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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
June 13, 2002
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Dr. Michael Verpraskas
Dept of Soil Science
N. C. State University Post Office Box 7619
Raleigh, NC 27695-7619
Dear Dr. Verpraskas:
Re: Invoice for Payment for 401 Water Quality Certification
Wetland Restoration Project - Bladen Lakes State Forest
DWQ# 02-0734
Bladen County
On June 6 2002 DWQ issued a Certification for your project to excavate the root mat from a Carolina
Bay in order to conduct wetland restoration. As noted in your April 22, 2002 letter, you have agreed to pay
DWQ the $200 fee of the Water Quality Certification upon receipt of this invoice. Please have the check made
out to NC Division of Water Quality.
I can be reached at 733-9646 if you have any questions.
cc: File Copy
Dr. Jon Stucky; Dept of Botany - NCSU
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S ervisor, 401 ater uality Certification Program
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N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
[phone] (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (http://h2o.encstate.ne.us/newettands
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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
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vT Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Dr. Jon M. Stucky
Department of Botany, NC State University
Box 7612
Raleigh, NC, 27695-7612
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Dear Dr. Stucky:
June 6, 2002
DWQ# 02-0734
Bladen County
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to excavate the root mat from 0.07 acre of Carolina
Bay wetlands in order to implement the "Regeneration of Pocosin Shrubs in a Carolina Bay Wetland Restoration" research
project in Bladen County, as you described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality on May 9, 2002.
After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number
3353, which can be viewed on our web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands. This Certification allows you to use
Nationwide Permit Number 27 when it is issued by the U.S. Army 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 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 in writing and you may be required to send us a new application for a new certification. 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. 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 Ken Averitte in our Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-486-1541 or Cyndi Karoly in our
Central Office at 919-733-9721.
pa eI Klik, P.E.
Attachments
cc: Corps of Engineers Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Wilminton DWQ Regional Office
Central Files
File Copy
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone]
020734
MA
Customer Service
1 800 623-7748
North Carolina State University is a land- College of Agriculture and
grant university and a constituent institution Life Sciences
of The University of North Carolina
Department of Botany
Campus Box 7612
Raleigh, NC 27695-7612
22 April, 2002 919.515.2727
919.515.3436 (fax)
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4CDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit
321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250 MZ 6
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Attached are 7 copies of the Preconstruction Notification Application (PCN) for approval
conduct an operation in a jurisdictional wetland in accordance with Water Quality
:rtification Number 3353 Stream Restoration, Enhancement, and Stabilization and Wetland and
Marian Restoration and Creation Activities Certification. A copy of the PCN will also be
livered to Richard Spencer, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, USACE. A detailed
scription of the proposed activity is included as an attachment to the PCN. Please note that we
ve a relatively brief time window for conducting the activity and wish to gain approval as soon
possible.
In accordance with the telephone request from Jim Gregory on April 10, will you please -
,oice NC State University for the $200 fee for the certification. That fee will be paid from the
dget of the research project for which the activity proposed in the PCN is a component. Please
Iress the invoice to the project administrator: Dr. Michael Vepraskas, Dept. of Soil Science,
State University, Box 7619, Raleigh, NC 27695-7619. Questions relative to the permit
?lication may be directed to me (919-515-2227; imstuckv a unity.ncsu.edu) or if I am not
filable, to Jim Gregory (919-515-7567; jim_gregory@a ncsu.edu). Thanks for your assistance.
1 M. Stucky, PhD
sociate Professor of Botany
02-0734, NCSU, Botany dept.
Subject: 02-0734, NCSU, Botany dept.
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 16:17:24 -0400
From: Ken Averitte <[e-mail]>
Organization: NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
To: Cyndi Karoly <[e-mail]>, Paul Rawls <[e-mail]>
Cyndi,
I think this project was sent to Wilmington by mistake. Joanne sent it
to me. The comments line asked the region to "review the mitigation
plan". I've read the whole thing and don't see any mitigation plan and
don't think one would be needed. If I understand the application
correctly, it's a NCSU research project that is going to evaluate the
success of transplanting root mat strips from a pocosin-like system (in
Bladen County) into a drained and farmed Carolina Bay in Robeson County,
(Juniper Bay, a DOT mitigation site.) Apparently, they're'trying to find
a quicker way to get a plant community re-established in a formerly
cultivated bay. The "donor" area is part of a cutover forestry tract in
Bladen Lakes State Forest. Strips of surface mat, about 12 " deep x
backhoe bucket wide will be removed and "transplanted" into the Juniper
Bay site. Undisturbed soil be left between strips. The disturbance will
include no more than 3000 square feet, and should naturally revegetate
quickly.
