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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources ?Wi •
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt,Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary p E H N 1=1
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
July 18, 1996
Stanly County
DWQ Project # 960484
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. Raymond Allen, City Manager
City of Albemarle
P.O. Box 190
Albemarle, NC 28002-0190
Dear Mr. Allen:
You have our approval to place fill material in 2.0 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of
expanding an existing landfill at the existing landfill off of SR 1720, as you described in your application
dated 18 May 1996. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this till 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. 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 listed in the attached certification. A wetland mitigation
plan shall be developed by the applicant and submitted to DWQ before wetland fill occurs.. 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 Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
-Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-1786.
Y,
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cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Mooresville DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
Steve Kroeger, DWQ
960484.1tr
Division of Water Quality - Environmental Sciences Branch
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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JOINT FORM
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DEM ID: ACTION ID:
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 29533 --- = -
ATIN: CESAW-CO-E Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Telephone [phone] - A lT p ones(. JOHN
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.
I. :Owners Name: City of Albemarle
2. Owners Address: PO Box 190 Albemarle, NC 28002.
3. Owners Phone Number (Home):
(Work):704-982-0131
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
Raymond I. Allen City Manager
Pn Rnx 190
Albemarle. NC 28002-0190 704-982-0131
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Stanly
Nearest Town or City: City of Albemarle
off of SR1720 at the existing landfill.
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.):
facility South of the City of Albemarle
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Jacobs Creek
7. River Basin: Pee Dee River
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ ] NO [K]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO g]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: 7.0 Acres
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled:
1.6 Acres
Drained: .4 Acres
Flooded:
Excavated: -----
Total Impacted: 2.0 Acres
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 1/2" X 11" drawings only):
nond and fill an additional 1.6 Acres of wetlands
To drain and fill a 0.4 Acre
13. Purpose of proposed work: To construct a lined Municipal Solid Waste Landfill at the existing
Facility for the r
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carried dut in wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to minimize wedand impacts. The proposed landfill is at the existing landfi i 7 Tani i i tv
which is the mostd logica} alace t? develo a ntew landfill. A wetland study has
een prepared an is Inc u e In his appia ion..
IS. 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 orproposed 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 LX ] NO [ ]
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation map 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? Aggriculture, residential and existing rani tarv
Lan fill
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage posal?
O e ignature Date
L9 6 n A 8 q ACTION ID-
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit ft NWP #26
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
' Nationwide.permits that require application for Section 401 certification . .
WalA INGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER WIVIRSION O ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
' CORPS U ENOD?S NC DEPARTMMT OF ENVIRONMENT, IHIALTH,
MY
DEPARTMENTOFTHERR
P.O. Box 1890 AND NATURALES OURCFS_
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890 P.O. Box 29535 =
ATTN: CPSAW-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 (()-COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
,1. ;Owners Name: City of Albemarle
2. Owners Address: PO Box 190 Albemarle, NC 28002.
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work):704-982-0131
' 4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
'Raymond I. Allen City Manager
PO Box 190
Albemarle, NC 28002-0190 704-982-0131
Stanly
5: Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County:
Nearest Town or City: City of Albemarle
Off of SR1720 at the existing landfill.
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.):
facility South of the City of. Albemarle
6. Name of Closest Stream/River.. Jacobs Creek
' 7. River Basin: Pee Dee River
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ J NO [X]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ l NO LX If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: 7.0 Acres
' 11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled:
' Drained:
Flooded:

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PROTECTED SPECIES AND JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS DELINEATION
STUDIES FOR THE PROPOSED CITY OF ALBEMARLE SUBTITLE D LANDFILL,
STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Submitted to:
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A.
P.O. Box 97
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Project #G-93138
Submitted by:
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
3772 Pleasantdale Road
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Field Investigations and Report Preparation by:
William R. Nethery
Environmental Scientist
25 July 1994
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GARROW & Assoc ns, INC.
' 3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Telephone [phone] Facsimile (404) 2704392
July 25,1994
Mr. Wayne Sullivan
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A. I
P.O. Box 97 r _
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Re: Protected Species and Jurisdictional Wetlands Delineation Studies for the
Proposed City of Albemarle Subtitle D Landfill, Stanly County, North
Carolina. Project # G-93138. '
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
Garrow & Associates, Inc. has performed the above-referenced studies on behalf-of
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A. The project area consists of
approximately 170 acres and is located southeast of the City of Albemarle, '
approximately 1.8 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and State
Route 1720. It is bounded by Jacob's Creek on the south and an existing landfill on
the west and northwest (Figure 1). This report describes ecological communities, the
presence of protected species or their habitats, jurisdictional wetlands, and waters of
the United States in the project area and in buffer zones around the existing landfill.
Recommendations are included concerning impacts to potential protected species
habitats, jurisdictional wetlands, and waters of the United States.
Protected species include animals and plants protected by state and federal laws. '
Legally protected species include animals listed as Endangered, Threatened, or
Special Concern by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC
1992); plants listed as Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern by the North ,
Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA 1991); and plants and animals listed as
Endangered or Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS 1989, 1990a,
1990b,1993a).
Rare species, although not legally protected, are of concern to listing agencies and
members of the scientific community. Rare plant and animal species include '
Candidates for federal listing by FWS and those listed as Candidates, Significantly
Rare, or Extirpated by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NHP 1994). '
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
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' 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.
Methods:> ,",?A literature and map review was performed-for the project area,
' consisting' of an examination of soil survey maps (Stephens 1989); the Albemarle,
North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey topographic map (USGS 1981); the
Albemarle, North Carolina, National Wetland Inventory (NWI) map (FWS 1993b);
and 1994 aerial photographs of the project area provided by Municipal Engineering
Services Company, P.A. Lists of protected plant and animal species potentially
occurring on the project area and their habitat requirements were obtained from
NHP (1994) and FWS (1994). Protected species information is summarized *,in
Appendices 1 and 2. Additional information on plant and animal species
identification, species distribution, and habitat requirements was compiled from a
number of sources, including field guides and distribution atlases: Conant and
Collins (1991), Dungan and Foote (1975), Fernald (1987), Foote and Jones (1989),
Godfrey and Wooten (1979,1981), Martof et al. (1989), Page and Burr (1991), Radford
et al. (1968), Scott (1988), and FWS (1993a). Ecological community types are primarily
derived from Schafale and Weakley (1990).
A pedestrian reconnaissance of the project area and buffer zones around the existing
landfill was performed on 27-30 June 1994 by William R. Nethery, Environmental
Scientist, and Fred Davis, Environmental Assistant. Habitats were evaluated based
on dominant plant species or habitat quality. A determination was made of the
potential for each habitat on the site to support protected species, : as well as state
Significantly Rare and state/federal Candidate species. Appropriate habitats were
searched thoroughly for protected species and less intensively for rare species. No
special sampling, including mist netting for bats or birds, mammal trapping, or.
sampling of streams for fish, was performed for these studies. Habitat locations are
shown on Figure 2. Scientific names of plants found in the project area are
contained in Appendix 3.
The field methodology used for the wetland delineations followed the Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and
subsequent guidance (Department of the Army 1992). An assessment of the three
mandatory wetland criteria, vegetation, soils, and hydrology, was performed for
potential jurisdictional wetland areas. Wetland indicator statuses for plant species
were assigned according to Reed (1988). Soil colors were determined in the field
using Munsell Soil Color Charts (Munsell Color 1992). Observations of wetland
criteria throughout the project area were noted. The approximate locations of

