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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
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August 6, 1997
Mr. Robert Johnson
Field Office Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 143
Asheville, NC 28801
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In keeping with your request, this office has circulated to interested state review agencies
U. S. Army Corps of Engineerss Public Notice and Action ID No. 199702667 dated May 8,
1997, which describes a project proposal by Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Dept. of
Charlotte. The project, involving the removal of sediment from an impoundment with
subsequent wetland impacts, is located on an unnamed tributary to Irvins Creek, off of Mcalpine
Greenway, southeast of Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County.
Based on a coordinated agency review, the state interposes no objection. During the
course of this review, three of the ten responding agencies provided substantive comments.
Their important recommendations follow::
Division of Land Resources - finds that an adequate erosion and sedimentation
control plan must be submitted to the Mooresville DEHNR Regional Office.
Additionally, the applicant will ultimately have to restabilize the disturbed areas
which will not be inundated;
Division of Water Quality - on July 22, 1997 issued the required Section 401
Water Quality Certification. Certification No. 3148 provides important
environmental safeguards;
Wildlife Resources Commission - requested the permit be conditioned as
follows:
(1) Limit excavation to the open water areas and maintain a minimuum
of 0.75 acres of the marsh system to provide wildlife habitat and
to protect water quality. Maintaining the current regular shape of
the marsh is desirable because it maximizes edge. The lake bottom
along the marsh should be sloped at preferably 2:1; however, 3:1 is
acceptable if there are overriding safety concerns.
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(2) The excavated material should not be stockpiled where sediments
will be carried into surface waters. Excavated material should
be stabilized with vegetation as soon as possible (within 30 days).
Surface waters should be protected from sedimentation with
appropriate measures (silt basins and fences) untl the vegetation
has stabilized the loose soils.
(3) Prohibit disposal of any excavated material within the 100-year
floodplain of any stream.
Should you require additional input from the state on this matter, do not hesitate to
contact this office or the commenting agencies.
Very sincerely,
4JoR. Parker, Jr.
Inland `404 Coordinator
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cc: Division of Water Quality
Division of Land Resources
Wildlife Resources Commission
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources 4 • •
Division of Water Quality
James Hunt, Jr., Governor ID FE H N F1
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
July 22, 1997
Mr. Troy Fitzsimmons
Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Dept.
5841 Brookshire Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28216-2403
Dear Mr. Fitzsimmons,
Re: Certification Pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act,
Proposed dredging of an existing pond
WQC Project #970423, COE #199702627
Mecklenburg County
Attached hereto is a copy of Certification No. 3148 issued to Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation
Dept. dated 22 July 1997.
If we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
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Attachments
970423.wgc
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Mooresville DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Mr. John Parker, Division of Coastal Management
Central Files
Mike Ignocco, Law Environmental
Division of Water Quality • Environmental Sciences Branch
Enviro. Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
THIS CERTIFICATION is issued in conformity with the requirements of Section 401
Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the United States and subject to the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality (DWQ) Regulations in 15 NCAC 2H, Section.0500 to Mecklenburg County Parks
and Recreation Department resulting in 0.83 acres of wetland impact in Mecklenburg County
pursuant to an application filed on the 12th day of May, 1997 to dredge an existing lake at McAlpine
Greenway Park.
The application provides adequate assurance that the discharge of fill material into the waters of
Irvins Creek in conjunction with the proposed development will not result in a violation of applicable
Water Quality Standards and discharge guidelines. Therefore, the State of North Carolina certifies
that this activity will not violate the applicable portions of Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, 307 of PL
92-500 and PL 95-217 if conducted in accordance with the application and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you submitted in your application, as
described in the Public Notice or as modified below. If you change your project, you must notify us
and you may be required to submit a revised application. If total wetland fills for this project (now or
in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC
2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed below.
In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your
project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-
discharge and Water Supply watershed regulations.
