20191670 Ver 2_USACE Notification to DWR_20230823

Baker, Caroline D
From: Thomas, Zachary T
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 2:49 PM
To: Martin, Matthew K CIV CESAW
Subject: RE: [External] 401 WQC Requirements per 40 CFR Part 121 SAW-2018-01320 (Olive
Branch / W. Olive Road / Johnston County, NC)
Hi Matt,
DWR received this application on 8/15/23 — RPOT of 12/13/2023.
(DWR#20191670 V2)
Thank you,
Zach Thomas
Environmental Program Consultant, Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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From: Martin, Matthew K CIV CESAW <Matthew.K.Marti [e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 11:45 AM
To: Thomas, Zachary T <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] 401 WQC Requirements per 40 CFR Part 121 SAW-2018-01320 (Olive Branch / W. Olive Road /
Johnston County, NC)
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Dear Zach Thomas,
This email is concerning the attached Pre -construction notification (PCN) received by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) dated 08/15/2023. The Corps Action ID Number associated with this project is: SAW-2018-01320.
Please provide a written response within 14 days from the date of this email, regarding the North Carolina Division of
Water Resources (DWR) receipt date for this project, otherwise, we will consider our receipt date as accurate. Also,

within 14 days, please notify me if the certification request does not contain the nine (9) components listed in Section
121.5(b) of the 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule.
As specified in the September 16, 2022, Programmatic Agreement (PA) between the USACE, Wilmington District, and the
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources, the reasonable period of time (RPOT)
for DWR to act on a Section 401 certification request is 120 days unless the RPOT is extended per the terms of this PA.
As such, unless we receive an email request for an extension of the RPOT, the USACE will consider the Section 401
certification for this project to be waived on 12/13/2023.
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this request.
Matthew K. Martin, PWS
Regulatory Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CE-SAW-RG-R
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Wake Forest, NC 27587
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