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Action ID. 199708044 County Guilford
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Property Owner/Agent Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center
Address 9900 Freeman Road, Kernersville, North Carolina 27284
Telephone No. 910 595-6677
Size and Location of project (waterway, road name/number, town, etc.) Piedmont Landfill and
Recycling enter proposed landfill expansion located off of Water Oak Road (SR 2031),
adjacent to an unnamed above headwaters tributary of East Belews Creek, near Kernersville, in
Guilford County. North Carolina.
Description of Activity
Proposed landfill expansion that includes fill of small intermittent streams resulting in
approximately 0.38 acres of impacts to the jurisdictional waters of unnamed above headwaters
tributaries of East Belews Creek. This permit is conditioned to include mitigation measures of
the creation Qf a vegetated dgpressional area to reduce and treat runoff from adjacent high
ground including the land fill before reaching the ood,plain and waters o the re erenced
tributary.
X_Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344) only.
Section 10 (River and Harbor Act of 1899) only.
Section 404 and Section 10.
NWP 26 Nationwide Permit Number.
Any violation of the conditions of the Regional General or Nationwide Permit referenced above
may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, and/or appropriate legal
action.
This Department of the Army Regional General/Nationwide Permit verification does not relieve
the undersigned permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State, or
local approvals/permits. The permittee may need to contact appropriate State and local agencies
before beginning work. / J
Regulatory Project Manager Signature '
Date August 12, 1997 Expiration atee>
SURVEY PLATS, FIELD SKETCH, WETLAND DELINEATION FORM, ETC., MUST BE
ATTACHED TO THE FILE COPY OF THIS FORM, IF REQUIRED OR AVAILABLE.
State of North Carolina
Wpartment of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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August 20, 1997
Mr. William Lewis
Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center
9900 Freeman Road
Kernersville, NC 27284
Dear Mr. Lewis:
RE: Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center ?,
( DWQ # 970655
Guilford County )
Thank you for your letter of 12 August 1997 concerning the application of
our turbidity water quality standard to your project (Condition # 6 of our
application). As we discussed, the water quality standard for turbidity (50 NTUs)
is considered to be met as long as all required sediment and erosion control
measures as outlined in the most recent edition of the "North Carolina Sediment
and Erosion Control Manual) are designed, installed and maintained properly.
The turbidity water quality standard is described in 15A NCAC 26 .0211(3)(k)
(attached). Water quality sampling is not a requirement of this Certification and
should not be needed as long as BMP's are properly installed and maintained.
Please call me at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions.
Sincere) ours,
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970655.sed
Cc: Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
Central Files
Environmental Sciences Branch • 4401 Reedy Creek Road • Raleigh. North CaroMa 27607
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9900 Freeman Road
Kernersville, North Carolina 27284
910/595-6677
FAX: [phone]
August 12, 1997
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Mr. John Dorney
North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality (DWQ)
4401 Reedy Creek Road
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Re: 401 Water Quality Certification for the Piedmont Landfill & Recycling Center
Expansion dated July 31, 1997; WQC 401 Project #970655
Dear Mr. Dorney:
We are in receipt of the above referenced 401 Water Quality Certification. In reviewing the
Conditions of Certification, out attention was drawn to Condition No. 6, regarding sediment
and erosion control. We understand that it will be necessary to obtain the required Sediment
and Erosion Control Permit for this construction, and that we must comply with all provisions
of that performance based permit. However, we did not think that that the performance was
based upon a turbidity water quality standard such as 25 NTUs, as Condition No. 6 implies.
We are therefore requesting that the DWQ issue an interpretation of this Condition.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call either Ed Gibson or myself @ (910)
595-6677.
Sincerely,
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William R. Lewis, P.E.
Division President and General Manager
cc: Ed Gibson
A Division of Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.
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
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. William Lewis
Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center
-,9th) Freenm,, Road
Kernersville, NC 27284
Dear Mr. Lewis:
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July 31, 1997
Guilford County
WQC 401 Project #970655
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill material in 0.38 acres of
wetlands or waters for the purpose of expanding a landfill at Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center near
Kernersville, as you described in your application dated 21 July 1997. After reviewing your application, we
have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3108. This Certification
allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers. 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 specified in the General Certification.