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waters of the United States were drawn on field maps during the investigation and t . .
are shown on Figure 3.
Results. = The project area is in the Piedmont physiographic region in south-central
North Carolina (North Carolina Geological Survey; 1985)., The, project _ area is
drained by Jacob's Creek and its tributaries. - Elevations range from approximately
350 feet above mean sea level (amsl) along Jacob's Creek to over 460 feet, amsl in the ;
uplands (USGS 1981). Soil survey maps (Stephens 1989) indicate that upland
portions of,the site contain Enon stoney loams, Goldston•. channery .silt, loams,;- and;-
Badin channery- silt loams, which are all well drained. Drainages in the project area,
are mapped as Oakboro silt loams, frequently flooded, which are moderately well
drained. The project area is composed mainly of pasture with vegetated windrows.
Forested areas exist along property boundaries and drainage channels.
Ecological Communities. Seven ecological communities occur in the project area
and existing landfill buffer zones: Disturbed Upland, Mesic Hardwood Forest, Pine-
Hardwood Forest, Basic Oak-Hickory Forest, Alluvial Forest, Disturbed Lowland,
and Aquatic Habitat. Most ecological communities in the project area have been
previously disturbed by sludge disposal activities, timber harvesting, or other
disturbances. Portions of the buffer zones around the existing landfill have been
disturbed by timber harvesting, borrow excavation, or landfill activities. The
approximate locations of ecological communities are shown on Figure 2.
The Disturbed Upland communities occur along roadsides and in disturbed areas on
slopes and ridgetops within the project area and existing landfill buffer zones.
Sludge disposal areas are dominated by Fescue and other pasture grasses, with
scattered invasive species such as Aster species, Blackberry, Butterfly Pea, Buttercup
species, Fennel, Goldenrod, Milkweed, and Thistle (Figure 4). Windrows present
throughout these -communities contain Japanese Honeysuckle, Leatherleaf,
Muscadine, Sunflower species, Sweetgum, Tree-of-heaven, Virginia Creeper, and
Winged Sumac (Figure 5). Roadsides and borrow areas are dominated::.by Ragweed,
Japanese Honeysuckle, Virginia Creeper, and Blackberry, with Aster species,
Butterfly Pea, Elephant's Foot, Goldenrod, Lespedeza, Sunflower species,
Thoroughwort, and Wild Quinine present. Animals observed in the Disturbed
Upland communities include American Crow, American Goldfinch, Black Vulture,
Blue Jay, Brown Thrasher, Cardinal, Carolina Wren, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern
Phoebe, Field Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Northern
Mockingbird, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Deer, and Wild
Turkey.
The Mesic Hardwood Forest communities are approximately 45 years old, except for
two portions that contain immature growth (Figure 2). These communities occur
on lower to upper slopes in the project area and existing landfill buffer zones (Figure
6). The upper canopy includes American Elm, White Oak, Tulip Poplar, Ash
species, Pignut Hickory, Sourwood, and Southern Shagbark Hickory. The

