19960841 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19960828

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and
Mr. Will Sullivan
Wayne County
224 E. Walnut Street
3rd Floor
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
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January 15, 1997
Wayne County
DWQ Project # 960841
COE #199606884
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
You have our approval to place fill material in 3.0 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of
expanding an existing landfill at SR 1129, as you described in your application dated 28 August 1996. After
reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification
Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26 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 except as
modified below. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new
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 211.0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to be
valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification as well as these additional conditions:
A deed restriction or conservation easement shall be added to all remaining wetlands to prevent future fill.
Surface flow shall be directed at nonerosive velocities into the remaining wetlands to maintain the present
hydrology. 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. This approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or CAMA
permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
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. 276 1 1-7447. This certification and its conditions
are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Domey at 919-733-1786.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
Washington DWQ Regional Office
Aft. John Dorney
Central Files
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Division of Water Quality - Environmental Sciences Branch
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GENRRAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE)VERIFICATION
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Applicable Law! Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344).
(check all that apply) Section 10 (River and Harbor Act of 1899).
Authorization: _ regional General Permit Number.
.B/L, # Z& Nationwide Permit Number.
Your work is authorized by this Regional Cieneral (RGP) or Nationwide Permit (NWP) provided it is accomplished
in strict accordance with the attached conditions and your submitted plans. If your activity is ayNect to Section
404 (if Section 404 block above is checked work you must a`G ?' 401 water
qu c 1cation from the N.C. Division of Environmental 733-1796. For any
activity within the twenty coastal counties, before beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal
Management, telephone [phone].
Please read and carefully comply with the attacWd conditions of the RGP or NWIs Any violation of the conditions
of the RGP or the NWP referenced above may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, and/or
appropriate legal action.
This Department of the Army RGP or NWP verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain
any other regnired Federal, State, or local approvals/permits. The permittee may need to contact appropriate State
and local agencies before beginning work.
If there are any questions regarding this authorization or any of the. Conditions of the General Permit or Nationwide
Permit, please contact the Corps Regulatory Official specified below.
Date .. 101?126
Corps Regulatory Official I W4&.1 ,Telephone No. (qt al 79 t X 16
Expiration Date of Verification 1 1 l I igl 7
SURVEY PLATS, FIELD SKETCH, WETLAND DELINEATION FORMS, PROJECT PLANS, ETC., MUST
BE ATTACHED TO THE YELLOW (FILE) COPY OF THIS FORM. IF REQUIRED OR AVAILABLE.
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GFM AL CONDITIONS
1. Xavigation. No activity may cause more than a minimal adverse of feat on
navigation.
2. proper Xaintevancs. Any structure or fill authorized shall be properly
:maintained, including maintenance to ensure public SaZety.
3. srosion and siltation controls. Appropriate erosion and. siltation
coatrois must be used and maintained in effective operating condition during
construction, and all exposed soil and other fills mush be permanently
stabilized at the earliest practicable state.
4. Aquatic Llfa Rovements. No activity may substantially disrupt the
movement of those species of aguatJ1.c life indiejenous to the waterbody,
including those species which normally migrate through the area, unless the
activity's primary purpose is to impound water.
S. gquipment. Heavy equipment working in wetlands must be placed on mats or
other measures must be taken to minimize soil disturbance.
6. Regional and Cane-by-case Conditions. The activity must comply with any
regional conditiana which may have been added by the Division Xngineer and any
case specific conditions added by the corps.
7. Wild and Scenic Rivern. No activity may occur in a component of the
aationai wild and scanio River s etemp or in a river officially designated by
congress as a "study river" !or possible inclusion in the system, while the
river is in an official study status. Information on mild and scenic 'Rivera
may be obtained from the National Park service and the U.S. Forest Service.
S. Tribal Rights. No activity or its operation may impair reserved tribal
rights, including, but not limited to, reserved water rights and treaty
fishing and hunting rights.
9. Water Quality cowt#.fi.cation. In certain states, an individual state
water quality certification must be obtained or waived.
10. Coastal Zone Managemnt. Ir, certair. states, or individual stato coastal
zone management coneintanay concurrertes must be obtained or waived.
ill Endangered Species. No activity is authorized under AAy NWP which is
likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a threatened or endangered
species or a species proposed for ouch designation, as identified under the
Federal Endangered Species Act, or which is likely to destroy or adversely
modify the critical habitat of such species. Non-Federal permitteas shall
notify the District Engineer if any listed species or critical habitat might
be affected or is in the vicinity of the project and shall not begin work on
the activity until notified by the District Engineer that the requirements of
the Endangered Species Act have been satisfied and that the activity is
authorized. Information on the location of threatened and endangered species
can be obtained from the U.S. Dish and Wildl.lfe Service and National Marize
Fisheries Service.