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). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions
listed in the attached 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,
y pr ton Howard, Jr.?.E.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
Ronald Johnson; RUST Environmental and Infrastructure
970655.1tr
Division of Water Quality • Environmental Sciences Branch
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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GENERAL CERTIFICATION FOR PROJECTS ELIGIBLE
nnflnc nu rVMTNF.ERS NATIONWIDE PERMIT NQMBER 26
This General Certification is issued in conformity with the
requirements of Section 401, Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the
United States and subject to the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality Regulations in 15A NCAC 2H, Section .0500 and 15A NCAC 2B
.0200 for the discharge of fill material to waters and adjacent
wetland areas which are above the headwaters or to wetland areas that
are not a part of the surface tributary system to interstate waters or
navigable waters of the United States (i.e., isolated wetlands) as
described in 33 CFR 330 Appendix A (B) (26) of the Corps of Engineers
regulations (i.e., Nationwide Permit No. 26). This Certification
replacRs Water Quality Certification Number 2671 issued on January 21,
1992. TI- .Ge:,ciiiued when zht: v^ .-yi:.,n- ?a'i,tFinrl?e5
Nationwide 26 or when deemed appropriate by Llltt ^-f T)WQ.
The State of North Carolina certifies that the specified category
of activity will not violate applicable portions of Sections 301, 302,
303, 306 and 307 of the Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 if conducted in
accordance with the conditions hereinafter set forth.
Conditions of Certification:
1. Proposed fill or substantial modification of greater than
one-third acre (0.135 ha) of wetlands or waters for a
project requires a written concurrence from the Division of
Water Quality;
2. Proposed fill or substantial modification of equal to or
less than one-third acre (0.135 ha) of wetlands for a
project does not require written concurrence from the
Division of Water Quality as long as the project is in
compliance with all conditions of this General
Certification;
3. Proposed fill or substantial modification of any amount of
wetlands classified in accordance with 15A NCAC 2B
.0101(e)(7) as Unique Wetlands (UWL) shall require written
concurrence from the Division of Water Quality in accordance
with 15A NCAC 2H .0506(e);
4. Proposed fill or substantial modification of greater than
150 linear feet (45.7 m) of streams for a project requires a
wriltftcn nnriirrPnC'.P_ with the Division of Water Quality. For
the purpose of this Certification, streams are ue?lllcu 4z
blue or purple lines for permanent or intermittent streams
as shown on the most recent version of the USGS 1:24,000
topographic map or other site-specific data;
5. Proposed fill or substantial modification of less than or
equal to 150 linear feet (45.7 m) of streams for a project
does not require a written concurrence from the Division of
Water Quality as long as the project is in compliance with
all conditions of this General Certification. For the
purpose of this Certification, streams are defined as blue
or purple lines for permanent or-intermittent streams as
shown on the most recent version of the USGS 1:24,000
topographic map or other site-specific data;
6. That appropriate sediment and erosion control practices
which equal or exceed those outlined in the most recent
edition of the "North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control

Planning and Design Manual" or the "North Ca olina Surface
Mining Manual" (available from the Division f Land
Resources in the DEHNR Regional or Central O fices) must be
utilized to prevent exceedances of the appro riate turbidity
water quality standard (50 NTUs in streams a d rivers not
designated as trout waters by DWQ; 25 NTUs i all saltwater
classes, and all lakes and reservoirs; 10 N s in trout
waters);
7. All sediment and erosion control measures pl ced in wetlands
and waters shall be removed and the natural rade restored
after the Division of Land Resources has rel ased the
project;
8. Additional site-specific conditions may be a ded to projects
with greater than one-third acre impact to w tlands or 150
of ^treams which are proposed un er this
*a,_r r ?r to ensure compliance c ir_n all
applicable water quality and effluent standarcxs;
9. Measures shall be taken to prevent live or fresh concrete
from coming into contact with waters of the state until the
concrete has hardened;
10. If an environmental document is required, this Certification
is not valid until a FONSI or ROD is issued by the State
Clearinghouse;
11. Concurrence from DWQ that this Certification applies to an
individual project shall expire on 13 December 1998 to
coincide with the expiration date of Nationwide Permit 26.