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understory contains saplings of tree species, Flowering Dogwood, Redbud, Sugar
Maple, Maple-leafed Viburnum, Black Cherry Buckeye; and Strawberry Bush. - The
ground layer vegetation includes Cross-vine, Indian Strawberry, Poison Ivy, Sessile-
leaved Bellwort, Rattlesnake Fern, False Ginger, Violet species, Sorrel, Christmas
Fern, Virginia Creeper, Wild Yam, Rattlesnake Plantain, Elephant's foot,- Bedstraw,
Ebony Spleenwort, and Liverleaf.: Animals observed in the Mesic Hardwood Forest
communities include American Toad,., Brown. Thrasher..,., Carolina Wren..: Gray
Squirrel, Red bellied Woodpecker, Rufous-sided-Towhee;--VMte-tailed-Deer,' and
Wood Thrush.
The Pine-Hardwood Forest communities occur along the western boundary of the
project. area and within existing landfill buffer zones (Figure 7). The canopy is
dominated by Shortleaf Pine and Loblolly Pine, with Sweetgum and Red Maple
present. Understory vegetation is limited due to shading by pine trees, with
Catbrier, Flowering Dogwood, Japanese Honeysuckle, Poison Ivy, Sweetgum, and
' Virginia Creeper present. Animals observed in the Pine-Hardwood Forest
communities include Black Vulture, Rufous-sided Towhee, Turkey Vulture, Red-
tailed Hawk, and American Toad.
The Basic Oak-Hickory Forest communities occur in the northeast corner of the
project area. and in the buffer zone north of the existing landfill. They are
characterized by a relatively open canopy and basic rocky soil (Figure 8). This
community type is dominated by Southern Shagbark Hickory, False Shagbark
' Hickory, Post Oak, Scarlet Oak, and Mockernut Hickory, with Red Maple and Ash
species in the canopy. The understory includes Southern Sugar Maple, Black
Cherry, Winged Elm, and Hawthorn. The ground layer vegetation includes
' Aromatic Sumac, Virginia Creeper, Muscadine, Panic Grass, Sunflower species,
Ebony Spleenwort, Goat''' Rue, Golden Alexander, Wild Quinine, Thoroughwort,
Coreopsis, and Butterfly Pea. Animals observed in the Basic Oak-Hickory
communities include Rufous-sided Towhee, Carolina Wren, Mourning Dove,
Cardinal, Blue Jay, Bobwhite Quail, and Chuck-will's Widow. According to NHP
guidelines, the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest is a natural community type considered to
be either very rare and local in the state or found locally in a restricted -area (NHP
1994; Weakley 1994).
The Alluvial Forest communities occur in the project area along Jacob's Creek and
undisturbed segments of its tributaries (Figure 9). Plant species present in the
Alluvial Forest communities include Green Ash, Sycamore, Water Oak, Tulip
' Poplar, Red Mulberry, Persimmon, and Red Maple in the canopy and subcanopy.
The understory includes Bottlebrush Grass, Boxelder, Chinese Privet, Clearweed,
' Giant Cane, Joe-pye-weed, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Japanese Honeysuckle, Jewelweed,
Lop-seed, Microstegium, Musclewood, Poison Ivy, Saint John's-wort, Sedge species,
Smartweed species, Smooth Alder (near stream), Spicebush, Southern Sugar Maple,
Virginia Creeper, Violet species, Windflower, Yellow-root, and Catbrier. Animals
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observed -in= these communities include White-tailed Deer, Green. Heron, Carolina
Wren, Wood Thrush, Cardinal, Brown Thrasher, and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
The Disturbed -Lowland communities exist in ° the floodplains of. tributaries that '
traverse the project area (Figure 10). These communities are -dominated by a thicket
of small trees and shrubs, including Boxelder, Red Maple, Tulip Poplar, Green Ash;
Black: Willow,' Water Oak, and Chinese -Privet.: Ground layer vegetation includes =
Virginia .Creeper; Poison Ivy, Blackberry, . artd--japanese- Honeysuckle: --Animals
observed -in these communities include Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Jay, Wood- '
Thrush, Green Heron, and Cardinal. '
Aquatic Habitat communities in the project area include Jacob's Creek on the '
southern boundary and several unnamed intermittent and perennial tributaries to
Jacob's Creek that traverse the site. The intermittent streams are from 2 to 5 feet
wide with gravel and cobble bottoms. The perennial streams are approximately :10
to 15 feet wide with 2 to 3 foot banks and a gravel, cobble, and boulder bottom
(Figure 11). Jacob's Creek is approximately 15 to 20 feet wide with 6 to 8 foot banks
and a gravel, cobble, and boulder bottom, with a thin silt layer in some places '
(Figure 12). Downed vegetation, deposition of leaves and other debris, and newly
cut channels indicate significant flows occur throughout the perennial stream and
Jacob's Creek floodplains during high-flow periods (Figure 13). While these
floodplains are well drained, active channels traverse them in numerous places.
Aquatic animal species observed in the Aquatic Habitat communities include
Crayfish species, Mussel species, Asiatic Clam, Sunfish species, Mosquitoefish, and ,
Chub species.
Protected pSe cies. Protected species occurrence lists from NHP (1994) and FWS ,
(1994) indicate that five state or federally protected plant and animal species are
known from Stanly County. Habitat or marginal habitat exists in the project area
-and existing landfill buffer zones for one state and federally protected plant and two
state protected animals.
Habitat is present in the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest communities for the state and '
federally endangered Schweinitz's Sunflower. Schweinitz's Sunflower was not
observed in the project area. However, its flowering season does not begin until
September; it is not conspicuous during early to mid summer, and therefore the
plant may not have been visible during this survey. Marginal habitat for the state
Special Concern Carolina Darter occurs in Aquatic Habitat communities along the '
southern boundary of the project property. No special aquatic sampling was
performed during this study. Marginal habitat is present in the Disturbed Upland
community for the state Special Concern Loggerhead Shrike. No Loggerhead ,
Shrikes were observed in the project area. No habitat or marginal habitat is present
in the project area for any other state or federally protected animal or plant species,
and no protected animal or plant species were observed during our field
investigations.

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Twenty plant species that are listed as Candidate or Significantly Rare species by
NHP n/or Candidate species by FWS are known from Stanly County. Habitat
' or marginal habitat is present in the project area for fifteen of these species. Habitat
or marginal habitat for twelve of these plant species is present in the Basic Oak-.
Hickory Forest communities and portions of the Disturbed Upland community in
' the project area., Thick-pod White Wild Indigo was observed at the edge ofa
Disturbed Upland community in the southern portion of the project area -(Figure 2).!,
Marginal habitat is present for Smooth Blue Aster, Piedmont Aster, and Riverbank
Vervain in the Mesic Hardwood Forest and/or Alluvial Forest communities. No
other state or federal Candidate species or state Significantly Rare species were
observed in the project area. Many of these species were not in a detectable form at
the time of the survey.
The legal requirements for buffer zones at this landfill site include a 50-foot
minimum buffer established and properly maintained on both sides of the v
perennial streams, a 300-foot minimum buffer established between the landfill and
' all property boundaries, a 50-foot minimum buffer established between property
boundaries and the construction/ demolition landfill, and a 300-foot minimum
buffer established between the proposed landfill and the existing landfill. The
North Carolina Division of Solid Waste Management recommends a 200- foot
buffer around construction/demolition landfills to facilitate adequate monitoring
(McHargue 1994). The required buffer zones in the project area contain most of the
potential habitat that is present on the site for rare or protected species. However,
potential Schweinitz's Sunflower habitat is within the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest
community in the northeast corner of the project area, which extends beyond the
planned 100-foot buffer zone around the proposed construction and demolition
landfill. To be certain that this project will not impact the state and federally
Endangered Schweinitz's Sunflower, an additional survey will be required. Further
' investigations for Schweinitz's Sunflower should be conducted in September or
October, during the plant's flowering season, within the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest
communities. The Basic Oak-Hickory communities, as a whole, merit protection
' consideration due to their rarity as well as their potential to harbor a federally
protected species.
' An additional survey would be required to determine the presence of the state
Special Concern Carolina Darter in Jacob's Creek. The sampling of streams for
Carolina Darter can be performed during low to moderate stream flow periods by a
qualified fisheries scientist. Current state landfill rules do not require surveys for
state protected species. No further studies will be necessary for Loggerhead Shrike
because the species was not observed on site. Impacts to the Thick-pod White Wild
t Indigo specimen should be avoided, if possible. If impacts to this species are
unavoidable, transplanting to an appropriate habitat in the buffer zone would be a
feasible way to reduce impacts to this rare, though legally unprotected species.