I don't know of any reason why mitigation would be required nor of any
reason to deny this permit. If it's still available on FMP, I'll fill
out the regional part today.
If there's more to this than I see, please let me know.
thanks
Ken
1 of 1 6/6/02 9:34 AM
MEMORANDUM
TO: John Dorney
Non-Discharge Branch
Regional Contact: _Ken Averitte
WQ Supervisor: Paivil Rawls
Date:
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Facility Name NCSU - Dept. of Botany County Bladen
Project Number 02 0734 County2
Recvd From APP Region Fayetteville
Received Date 5/9/02 Recvd By Region 5/15/2002
Project Type wetland restoration/ creation
Certificates Stream Stream Impacts (ft.)
Permit Wetland Wetland Wetland Stream Class Acres Feet ' - -
Type Type Impact Score Index Prim. Supp. Basin Req. Req.
27 0TH FY ©N F- 1 8-46 F _c___ F30-61-6 . 0.07 F_ I -
Mitigation Wetland
MitigationType Type Acres Feet
Is Wetland Rating Sheet Attached? Q Y 0 N Did you request more info? Q Y0 N
Have Project Changes/Conditions Been Discussed With Applicant? Q Y0 N
Is Mitigation required? Q Y 0 N
Provided by Region: Latitude (ddmmss) 344225
Recommendation: QQ Issue 0 Issue/Cond O Deny
Longitude (ddmmss) 783303
Comments:
This eject involves excavation of small strips of wetland soil and root mat from a forestry service
wetland. The strips will be transported to a DOT mitigation site (,Juni en r Bay) and used as part of a
NCSU research project seeking improved ways to restore natural vegetation in a converted Carolina
Bay. Impacts should be tem op rary. Mitigation does not appear to be warranted,
cc: Regional Office
Central Office Page Number 1
Facility' Name NCSU - Dept. of Botany County Bladen
Project Number 02 0734 Regional Contact: Ken Averitte
Date: 6/4/2002
Comments (continued from page 1):
cc: Regional Office
Central Office Page Number 2
Office Use Only: Form Version October 2001
USACE Action ID No. DWQ No. 02073,44
If any particular item is not applicable to this project, please enter "Not Applicable" or "N/A" rather than
leaving the space blank.
I. Processing NOl1?3S Atli!?l.t'€?
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1. Check all of the approval(s) requested for this project:
® Section 404 Permit?? - "`?'
? Section 10 Permit
® 401 Water Quality Certification
? Riparian or Watershed Buffer Rules
2. Nationwide, Regional or General Permit Number(s) Requested: NWT 27, WQC #3353
3. If this notification is solely a courtesy copy because written approval for the 401 Certification
is not required, check here: ?
4. If payment into the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program (NCWRP) is proposed for
mitigation of impacts (see section VIII - Mitigation), check here: ?
II. Applicant Information
1. Applicant Information
Name: Dr. Jon M. Stucky, Associate Professor of Botany
Mailing Address: Dept. of Botany, NC State University
Box 7612, Raleigh, NC 27695-7612
Telephone Number: [phone] Fax Number: [phone]
E-mail Address: JMStuckyna unity.ncsu.edu
Landowner: State of North Carolina, Bladen Lakes State Forest, 4470 Highway 242 North,
Elizabethtown, NC 28337. Telephone Number: [phone]; Fax Number: (910) 588-
4101. Forest Supervisor: L. Michael Chesnutt; Email address: [e-mail]
2. Agent Information (A signed and dated copy of the Agent Authorization letter must be
attached if the Agent has signatory authority for the owner/applicant.)
Name: Not applicable
Company Affiliation:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number: Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
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III. Project Information
Attach a vicinity map clearly showing the location of the property with respect to local
landmarks such as towns, rivers, and roads. Also provide a detailed site plan showing property
boundaries and development plans in relation to surrounding properties. Both the vicinity map
and site plan must include a scale and north arrow. The specific footprints of all buildings,
impervious surfaces, or other facilities must be included. If possible, the maps and plans should
include the appropriate USGS Topographic Quad Map and NRCS Soil Survey with the property
boundaries outlined. Plan drawings, or other maps may be included at the applicant's discretion,
so long as the property is clearly defined. For administrative and distribution purposes, the
USACE requires information to be submitted on sheets no larger than 1 l by 17-inch format;
however, DWQ may accept paperwork of any size. DWQ prefers full-size construction
drawings rather than a sequential sheet version of the full-size plans. If full-size plans are
reduced to a small scale such that the final version is illegible, the applicant will be informed that
the project has been placed on hold until decipherable maps are provided.