Non-compliance with or violation of the conditions herein set
forth by a specific fill project shall result in revocation of this
Certification for the project and may also result in criminal and/or
civil penalties.
The Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality may
require submission of a formal application for individual
certification for any project in this category of activity, if it is
determined that the project is likely to have a significant adverse
effect upon water quality or degrade the waters so that existing uses
of the wetland or downstream waters are precluded.
Public hearings may be held for specific applications or group of
applications prior to a Certification decision if deemed in the
public's best interest by the Director of the North Carolina Division
of F;nvironmental Management.
Effective date: 11 February 1997.
DIVISION F WATER UALITY
By
A. Preston Jr. P.E.
Director
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WQC # 3108
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
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. William Lewis
Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center
9900 Freeman Road
Kernersville, NC 27284
Dear Mr. Lewis:
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Guilford County
WQC 401 Project #970655
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill material in 0.38 acres of
wetlands or waters for the purpose of expanding a landfill at Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center near
Kernersville, as you described in your application dated 21 July 1997. After reviewing your application, we
have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3108. This Certification
allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers. 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 specified in the General Certification.
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). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions
listed in the attached 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,
ton Howard, Jr. E.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
Ronald Johnson; RUST Environmental and Infrastructure 970655.1tr
Division of Water Quality • Environmental Sciences Branch
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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9'0655
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A Rust International Company Phone [phone]
5510 Six Forks Road, Suite 200 Fax [phone]
Raleigh, NC 27609
July 21, 1997
Mr. John Dorney
Division of Water Quality
NC Department of Environment, Health, & Natural Resources
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
RE: Nationwide 26 Permit Application
Piedmont Landfill & Recycling Center
Rust Job No. 200749
Dear Mr. Dorney:
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Rust Environment & Infrastructure (Rust) has completed the Pre-discharge Notification (PDN)
forms for Nationwide 26 Permit for activities at the Piedmont Landfill & Recycling Center
proposed expansion near Kernersville, North Carolina. Attached are seven copies of the PDN. If
you have any questions please do not hesitate to give me a call at [phone].
Sincerely,
Ronald G. John on
Senior Biologist
cc: Mr. Ed Gibson, Piedmont Landfill & Recycling Center
Mr. Richard Harper, Rust-Greenville, SC
Project file 200749/3.0
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DEM ID:
970655
CORPS ACTION ID:
401 issD
NATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #) : 26
PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION APPLICATION
FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE:
1) NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
2) APPLICATION FOR SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION F (? t'
3) COORDINATION WITH THE NC DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT N?IRON11%4k S 199J
SEND THE ORIGINAL AND (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE APPROPRIATE
FIELD OFFICE OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). SEVEN
(7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). PLEASE PRINT.
1. OWNERS NAME: Piedmont Landfill and Recycling Center
2. MAILING ADDRESS: 9900 Freeman Road
SUBDIVISION NAME:
CITY: Kernersville STATE: Nc ZIP CODE: 27984
PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION NAME (IF DIFFERENT FROM
MAILING ADDRESS ABOVE): same as above
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOME): (WORK): [phone]
4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL, ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER:
William R. Lewis (Address above)
[phone]
5. LOCATION OF WORK (PROVIDE A MAP, PREFERABLY A COPY OF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC
MAP OR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SCALE):
COUNTY: Guilford NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: Kernersville
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PECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD
NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.) : Located between SR 2027 (Goodwill Church Road) to the
south and SR 2032 (Happy Hill Road) to the north. Expansion crosses SR 2031 (Water
Oak Road - to be adondoned) and is north of an unnamed tributary to East Belews Creek
6. IMPACTED OR NEAREST STREAM/RIVER: Unnamed tributary to East Belews Creek
RIVER BASIN: Roanoke
7a. IS PROJECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL SALTWATER
(SA), HIGH QUALITY WATERS (HQW), OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATERS (ORW), WATER
SUPPLY (WS-I OR WS-II)? YES [X] NO [ ] IF YES, EXPLAIN:
7b. IS THE PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL
MANAGEMENT AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (AEC)? YES [ ] NO [X]
7c. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COASTAL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 FOR
LIST OF COASTAL COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN (LUP) DESIGNATION?