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Wetlands. Drainages in the project area contain Oakboro silt loams which are
moderately well drained soils. Oakboro soils are -not found on the national' list of
hydric soils (SCS 1991). The Albemarle, North Carolina, NWI map (FWS 1993b)
indicates that Jacob's 'Creek'--and the perennial tributary in the project area are. '
mapped as riverine, unconsolidated wetlands.. No jurisdictional wetland areas -were.
found in the project area during our field investigation. Waters of the United States
are under jurisdiction of the COE and they exist in the project corridor in: the-= ,
unnamed tributaries to Jacob's Creek, Jacob's-Creek, and the floodplain channels
associated with these water courses, 'as shown in Figure 3.
A permit will be required from the COE under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act if
fill is to be placed in any waters of the United States. If undisturbed buffer zones are
established and adequately maintained in the project area along the unnamed '
perennial tributary and Jacob's Creek, impacts to these waters of the United States
can be avoided. A COE permit will be required for any landfill construction
activities that affect the intermittent tributaries that traverse the property. This '
project may qualify for Nationwide Permit #26 for fill in wetlands above
headwaters, allowing up. to one acre of impact without the need to fulfill any '
mitigation requirements. Also, sedimentation and erosion control measures must
be taken to avoid indirect impacts to these waters of the United States.

Thank you for the opportunity to work on this project. If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, please call me at our Atlanta office.

Sincerely,

GARROW & ASSOCIATES, INC.

William' R. Nethery
Environmental Scientist ,
enclosures: figures, appendices '

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SPECIES AND
COMMON NAME LEGAL HABITAT HABITAT STATUS
' Scientific Name STATUS* REOUIREMENTS ON STUDY AREA**
Bald Eagle . FE, NE Tall trees near large wetlands or
.Haliaeetus leucocephalus water bodies
Carolina Darter SC Cobble rli ffles of streams and MP, NS
Etheostoma collis small rivers
Loggerhead Shrike SC Open fields and wooded.areas MP, NO.
Lanius ludovicianus
*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 Commission.
' NT = Listed as Threatened by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
NX= Listed as Extirpated by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.
SC = Listed as Special Concern by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
' Commission.
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.
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 conducted
' during this survey.

APPENDIX 2
STANLY COUNTY RARE AND PROTECTED PLANT
SPECIES E
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COMMON NAME
LEGAL SPECIES AND
HABITAT HABITAT STATUS
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Scientific Name STATUS* REQUIREMENTS ON STU DY AREA**

Carolina Birdfoot trefoil FC, NC Dry woods and clearings MP, NO .
Lotus : helleri .._? .. _ _ ._._..
Crested Coralroot SR C'alcereous soils, rocky woods, HP, NO
Hexalectris spicata deciduous woods
Dwarf Chinquapin Oak NC Dry, sandy, or rocky soils HP, NO '
Quercus prinoides
Eastern Shooting Star SR Cedar glades and wooded NP. '
Dodecatheon meadia var. meadia bluffs
Georgia Aster FC, NC Clearings and fields MP, NO '
Aster georgianus
Glade Milkvine SR Woodland margins and MP, NO ,
Matelea decipiens clearings
Large Witch-alder NC Dry woods and balds MP, NO ,
Fothergilla major
Missouri Rockcress NC Granite outcrops NP ,
Arabis missouriensis
Nestronia SR Parasite on mature pines NP '
Nestronia umbellula and hardwoods
,Piedmont Aster NC Wooded slopes and alluvial HP, NO ,
Aster mirabilis woods
Piedmont Indigo-bush NC Rocky river bluffs and woods NP '
Amorpha schwerinii
Prairie Blue Wild Indigo NC Cedar glades, rocky soils, open HP, NO '
Baptisia minor woods, pastured slopes
Red Canada Lily NC Wet meadows, bogs and NP
Lilium canadense ssp. editorum balds

Tom, Riverbank Vervain FC, NC River banks MP, NO
Verbena riparia
Schweuutz's Sunflower FE, NE Upland woods, thickets, and :- : : HP, NO
' Helianthus schweinitzii pastures
Smooth Blue Aster NC Woods and wooded road HP, NO
Aster laevis var. concinnus banks
Smooth Sunflower SR Woodlands and road HP, NO
Helianthus - laevigatus embankments
Southern Anemone NC Rocky woods HP, NO
' Anemone berlandieri
Thick-pad White Wild Indigo SR Dry, open woods, MP, SP
' Baptisia alba
Thin-pod White Wild Indigo SR Dry, open woods MP, NO

