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To: NCDENR Date: January 14, 2013
NC Division of Water Quality Job No. 1357 -10 -022
401 Wetlands Unit Re: PNG Sutton Project
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601 Attn: Ms. Karen Higgins
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Addendum 1 to Request for Additional Permit Revision
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Gloria A. Keiffer, Adminis rVVie ssistant
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January 11, 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Attention: Mr. David Bailey
N.C. Division of Water Quality
401 Wetlands Unit
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1601
Attention: Ms. Karen Higgins
Reference: Addendum 1 to Request for Additional Permit Revision
PNG Sutton Project
Multiple North Carolina Counties
S &ME Project No. 1357 -10 -022
USACE Action ID No. SAW- 2010 -01309
NCDWQ Project No. 20110855
Dear Mr. Bailey and Ms. Higgins:
S &ME, Inc. (S &ME) hereby submits this Addendum to the December 14, 2012 Request
for Permit Revision provided on behalf of Piedmont Natural Gas (PNG) for additional
stream and wetland impacts in connection the Sutton Pipeline Project.
The Sutton project originally received authorization under a Department of the Army
Section 404 Individual Permit (IP) and North Carolina Division of Water Quality
( NCDWQ) Individual Water Quality Certification (IC) in April 2012. Subsequent
revisions that entailed inclusion of additional temporary work space (TWS), changes in
construction methods at certain wetland areas and a re- routed segment of the pipeline
were subsequently authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) and
NCDWQ from June 2012 through October 2012. @r0wp
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I Addendum 1 to Request for Additional Permit Revision S &ME Project No. 1357 -10 -022
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The December 14, 2012 Request for Permit Revision entailed three Elements, as follows:
An extension of the Sutton pipeline from its original terminus to a proposed
interconnect site on adjacent property owned by New Hanover County where
launchers, receivers, and associated gas- venting equipment is planned. The
extension will impact one wetland located on the Progress Energy property for
construction of the pipeline and to provide a temporary stringing area for pipe
associated with a horizontal directional drill (HDD) beneath an existing railroad
line along the route.
2. Placement of a culvert within a jurisdictional drainage ditch (JDD37.3A) as part
of a permanent access road to a laydown yard at the Lumberton Compressor
Station site.
3. Changes to the Approved Restoration Profile of JDD 42.1 in to accommodate a
landowner request.
The USACE has requested additional information and further exploration of potential
alternatives to the pipeline extension portion (Element 1) of the proposed revision.
Accordingly, we request that consideration of the extension be placed on hold until such
time as we can collect and submit the necessary information. The USACE did not
request additional information relative to the remaining project Elements. To avoid
delays to these proposed Elements, we request that review of the culvert placement
within JDD37.3A (Element 2) and changes to the Approved Restoration Profile of
JDD42.1 (Element 3) continue as originally proposed.
Please refer to the original December 14, 2012 Request for Permit Revision for
information relating to the affected environment and additional regulatory considerations
of Elements 2 and 3. For your convenience, a summary of currently- authorized, project -
wide impact totals is identified in Table 1, and adjusted, project -wide impacts that will
occur as a result of Elements 2 and 3 are identified in Table 2.
Table 1: Summary of Currently Authorized Project -Wide Imnar_t Tntalc
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Wetland Impacts
Total Disturbance (Combined
Clearing, Fill, Ground
Disturbance and Permanent
Conversion
Total Permanent Impacts (Fill
Placement)
Permanent Conversion
(Forested Wetlands to
Emergent Wetlands
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216.03 acres
0.41 acres
68.74 acres
Tributary Impacts
Pipeline Construction Activities /Crossings
Culvert Placement for Access Road
Stream
Non - Stream Tributary*
Stream
Non - Stream Tributary'
Temp.
Perm.
Temp.
Perm.
Temp.
Perm.
Temp.
Perm.
5,051
0
7,773
2,155
0
0
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Addendum 1 to Request for Additional Permit Revision SBME Project No. 1357 -10 -022
PNG Sutton Project January 11, 2013
Table 2: Summary of Proposed Project -wide Impact Totals
* Jurisdictional Drainage Ditch; Cell highlighted in green indicate the amended totals based on the revision.
Placement of a culvert in JDD373A (Element 2) will result in an additional 63 linear
feet of permanent impact to a jurisdictional drainage ditch located in an existing farm
field, bring the project -wide total permanent impacts to non - stream tributaries (ditches) to
1051f. Changes to the Approved Restoration Profile of JDD42.1 (Element 3) will not
involve additional impacts to jurisdictional features. Again, please refer to the original
December 14, 2012 Request for Permit Revision for information relating to these
Elements of the revision, and note that neither will affect jurisdictional wetlands, streams
or areas subject to N.C. Division of Coastal Management jurisdiction.
Thank you for your assistance with this Addendum to the Proposed December 14, 2012
Revision request. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at 704.523.4726.
Sincerely,
S &ME, Inc.
oey wler, PWS Cryst Fox
Senior Project Manager Natural Resources Staff Professional
Senior Review by Julie Bennett - Hudel, PG, LEED AP
cc.. Adam Long, PNG
Robb Mairs, NCDCM
Chad Coburn, NCDWQ
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Wetland Impacts
Total Disturbance (Combined
Clearing, Fill, Ground
Disturbance and Permanent
Conversion)
Total Permanent Impacts (Fill
Placement)
Permanent Conversion
(Forested Wetlands to
Emergent Wetlands)
216.03 acres
0.41 acres
68.74 acres
Tributary Impacts
Pipeline Construction Activities /Crossings
Culvert Placement for Access Roads
Stream
Non - Stream Tributary*
Stream
Non - Stream Tributary*
Temp.
Perm.
Temp.
Perm.
Temp.
Perm.
Temp.
Perm.
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5,051
0
7,773
2,155
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0
65
105
* Jurisdictional Drainage Ditch; Cell highlighted in green indicate the amended totals based on the revision.
Placement of a culvert in JDD373A (Element 2) will result in an additional 63 linear
feet of permanent impact to a jurisdictional drainage ditch located in an existing farm
field, bring the project -wide total permanent impacts to non - stream tributaries (ditches) to
1051f. Changes to the Approved Restoration Profile of JDD42.1 (Element 3) will not
involve additional impacts to jurisdictional features. Again, please refer to the original
December 14, 2012 Request for Permit Revision for information relating to these
Elements of the revision, and note that neither will affect jurisdictional wetlands, streams
or areas subject to N.C. Division of Coastal Management jurisdiction.
Thank you for your assistance with this Addendum to the Proposed December 14, 2012
Revision request. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at 704.523.4726.
Sincerely,
S &ME, Inc.
oey wler, PWS Cryst Fox
Senior Project Manager Natural Resources Staff Professional
Senior Review by Julie Bennett - Hudel, PG, LEED AP
cc.. Adam Long, PNG
Robb Mairs, NCDCM
Chad Coburn, NCDWQ
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