Condition(s) of Certification:
1. Appropriate sediment and erosion control practices which equal or exceed those outlined in
the most recent version of the 'North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning
and Design Manual" or the "North Carolina Surface Mining Manual" (available from the
Division of Land Resources in the DEHNR Regional or Central Offices) shall be utilized to
prevent exceedances of the appropriate turbidity water quality standard (50 NTUs in all
fresh water streams and rivers not designated as trout waters; 25 NTUs in all lakes and
reservoirs, and all saltwater classes; and 10 NTUs in trout waters);
2. All sediment and erosion control measures placed in wetlands or waters shall be removed
and the natural grade restored after the Division of Land Resources has released the
project;
3. Measures shall be taken to prevent live or fresh concrete from coming into contact with
waters of the state until the concrete has hardened;
Violations of any condition herein set forth shall result in revocation of this Certification and
may result in criminal and/or civil penalties. This Certification shall become null and void unless the
above conditions are made conditions of the Federal 404 and/or coastal Area Management Act
Permit. This Certification shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA permit.
If this Certification is unacceptable to you you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within sixty (60) days following receipt of this Certification. This request must be in
the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and
filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. If
modifications are made to an original Certification, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing on
the modifications upon written request within sixty (60) days following receipt of the Certification.
Unless such demands are made, this Certification shall be final and binding.
This the 22nd day of July, 1997
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Roger N. Schecter, Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. A. Preston Howard, P. E.
Director
Division of Water Quality
FROM: John R. Parker, Jr.
Inland "404" Coordinator
SUBJECT: "404" Project Review
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The attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice for Action No. 199702627 dated May 8, 1997
describing a proposed project by Mecklenburg Co. Parks & Recreation is being circulated to
interested state agencies for comments on applicable Section 404 and/or Section 10 permits.
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and return this form
by 5/23/97. If you have any questions regarding the proposed project, please contact me at 733-2293.
When appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY This office suSrts the project proposal.
No comment.
Comments on this project are attached.
This office objects to the project as proposed.
Signed
Date 117?v
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1EMORANDUM PRINT NAMES:
Reviewer: CO- JOHN DORNEY WQ SUPV.: r2 _
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES BRANCH DATE: z?- 9
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
***EACH ITEM MUST BE ANSWERED (USE N/A FOR NOT APPLICABLE)
PERMIT YR: 97 PERMIT NO: 0000423 COUNTY: MECKLENBURG
APPLICANT NAME: MECKLENBURG CO. PARKS & REC.-MCALPINE
PROJECT TYPE: DREDGING POND PERMIT TYPE: IND.
COE #: DOT #:
RCD_FROM _CDA: APP DATE_FRM_CDA: 05/12/97
REG OFFICE : W-0
ZIVER AND SUB BASIN J: 030834
STREAM-CLASS: C
WL_IMPACT?: Y/N
WL_REQUESTED:
WL_SCORE M :
MITIGATION?: Y/N
MITIGATION-SIZE:
STR INDEX N0: 11-137-9-2
WL_TYPE:
WL ACR EST?: Y/N
WATER IMPACTED BY FILL?: Y/N
MITIGATION TYPE:
DID YOU REQUEST MORE INFO?: Y/N
IS WETLAND RATING SHEET ATTACHED?: Y/N
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HAVE PROJECT CHANGES/CONDITIONS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH APPLICANT?: Y/N
RECOMMENDATION (Circle One): ISSUE ISSUE/COND DENY
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North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission K?
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604.1188, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: John Parker, inland "40A" Coordinator
Division of Coastal MQQanagtO InL DEI R
FROM: Owen 1?. Anderson;'Ydmont Region Coordinator
Habitat C'.onservatiOn Program
DATE: May 22, 1997
SUBJECT: Public Notice for Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Department 1br a
Department oi' Army Permit to Excavate and Temporarily Stockpile
Approximately 30,000 Cubic Yards of Accumulated Sediment Including 0.83
Acres of Herbaceous Marsh Wetland from an Existing 4.7-Acre Impoundment on
an Unnamed 't'ributary To Irvin Creek At McAlpine Oreenway Park Off Monroe
Road Southeast of Charlotte. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Action 1D
199702627
Staff biologists with the Wildlife P%esources Commission have completed a review of the
subject application to assess impacts to fish and wildlife habitat. Although a site visit was not
made, our stalf have worked on this impoundment in the past and are familiar with its problems
and history. Our comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Clean Water Act
of 1977 (33 U,S.C. 466 et seq.), and the Dish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as
amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d).
't'he applicant proposes to excavate four feet of accumulated sediment over the entire
bottom of a 4.7-acre lake. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of material will be removed by
backhoe and dump truck. The excavation will destroy a 0.83-acre herbaceous marsh wetland,
which has developed along the upstream end of the lake and is vegetated primarily with sedges
and soft rush.