1. Name of project: Methodology to Assess Soil, Hydrologic, and Site Parameters that Affect
Wetland Restoration Success. Research project being conducted by the Departments of Soil
Science, Botany, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Forestry at NC State
University. Research element that is the focus of this permit application is: Regeneration of
Pocosin Shrubs in a Carolina Bay Wetland Restoration.
2. T.I.P. Project Number or State Project Number (NCDOT Only): N/A
3. Property Identification Number (Tax PIN): N/A
4. Location
County: Bladen County Nearest Town: Elizabethtown
Subdivision name (include phase/lot number):
Directions to site (include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): The site is located in Bladen
Lakes State Forest (see attached project description). From Elizabethtown, take Highway
NC 242 north, past Bladen Lakes State Forest Headquarters, turn right at the next paved road
onto SR 1509, past Bladen Lakes School, next right turn onto unpaved forest road,
approximately 2 miles east; site is near east end of a logged strip of forest on the southern
border of Tatum Mill Pond Bay.
5. Site coordinates, if available (UTM or Lat/Long): 34° 42" 25' N / 78° 33" 03' W
(Note - If project is linear, such as a road or utility line, attach a sheet that separately lists the
coordinates for each crossing of a distinct waterbody.)
6. Describe the existing land use or condition of the site at the time of this application: Cut-
over- timber harvested by clearcutting during early March, 2002.
7. Property size (acres): 33,000 acres
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8. Nearest body of water (stream/river/sound/ocean/lake): Unnamed tributaries of Turnbull
Creek
9. River Basin: Cape Fear River Basin
(Note - this must be one of North Carolina's seventeen designated major river basins. The
River Basin map is available at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/maps/.)
10. Describe the purpose of the proposed work: See attached project description
11. List the type of equipment to be used to construct the project: See attached project
description.
12. Describe the land use in the vicinity of this project: Tatum Millpond Bay is a forested
Carolina Bay that is under conservation easement to the NC Natural Heritage Program from
Bladen Lakes State Forest. The surrounding landscape consists of managed forest in the
Bladen Lakes State Forest.
IV. Prior Project History
If jurisdictional determinations and/or permits have been requested and/or obtained for this
project (including all prior phases of the same subdivision) in the past, please explain. Include
the USACE Action ID Number, DWQ Project Number, application date, and date permits and
certifications were issued or withdrawn. Provide photocopies of previously issued permits,
certifications or other useful information. Describe previously approved wetland, stream and
buffer impacts, along with associated mitigation (where applicable). If this is a NCDOT project,
list and describe permits issued for prior segments of the same T.I.P. project, along with
construction schedules.
No previous jurisdictional determinations or permits have been requested for this research
project.
V. Future Project Plans
Are any future permit requests anticipated for this project? If so, describe the anticipated work,
and provide justification for the exclusion of this work from the current application:
No additional permit requests are anticipated for this research project at this time.
VI. Proposed Impacts to Waters of the United States/Waters of the State
It is the applicant's (or agent's) responsibility to determine, delineate and map all impacts to
wetlands, open water, and stream channels associated with the project. The applicant must also
provide justification for these impacts in Section VII below. All proposed impacts, permanent
and temporary, must be listed herein, and must be clearly identifiable on an accompanying site
plan. All wetlands and waters, and all streams (intermittent and perennial) must be shown on a
delineation map, whether or not impacts are proposed to these systems. Wetland and stream
evaluation and delineation forms should be included as appropriate. Photographs may be
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included at the applicant's discretion. If this proposed impact is strictly for wetland or stream
mitigation, list and describe the impact in Section VIII below. If additional space is needed for
listing or description, please attach a separate sheet.
Note: The extremely minor wetland impact anticipated is described in detail in the attached
project description. The soils map clearly shows the jurisdictional wetland boundary that is
nearest the proposed activity site (attachment, Figure 2) which is the boundary between the Leon
sand (non-hydric phase) mapping unit and the Lynn Haven and Torhunta soils mapping unit.
Therefore, a separate wetland delineation map is not included.