' Baptisia albescens
Western Rough Goldenrod NC Upland
woods
HP, NO
' Solidago radula
Wright's Cliff-brake NE, SC Granite outcrops NP
Pellaea wrightiana
*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.
NX = Listed as Extirpated by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.
SC = Listed as Special Concern by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
' NC = Candidate for listing by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program [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.
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Common Name Scientific Name
Plant Species
American Elm Ulmus americana
Aromatic Sumac Rhus aromatica
Ash Fraxinus spp.
Aster Aster spp.
Bedstraw Galium sp.
Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Blackberry Rubus betulifolius
Black Willow Salix nigra
Bottlebrush Grass Hystris patula
Boxelder Acer negundo
Buckeye Aesculus sylvatica
Buttercup Ranunculus sp.
Butterfly Pea Clitoria mariana
Catbrier Smilax sp..
Chinese Privet Ligustrum sinense
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides
Clearweed Pilea pumila
Coreopsis Coreopsis major
Cross-vine Bignonia capreolata
Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
Elephant's Foot. Elephantopus sp.
False Ginger Hexastylis arifolia
False Shagbark Hickory Carya ovalis
Fennel Anthemia sp.
Fescue Festuca sp.
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida
Giant Cane Arundinaria gigantea
Goat's Rue Tephrosia sp.
Golden Alexander Taenidia integerrima
Goldenrod Solidago sp.
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Hawthorn Crataegus sp.
Indian Strawberry Duchnesnea indica
jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Jewelweed Impatiens capensis
Joe-pye-weed Eupatorium purpureum
Leatherleaf Clematis sp.
Lespedeza Lespedeza sp.
Liverleaf Hepatica acutilobia
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Loblolly Pine
Lop-seed
Maple-leafed Viburnum
Microstegium
Milkweed
Mockernut Hickory
Muscadine
Musclewood
Panic Grass
Persimmon
Pignut Hickory
Poison Ivy
Post Oak
Ragweed
Rattlesnake Fern
Rattlesnake Plantain
Redbud
Red Maple
Red Mulberry
Saint john's-wort
Scarlet Oak
Sedge
Sessile-leaved Bellwort
Shortleaf Pine
Smartweed
Smooth Alder
Sorrel
Sourwood
Southern Shagbark Hickory
Southern Sugar Maple
Spicebush
Strawberry Bush
Sugar Maple
Sunflower
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Thistle
Thoroughwort
Tree-of-heaven
Tulip Poplar
Violet
Virginia Creeper -
Water Oak
White Oak
Wild Quinine
Wild Yam

Pinus taeda
Phryma leptostachya `
Viburnum acerifolium
Eulalia viminea
Asclepias sp.

Carya tomentosa '
Vitis rotundifolia
Carpinus caroliniana '
24nicum sp.
Diospyros virginiana k'
Carya glabra '
Toxicodendron radicans
Quercus stellata
Ambrosia artemesifolia '
Botrychium virginianum
Goodyera pubescens
Cercis canadensis ,
Acer rubrum
Morus rubra
Hypericum nudiflorum ,
Quercus coccinea
Carex sp.
Uvularia sessilifolia
Pinus echinata
Polygonum sp.
Alnus serrulata '
Oxalis rubra
Oxydendrum arboreum

Carya carolinae-septentrionalis '
Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum
Lindera benzoin
Euonymus americana --
Acer saccharum
Helianthus strumosus and H. sp. '
Liquidambar styraciflua
Platanus occidentaiis
Carduus sp. '
Eupatorium purpureum
Ailanthus altissima
Liriodendron tulipifera '
Viola sp.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Quercus nigra ,
Quercus alba
Parthenium integrifolium
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Winged Elm
Winged Sumac
Yellow-root
al Species
American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Toad
Asiatic Clam
Black Vulture
Blue Jay
Bobwhite Quail
Brown Thrasher
Cardinal
Carolina Wren
Chipping Sparrow
Chub '
Chuck-will's Widow
Crayfish
Eastern Phoebe
Field Sparrow
Gray Squirrel
Green Heron
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Mosquitoefish
Mourning Dove
Northern Mockingbird
Mussel
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Rufous-sided Towhee
Sunfish
Turkey Vulture
White-tailed Deer
Wild Turkey
Wood Thrush
Thalictrum thalictroides
Ulmus alata
Rhus copallina
Xanthorhiza, simplicissima
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Carduetis trjstus
Bufo americanus
Corbicula manilensis
Coragyps atratus
Cyanocitta cristata
Colinus virginianus
Toxostoma rufum
Cardinalis cardinalis
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Spizella passerina
Nocomis sp.
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Procambarus sp.
Sayornis phoebe
Spizella pusilla
Sciurus carolinensis
Butorides striatus
Passerina cyanea
Charadrius vociferus
Gambusia affinis
Zenaida macroura
Mimus polyglottus
Elliptio complanata
Melanerpes carolinus
Buteo jamaicensis
Agelaius phoeniceus
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Lepomis spp.
Cathartes aura
Odocoilus virginianus
Meleagris gallopavo
Hylocichla mustelina

Education ,
B.S. Forestry (Biology), College of Forest Resources, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina, 1987.
M.S. Forestry (Wetland and Plant Ecology), College of Forest Resources, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1991. Thesis: Effects of '
gibberellic acid and kinetin on coastal-source wax myrtle (Myrica Geri era seed
germination.
Areas of Specialization
Habitat Evaluations, Protected Species Surveys, Environmental Assessments, Wetland '
Delineations, Wetland Mitigation Planning, Hazardous Waste Risk Assessments.
Specialized Training . '
Groundwater and Associated Environmental Concerns Seminar, 1992.
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.
Professional Experience '
1993 to Present Environmental Scientist, Garrow & Associates, Inc:; Atlanta,
Georgia '
Responsible for protected species surveys, wetland services, environmental
assessments, and habitat evaluations. Responsibilities include preliminary
investigations, field investigations, and report preparation.
1990 to 1993 Senior Wetlands Scientist, Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc., '
Raleigh, North Carolina
Performed environmental assessments, wetland delineations, endangered species
surveys, and hazardous waste surveys. Responsibilites included project
management, preliminary investigations, field investigations, and report
preparation.

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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 principal author of project report to the -Grant Committee
of the N.C.S.U. Forest Biology Research Center:. "Effects- of Canopy Transmission of.
PAR Light on Cw,?pedium acaule in Schenck Forest."
' 1986 Research Technician, Clemson University, U.S. Forest Service
Research Lab, Charleston, South Carolina
' Soil aeration stud with steel rod indicators, gas exchange study of tissues from
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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 Habitat Assessments
Paw Creek Pump Station expansion, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (for
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department).
U.S. 27 Improvements, Advanced Planning Report, Chattanooga, Tennessee
' Department of Transportation (for Parsons DeLeuw, Inc.).
Sunset Tallokas 46 W transmission line, Colquitt County, Georgia (for Oglethorpe
Power Corporation).
New Georgia Landfill expansion, Jefferson County, Alabama (for Khafra
' Engineering Associates).
Chadwick Road Landfill expansion, Fulton County, Georgia (for EMCON Southeast,
' Inc.).
Nashville Landport transportation facility, Nashville, Tennessee (for Parsons
' Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas).
Bear Creek Reservoir, Jackson County, Georgia (for the Upper Oconee Basin Group).
Banks County Landfill, Homer, Georgia (for Chambers Development Company,
Inc.).