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22. Hiatoric Properties. No activity which may affect Historic Properties
listed, or eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places
is authorized, until the Distract Engineer has complied with the provisions of
33 CFR 325, Appendix c. The prospective permittse must notify the District
Engineer if the authorized activity may affect any historic properties listed,
determined to be eligible, or which the prospective permittoo has reason to
believe may be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places, and shall not begin the activity until notified by the District
Engineer that the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act have
been satisfied and that the activity is authorized. Information on the
location and existence of historic resources can be obtained from the state
Historic Preservation Office and the National Register of Ni.storic Plecse..-.(see
33 CPR 330.4(8)).
13. Notification-
a. Where required by the terms of the NWP, the prospective permittee must
notify the District Enq?Aeer as early as possible and shall not begin the
activity:
(1) until notified by the District Engineer that the activity may
proceed under the NWP with any special conditions imposed by the District or
Division Engineer; or
(2) if notified by the District or Division Engineer that an
individual permit is required; or
(3) Unl®sa 30 days have passdd from the District Mugineerts reaeipt
of the.notif ication and the prospective permittee has not received notice from
the District or Division Engineer. 5ubsequeutly, the parmittee's right to
proceed under the NWP may be modified, suspended or revoked only in accordance
with the procedure set forth in 33 CFR 330.5(d)(2),
b. The notification must be in writing and include the following
information and any required feed:
(1) Name, address and tmlophone number of the prospective parmittea;
(2) Location of the proposed project;
(3) Brief description of the proposed project; the project's purpose;
direct and indirect adverse Qnvirarseerital affects the project would cause; any
other NWP(s), regional general permit(s) or individual permit(s) used or
intended to be used to authorize any part of the proposed project or related
activity;
(4) Where required by the terms of the MM, a delineations of affected
special aquatic sites, including wetlands; and
(5) A statement that the prospective permittee has contacted;
(a) The QSFW9/NMFS regarding the Presence of 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; and any
available information provided byrthose agencies. (The prospective permittee ?
may contact Corps District Offices for USFWS/NMFS agency contacts and list of
critical habitat.)

* '0 (b) The SHPO regarding the presence of any historic properties in
the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project; and the
available infcrmaulon, if.any provided by that agency.
14. Water Supply Intakes. No discharge of dredged or fill material may occur
in the proximity of a public water supply intake except where the discharge is
repair of the public water supply Intake Structures or adjacent bank
stabilization.
IS. Shellfish px'oduction. No discharge of dredged or fill material may occur
in areas of concentrated shellfish production, unless the discharge is
directly related to a shellfish harvest activity authorized by nationwide
permit.
A. Suitable Material. No discharge of dredged or fill material may consist
of unsuitable material (e.g., trash, debris, car bodioz, etc.) and material
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17. Ki.ti.gation. Discharges of, dredged or, fill material into waters of *he'
United States must be midimized or avoided to the maximum extent practicable
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a compensation mitigation plan for the specific regulated activity.
is. Spawning arsaas. Discharges in spawning areas during spawning seasons
must be avoided to the maximum extant practicable.
19. ohstxactionn of Righ ?laws. To the maximum extent practicable,
discharges must not permanently restrict or impede the passage of normal or
expected high flows or cause the relocation of the water (unless the primary
purpose at tho fill 5Ls to impound waters).
20. Ulvem" Impacts from Ia:p ts. If the discharge creates an
impoundment of water, adverse impacts on the aquatic Qysten.caused by the
accelerated passage of water and/or the restriotioss of its flow shall be
minimized to the maximum extent practicable.
21. Waterfowl Bresding areas, bischarges into breeding areas for migratory
waterfowl :gust be avoided' to the maximum- extent practicable.
22. Removal of Temporasy Fillet. Any twporary fills rust be removed Ia their
entirety and the affected areas returned to their proexisting elevation.
auras:
1. Qualification for and issuance df a nationwide permit does not relieve the
applicant of the need to obtain any other required State or local permits.
2. Should all or part of a proposed activity be located within an Area of
Envixonmental Concern (AEC) as designated by tba.North Carolina Coastal
Rmsources Commission, a CAM permit is required from the North Carolina
Division of Coastal, Management. Should an 4c*ivkty within or potentially
affecting an AEC be proposed by a Federal agency, a consistency determination
pursuant to 15 CPR 930 must be provided to the North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management at la4xt 90 days before thst onsat of the proposed activity.
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REGIONAL CONDITIONS
4. All fill material authorized by this Permit must he ohtaa.ned from an
upland source.
2. Use of this permit for livestock and domestic animal waste treatment
facilities is not allowed.
STATE CONSISTENCY CONDITIONS
1. All fill material authorised by thin permit must 129 obtained from an
upland sourca.
2. Use of this nationwide permit for waste disposal facilities is not
authorized.
r wiolat}?o s: of the apprppriate turbidity. wat?q: gti}at].it lard (50 NTO' S (iA r
streams and rivers not designated as trout waters-by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management; 25 NTU'Z in all saltwater classes and
all lakes and reservoirs and 10 NTV's in trout waters).
:. .„ - 4., Proposed fill of greater than one acre in $A, trout, ORW, Ws-1 and Ws-2
NQw Waters'heds,, regdireb' public notice and"afi iddl.vidual' section 401 Water'
2uality certification from the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
5. For activities resulting in the loss of waters of the United states
greater than 113 of an acre, the applicant must receive written concurrence
from the North Carolina Division of Environmental. Hanagament that tho proposal
is certified under the section 401 Water Quality Certification Program.
5. 19 the proposed activity is within the North Caxoli:na Coastal Area and the
activity will result LA the Leas of waters of the United States greater than
1/3 of an acre, the applicant must receive written concurrence from the North
Carolina Division of Coastal Management that the activity is consistent with
the North Carolina Coastal Management Program.