The purpose of the excavation is to create a deeper pond tor stocking game fish 1br public
recreational fishing; opportunities at this county park facility. The applicant proposes to install a
subsurface aeration system and fish structures after excavation.
This project is located within the floodplain of Irvins Creels; therefore, the lake floods
periodically, which may cause problems with managing the lake for fishing. We agree that
excavating the lake should improve the capability of sustaining a recreational fishery and are not
opposed to removing accumulate sediments in the open water.
't'he marsh that. has developed at the upstream end of the lake adds diversity of habitat for
wildlife and enhances potential for environmental education and wildlife viewing opportunities
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McAlpine Greenway Pond 2 May 22, 1997
199702627
i'or species assaciated with marsh habitats. Additionally, the marsh functions in sediment
removal and uptake of nutrients; and therefore, helps maintain water duality within the pond.
Maintaining good water quality will be essential to maintaining a good recreational fishery.
The excavated material will be dispusW of on existing soccer and athletic fields within
the park. Since the pond is in the f oodplain, we must also assume that the playing fields could
also bo in the 100-year floodplain. Filling the 100-year floodplain will exacerbate flooding
downstream and have adverse impacts on aquatic habitats.
We request that this permit be conditioned as follows:y,??''t
1. Limit ex"wation to the open water areas and maintain a minimtun of 0.75 acres of the
marsh syktetn to provide wildlife habitat and to protect water quality. Maintaining the
current irregular shape of the marsh is desirable because it maximizes edge. 'l lie lake
bottom along the marsh should be sloped at preferably 2:1; however; 3:1 is acceptable if
there are overriding safety concerns. - ??-
2. The excavated material should not be stockpiled where sediments will be carried into Q'
surface waters. Excavated material should be stabilized with vegetation as soon as
possible (within 30 days). Surface waters should be protected frorn sedimentation with
appropriate measures (silt basins and fences) until the vegetation has stabilized the loose
soils.
3, 1'rclhihit disposal o l,any excavated material within the 100-year floodplain of any stream,
We appreciate the opportunity to review this permit application. If you need further
assistance or additional information, please contact me at [phone].
cc: Steve Lund, US Army C:OE, Asheville
John Dorney, Division of Watcr Quality
Mate of North Carolina
Department of Environment, N"PFA
Health and Natural Resources 10
Division of Coastal Management
Jonathan B. Hunt, Jr., Governor IDE H N
.konatathan B. Howes, Secretary Pager N. Schecter, Director
Mayl3, 1997
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. A. Preston Howard, P. E.
Director
Division of Water Quality
FROIkl: John R. Parker, Jr.
Inland "404 Coordinator
SUBJECT: "404" Project Review
The attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice for Action No. 199702627 dated May 8, 1997
describing a proposed project by Mecklenburg Co. Parks & Recreation is being circulated to
interested state agencies for comments on applicable Section 404 and/or Section 10 permits.
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and return this form
by 5/23/97. If you have any questions regarding the proposed project, please contact me at 733-2293.
When appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY This office supports the project proposal.
No comment.
Comments on this project are attached.
This office objects to the project as proposed.
Signed
Date
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Action ID No. 199702627
May 8, 1997
PUBLIC NOTICE
Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Department, ATTN: Mr. Troy J.
Fitzsimmons, Park Planner, 5841 Brookshire Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina,
28216-2403 has applied for a Department of the Army (DA) permit TO EXCAVATE AND
TEMPORARILY STOCKPILE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 CUBIC YARDS OF ACCUMULATED SEDIMENT
INCLUDING 0.83 ACRES OF HERBACEOUS MARSH WETLAND FROM AN EXISTING 4.7-ACRE
IMPOUNDMENT ON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO IRVINS CREEK AT MCALPINE GREENWAY PARK OFF
MONROE ROAD SOUTHEAST OF CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
The following description of the work is taken from data provided by the
applicant and from observations made during an onsite inspection by a
representative of the Corps of Engineers. Plans submitted with the application
show the proposed excavation of approximately 4 feet of accumulated sediment over
the entire bottom of the 4.7-acre lake. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of
material would be removed by backhoe and dump truck working from the lake bed.