1. Wetland Impacts
Wetland Impact
Site Number
(indicate on
ma
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact

(acres) Located within
100-year Floodplain**

(yes/no) Distance to
Nearest Stream

(linear feet)
Type of Wetland***

There is only
one site Root mat removal
_ minor, temporary
impact
0.07
No
5500 - topo map
Depressional -Carolina
Bay

* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: mechanized clearing, grading, fill,
excavation, flooding, ditching/drainage, etc. For dams, separately list impacts due to both structure and flooding.
** 100-Year floodplains are identified through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRM), or FEMA-approved local floodplain maps. Maps are available through the FEMA Map Service Center at 1-800-358-9616, or
online at http://www.fema.gov.
*** List a wetland type that best describes wetland to be impacted (e.g., freshwater/saltwater marsh, forested wetland, beaver pond,
Carolina Bay, bog, etc.)
List the total acreage (estimated) of existing wetlands on the property: 20,000+ acres
Total area of wetland impact proposed: 0.07 acres
2. Stream Impacts, including all intermittent and perennial streams: Not Applicable
Stream Impact
Site Number
indicate on ma
Type of Impact* Length of
Impact
linear feet
Stream Name** Average Width
of Stream
Before Impact Perennial or
Intermittent?
leasespecify)

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* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: culverts and associated rip-rap,
dams (separately list impacts due to both structure and flooding), relocation (include linear feet before and after, and net loss/gain),
stabilization activities (cement wall, rip-rap, crib'wall, gabions, etc.), excavation, ditching/straightening, etc. If stream relocation is
proposed, plans and profiles showing the linear footprint for both the original and relocated streams must be included.
** Stream names can be found on USGS topographic maps. If a stream has no name, list as UT (unnamed tributary) to the nearest
downstream named stream into which it flows. USGS maps are available through the USGS at 1-800-358-9616, or online at
www.usgs.gov. Several internet sites also allow direct download and printing of USGS maps (e.g., www.topozone.com,
www.mapguest.com, etc.).
Cumulative impacts (linear distance in feet) to all streams on site: N/A
3. Open Water Impacts, including Lakes, Ponds, Estuaries, Sounds, Atlantic Ocean and any
other Water of the U.S.: Not Applicable
Open Water Impact
Site Number
indicate on ma
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact
acres Name of Waterbody
(if applicable) Type of Waterbody
(lake, pond, estuary, sound,
bay, ocean, etc.

* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: fill, excavation, dredging,
flooding, drainage, bulkheads, etc.
4. Pond Creation: Not Applicable
If construction of a pond is proposed, associated wetland and stream impacts should be
included above in the wetland and stream impact sections. Also, the proposed pond should
be described here and illustrated on any maps included with this application.
Pond to be created in (check all that apply): ? uplands ? stream ? wetlands
Describe the method of construction (e.g., dam/embankment, excavation, installation of
draw-down valve or spillway, etc.):
Proposed use or purpose of pond (e.g., livestock watering, irrigation, aesthetic, trout pond,
local stormwater requirement, etc.):
Size of watershed draining to pond: Expected pond surface area:
VII. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
Specifically describe measures taken to avoid the proposed impacts. It may be useful to provide
information related to site constraints such as topography, building ordinances, accessibility, and
financial viability of the project. The applicant may attach drawings of alternative, lower-impact
site layouts, and explain why these design options were not feasible. Also discuss how impacts
were minimized once the desired site plan was developed. If applicable, discuss construction
techniques to be followed during construction to reduce impacts.
The monosed impact, excavation of root material for research on nocosin shrub reeeneration, is
essential to this research project element. Several options for securing the root mat material were
discussed with the supervisor of Bladen Lakes State Forest in an attempt to minimize the wetland
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impact. The timber harvesting by Bladen States State Forest in Tatum Millpond Bay, one of the
reference bays for our wetland restoration research project, fortuitously provided a site for root
mat removal that was already disturbed in the course of an activity that is exempt from permit
requirements. The additional disturbance that will occur in the course of the proposed root mat
removal will be minimal and the forest and shrub vegetation will quickly regenerate. The
proposed activity will result in no degradation of the wetland functions of Tatum Millpond Bay.
VIII. Mitigation
DWQ - In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0500, mitigation may be required by the NC
Division of Water Quality for projects involving greater than or equal to one acre of impacts to
freshwater wetlands or greater than or equal to 150 linear feet of total impacts to perennial
streams.
