20190929 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20190822

ROY COOPER
Goverf:or
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
August 22, 2019
Colonial Pipeline Company
Attn: John Wyatt
5251 Hwy. 153, Suite C #365
Hixson, TN 37343
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
DWR #19-0929
Wake County
Subject: 'APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS
Colonial Pipeline Company Line 24 Exposure Big Branch Wake Co. NC 2019
Dear Mr. Wyatt:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on July 11, 2019 with
payment 'received onJuly 15, 2019. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality
General Certification Number 4132 and the conditions listed below. This certification is
associated with the use'of Nationwide Permit Number 3 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 yourproject, including those required by (but not limited to)
Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification and the
following additional conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Certification are met. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0506(b)(c)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved .
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(unit's)
Temporary
Stream.
S1: Rest'oration
30 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
S2: Temporary Access/Excavation
0 (linear feet)
20 (linear feet)
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2. The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with this
certification, any violation of stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .02001 including
but not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated riparian buffer
rules [15A NCAC 02B .0200]. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the
next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 business days of the
time the applicant becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall
contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance,
including exact dates and times, if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the
anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Division may waive the
written submission requirement on a case-by-case basis.
3. Protective Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within
these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange
warning fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to
infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure
compliance with 15 NCAC 02H .0500. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC
02H .0507 (c)]
4. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification. If
you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a
new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner
must be given a copy of this approval letter and General Certification and is responsible for
complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0507(d)(2)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification can be contested as provided in General Statute 150B by filing a written
petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known
as OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH
Clerk's Office at [phone] for information. A petition is considered filed when the original
and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal
office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state
holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one copy of
the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5)
business days following the faxed transmission.

Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending by First Class Mail
via the US Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
Colonial Pipeline Line 24 Exposure
DWR #19-0929
If sending via delivery service
(e.g. UPS, FedEx):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
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One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to Department of Environmental Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
Please contact Stephanie Goss at 919-791-4256 or [e-mail] if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Rick Bolich, L.G.
Assistant Supervisor, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Enclosure: GC 4132
cc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Raleigh Regulatory Field Office; 3331 Heritage Trade
Drive, Ste. 105; Wake Forest, NC 27597
DWR RRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit via Laserfiche
Michael Barfield via e-mail at [e-mail]