It has been determined that the applicant's proposed method of excavation would
result in temporary stockpiling of excavated material on the lake bottom in more
than incidental amounts. The lake has recently been drained to facilitate this
activity. The excavated material would be disposed of on existing soccer and
athletic fields within the park. The proposed excavation would remove 0.83 acres
of herbaceous marsh wetland vegetated primarily with sedges and soft rush that
has developed along the upstream (western) end of the lake. Following completion
of the proposed excavation, the applicant plans to install a subsurface aeration
system together with six concrete and/or tire reefs within the lake to improve
aquatic habitat. The lake would then be restocked with gamefish. The purpose
of the proposed work is to rehabilitate an existing impoundment and provide
public recreational fishing opportunities at this county park facility. Plans
showing the proposed work are included with this public notice.
The State of North Carolina will review this public notice to determine the
need for the applicant to obtain any required State authorization. No Department
of the Army (DA) permit will be issued until the coordinated State viewpoint on
the proposal has been received and reviewed by this agency, nor will a DA permit
be issued until the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural
Resources (NCDEHNR) has determined the applicability of a Water Quality
Certificate as required by PL 92-500.
This application is being considered pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Any person may request, in writing within the
comment period specified in the notice, that a public hearing be held to consider
this application. Requests for public hearing shall state, with particularity,
the reasons for holding a public hearing.

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The District Engineer has consulted the latest published version of the
National Register of Historic Places for the presence or absence of registered
properties, or properties listed as being eligible for inclusion therein, and
this worksite is not registered property or property listed as being eligible for
inclusion in the Register. Consultation of the National Register constitutes the
extent of cultural resource investigations by the District Engineer, and he is
otherwise unaware of the presence of such resources. Presently, unknown
archeological, scientific, prehistorical, or historical data may be lost or
destroyed by work under the requested permit.
The District Engineer, based on available information, is not aware that the
proposed activity will affect species, or their critical habitat, designated as
endangered or threatened pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the
probable impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity and its
intended use on the public interest. Evaluation of the probable impacts which
the proposed activity may have on the public interest requires a careful weighing
of all those factors which become relevant in each particular case. The benefits
which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced
against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. The decision whether to authorize
a proposal, and if so the conditions under which it will be allowed to occur, are
therefore determined by the outcome of the general balancing process. That
decision should reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization
of important resources. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal must
be considered including the cumulative effects thereof. Among those are
conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands,
cultural values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards and flood plain values
(in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use, navigation, shore erosion
and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of
property ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For
activities involving the placement of dredged or fill materials in waters of the
United States, a permit will be denied if the discharge that would be authorized
by such permit would not comply with the Environmental Protection Agencies'
404(b)(1) guidelines. Subject to the preceding sentence and any other applicable
guidelines or criteria, a permit will be granted unless the District Engineer
determines that it would be contrary to the public interest.
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal,
State and local agencies and officials; Indian Tribes and other interested
parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity.
Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine
whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make
this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species,
historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and the other
public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of
an Environmental Assessment (EA) and/or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments are also used
to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public
interest of the proposed activity.
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Generally, the decision whether to issue this Department of the Army (DA)
permit will not be made until the North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources (NCDEHNR) issues, denies, or waives State
certification required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The NCDEHNR
considers whether or not the proposed activity will comply with Sections 301,
302, 306, and 307 of the Clean Water Act. The application and this public notice
for the Department of the Army (DA) permit serves as application to the NCDEHNR
for certification.
Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be
reviewed at the offices of the Environmental Operations Section, North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources (NCDEHNR), Salisbury
Street, Archdale Building, Raleigh, North Carolina. Copies of such materials
will be furnished to any person requesting copies upon payment of reproduction
costs.
All persons desiring to make comments regarding the application for Clean
Water Act certification should do so in writing delivered to the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), 4401 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, North Carolina
27611-7687, on or before May 30, 1997, Attention: Mr. John Dorney.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will be
received in this office, Attention: Mr. Steven Lund, until 4:15 p.m.,
May 23, 1997, or telephone [phone].