N/A
8a. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON
THIS PROPERTY? YES [X] NO [ ] IF YES, PROVIDE ACTION I.D. NUMBER OF
PREVIOUS PERMIT AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401
CERTIFICATION): Copy of permit/letter attached
8b. ARE ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUESTS EXPECTED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE
FUTURE? YES [X] NO [ ] IF YES, DESCRIBE ANTICIPATED WORK:
The relocation of Water Oak Road to the east of the property may require a
Nation wide 14, for the crossing of two perennial streams
9a. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND:
255
9b. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE:
2-2.5 acres
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10a. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY:
FILLING: .38 EXCAVATION: N/A
FLOODING: N/A
OTHER: N/A
DRAINAGE: N/A TOTAL ACRES TO BE IMPACTED: .38
Acreage is for both wetlands (0.04 acres) and intermittent streams (0.34 acres).
10b. (1) STREAM CHANNEL TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT (IF
RELOCATED, PROVIDE DISTANCE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER RELOCATION):
LENGTH BEFORE: N/A FT AFTER: N/A FT
WIDTH BEFORE (based on normal high water contours): FT
WIDTH AFTER:
AVERAGE DEPTH BEFORE: FT AFTER: FT
(2) STREAM CHANNEL IMPACTS WILL RESULT FROM: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
OPEN CHANNEL RELOCATION: PLACEMENT OF PIPE IN CHANNEL:
CHANNEL EXCAVATION: CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM/FLOODING:
OTHER:
11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A POND IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE
WATERSHED DRAINING TO THE POND? N/A
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED POND SURFACE AREA? N/A
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF TYPE OF
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED (ATTACH PLANS: 8 1/2" X 11" DRAWINGS
ONLY): Construction of Piedmont Landfill expansion
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK: Expand existing landfill facilit
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14. STATE REASONS WHY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE CARRIED
OUT IN WETLANDS. (INCLUDE ANY MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE WETLAND
IMPACTS): Intermittent streams cross the property from north to south and are
evenly spaced across the property. Expansion of the existing landfill is not
possible without filling in these streams. Due to size of project filling of
intermittent streams is unavoidable. Small wetlands elsewhere on property have been
avoided.
15. YOU"-AE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE x?
(USFWS) AND NATIONAL <RED RIES SERVICE (NMFS) (SEE AGENCY
ADDRESSES SHEET) EGARDIENCE OF ANY FEDERALLY LISTED OR
PROPOSED FOR LISTI ND THREATENED SPECIES OR CRITICAL HABITAT
IN THE PERMIT AREA TH CTED BY THE PROPOSED P ROJECT. DATE
CONTACTED: (ATTACH RESPONSES
FROM THESE AGENC-rES.)
16. YOU AR ACT THE ST PAESERVAT?9N?FFICER 11I0?"
(SHPO) (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES.SliE ARDING THE PRESENCE OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES. I-N-'ME _PERMII-AREK WHICH MAY BE A -Y THE PROPOSED
PROJECT. DATE ED:-
17. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS OR THE USE OF
PUBLIC (STATE) LAND?
YES [] NO [] (IF NO, GO TO 18)
a. IF YES, DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ACT?
YES [) NO []
b. IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT BEEN REVIEWED THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION STATE CLEARINGHOUSE?
YES [ ] NO [I
IF ANSWER TO 17b IS YES, THEN SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE TO DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO MS. CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE, NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, 116 WEST JONES STREET, RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA 27603-0003, TELEPHONE [phone].
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18. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IF
PROPOSED ACTIVITY INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED OR FILL MATERIAL
INTO WETLANDS:
a. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, LAKES
AND PONDS ON THE PROPERTY (FOR NATIONWIDE PERMIT NUMBERS 14, 18, 21, 26,
29, AND 38). ALL STREAMS (INTERMITTENT AND PERMANENT) ON THE PROPERTY
MUST BE SHOWN ON THE MAP. MAP SCALES SHOULD BE 1 INCH EQUALS 50 FEET OR 1
INCH EQUALS 100 FEET OR THEIR EQUIVALENT.
b. IF AVAILABLE, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE
IMPACTED BY PROJECT.
