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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. John Townson
Fish and Wildlife Division
Environmental Management Dept.
U.S. Marine Corps Base
PSC Box 20004
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0004
Dear Mr. Townson:
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May 28, 1997
Onslow County
WQC 401 Project #970442
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill material in 0.08 acres of
wetlands or waters for the purpose of constructing a pair of road abutments for a tank crossing at Armored
Vehicle Launched Bridge site, as you described in your application dated 29 April 1997. After reviewing your
application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3106.
This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 18 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.
me ely,
ston Howard, J . E.
Attachment ,
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Wilmington Field Office
Wilmington DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Domey
Central Files 970442.1tr
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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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
MARINE CORPS BASE
PSC BOX 20004
CAMP LEJELINE, NORTH CAROLINA 28542-0004 IN REPLY REFER T0:
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From: Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune
To: Commanding Officer, United States Army, Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District,
Post Office Box 1890, Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Subj: ARMORED VEHICLE LAUNCHED BRIDGE ABUTMENT
Ref: (a) Mtg MCB Camp Lejeune (EMD) John Townson/ 2d MarDiv LtCol James
Jennings/USACOE (Wilmington) Mr. Mickey Sugg of 30 Oct 96
Encl: (1) Permit Application for Proposed AVLB Site.
1. In accordance with the reference and subsequent discussions with United States Army, Corps of
Engineers field representative Mr. Mickey Sugg, the enclosure is submitted in support of a proposed
Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) crossing site at Spring Branch, a tributary of Bear Creek.
2. The proposed A VLB site is designed to provide training to mechanized units in overcoming obstacles
"in stride". The proposed site is adjacent to an existing tank trail and Highway 172 crossing of Mill
Creek. The original proposal called for constructing a pair of abutments extending into the wetland area
of Mill Creek east of the current tank trail crossing. During a mechanized training event, the gap between
the abutments would be spanned by the mobile AVLB. The AVLB cannot be deployed over the existing
trail crossing without damage to its undercarriage as the heavy vehicles cross over the gap.
3. However, as per Mr. Sugg's suggestion, the site ee relocated to the west in the narrow and
heavily impacted wetland area located between the ank trail and Highway 172. The current proposal has
only one abutment necessary, with a total impact f .08 acr of wetlands. As seen in the enclosure, the
abutment will not affect the flow of water in Mill reek.
4. Your authorization is requested under Nationwide Pe t- 18 t proceed with the proposed abutment.
By copy of this letter, we are also requesting concurrence a National Marine Fisheries Service, the
North Carolina Division of Water Quality and the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management. Point
of contact concerning this matter is Mr. John Townson, Fish and Wildlife Division, Environmental
Management Department at telephone [phone].
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Copy to:
NCDCM
NCDWQ
ROBERT L. WARREN
By direction
DEM ID: ACTION ID:
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #):
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E
Telephone [phone]
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: MR JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS CONTLETED 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: Commanding General Marine Corps Base Camp Leieune
2. Owners Address: Marine Corns Base PSC Box 20004, Camp Leieune NC 28542-0004
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): _N/
(Work): 910-451-2195/2148/5003
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number:
AC/S EMD• Mr. Robert L. Warren
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Onslow
Nearest Town or City: Camp L icune
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): Hwy 172 North from Sneads Ferry, into Camp Leieune, at
crossing of HWY 172 and Mill Creek
6. Name of Closest Stream/River: Mill Creek,
7. River Basin: Bear Creek
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS 1, or WS II? YES [ ] NO [7Q
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [7I NO [ ]
If yes, explain. Nationwide and Individual Permits have been issued for previous range developments, and other projects.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
N/A
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: .08 acres wetlands
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