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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 5, 2008
DWQ# 08-1329
Mecklenburg County
Mr. Jeff Richards
Colonial Pipeline Company
391 Scruggs Road
Ringgold, GA 30736
Subject: Colonial Pipeline Company Maintenance - Stn. #1998+54
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Richards:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and the conditions listed
below, to impact 60 linear feet (If) of perennial stream (unnamed tributary to Cane Creek) in order to
repair and protect an exposed petroleum pipeline in Mecklenburg County, as described in your
application received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on August 28, 2008. After reviewing
your application, we have determined that this project is covered by Water Quality General
Certification Number 3705, which can be viewed on our web site at
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. This General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit
Number 18 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you
should get any other federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including
those required by (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and Water
Supply Watershed regulations.
The above noted Certification will expire when the associated 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.
In addition to the requirements of the Certification, you must also comply with the following
conditions:
The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the approved impact
areas has commenced.
2. Use of revetement mat, rip rap, or other such materials in stream shall be reduced to the minimum
amount practical.
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3. No waste, spoils, solids, or fill of any kind shall be placed in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Preconstruction Notification application. All
construction activities associated with this project shall meet, and/or exceed, those requirements
specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual
and shall be conducted so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules
occur.
4. All wetlands, streams, surface waters, and riparian buffers located on the project site where impacts
are not allowed shall be clearly marked (example- orange fabric fencing) prior to any land disturbing
activities.
5. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality.
6. Continuing Compliance. The applicant (Colonial Pipeline Company) shall conduct all activities in a
manner so as not to contravene any state water quality standard (including any requirements for
compliance with section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of
state and federal law. If DWQ determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including
the failure to sustain a designated or achieved use) or that state or federal law is being violated, or
that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this
Certification to include conditions appropriate to assure compliance with such standards and
requirements in accordance with 15 A NCAC 2H.0507(d). Before codifying the Certification, DWQ
shall notify the applicant and the US Army Corps of Engineers, provide public notice in accordance
with 15A NCAC 2H.0503, and provide opportunity for public hearing in accordance with 15A NCAC
2H.0504. Any new or revised conditions shall be provided to the applicant in writing, shall be
provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for reference in any permit issued pursuant
to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and shall also become conditions of the 404 Permit for the
project.
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 that conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of
Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This Certification and
its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review by the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Mr. Barry Love in the Mooresville Regional
Office at 704-663-1699 or Ms. Cyndi Karoly in the Central Office in Raleigh 919-733-9721.
Sincerely,
for Coleen H. Sullins
Attachments
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Ian McMillan, Wetlands Unit
Central Files
David W. Rudisail/Richard W. Whiteside - Wetland & Ecological Consultants