C. IF DELINEATION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT, INCLUDE ALL DATA
SHEETS RELEVANT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE.
d. ATTACH A COPY OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IF REQUIRED.
e. WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? Agriculture and
residential
f. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL.? N/A
g. SIGNED AND DATED AGENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER, IF APPLICABLE.
NOTE: WETLANDS OR WATERS OF THE U.S. MAY NOT BE IMPACTED PRIOR TO:
1) ISSUANCE OF A SECTION 404 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT,
2) EITHER THE ISSUANCE OR WAIVER OF A 401 DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (WATER QUALITY) CERTIFICATION, AND
3) (IN THE TWENTY COASTAL COUNTIES ONLY), A LETTER FROM THE
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT STATING THE PROPOSED
ACTIVITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.
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Construction of Sediment Pond No. 3, impacting less than
1 acre of "waters of the United States" above the headwaters of
the tributary to East Belews Creek, is authorized by nationwide
permit, provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the
enclosed conditions. Please be aware that this authorization does
not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain any required State
or local approval.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT. CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
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March 9, 1988
IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Branch
SUBJECT: Nationwide Permit No. 26
Mr. Edward L. Gibson, P.E.
Waste Management of North America, Inc.
Post Office Box 338
Duncan, South Carolina 29334
Dear Mr. Gibson:
This letter is in reference to the February 5, 1988, meeting
you had with Messrs. David Lekson and Ken Jolly of my staff at the
proposed Forsyth County Landfill off of Goodwill Church and
Freeman Roads, near the community of Oak Ridge, adjacent East
Belews Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina. This letter also
confirms Mr. Lekson's receipt of your letter and plans, dated
February 24, 1988.
Based upon the referenced meeting and review of the
aforementioned plans dated February 1988, we have determined that
the entire project is to be constructed on high ground with the
exception of Sedimentation Pond No. 3, located in the northeast
corner of the site. All work restricted to high ground will not
require Department of the Army permit authorization.
Sedimentation Pond No. 3 will involve construction of an
earthen dike across and above the headwaters of an unnamed
tribuary to East Belews Creek. For the purposes of the Corps of
Engineers' Regulatory Program, Title 33, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Part 330, published in the Federal Register on
November 13, 1986, lists nationwide permits. Authorization was
provided for discharges of dredged or fill material into non-tidal
rivers, streams, and their lakes and impoundments, including
adjacent wetlands, that are located above the headwaters and other
non-tidal waters of the United States, including adjacent
wetlands, that are not a part of a surface tributary system to
interstate waters or navigable waters of the United States.
IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Branch
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA 28402.1890
March 9, 1988
SUBJECT: Nationwide Permit No. 26
Mr. Edward L. Gibson, P.E.
Waste Management of North America, Inc.
Post Office Box 338
Duncan, South Carolina 29334
Dear Mr. Gibson:
This letter is in reference to the February 5, 1988, meeting
you had with Messrs. David Lekson and Ken Jolly of my staff at the
proposed Forsyth County Landfill off of Goodwill Church and
Freeman Roads, near the community of Oak Ridge, adjacent East
Belews Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina. This letter also
confirms Mr. Lekson's receipt of your letter and plans, dated
February 24, 1988.
Based upon the referenced meeting and review of the
aforementioned plans dated February 1988, we have determined that
the entire project is to be constructed on high ground with the
exception of Sedimentation Pond No. 3, located in the northeast
corner of the site. All work restricted to high ground will not
require Department of the Army permit authorization.
Sedimentation Pond No. 3 will involve construction of an
earthen dike across and above the headwaters of an unnamed
tribuary to East Belews Creek. For the purposes of the Corps of
Engineers' Regulatory Program, Title 33, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Part 330, published in the Federal Register on
November 13, 1986, lists nationwide permits. Authorization was
provided for discharges of dredged or fill material into non-tidal
rivers, streams, and their lakes and impoundments, including
adjacent wetlands, that are located above the headwaters and other
non-tidal waters of the United States, including adjacent
wetlands, that are not a part of a surface tributary system to
interstate waters or navigable waters of the United States.