GENERAL CERTIFICATION CONDITIONS
1. Proposed fill or substantial, modification of greater than one-third of an
acre of such waters, including wetlands, requires a written concurrence from
the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
2. Proposed fill or substantial modification of equal to or lass than one-
third of an acre of ouch waters, including wetlands, does not require written
concurrence from the North Carolina oiviaion of Environmental Management.
3. Proposed fill of greater than one acre in $A, trout, HOW, ORW, WS-1 and
Ws-II watersheds require public notice and an individual section 401 Water
Quality certification from the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
4. Established sediment and erosion.cantrol. practices will be utilized to
prevent violations of the appropriate turbidity water quality standard {50
BTU's in stream* and rivers not dAltgnated as trout waters by the North
Carolina Diviaioft of Enviror mental Hanagement, 25 N"** in all saltwater
classes and all lakes and reservoirs and 10 NTQ's in trout waters).
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Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #): NWP #26
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 WATER QUALITY PLANNING
CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,'
P.O. Box 1890 AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890 P.O. Box 29535
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Telephone [phone] - ATTN. MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE 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- Wayne 2. Owners Address: 224 E Walnut St 3rd floor ('o1 dsharn ? Mr. 975- in
3. Owners Phone Number (Home):
(Work): (914) 7"11-143-,
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
Mr. Will Sullivan
224 E Walnut Street Ind Floor
Goldsboro, NC 27530 Phone (414) 7'A 1 _ 16'1x,
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Wayne
Nearest Town or City:
Goldsboro
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks,etc.): South West of Goldsboro
off of SR 1129
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Edwards Branch
7. River Basin: Neuse
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ ] NO F]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO F ]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
18 acres
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: 3
Drained:
Flooded:
Excavafed:
Total Impacted:
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A protected species survey and wetland delineation were conducted in late February
1996 for the proposed Wayne County Landfillexpansion east of the intersection of U.S.
Highway 13 and S.R. 1127, and southwest of Goldsboro in Wayne County, North
Carolina. The project property, approximately 127 acres in size, contains three
disturbed or young ecological communities (Disturbed Upland, Abandoned
Agricultural/Field, and Disturbed Pine-Hardwood Forest0; and five relatively
undisturbed mature ecological communities (Pine-Hardwood Forest, Pine Forest, Mixed
Mesic Hardwood Forest, Bottomland Hardwood Forest, and Aquatic Habitat). The
threedisturbed communities, Pine-Hardwood Forest, Pine Forest, and small amounts of
Mixed Mesic Hardwood Forest occur in the potential impact area, while much of the
Mixed Mesic Hardwood Forest, most of the Bottomland Hardwood Forest, and all of the
Aquatic Habitat occur in the undisturbed buffer areas around the project. Wetland
areas do occur in several drainages in Mixed Mesic Hardwood Forest communities in
the proposed impact zone.
Information on previous occurrences of protected species near the project area was
obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Natural
Heritage Program at the time of the survey. The proposed impact zone in the project
area and adjacent areas contains foraging habitat for one state and federally protected
animal species, red-cockaded woodpecker, but does not contain suitable nesting habitat
for this species. No evidence of any state or federally protected animal species was
observed in the project area. No state or federally protected plant species are known
from Wayne County. No state or federally protected plant species were observed in the
project area.
Potential red-cockaded woodpecker foraging habitat in the project area is isolated by
disturbances, hardwood forests, and young pine plantations, and is not large enough to
support a colony of red-cockaded woodpeckers. Habitat for the other state or federally
protected animal species known from Wayne County does not exist n the impact zone;
thus, it is highly unlikely that this project will impact any state or federally protected
species.
Most jurisdictional wetlands in the project area are hin the required undisturbed buffer
zones, and will not be impacted by this project. However, small amounts of
jurisdictional wetlands are present in several drainages in the proposed impact zone of
the project area. Impacts to these wetlands may qualify for Nationwide Permit 26 for
impacts to wetlands above headwaters if flow in the tributary to Edward's Branch is less
than 5 cubic feet per second.
PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY AND WETLANDS DELINEATION FOR THE
PROPOSED WAYNE COUNTY LANDFILL EXPANSION,
WAYNE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Garrow & Associates, Inc., has performed a protected species survey and a jurisdictional
wetlands delineation for the proposed Wayne County Landfill expansion, southwest of
Goldsboro in Wayne County, North Carolina. The project property is approximately
115 acres east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 13 and S.R. 1127 (Figure 1, Appendix
1). This report describes ecological communities, determines the presence of protected
species or their habitats, and locates jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United
States in and adjacent to the project property. Recommendations are made concerning
impacts to potential protected species habitats, jurisdictional wetlands, and waters of
the United States. Consideration of impacts to protected species and wetlands is
required under the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules (15A NCAC 13B).
Rare and protected species include species protected by state and federal laws, as well
as rare species that, although not legally protected, are of concern to listing agencies and
members of the scientific community. Legally protected species include animals listed
as Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern, or Extirpated by the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC); plants listed as Endangered, Threatened, or
Special Concern by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA); and plants
and animals listed as Endangered or Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS 1989, 1990a, 1990b). Rare species include Candidates for federal listing by FWS
and those listed as Candidates or as Significantly Rare by the North Carolina Natural
Heritage Program (NCNHP). Efforts to accommodate these species found on a project
area are encouraged but not required; such efforts help preserve a rare species before it
becomes critically imperiled and legally protected.