USACE - In accordance with the Final Notice of Issuance and Modification of Nationwide
Permits, published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2000, mitigation' will be required when
necessary to ensure that adverse effects to the aquatic environment are minimal. Factors
including size and type of proposed impact and function and relative value of the impacted
aquatic resource will be considered in determining acceptability of appropriate and practicable
mitigation as proposed. Examples of mitigation that maybe appropriate and practicable include,
but are not limited to: reducing the size of the project; establishing and maintaining wetland
and/or upland vegetated buffers to protect open waters such as streams; and replacing losses of
aquatic resource functions and values by creating, restoring, enhancing, or preserving similar
functions and values, preferable in the same watershed.
If mitigation is required for this project, a copy of the mitigation plan must be attached in order
for USACE or DWQ to consider the application complete for processing. Any application
lacking a required mitigation plan or NCWRP concurrence shall be placed on hold as
incomplete. An applicant may also choose to review the current guidelines for stream restoration
in DWQ's Draft Technical Guide for Stream Work in North Carolina, available at
http://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/ncwetlands/strmgide.html.
Provide a brief description of the proposed mitigation plan. The description should provide
as much information as possible, including, but not limited to: site location (attach directions
and/or map, if offsite), affected stream and river basin, type and amount (acreage/linear feet)
of mitigation proposed (restoration, enhancement, creation, or preservation), a plan view,
preservation mechanism (e.g., deed restrictions, conservation easement, etc.), and a
description of the current site conditions and proposed method of construction. Please attach
a separate sheet if more space is needed.
Mitigation will not be needed. There are no functional losses associated with the proposed
activity. The proposed research activity will contribute to improved wetland restoration
success at Juniper Bay and all future wetland restoration protects in the state in which
restoration of pocosin vegetation is a goal.
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2. Mitigation may also be made by payment into the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration
Program (NCWRP) with the NCWRP's written agreement. Check the box indicating that
you would like to pay into the NCWRP. Please note that payment into the NCWRP must be
reviewed and approved before it can be used to satisfy mitigation requirements. Applicants
will be notified early in the review process by the 401/Wetlands Unit if payment into the
NCWRP is available as an option. For additional information regarding the application
process for the NCWRP, check the NCWRP website at hqp://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wM/index.htm. If
use of the NCWRP is proposed, please check the appropriate box on page three and provide
the following information:
Amount of stream mitigation requested (linear feet):
Amount of buffer mitigation requested (square feet):
Amount of Riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres):
Amount of Non-riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres):
Amount of Coastal wetland mitigation requested (acres):
IX. Environmental Documentation (DWQ Only)
Does the project involve an expenditure of public funds or the use of public (federal/state/local)
land?
Yes ® No ?
If yes, does the project require preparation of an environmental document pursuant to the
requirements of the National or North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)?
Note: If you are not sure whether a NEPA/SEPA document is required, call the SEPA
coordinator at [phone] to review current thresholds for environmental documentation.
Yes ? No
If yes, has the document review been finalized by the State Clearinghouse? If so, please attach a
copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval letter.
Yes ? No ?
X. Proposed Impacts on Riparian and Watershed Buffers (DWQ Only)
It is the applicant's (or agent's) responsibility to determine, delineate and map all impacts to
required state and local buffers associated with the project. The applicant must also provide
justification for these impacts in Section VII above. All proposed impacts must be listed herein,
and must be clearly identifiable on the accompanying site plan. All buffers must be shown on a
map, whether or not impacts are proposed to the buffers. Correspondence from the DWQ
Regional Office may be included as appropriate. Photographs may also be included at the
applicant's discretion.
Will the project impact protected riparian buffers identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233
(Neuse), 15A NCAC 2B .0259 (Tar-Pamlico), 15A NCAC 2B .0250 (Randleman Rules and
Water Supply Buffer Requirements), or other (please identify )?
Yes ? No ® If you answered "yes", provide the following information:
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Identify the square feet and acreage of impact to each zone of the riparian buffers. If buffer
mitigation is required calculate the required amount of mitigation by applying the buffer
multipliers.
Zone* Impact
(square feet Multiplier Required
Mitigation
1 3
2 1.5
Total
Zone 1 extends out 30 feet perpendicular from near bank of channel; Zone 2 extends an
additional 20 feet from the edge of Zone 1.
If buffer mitigation is required, please discuss what type of mitigation is proposed (i.e., Donation
of Property, Conservation Easement, Riparian Buffer Restoration / Enhancement, Preservation or
Payment into the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund). Please attach all appropriate information as
identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0242 or.0260.
XI. Stormwater (DWQ Only)
Describe impervious acreage (both existing and proposed) versus total acreage on the site.