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF May 8, 1997
Regulatory Branch
Action ID No. 199702627
Mr. John Dorney
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Dear Mr. Dorney:
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Enclosed is the application of the Mecklenburg County Parks and
Recreation Department for Department of the Army authorization and a State
Water Quality Certification to excavate and temporarily stockpile
approximately 30,000 cubic yards of accilated sediment including 0.83 acres
of marsh wetland from the bottom of an ex&sting 4.7-acre impoundment on an
unnamed tributary of Irvins Creek at McAlpine Greenway Park off Monroe Road
southeast of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Your receipt of
this letter verifies your acceptance of a valid request for certification in
accordance with Section 325.2(b)(ii) of our administrative regulations.
We are considering authorizing the proposed activity pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act, and we have determined that a water quality
certification is required under the provisions of Section 401 of the same law.
A Department of the Army permit will not be granted until the certification
has been obtained or waived.
In accordance' with our administrative regulations, in most cases, 60 days
after receipt of a request for certification is a reasonable time for State
action. Therefore, if you have not acted on the request, or asked for an
extension of time, by July 7, 1997, the District Engineer will deem that
waiver has occurred.
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Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Steven Lund in our
Asheville Regulatory Field office, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
Robert W. Johns n
Office Manager
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Enclosure/as
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Parker
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT I OMB APPROVAL NO. 0710-003
(33 CFR 325) ( Expires October 1996
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to
Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Service Directorate of InformationOperations and Reports, 1216 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite
1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 10710-00031, Washington, DC
20503. Please DO NO RETURN your form to either of those addresses. Completed applications must be submitted to the District Engineer having
jurisdiction over the location of the proposed activity.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: 33 USC 401, Section 10; 1413, Section 404. Principal Purpose: These laws require permits authorizing activities in, or affecting,
navigable waters of the United States, the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, and the transportation of dredged
material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters. Routine Uses: Information provided on this form will be used in evaluating the application
for a permit. Disclosure: Disclosure of requested information is voluntary. If information is not provided, however, the permit application cannot be
processed nor can a permit be issued.
One set of original drawings or good reproduciblR copies which show the location and character of the proposed activity must be attached to this
application (see sample drawings and instructiorisl and be submitted to the District Engineer having jurisdiction over the location of the proposed
activity. An application that is not completed in full will be retumed.
1. APPLICATION NO. 12. FIELD OFFICE CODE 13. DATE RECEIVED 14. DATE APPLICATION COMPLETED
11TPUA RF1 OW TD RF Fd / FD RV ARM /CANT
5. APPLICANT'S
AC T AUTHORIZED AGENT'S NAME AND TITLE Ian agent is not requited!
OUNTY PARK & RECREATION DEPARTME
MECKLENBURG MICHAEL A. IAGNOCCO
POC: TROY J. FITZSIMMONS PARK PLANNER SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
6. APPLICANT'S ADDRESS 9. AGENT'S ADDRESS
5841 BROOKSHIRE BOULEVARD LAW ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28216-2403 2801 YORKMONT ROAD, SUITE 100-
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28208
7. APPLICANT'S PHONE NOS. W /AREA CODE 10. AGENT'S PHONE NOS. W /AREA CODE
a. Residence a. Residence
b. Business,. [phone] b. Business [phone] EXT. 3357
11. STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION
I hereby authorize, MICHAEL A. IAGNOCCO to act in my behalf as my agent in the processing of this application and to
furnish, upon request, supplemental information in support of this permit application.

APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE DATE
NAME, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT OR ACTIVITY
12. PROJECT NAME OR TITLE Ises instructions) r?
MCALPINE CREEK GREENWAY PARK C-,
13. NAME OF WATERBODY, IF KNOWN !i1 appiicawe!
MCALPINE CREEK GREENWAY PARK FISHING POND/
IRVINS CREEK
'5. LOCATION OF PROJECT
MECKLENBURG NC
COUNTY STATE
14. PROJECT STREET ADDRESS ofappiicausi
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8711 MONROE ROAD c'z..
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
16. OTHER LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS,. IF KNOWN 11see instructions)
SEE FIGURE 1
`7. DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE
From Charlotte take I-74 (Independence Boulevard) south for approximately 7 miles; make
right onto Sardis Road north; make right onto Monroe Road; park entrance is located off
of Monroe Road, approximately 3/4-mile north of the Monroe Road/North Sardis Road intersection
from parking lot take footbridge across McAlpine Creek to pond.
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