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r' Selected Project Experience with Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc.
Environmental Assessments
Long Creek sewerline and wastewater treatment plant, City of Gastonia, North I
Carolina (for J.N. Pease Associates, Engineers).
Irvin's Creek 'sewerline, Charlotte, North Carolina (for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility
Department):
Greenville wastewater treatment plant expansion, Greenville Utilities Commission,
Greenville, North Carolina (for Piedmont Olsen, Enginneers).
Lookout Shoals Lake raw water intake, City of Statesville, Iredell County, North
Carolina (for Pierson & Whitman, Engineers).
Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program, Seymour
Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina (for the U.S. Air Force).
Sedimentation and Best Management Practices forestry consulting, Union Grove,
North Carolina (for G & G Lumber Company).
Wetlands Investigations
Onslow County Landfill expansion, Jacksonville, North Carolina (for CDM, Inc.).
Hillsborough Reservoir, Town of Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina (for
Wooten & Company, Engineers).
Coastal Chemical plant site, Southampton County, Virginia (for Coastal Chemical,
Inc.).
Walnut Creek Greenways cumulative wetland impact assessment, Raleigh, North
Carolina (for the City of Raleigh, Parks and Recreation Department). '
Wetland creation monitoring, Durham, North Carolina (for Nello Teer, Inc.).
Protected SDecieS Survevs
NC-87 highway expansion, Cumberland and Bladen counties, North Carolina '
Department of Transportation (for GAI Consultants).
Buncombe County Landfill, Buncombe County, North Carolina (for CDM, Inc.).
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Sampson County waterline system, Sampson County, North Carolina (for Wooten & I
Company, Engineers).
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GARROW & ASSOCIATES, INC. -
' 3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 303404214
Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone]
¦ 2/12/96
Mr. Charles Seymour
' Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A.
P.O. Box 97
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Re: Addendum to the jurisdictional Wetlands Delifieatiori and Protected Species
Studies for the Proposed City of Albemarle, Subtitle D Landfill Expansion, Stanly
' County, North Carolina.
' Dear Mr. Seymour:
Garrow & Associates, Inc., has performed the above-referenced studies on behalf of
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A., and the City of Albemarle. The additional
' project property is approximately 59 acres in size, and' is located northeast of the existing City
of Albemarle Landfill (Figure 1). It is composed mainly of open fields in a hunting preserve
with a pond, a perennial stream, and forested areas along the boundaries. This report
' describes ecological communities and determines the presence of protected species or their
habitats, and locates jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States in the additional
project property. Recommendations are made concerning impacts to potential protected
' species habitats, jurisdictional wetlands, and waters of the United States.
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,
1993a). 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.
Methods. The methods used to survey the additional project area were identical to those
' described in the previous Garrow & Associates report entitled "Protected Species Wetlands
Studies for the Proposed City of Albemarle Title D Landfill," (Nethery 1994).
' Latrobe, Pennsylvania Memphis, Tennessee Raleigh, North Carolina

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Results. The general project area was described in Nethery (1994). Soils in the additional
project area include Enon gravelly loams and Goldston channery silt loams on slopes and
ridges, and Oakboro silt loam in drainage areas (Stephens 1989). Most of the additional
project area is an open field with scattered shrubs. Forested areas exist along property ,
boundaries and drainage channels.
Ecological Communities. Three ecological communities occur in the additional project area: '
Open Field, Mesic Hardwood Forest, and Aquatic Habitat. The approximate locations of
ecological communities are shown on Figure 2. `Scientific names of common plant species
found in the project area are contained in the attached list.
A majority of the additional project area contains the en field '
op community. This
community is dominated by planted fescue and other pasture grasses (Figure 3), with ,
scattered, small thickets of smooth sumac and loblolly pine (Figure 4), or blackberry and
Japanese honeysuckle. Other native species that are invading the pasture include wooly
mullein, asters, dog fennel, broomsedge, beggar's-lice, and beggar's tick. Animals observed
in this community include bluejay, cardinal, mockingbird, white-throated sparrow, field ,
sparrow, American crow, and white-tailed deer.
The Mesic Hardwood Forest communities are 40-50 years old and occur in the drainage area ,
upstream of the ponds and along the unnamed tributary to Jacob's Creek (Figure 5). The
upper canopy of this community includes American elm, tulip poplar, white oak, green ash,
pignut hickory, mockernut hickory, shagbark hickory, sweetgum, and red maple. The
understory contains saplings of tree species, flowering dogwood, grape, redbud, sugar maple,
buckeye, and strawberry bush. The ground layer vegetation includes cross vine, Indian -
strawberry, poison ivy, Christmas fern, false ginger, elephant's foot, bedstraw, and ebony '
spleenwort. Animals observed in this community include tufted titmouse, rufous-sided
towhee, brown thrasher, Carolina wren, yellow-rumped warbler, and gray squirrel.
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approximately 8-10 feet wide with 2-3 foot banks, and contains a cobble and gravel bottom ,
with light silt on top (Figure 6). The smaller perennial and intermittent channels draining
into the small pond in the northwest are 1-3 feet wide, with cobbley, silty bottoms (Figure 7).