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Construction of Sediment Pond No. 3, impacting less than
1 acre of "waters of the United States" above the headwaters of
the tributary to East Belews Creek, is authorized by nationwide
permit, provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the
enclosed conditions. Please be aware that this authorization does
not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain any required State
or local approval.
If you have questions, please contact Mr. Lekson, Regulatory
Branch, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
K
Val es 4W.H is
hief, Regulatory Branch
Enclosure
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department of
Natural Resources and
Community Development
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh,. North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. William Mills
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Natural
Resources and Community Development
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. Samuel H. McDonald
City-County Planning Board
Post Office Box 2511
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102
Mitigation Plan
Piedmont Landfill Expansion
PIEDMONT LANDFILL EXPANSION
MITIGATION PLAN
The Piedmont Landfill & Recycling Center is proposing to expand its existing facility. The purpose
of this mitigation plan is to compensate for the filling of wetlands and waters of the US from the
expansion of the landfill. This plan is included as part of the submittal of a Pre-Construction
Notification (PCN) application for a Nationwide Permit # 26.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Piedmont Landfill & Recycling Center is located on the Guilford/Forsyth County line
approximately ten miles north of Kernersville, North Carolina. A 255-acre expansion of the landfill
is proposed to include an area northeast of the existing facility in Guilford County. Construction of
this project will require the filling of three intermittent streams and associated jurisdictional
wetlands. The total acreage of impacts to the intermittent streams and adjacent wetlands is 0.38
acres.
PROPOSED MITIGATION
Along the northern edge of the existing landfill and adjacent to the floodplain is an area currently
used for storage of gravel and has in the past been used to store shredded tires. This upland area
consists of approximately 3 acres and currently has an elevational range of 750 to 765 feet above
msl. A portion (approximately 1.0 acres) of this area will be converted to wetlands by grading to
an elevation slightly lower than that of the existing adjacent floodplain (740 feet). By grading to an
elevation lower than the existing floodplain, a depressional area will be created. This will reduce
surface runoff from the mitigation area and create wetland conditions. Grading would involve
removal of 10 to 15 feet of soil in this area. The adjacent upland areas (to the south) will be graded
to a slope of 10 %from the uplands to the created wetland.
An existing wetland area is located immediately northwest of this mitigation area. Dominant canopy
vegetation in this wetland includes black willow, sycamore, red maple, sweet gum, alder, and green
ash. The understory contains elderberry, and Vibernums. Common herbs include jewel weed, soft
rush, sedges, cattails, arrowhead, and lizards tail. This wetland will be used as a reference for both
hydrology and elevation. The created wetlands will be contiguous with these existing wetlands and
will serve as an additional buffer area to potentially reduce sediment runoff from upland areas to the
adjacent creek.
Surface water from the landfill currently collects in drainage ditches around the perimeter of the
landfill. Several of these ditches empty into a small sediment basin located immediately to the west
of the proposed mitigation area. The overflow of this sediment basin currently drains to the existing
wetland area to the north. This water will be partially diverted to flow into both wetland areas
(existing and created). Additional surface runoff occurs from an adjacent upland area to the south
of the mitigation area which is at a higher elevation (760 to 790 feet).
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Mitigation Plan
Piedmont Landfill Expansion
A floodway study has also been conducted which indicates that the 25-year floodway elevation at
this point of the stream is 741.4 feet msl. Although the annual flood elevation was not determined,
if necessary, additional water from the stream should be available to augment surface runoff from
the landfill area to increase the wetness of the area.
PLANTING
Once grading within the mitigation area is complete, all disturbed areas within the mitigation site
will be seeded with a wetland/wildlife grass mixture. Three or four tree species will be planted in
these areas. Tree species (dependent upon availability) may include water oak, swamp chestnut oak,
willow oak, green ash, and sycamore. The trees will be planted at 302 stems per acre (12 ft
intervals). Fertilizer and/or lime may be used if necessary.
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