Wetlands are defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency as "those areas that are inundated or saturated by
surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that
under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted
for life in saturated soil conditions" (Environmental Laboratory 1987). Areas that do not
meet the criteria for wetlands, but that hold impounded or running water during some
or all of the year, are termed waters of the United States. This term applies to such
features as lakes, ponds, rivers, and perennial and intermittent streams.
2.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Literature Review and Records Search --
A literature and map review was performed for the study area, consisting of an
examination of soil survey maps (Goodwin et al. 1974), the U.S. Geological Survey
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3.2 Description of Ecological Communities
Eight ecological communities exist in and adjacent to the study area: Disturbed Upland,
Abandoned Agricultural/Field, Disturbed Pine-Hardwood Forest, Pine-Hardwood
Forest, Pine Forest, Mixed Mesic Hardwood Forest, and Bottomland Hardwood Forest.
Additionally, aquatic habitat exists in streams and channels along the northern, western,
and southern boundaries of the project area, but no aquatic habitat will be impacted by
this project. The forested communities in the project property are mature, relatively
undisturbed ecological communities. However, several communities have severe to
moderate disturbance from grading, agriculture, and timber harvesting. The
approximate boundaries of ecological communities are depicted in Figure 2. Scientific
names of common plant and animal species in the project area are contained in
Appendix 2.
The Disturbed Upland community occurs around the edges of a recently abandoned
agricultural field. Grading and soil borrowing have occurred in these areas. This type
is mainly bare ground with only very little pioneer vegetation, including blackberry,
broomsedge, dandelions, and loblolly pine seedlings (Figure 3). No animal species were
observed in these areas.
The Abandoned Agricultural/Field community occurs on a broad ridge in the center of
the project area. This area is currently dominated by a young dense stand of loblolly
pine (Figure 4). Animals observed in this community include white-throated sparrow
and mourning dove.
The Disturbed Pine-Hardwood Forest community occurs on slopes and a broad ridge in
the eastern portion of the project area that have been recently harvested. Residual
mature trees, including loblolly pine, white oak, southern red oak, pignut hickory, and
sourwood, are scattered in this community (Figure 5). Pioneer ground layer vegetation
includes broomsedge, blackberry, and wooly mullein. Residual understory species
include American holly, bracken fern, catbrier, flowering dogwood, blueberry,
deerberry, ebony spleenwort, Japanese honeysuckle, southern jasmine, and grape, with
abundant regeneration of hardwoods and some loblolly pine. Animals observed in this
community include bluejay, yellow-rumped warbler, Carolina chickadee, slate-gray
junco, American crow, rufous-sided towhee, and white-throated sparrow.
The Pine-Hardwood Forest community occurs on slopes and broad ridges throughout
the project area. The canopy is predominantly loblolly pine, with white oak, southern
red oak, pignut hickory, and sourwood (Figure b). Understory species include
American holly, bracken fern, catbrier, flowering dogwood, blueberry, deerberry, ebony
spleenwort, Japanese honeysuckle, pipsissewa, southern jasmine, and grape. Animals
observed in this community include bluejay, yellow-shafted flicker, yellow-rumped
warbler, Carolina chickadee, slate-gray junco, American crow, rufous-sided towhee, and
white-throated sparrow.
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3.3.1 Animals. The NCNHP (1996) and FWS (1996) rare and protected animal species
lists serve as the basis for this protected animal study. One state and federally protected
animal species and six state protected animal species potentially occur in Wayne
County. Potential foraging habitat occurs in the project area for one state and federally
protected animal species., No habitat was found in the project area for any other state or
federally protected animal species known from Wayne County. No state or federally
protected species were observed in the project area.
Several protected animal species known from Wayne County are strictly aquatic.
Aquatic habitat is either just within or outside of the property boundaries of the project
area, and will not be impacted by this project. No evidence of protected aquatic species
was observed in streams just within or adjacent to the project area.
Pine Forest and Pine-Hardwood Forest communities in the project area contain suitable
foraging habitat for the state and federally Endangered red-cockaded woodpecker
(pines 2 30 years old). No suitable nest trees (pines >_ 60 years old) occur in the project
area. Foraging habitat in the project area is isolated by hardwood forests, agricultural
areas, and very young pine plantations, and is not extensive enough to support a colony
of red-cockaded woodpeckers.
One state Significantly Rare (legally unprotected) animal species, pine barrens treefrog,
is known from Wayne County, but was not observed in the project area. No habitat for
this species exists in the impact zone of the project area.
3.3.2 Plants. The NCNHP (1996) and FWS (1996) lists of rare or protected plant species
potentially occurring in Wayne County serve as the basis for the protected plant study.
No state or federally protected plant species are known to occur in Wayne County. Six
federal Candidate and/or state Candidate or Significantly Rare plant species are known
from Wayne County. No state or federally protected plant species were observed in the
project area.
Marginal habitat occurs in the required buffer zones of the project area for two state
Significantly Rare or Candidate and/or federal Candidate plant species, pondspice and
Florida bladderwort. Due to disturbances adjacent to the project area these species are
not likely in the project area. Neither of these species was observed in the project area.
