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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources ` ffl?.IWA
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary ID E H N F1
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
March 22, 1996
Pender County
DEM Project # 960270
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Olde Point Associates Ltd. Partnership
P.O. Box 249
Hamstead, NC 28443
Dear Sirs:
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You have our approval to place fill material in 0-4 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of
a sewer line at lots 174 and 175 off of SR 1565, as you described in your application dated 9 March
1996. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water
Quality Certification Number 3022. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number
12 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers.
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 and you may be required to send us a new application.
For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions lasted in the attached certification. In
addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your
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 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 Environmental Management under Section
401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-
1786.
Sincerely,
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Wilmington Field Office
Wilmington DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
Paul Farley; Land Management Group
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Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Planning
Div. of Environmental Management
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Dear Mr. Dorney:
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Enclosed is a Nationwide Permit request by Olde Point Associates
Limited Partership to impact approximatley 0.071 acres of
wetlands. A NWP 12 is proposed to provide a utility easment for
lots 174 and 175 in Olde Point Subdivison, Pender County, NC.
The project has been designed to minimize wetland impacts.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If you have
further questions, please feel free to contact myself or Larry
Baldwin.
Sincerely,
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Paul M. Farley
Wetland Scientist
Enclosure: 7 copies of application
cc: Mickey Sugg, C.O.E.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
N.C. Division of Coastal Management
National Marine Fisheries Service
N.C. State Historic Preservation Officer
Olde Point Associates Limited Partnership

DEM ID: ACTION ID:
Permit Requested (Provide Netionrids Permit f): NWP 12
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NC 28402-1890
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E
Telephone: [phone]
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. BOX 29535
RALEIGH, NC 27626-0535
Telephone:[phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD HE SENT TO THE CORPS
OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN(7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name:_Olde Point Associates Limited Partnenhin
2. Owners Address: P.O. Box 249. Hamstead NC, 28443
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): - (Work): [phone]
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number:
Paul Farlev,_Laa.y. Baldwin , Land Management Groo. Inc.
P.O. Box 2522
Wilmington, NC 28402 910-452-0001
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County:. Pender
Nearest Town or City: Hampstead
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): Tract is located on Saw, Grass, Road. Lots
174 & 175, off of S.R. 15655 (Topsail Heights Road) in Olde Point Subdivision,- Pender County, North
Carolina
6. Name of Closest Stream/River: Old Topsail Creek 7. River Basin: Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA,HQW,ORW,WSI,or WSII? YES[X]
NO[ ]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO [X]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: _
0.122 acres
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11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
o.a7
Total Impacted:
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 1/2" X 11" drawings only): Applicant proses a
30 foot utility easement for an off site wasted treatment to serve Lot #s 175 and 175, Olde Point
Subdivision
13. Purpose of proposed work: Individual NWP 12 hermit is r uired to cross individual wetland
bodies for p?tgpjl? waste to an adjacent waste treatment system.
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carried out in wetlands. Also,
note measures
taken to minimize wetland impacts. Tract boundaries prohibit circumventing the wed boundaries
to av ' proposed impacts.
15. You are required to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/or National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the presence or any Federally listed or proposed for listing
endangered or threatened species or critical habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the
proposed project. Have you done so? YES [X[ NO [ ]
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the presence
of historic properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project: Have you done
so? YES [X] NO [ ]
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation may showing all wetlands, streams, and lakes on the property.
B. If available, representative photograph of wetlands to be impacted by project.
C. If delineation was performed by a consultant, include all data sheets relevant to the placement
of the
delineation line.
D. If a stormwater management plan is required for this project, attach copy.
E. What is land use of surrounding property? residential
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? on-site and off site waste
treatment
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Olde Point Subdivision LAND MANAGEMENT NWP 12 Request
Pender County, N.C. GROUP, INC Vicinity Map
February, 1996
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Olde Point Subdivision LAND MANAGEMENT
Pender County, N.C. GROUP, INC
February, 1996
SCALE 1 " = 1800'
NWP 12 Request
SCS Soils
Classification
LAND MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: cY? p r,.wt? Date: rG
Applicant/Owner:
Investigator: pw n County: -
State: ?-

Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes No Community ID
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No Transept ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No Plot ID
(If needed, explain on reverse )
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species _ Stratum Indicator
Lolblolly pine Tree FAC 9
Southern red oak Tree FACU- 10.
Sweet?um -- - Tree FAC 1 1. - - -- -

13.
p 14.
15
16.

