20181640 Ver 3_401 and BA Inspection Letter_20200305

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Piedmont Natural Gas
Attn: Aaron Weldon
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
Dear Mr. Weldon:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 5, 2020
Subject: 401 Water Quality and
Buffer Authorization Certification Inspection
Piedmont Natural Gas Line 439 Replacement Project
DWR Project # 18-1640 V3
On March 3, 2020, Anthony Scarbraugh of the Division of Water Resources (DWR) meet with Michael
Parham and Todd Moody of Duke Energy, Daniel Craft of Contract Land Staff, LLC and Irby Heflin of
Meridian Construction Consultants, LLC to inspected stream, wetland and buffer crossings for the natural
gas line replacement project on the subject property located at 2242 and 0 Sunny Side Road near City of
Greenville, Pitt County. The subject properties are owned by the City of Greenville and known as Pitt
County Tax Parcel Nos. 33065 and 48152, respectively. This project was inspected for compliance with
the General Water Quality Certification (GC) #4133 and Buffer Authorization with Additional Conditions
issued on October 28, 2019 for the proposed project. Please note, this inspection was conducted to satisfy
a condition of the Bank Parcel Development Package and Mitigation Bank Instrument for the proposed
Tar -Pamlico Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Bank known as GUC Buffer & Nutrient Bank Parcel stating
that compliance with the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Authorization with additional
conditions must be satisfied prior to the implementation of the project.
The GC approved impacts on the subject property of 50 linear feet of stream, 1.10 acres of wetland, and
19,791 square feet of buffer impacts to complete your project as described in your application received
by DWR on September 19, 2019 with subsequent information received on October 23, 2019.
The inspection revealed that the project has been completed on the subject parcels. Impacts did not
exceed beyond the footprint of those approved. The inspection revealed that the inspected portion of
this project is currently compliant with the GC #4133 and buffer authorization.
As a reminder, if you change your project you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new
application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval
letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. Upon completion of all work approved
within the 401 WQC, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the enclosed
certificate of completion to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources,
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
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Violations of any condition set forth in the Certifications and Additional Conditions may result in
revocation of this Certifications and may result in criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorizations to
proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to water and buffer as depicted in your
application and as authorized by this Certifications shall expire upon the expiration of the 404 or CAMA
Permit and Buffer Authorization.
Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Anthony Scarbraugh, Environmental Specialist II
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Enclosure: Certificate of Completion
cc: Laserfiche
Emily Thompson, USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Shelton Sullivan, 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit (via email)
Katie Merritt, 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit (via email)

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
DWR Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of Wetland Permit:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
County:
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification and/or Buffer Rules, and any subsequent
modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of
Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form may be returned to DWR by the applicant, the
applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these.
Applicant's Certification
I, hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in
the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent
of the 401 Water Quality Certification and/or Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
materials.
Signature: Date:
Agent's Certification
I, hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in
the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent
of the 401 Water Quality Certification and /or Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
materials.
Signature: Date:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
I, , as a duly registered Professional (i.e., Engineer, Landscape
Architect, Surveyor, etc.) in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the
construction of the project, for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in
the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent
of the 401 Water Quality Certification and/or Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
materials.
Signature:
Registration No. Date
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