Discuss stormwater controls proposed in order to protect surface waters and wetlands
downstream from the property.
There is no impervious area on the site.
XII. Sewage Disposal (DWQ Only)
Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non-discharge or discharge)' of
wastewater generated from the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility.
There will be no wastewater generated by the proposed activity.
XIII. Violations (DWQ Only)
Is this site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H.0500) or any Buffer Rules?
Yes ? No
Is this an after-the-fact permit application?
Yes ? No
XIV. Other Circumstances (Optional):
It is the applicant's responsibility to submit the application sufficiently in advance of desired
construction dates to allow processing time for these permits. However, an applicant may
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choose to list constraints associated with construction or sequencing that may impose limits on
work schedules (e.g., draw-down schedules for lakes, dates associated with Endangered and
Threatened Species, accessibility problems, or other issues outside of the applicant's control).
We wish to accomplish the root mat removal not later than mid-May, 2002. See attached project
description for details.
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Applicant a V to
(Agent's signature is valid Qnly if an authorization letter from the applicant is provided.)
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Landowner: Supervisor - Bladen Lakes State Forest Date
NC Department of Transportation Date
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Attachment - Preconstruction Notification for NWP 27 and WQC 3353
PROPOSED REMOVAL OF SURFACE MATERIAL
FROM TATUM MILLPOND BAY
Bladen Lakes State Forest, Elizabethtown, NC
Jon Stucky, NCSU Department of Botany
James Gregory, NCSU Department of Forestry
April 9, 2002
Proposed here is shallow excavation of surface material in a jurisdictional wetland in
support of a. pilot study designed to test _the_feasibility of transplanting pocosin shrub
regeneration material into a wetland restoration site. The purpose is to attempt to accelerate the
successional development of the pocosin community on shallow organic soil where tall pocosin
is an appropriate restoration community. The dominant shrubs that occur in the pocosin
community commonly regenerate and spread by.growth of rhizomes and root suckers- Thus,
seed distribution by natural agents will not establish these shrubs. We plan to conduct the
experiment as part of a research project on wetland restoration practices at Juniper Bay in
Robeson County, NC. Juniper Bay contains prior converted agricultural land owned by NCDOT
that will become restored wetland for NCDOT's compensatory mitigation program.
Tatum Millpond Bay is a large, forested Carolina Bay located in the Bladen Lakes State
Forest (BLSF) that is one of three reference bays that we selected for use in the Juniper Bay
restoration research project. Tatum Millpond Bay is about 2000 acres in size and is located on
Map sheet 6 in the Soil Survey of Bladen County, North Carolina. We propose to.remove
pocosin shrub regeneration material from Tatum Millpond Bay in an area in which clearcut
timber harvesting was conducted in early March, 2002 by BLSF (Figure 1). Logging along the
southern edge of Tatum Millpond Bay removed a band of forest vegetation about 100 yards wide
parallel. to the bay's southern rim. This logged area includes the bay rim of mineral.soil and
extends into the area of soils with shallow organic surface farther into the bay (Figure 2). There
is a noticeable slope throughout the mineral soil rim. This rim flattens out where it reaches the
organic soil. Much of the logged area is jurisdictional wetland with Lynchburg and Torhunta
soils transitioning to Pamlico muck in the un-harvested area to the north toward the center of the
bay.
We propose to remove approximately 50 cubic yards of surface material (roots and
rhizomes with some organic soil material) from the shallow organic soil zone near the inner edge
of-the mineral soil rim. This removal will occur near the spot where the logged zone abuts the
road near the southeast end of Tatum Millpond Bay and will occur within the logged area
(Figures 1 and 3). Removal of material will utilize a back hoe to peel the root mat in short, small
strips the width of the bucket and remove it to a depth no greater than 12 inches. The strips
whsre..theToot mat is removed will be.spparated by undisturbed strips of at least equal width to
provide for rapid recovery of the vegetative community in the small, disturbed strips. The total
area with removed root mat will be about 1200 square feet. The total area disturbed will be no
more han3000 square feet (0.07 acre)-
Removal of the small strips of root mat will result in no significant site disturbance other
than the removal of the shrub regeneration material. The material will be loaded into dump
trucks for transport to Juniper Bay. We wish to accomplish removal of the shrub regeneration
material and transplanting to study plots in Juniper Bay no later than mid-May, 2002. That
timing is to take advantage of the natural rapid regrowth of the regeneration material after the
logging disturbance and high soil moisture conditions in Juniper Bay.

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removed in the timber harvest in early March, 2002.
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