.Percent of Dominant Species that are CBL_ =AC'vV or FAC i
(exclu(uding FAC-) t?
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;HYDROLOGY
-- -- -
-
-
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----- Wetland Hydrology Indicators:

Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
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Primary Indicators
Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge - _Inundated
Aerial Photographs Saturated in Upper 12 Inches
_
Other _
Water Marks
No Recorded Data Available _ Drift Lines
I Sediment Deposits
_
_ Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Field Observations: Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 inches
Depth of Surface Water: (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
_ Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Free Water in Pit: (in.) _FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depth to Saturated Soil: > ?Z (in.)
Remarks:
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SOILS Project/Site: Of Aq- ?6 i S l i J 15'0 ti Pa e 2 of 2 u land
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase Baymeade_fine sand _ Drainage Class: One
Field Observations
'Taxonomy (Subgroup): Arenic Hapludults Confirm Mapped Type? - Yes No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Texture, Concretions,
nches Horizon Munsell Moist Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
fine sand; loose
0 -3 A 10YR 4/1 _ single grained
fine sand;loose
3 - E 10YR 7/1 clear wavy bounder
common medium distinct loose;single grained
9-23 E/Bh 10YR 7/3 5yr 4/6 clear wavy boundary
weak fine subangular
23 - 42 Bt1 10YR 5/6 - blocky structure,friable
Hydnc Soil Indicators
Histosol
_ Hisbc Epipedcn
Sulfdic Odor
_Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
_Gleyed or Law-Chroma Colors
Remar'<s.
No hydric soil indicators seen.
WETLAND DETERMINATION
_ Concretions
_ High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy
_ Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
_ Listed on Local Hydric Soils L ,s-1
_ Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Hydrophytic Vegetatton Present? es (Circle) (Circle)
`Netland Hydrology Present? Yes
Hydric Soils Present? Yes j Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetlanc Yes
Remarks:
Wetland line flagged in pink/black nbbon
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Land Management Group, Inc.
Post Office Box 2522
Wilmington, N C 28402
910-452-0001
LAND MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
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roject/Site:
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AppiicantlOwnec Of ?Q, per{ ?, ,{¢? 6 n County:
Investigator: n State:
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? es No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? es Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes Plot ID.
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
VEGETATION
j Dominant Plant _Species____ Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant SpeciesStratum Indicator
Lcbiolly pine Tree FAC 9
Pond nine Shrub FACW+ 10.
Titi Shrub FAC 11
A. Loblollv bay Shruo AC'vy 12.

Fetterbush Shrub
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FACW
13
Bitter Gallberry Shrub FAC 14
Sweetbay Shrub FAC_ V 15

Smilax W. Vine
FAC i
16.
Percent of Dominant Spec:es'hat are OBL FACW or FAC
(exclu(uding FAC-)
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks). Primary Indicators
Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge Inundated
_
Aerial Photographs Saturated in Upper 12 Inches
_ Other Water Marks
No Recorded Data Available _
_ Drift Lines
_ Sediment Deposits
_ Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Field Observations: Secondary indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 inches
Depth of Surface Water: (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
_ Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Free Water in Pit: (in.) _ FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depth to Saturated Sod: 2- (in) - i
Remarks:
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SOILS Project/Site: Page 2 of 2 wetland
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase Leon fine sand Drainage Class Two/Three _
Field Observations
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Aenc Hapla quods Confirm Mapped Type? Yes No
Profile Description
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) -- Horizon _(Munsell Moist Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
single grained; loose
0-6 A 10YR 4/1 clear wavy boundary
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single grained; loose
6-14 _ E 10YR 7/1 clear wavy boundarl
massive; friable;
14 17 Bh1 _ 5YR J1 gradual wavy boundary
massive, friable, I
17 - 23 Bh2 5YR 3/3 few medium faint (5YR 211 ) clear irregular boundar
single grained, loose
23 - 30 E' 10YR 7/1 gradual wavy boundary,
Hydric Soil Indicators
_ Histosol
_ Hisvc Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors
Concretions
High Organic Content "n Surace Layer .n Sandy Seils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Listed on Local Hydnc Soils List
Listed on National Hydnc Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks.
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophydc Vegetation Presents , `Fes, No (Circle) (Circle)
Wetland Hydrology Present? No
Hydric Soils Present? \YY No is this Sampling Point Within a Wetlarx Yes No
(Remarks
Wetland line flagged in pink/black ribbon.
by
Land Management Group, Inc.
Post Office Box 2522
Wilmington, N.C 28402
910-452-0001