3.4 Jurisdictional Wetlands Assessment
Soil survey maps (Goodwin et al. 1974) indicate a hydric soil, Bibb sandy loam, in
floodplains and lower drainages in the project area. Additionally, Wagram loamy sands
are known to have `hydric inclusions of Bibb soils in narrow drainages upstream of
floodplain areas. The National Wetland Inventory map (FWS 1995) indicate palustrine
forested wetland in the project property.
Palustrine forested wetlands were found in the Edward's Branch floodplain and in
several drainages in the: project area. Much of these wetlands are in Bottomland
Hardwood Forest communities within the required undisturbed buffer zones; however,
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species, and no protected animal or plant species were observed during our field
investigations.
Avoidance of ecological communities will be practicable where these communities
occur within the legally required buffer zones around the proposed landfill expansion.
We do not recommend further investigations for protected species in the proposed
impact zone or in required buffer zones in the project area.
We recommend avoiding impacts to the wetland and waters of the United States in the
project property to the extent practicable. Avoidance will be practicable in the wetland
and waters in the required buffer zones. Permits will be required from the COE under
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act if fill is to be placed in any wetlands in the proposed
impact zone of the project area. Also, sedimentation and erosion control measures must
be taken to protect wetlands that are not directly impacted by construction.
This project may qualify for a Nationwide'Permit because most wetlands in the project
property are within the required undisturbed buffer zones, and wetland impacts will be
minimal. A request should be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to verify
wetland boundaries and proposed wetland impacts in the project area and to verify the
eligibility of this project for a Nationwide Permit.
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North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.. 1996. Rare elements known to occur in
Wayne County, N.C. Natural Heritage Program element occurrence list. NCNHP,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Page, Lawrence M., and Brooks M. Burr. 1991. Field guide to freshwater fishes, north
of Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles, and C. R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the
Carolinas. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Reed, P. B., Jr. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: Southeast
(Region 2). U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Research and
Development, Washington, D.C. Biological Report 88 (26.2).
Scott, S. L., editor. 1988. Field guide to the birds of North America. 2nd ed. National
Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
Soil Conservation Service (SCS). 1991. Hydric soils of the United States. In cooperation
with the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. ' U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 1989. 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and
threatened wildlife and plants; animal notice of review. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990a. 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and threatened
wildlife and plants; review of plant taxa for listing as endangered or threatened species;
notice of review. Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990b. 50 CFR Part 17.11 and 17.12: Endangered and
threatened wildlife and plants. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Endangered and threatened species of the
southeastern United States. Notebook and update to Region 4. U.S. Department of the
Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. National Wetlands Inventory draft map,
Southwest Goldsboro, North Carolina, quadrangle, 7.5 minute series. U.S. Department
of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996. Listed species in Wayne County. Raleigh Field
Office, Raleigh, North Carolina.
U.S. Geological Survey. 1988. Southwest Goldsboro, North Carolina, quadrangle, 7.5
minute series. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
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APPENDIX 1. FIGURES
1. Project Location Map.
2. Ecological Communities and Jurisdictional Wetlands.
3. Disturbed Upland with Little or No Vegetation.
4. Abandoned Agricultural/Field Community with Loblolly Pine.
5. Disturbed Pine-Hardwood Forest Community.
6. Pine-Hardwood Forest Community.
7. Pine Forest Community.
8. Mixed Mesic Hardwood Forest.
9. American Holly.
10. Bottomland Hardwood Forest Community.
11. Pool in Bottomland Hardwood Forest Community.
12. Jurisdictional Wetland in Narrow Drainage.
13. Laurelbrier in Narrow Wetland Understory of Mixed Mesic Hardwood Forest.
14. Netted Chain Fem Fertile Frond in Wetland.
15. Low Chroma Soil from Wetland.
16. Evidence of Shallow Rooting in Wetland.
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Hardwood Forest.
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Figure 14. Netted Chain Fern Fertile Frond in Wetland.

Figure 15. Low Chroma Soil from Wetland.
rrgure rb. tvraence or marrow xoonng in Wetland.
APPENDIX 2. SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF COMMi
FOUND PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES
Common Name
Scientific Name
Plant species
American holly
Beggar-lice
Blackberry
Blueberry
Bracken fern
Broomsedge
Catbrier
Cinnamon fern
Cranefly orchid
Cross-vine
Dandelions
Deerberry
Ebony spleenwort
Flowering dogwood
Giant cane
Grape
Green ash
Japanese honeysuckle
Laurelbrier
Loblolly pine
Musclewood
Netted chain fern
Northern red oak
Partridgeberry
Pignut hickory
Pipsissewa
Poison ivy
Rattlesnake plantain
Redbay
Red maple
St. John's-wort
Sedges
Soft rush
Sourwood
Southern jasmine
Southern red oak
Sphagnum moss
Ilex opaca
Desmodium sp.
Rubus sp.
Vaccinium sp.
Pteridium aquilinum
Andropogon spp.
Smilax sp.
Osmunda cinnamom
Tipularia discolor
Anisostichus capreol
Taraxacum sp.
Vaccineum arboreuml
Asplenium platyneuri
Cornus florida
Arundinaria giganteu
Vitis rotundifolia
Fraxinus pennsylvan
Lonicera Japonica
Smilax laurifolia
Pinus taeda
Carpinus caroliniana
Woodwardia virginic
Quercus rubrum
Mitchella repens
Carya glabra
Chimaphila maculata
Toxicodendron radicr
Goodyera pubescens
Persea borbonia
Acer rubrum
Hypericum spp.