The small pond is approximately 120 by 75 feet with a fringe of hydrophytic vegetation in '
some places (Figure 8). The drained pond has a small channel running through the middle
of it (Figure 9). No aquatic animal species were observed in any aquatic habitat, but this could

be due to the cold temperatures at the time of the survey. There is a significant disturbance '
adjacent to the unnamed tributary upstream of the additional project area (Figure 10) that is
probably contributing some silt to the stream in the additional project area. '
Protected Species. Protected species occurrence lists from NCNHP (1996) and FWS (1996)
indicate that nine state or federally protected plant and animal species are known from

Stanly County. Protected species lists are attached. Marginal habitat exists in the additional '
project area for one state and federally protected plant and two state protected animals.
Marginal habitat is present for the state and federally Endangered Schweinitz's sunflower in i
pasture adjacent to Basic Oak Hickory Forest communities along the northwestern boundary

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of the additional project area (see Figure 2). Schweinitz's sunflower was not observed in the
project area; however, its flowering season is in the fall, and the plant is not easily detectable
' during winter., Marginal habitat for the state Special Concern Carolina darter occurs in the
unnamed tributary to Jacob's Creek along the southeastern boundary of the additional
' project area. However, no fisheries sampling was performed for this study. Habitat is
present in the Open Field community for the state Special Concern loggerhead shrike. No
loggerhead shrikes were observed in the additional project area. No habitat or marginal
habitat is present in the additional project area for any other state or federally protected plant
or animal species.
Nineteen. plant species and two mussels that are listed as Candidate or Significantly Rare
species by NCNHP and/or as Candidate species by the FWS are known from Stanly County.
Habitat or marginal habitat is present for 11 of these species, including Carolina birdfoot-
trefoil, crested coralroot, Georgia aster, glade milkvine, large witch alder, prairie blue wild
1 indigo, smooth blue aster, piedmont aster, southern anemone, thick-pod white wild indigo,
and thin-pod white wild indigo. None of these species was observed in the additional
project area; however, these species are not easily detectable in winter.
' No further investigations are recommended in the additional project area for loggerhead
shrike. Habitat for Carolina darter is within required buffer zones in the additional project
' area, and the potential for impacts to this species is low. Occurrence of Schweinitz's
sunflower is most possible well within the required three hundred foot buffer along the
property boundary. Due to the adequate undisturbed buffer in the additional project area
' adjacent to the Basic Oak Hickory Forest just outside of the additional project area, we do not
recommend an additional survey for Schweinitz's sunflower. Additional surveys for
several Candidate or Significantly Rare plant species are not recommended since the
potential habitats for these species are largely within required undisturbed buffers.
Wetlands. Drainages in the project area contain Oakboro silt loams (Stephens 1989). Oakboro
' silt loams are not on the National List of Hydric Soils (SCS 1991). The Albemarle, North
Carolina, NWI map (FWS 1993b) indicates palustrine unconsolidated bottom wetlands (the
small pond) in the additional project area.
' Four jurisdictional wetlands were found in association with the ponds in the additional
project area. The approximate locations of these wetlands are shown in Figure 3. All of these
' are palustrine emergent wetlands, as defined by Cowardin et al. (1979), dominated by
hydrophytic herbaceous vegetation. Wetlands 1 and 3 are small, poorly drained areas that are
dominated by soft rush and sedges (Figure 11). Wetland 2 is a small area dominated by
cattails (Figure 12). Wetland 4; including portions of the recently drained pond (see Figure 9),
is currently dominated by wetland vegetation such as flatsedge, cattail, and spikerush, and
would be considered jurisdictional wetland. All four wetlands contain hydric soils
' characteristics such as low chroma, concretions, and oxidized rhizospheres. All four
wetlands were inundated and saturated at the time of the survey; however, the survey was
performed several days after a strong winter storm.
' Waters of the United States exist in the project corridor in small perennial and intermittent
drainage channels into the pond and in the perennial unnamed tributary to Jacob's Creek.
Permits will be required from the COE under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act if fill is to
be placed in these waters of the United States or the wetlands associated with the ponds. If
undisturbed buffer zones are established and maintained along the unnamed tributary to

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Jacob's creek, impacts to these waters of the United -States can be avoided. Impacts to the
drainage system that contains intermittent: streams, ponds, and small wetlands, may qualify
for Nationwide Permit 26 for fill in wetlands above headwaters. Also, sedimentation and
erosion control measures must be taken.
Thank you for the opportunity to work on this project. If you should have questions,
comments, or concerns, please call me or _Barbara Garrow, President, at our Atlanta office.'
Sincerely,
GARROW & ASSOCIATES, INc.
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental -Scientist
enclosures: figures, lists
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REFERENCES CITED
' Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F. C. Golet, and E. T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and
deepwater habitatas of the United States. Office of Biological Services, Fish and Wildlife
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington; D.C.
' Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual.
Technical Report_ Y-87-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg,
' Mississippi.
Nethery„William R. 1994. "Protected Species and Wetlands Studies for"the`City of Albemarle
' Proposed Subtitle D Landfill" Letter report to .Municipal Engineering Services Company,
P.A., Garner, North Carolina, dated July, 1994. Garrow & Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
' North Carolina Natural Heritage Prograrm (NCNHP). 1996. Rare elements known to occur
in Stanly County, N.C. Natural Heritage Program element list. NCNHP, Raleigh, North
Carolina .
' Soil Conservation Service (SCS). 1991. Hydric soils of the United States. In cooperation with
the National Technical, Committee for Hydrir Soils. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
' Washington, D.C.
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Stephens, Ronald B. 1989. Soil survey of Stanly County, North Carolina. U.S Department of
' Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 1989. 50 CFR Par- 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. 1993a. 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. 1993b. National Wetlands Inventory draft map, Albemarle,
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 Stanly County. Raleigh Field Office,
Raleigh, North Carolina.

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P.O. Box 97, Garner, North Carolina 27529 [phone]
May 13, 1996
Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Planning
Division of Environmental Management
NC DEHNR
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Re: Joint Form for Nationwide Permit # 26
City of Albemarle, NC
Dear Mr. Dorney:
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Enclosed you will find seven (7) copies of the Joint Form for Nationwide Permit # 26.

