.
B. If available, repr esentadn photograph of wetlands to be impacted by project.
C If delineation was performed by a e msultant, include all data sheers relevant to the placement of the
delineation rum
D. If a stormwater ntaaagetnent plan is requited for this project. attach copy.
E. What is land use of surrounding property? ResidentialMuicultural
F N applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? NA
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
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County:
State: floras. Carol,aA-

Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? (2;?) No
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes ?
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No Community ID:
Transect ID:
Plot 10:
(if needed, explain on reverse.)
V FG FTATIO N
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1.Lon. i L2? SennaeU1re S WY - F,-eu S. --
2.SM% (A>C GI "( ter t,'16l4t_ WVUp L_ 10.
3.Tux t-c1en r N, r?clkce,?.SL S 11.
4. QS M _nT) r L' t e\^ h N10--9:0- - hO EA C {Ly_ 12.
S. L IQ It to r?r VI 10A-'L 5(fk CI F(UO 1 kV- 13.
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a. 16.
Percent of Dominant Species that are .06L, FACW or FAC k a ^O?O
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(excluding FAC-).
Remarks: =?e,, s +v w 1a p1t. -F'?l r`lGS
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HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks): Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
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Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge Primary Indicators:
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Aerial Photographs Inundated
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Other Saturated in Upper 12 Inc"es
No Recorded Data Available Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
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_ Sediment Deposits
Field Observations: _ Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more reC-ired):
Depth of Surface Water: 4 2- (in.) _ Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
_ Water-Stained Leaves
Depth to Free Water in Pit: 7- (in.) _ Local Soil Survey Data
_ FAC-Neutral Test
Depth to Saturated Soil: 7- (in.) - Other (Explain in Remarksi
Remarks:
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Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Drainage Class:
Feld Observations
Taxonomy (Subgroup): e rAvC FIUV A,!@ Len .L 5 o Confirm Mapped Type? Yes No
C.h?e•p ?
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol _ Concretions
_ Histic Epipedon _ High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
_ Sulfidic Odor _ Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
_ Aquic Moisture Regime _ Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
_ Reducing Conditions _ Listed on National Hydric Soils List
_ Gleyed or low-Chroma Colors _ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: 5 GA-sa+n a.( (? IN wgi4cft- 4r,-'v (G. t S w. ?Ch \ . ?? o c- • 4'e- 1; Gir 4-e-
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WPTI AND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? ® No (Circle) (Circle)
Wetland Hydrology Present? No
Hydric Soils Present? Yes (!?) Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? Yes ED
Remarks: 6Q",.:-6 Spo?sa ,, mprn? %5 ?b rw ?• l ° Or 26(6 da,,1S .
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