Carex spp. and CypE
Juncus effusus
Oxydendron arboreu
Gelsemium semperiv
Quercus falcata
Sphagnum sp.
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spp.
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: IA1aYYIP .6,9r 1-arid-?i If F?u?ahslan Date:. -? - 6
Applicant/Owner: t' qg -' •ey4' County:
Investigator: e S State: t .
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? )v No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes 6% Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes Plot ID: We HaI 'It
(If needed, explain on reverse.) Ire+Pac?' ZpA(, - Seea14
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1. l ,l?ct ida?tw s?yyaci?/uQ clG
2. Ac' e r . vuhrul:s T S a?
3. L ? I" IOGI G? yn ?t fu I ?9i'Feea ?._ fdG
ObI
5. h/Cdtr~'u/DY?ta A>l'?'n IQ ! ? „?_?
6.V;bu01 um pucluM Fa, u/
7.
8.
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC
-(excluding FAC-).
Remarks: -Tht5 15 a Ve V ?1QV'l?Ou/ ?q
an p ? ?.e?^ iS? fgee t'(_ c?w?B
Dominant Plant Soecies Stratum Indicator
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
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HYDROLOGY
-Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
-Stream, Lake. or Tide Gauge
_ Avia: Photographs
_ Other
J No Recorded Data Available
Feld Observations:
Depth of Surface Water: t2 (in.)
Depth to Free Water in Pit: I ?-_ 15 (in.)
Depth to Saturated Soil: 3-6 (in.)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators: fh, n Aut k 1,1 A
Inundated
Saturated in Upper 12 Inches
-Water Marks
_ Drift Unes
_ Sediment Deposits
?Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
_i?Water-Stained Leaves -
ZLoeal Soil Survey Data
_ FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: ve, marrow ha4 o ?d, v'afed Sol'( ji &Join eq
f-
fur?^ y I'10rlrou,/ wel(oloalneo< olrol,? ?G Grv'C?Z Sc?tiiewha`? l,fie?
<epoage area.
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual) I.
Pro'ec Site. W 3
J t/ a , FX m Date. - oZ - h
Applicant/ Owner: ( r County:. l
Investigator::_ , av?S 6Q??ea/4 S6G.. Stater ??
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
N Community 1D:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
Is the area a
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VEGETATION I
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Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1. Ny.55a b; flo rya.
_ ?-' Dominant Plant Species
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8. V' h"'ry1U M Wide sM S ?{ fd-t, _U/ 1 F.
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC
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Remarks:
j I
HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
_ Stream, Lake. or Tide Gauge
_ Aerial Photographs
_ Other
t/ No Recorded Data Available
Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Water: Vin.)
Depth to Free Water in Pit: 3.-U (in.)
Depth to Saturated Soil: (in.)
Wetland. Hydrology Indi ators:
Primary Indicators:
Inundated
?aturated n Upper 12 Inc hes
_?VW``ater Ma s
Drift Line
°diment eposits
?Drainage atterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicator (2 or more relquired):
Z Oxidized oot Channels in upper 12 Inches
?Water-Sta ned Leaves_
_ Local Soi) urvey Data
FAC-Neut a( Test
_ Other (Ex lain in Remarkks)
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Remarks: WPi+, F1tod ????
APPENDIX 6. RESUMES OF KEY PROJECT PERSONNEL
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental Scientist
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
Education
B.S. Forestry (Biology), College of Forest Resources, North
Raleigh, North Carolina, 1987.
M.S. Forestry (Wetland and Plant Ecology), College of Forest
State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1991. Thesis:
kinetin on coastal-source wax myrtle (Ml r? ica ceri era seed gerr
Areas of Specialization
Habitat Evaluations, Protected Species Surveys, Environmental
Delineations, Environmentally Sensitive Property, Wetland and Pro!
Planning, Environmental Regulations.
Specialized Training and Certification
Coastal Plain Wetland Delineation, UGA,1995.
Shigo on Trees Workshop, 1995.
Groundwater and Associated Environmental Concerns Seminar,1
Ninth Annual Forest Biology Symposium, 1990.
P.C. SAS Basics Training Course, SAS Institute, 1989.
Symposium on Barrier Island Ecology of the Atlantic Coast, 1989.
Project Learning Tree Facilitator's Training, 1987.
Qualified Consultant for Environmentally Sensitive Property
Professional Experience
1993 to Present Environmental Scientist, Garrow & Associates,
Responsible for protected species surveys, wetland, sf
assessments, and habitat evaluations. Duties include
preparation, project management, preliminary investigations,
report preparation.
1990 to 1993 Senior Wetlands Scientist, Robert J. Goldstein &
North Carolina
Performed environmental assessments, wetland delineati(
surveys, and hazardous waste surveys. Responsibi
management, preliminary investigations, field investigations,
ha State University,
rces, North Carolina
of gibberellIic acid and
1.
sessments% Wetland
ed Species (Mitigation
Atlanta, Georgia
ces, environmental
)posal and budget
d investigations, and
kssociates, Inc.; Raleigh,
is, endangered species
ties included project
ind report preparation.
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Strawberry bush
Sweetbay magnolia
Sweetgum
Tulip poplar
Virginia creeper
White oak
Wild ginger
Wild hydrangea
Wooly mullein
Animal species
American crow
Blue jay
Carolina chickadee
Mourning dove
Red-bellied woodpecker
Rufous-sided towhee
Slate-gray junco
Tufted titmouse
White-tailed deer
White-throated sparrow
Yellow-rumped warbler
Yellow-shafted flicker
Euonymus americanus
Magnolia virginiana
Liquidambar styraciflua
Liriodendron tulipifera
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Quercus alba
Hexastylis virginianum
Hydrangea sp.
Verbascum thapsus
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Cyanocitta cristata
Parus carolinensis
Zenaida macroura
Melanerpes carolinus
Pipilo erythropthalmus
junco hyemalis
Parus bicolor
Odocoileus virginianus
Zonotrichia albicollis
Dendroica coronata
Colaptes auratus
APPENDIX 3. RARE AND PROTECTED ANIMAL SPECIES OF W.
COMMON NAME
Scientific Name
Atlantic pigtoe
Fusconaia masoni
Carolina madtom
Noturus furiosus
Loggerhead shrike
Lanius ludovicianus ludovicianus
Neuse River waterdog
Necturus lewisi
Pine barrens treefrog
Hyla andersor.ii
Rafinesque's big-eared bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Red-cockaded woodpecker
Pieoides borealis
Roanoke slabshell
Elliptio roanokensis
LEGAL HABITAT
FC, NT High-quality lotic habitat
streams and rivers
SC Streams, rivers, Neuse Rivi
drainage
SC Open fields near forest edg
hardwood forests
SC Rivers and large streams, l
and Tar River drainages
SR Pocosins, bay forests, bogs
SC Buildings, caves, near
FE, NE Mature pine forests
NT High quality lotic habitat
*LEGAL STATUS:
FE Listed as Endangered, FWS.
FT Listed as Threatened, FWS.
FC Candidate for federal listing [not legally protected].
NE Listed as Endangered by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Cor
NT Listed as Threatened by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Cor.
SC Listed as Special Concern by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
SR Significantly Rare. Species is listed by the North Carolina Natural f
but is not legally protected.
"SPECIES AND HABITAT STATUS ON STUDY AREA:
HP Habitat present on study area.
MP Marginal habitat present on study area
NP Habitat not present on study area.
SP Species present on study area.
NO Species not observed on study area.
NS Specialized sampling required to determine species presence; not
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CIES AND
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>Y AREA**
NP:
NP
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Pi
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MP, NO
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during
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survey.
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APPENDDC 4. RARE AND PROTECTED PLANT SPECIES OF WAYNE COUNTY
SPECIES AND
COMMON NAME LEGAL HABITAT HABITAT STATUS
Scientific Name STATUS* REQUIREMENTS ON STUDY AREA**
Canby's bulrush SR Habitat information unavailable NO
Schoenoplectus etubrculatus Not listed in Weakley (1993)
Florida bladdewort SR Habitat information unavailable NO
Utricularis floridana Not listed in Weakley (1993)
Heartleaf sandmat NC Sandhills, sparse forests NP
Chamaesyce cordifolia
Pondspice NC Lime sinks, ponds' MP, NO
Litsea aestivalis
Soft milk-pea NC Sand hills NP
Galactia mollis
Wire sedge NC Sandhill forests NP
Carex tenax
*LEGAL STATUS:
FE Listed as Endangered, FWS.
FT Listed as Threatened, FWS.
FC Candidate for federal listing [not legally protected].
NE Listed as Endangered by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
NT Listed as Threatened by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
SC Listed as Special Concern by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
NC Candidate for listing by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
but not legally protected.
SR Significantly Rare. Species is listed by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program but is not
legally protected.
"SPECIES AND HABITAT STATUS ON STUDY AREA:
HP Habitat present on study area.
W Marginal habitat present on study area
NP Habitat not present on study area.
SP Species present on study area.
NO Species not observed on study area.
NS Specialized sampling required to determine species presence; not conducted during this survey.
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5. COE DATA SHEETS

1988 to 1990 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Forestry and Natural Resources, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
1988 to 1990 Research Technician, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North
Carolina
Principal grant writer and author of project report to the Grant Committee of the
NCSU Forest Biology Research Center: "Effects of Canopy Transmission of PAR Light
on Cypripedium acaule in Schenck Forest."
1986 Research Technician, Clemson University, U.S. Forest Service Research
Lab, Charleston, South Carolina
Soil aeration study with steel rod indicators, gas exchange study of tissues from
loblolly pine in inundated soils., rooted cutting culture of loblolly pine, and root
growth study of loblolly pine in saturated soils.
Selected Project Experience with Garrow & Associates, Inc.
Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys and Environmental Assessments
Highway 78 and Rockdale Circle Intersection Improvements, Gwinnett County,
Georgia (for Gwinnett County DOT and Comumbia Engineering, Inc.)
Fort Benning Historical Preservation Plan-Tree Inventory, Columbus, Georgia (for
National Park Service).
Effingham County Industrial Park, Effingham County, Georgia (for Effingham County
Industrial Authority and EMC Engineering, Inc.). Includes Gopher Tortoise
Relocation to Burke County, Georgia.
AT&T Fiber Optic Line Corridor, Catoosa and Whitfield Counties, Georgia (for Byers
Engineering Company).
Barnesville Reservoir expansion, Lamar County, Georgia (for Stephenson and Palmer
Engineering, Inc. and the City of Barnesville). Includes mitigation planning.
ETNG to SONAT Interconnect Gas Pipeline, Catoosa County, Georgia (for East
Tennessee Natural Gas).
Paw Creek Pump Station expansion, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (for
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department and Jordan, Jones, and Goulding, Inc.).
Maplewood Waste Disposal Facility wetlands mitigation monitoring, Amelia County,
Virginia (for Chambers Development Corporation, Inc.)
William R. Nethery Page - 2
Catawba River Pump Station and Raw Water Intake upgrade,
North Carolina (for Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.).
Cherokee County Landfill expansion, Cherokee County,
Municipal Engineering Services, Inc.).
George T. Bagby State Park golf course, Clay County, Georgia
Recreation and Historic Sites Division).
Suwanee Water Reclamation Facility, Ivey Creek Site, Gwinnett
Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.).
i
i
iburg County,
Carolina ;(for
i
I
ieorgial Parks,
7, Georgia,' (for
Legacy Golf Course, Rockdale County, Georgia (for Rec$eation
International Investment Group, Inc.). I
U.S. 27 Improvements, Advanced Planning Report, Chattanooga, T
Department of Transportation (for Parsons DeLeuw, Inc.).
Sunset-Tallokas 46 kV transmission line, Colquitt County, Geo?gia (for
Power Corporation).
perties
New Georgia Landfill expansion, Jefferson County, Alabama (fo Khafra Engineering
Associates).
i
Chadwick Road Landfill expansion, Fulton County, Georgia (fo EMCON Southeast,
Inc.).
I
Nashville Landport transportation facility, Nashville, Ten essee (for Parsons
Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas).
Bear Creek Reservoir, Jackson County, Georgia (for the Upper O nee Basin Group).
I
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Selected Project Experience with Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Ind.
Long Creek sewerline and wastewater treatment plant, Cit of Gastonia, North
Carolina (for J. N. Pease Associates, Engineers).
i
Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Progr m, Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina (for the U.S. Air Force).
I
Sedimentation and Best Management Practices forestry co lting, Union Grove,
North Carolina (for G & G Lumber Company).
I
Coastal Chemical site, Southampton County, Virginia (for Coast 1 Chemical Inc.).
Walnut Creek Greenways cumulative wetland impact asses ment, Raleilgh North
Carolina (for the City of Raleigh, Parks and Recreation Departm nt). j
I
William R. Nethery Page - 3
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Noah Carolina Wildhfe Resources Conunission f
' 12 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733,'33()l
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
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FO John 1>orrie:N
Division ot'Water Q11 'ty /
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FROM: Owen 1? . Anderson, Pi ont Region Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
F)ATF tizptem(,cr.29. 11996
SUBJECT. 401 Watcr `'QUality Certification for Wayne County for a Municipal I andfill,
Edwards Branch. Neuse River Basin, 960841
staff biologists with th"
the subject application for 401
impacts on aquatic habitats. C;
of the Fish and wildhic coo,,_!
Section 401(b) of the Clean ++ o,
Statutcs (G.S. 113-111
er sztl. j.
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have reviewed
itv Certification with respect to anticipated project
nts are provided in accordance with certain provisions
,t (Star. 401, as amended, 16 13.S.C. 061 et. seq.), and
Acs, ;,± 1977 (as amended), and North Carolina Genera]
the applicant proposes to impact 3.0 acres of high quality botton land hardwood
wetlands under- NW 26 for the construction of a municipal land fill. `C'here arc a lotal of"! 9,0
acres of ww,etlantis ort the site.
We agree that placing the new landfill next to the existing landfill is logical and probably
reduces overal I erivirotunental impacts. However, the lass of three acres of high-quality
botton land hardwood wetlands is of concern, especially since the loss is in the nutrient sensitive
Neuse River Basin. l'he Neuse Diver in its lower reaches is already so polluted that fish kills are
becoming common, requiring issuance of health advisories and fishing moratoriums.
the document states that there are some v=al pools lined with sphagnum moss along
the Edward's Branch floodplain. It is not clear if these also occur along the narrow tributaries to
be impacted. These pools are very significant for many amphibian species, which are declining,
I-:fforts should be made to reduce the amount of wetlands to be impacted. [Unavoidable
wetland impacts should he mitigated fur through restoration of converted wetlands.
We request that the pen-nit be conditioned as follows:
Place deed restrictions on the property to protect the remaining; wetlands anti prevent any
Allure wetland destruction by current or future owners.
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Wayne. County Land-Fill ? September ?y, 1996
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Suilicicirt water should be routed to wmaining wethinds to maintain hydrology.
However, energy ShOUld be dissipated to prevent scouring of the wetlands.
3. RcclulrC mitigation through restoration Of prior converted hottontland hardwood wetlands
at a rant) Of 3.1 (restored:destroyed). It would be preferable if the wetlands restored were
headwater wetlands. If vernal pools are to be impacted, they should be mitigated at 2:1
(created:destroved) and be of similar size and depth and in proximity of similar thahitat as
thosk, diGSlrovtd.
Thank N o i for the opportunity to provide input into the review process. Tf wr c ;tn Iie of
further assistance. please contact our officc tit [phone].
cc: kill I3iddlecome, Washington Office Corps of Fnvineers
Johi1 Heti7cr, Stipcrvisinp Biologist, tiSFWS
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