If you have any questions, please advise.
Very truly yours,
MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CO., PA
D. Wayne Sullivan
Project Manager
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CIVIL/SANITARY ENGINEERS
Engineering
Company, P.A.
.0. Box 349, Boone, North Carolina 28607 (704)262-1
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SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF COMMONLY
FOUND PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES
Common Name Scientific Name
Plant species '
American elm Ulmus americana
Aster Aster spp.
Beggar's lice De"todium sp.- -
Beggar's tick Coreopsis sp .
Blackberry Rubus sp.
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Broomsedge ?. Andropogon virginicus
Buckeye Aesculus sp. '
Catbrier " Smilax sp.
Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
Cross-vine Bignonia sp.
Dog fennel Anthemis sp.
Ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
E]ephant's foot Elephantopus sp.
False ginger L Hexastylis virginiana
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida
Grape Vitis rotundifolia
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Indian strawberry Duchesnia indica
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda
Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa
Pignut hickory Carya glabra
Poison ivy Toxicodendron toxicaris
Redbud Cercis canademis
Red maple Acer rubrum
Shagbark hickory Quercus ovata
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra
Strawberry bush Euonymus americana
Sugar maple Acer sacharrum
Sweetgu n Liquidambar styraciflua
Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera '
White oak Quercus alba
Wooly mullein Verbascum thapsus
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Bluejay Cyanocitta cristata
Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Carolina wren Tlzryothorits ludoviciana
Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Field sparrow
Gray squirrel
Mockingbird
Rufous-sided towhee
Tufted titmouse
White-tailed deer
White-throated sparrow
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Pipilo , erythrophthalmus
Parus bicolor
Odocoileus virgiiiianus
Zonotrichia nlbntrollis
Deitdroica coronata
State of'North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Parks & Recreation
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James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Y -
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Dr. Philip K. McKneliy, Director -
February 1, 1996
Mr. William Nethery
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30340-4214
SUBJECT: Rare Species, High Quality Natural Communities, and
Significant Natural Areas in the Proposed Albemarle Landfill
Project Area, Stanly County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Nethery:
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program does not have-records
of known rare species, high quality natural "communities, or
significant natural arepLs occurring at or within a 1-mile radius of
the proposed Albemarle landfill project site. To our knowledge,
this project area has not been systematically inventoried and we
cannot definitively state that rare species or significant natural
areas do not occur there.
Enclosed is a list of rare species that are known to occur in
Stanly County. If suitable habitat for any of these species occurs
in the project area, then those species may be present at the
project site. If it is necessary to be certain that this site does
not contain rare species, a f ield survey would need to be
conducted.
Please contact me at the address below or call me at [phone]
if you have any questions or need further information.
Sincerely, ,
T"
Inge Smith
Information Specialist
Natural Heritage Program __•_
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Enclosures -7 1996
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P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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NATURAL HERITAGE ELEMENTS AND SPECIES STATUS CODES''
The attached output from, the N.C. Natural Heritage Program database is a listing of
the elements (rare species, geologic features, natural communities, and special
animal habitats) known to occur in your geographic area of interest. The
information on this printout is compiled from a variety of sources, including field
surveys, museums and herbaria, literature, and personal communications. The
database is dynamic, with new records being added and old records being -revised as
we receive new information. The enclosed list cannot be considered a definitive
record of natural heritage elements, and it should not be considered a substitute
for field surveys. When this information is used in any document, we request that
the printout date be given and that the Natural Heritage Program be credited.
This cover sheet explains the four columns of status codes that are given on the
right-hand side of the printout.
STATE PROTECTION
CODE STATUS CODE STATUS
E Endangered SR Significantly Rare
1 T Threatened V Vulnerable
SC Special Concern UNK Undetermined
C Candidate EX Extirpated
P Proposed (E, T, or C)
Plant statuses are determined by the Plant Conservation Program (N.C. Dept. of
Agriculture) and the Natural Heritage Program (N.C. Dept. of Environment, Health,
and Natural Resources). E, T, and SC species are protected by state law (the Plant
Protection and Conservation Act, 1979); C and SR designations indicate rarity and
the need for population monitoring and conservation action, as determined by the
Plant Conservation and Natural Heritage Programs.
Animal statuses that indicate state protection (E, T, and SC) are published in
"Endangered Wildlife of North Carolina", March 16, 1992, N.C. Nongame and Endangered
Wildlife Program. The Significantly Rare, Undetermined, Vulnerable and Extirpated
statuses are (for the most part) Natural Heritage Program designations. They
indicate rarity and the need for population monitoring and conservation action.
FEDERAL PROTECTION
The current federal status is listed in "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants, July 15, 1991 (50 CFR 17.11 & 17.12, Department of the Interior).
Definitions are taken from the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended through
the 100th Congress (1988), and the Federal Register, Part VIII, November 21, 1991
(50 CFR 17, Department of the Interior).
' CODE STATUS DEFINITION
E Endangered A taxon which "is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of its
range"
T Threatened A taxon "which is likely to become an endangered
species within the foreseeable future throughout
all or a significant portion of its range"
P_ Proaosed A taxon which has been proposed for official
listing as endangered or threatened
L_ Listed A taxon which has been officially listed as
endangered or threatened
C1 Category 1 A taxon which is under consideration, and for
("Candidate 1") which there is sufficient information to support
listing

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SCIENTIFIC AND STATE FED. STATE GLOBAL
COMIIION NAME PROT. PROT. RANK RANK`*
s*s
Stanly
** Vertebrates ,,.
ETHEOSTOMA COLLIS - .. i SC - S3 G3
CAROLINA DARTER ...
HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS- E - LE SIB,S2 'G4
BALD EAGLE
LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS LUDOVICIANUS SC 3C S3B,S3 G4G5T4
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
** Invertebrates
STROPHITUS UNDULATUS T - SIS2 GS
SQUAWFOOT
VILLOSA CONSTRICTA SR - S2S3 G4
NOTCHED RAINBOW
VILLOSA DELUMBIS SR - S3? G3G4
EASTERN CREEKSHELL
VILLOSA VAUGHA?NIIANA SC - S1 G3
CAROLINA CREEKSHELL
** Vascular plants
AMORPHA SCHWERINII SR - S3 G3
PIEDMONT INDIGO-BUSH
ANEMONE BERLANDIERI C - S1 G3G4
SOUTHERN ANEMONE
ARABIS MISSOURIENSIS C - S I G4GS
MISSOURI ROCKCRESS
ASTER GEORGIANUS C C2 S2 G2G3
GEORGIA ASTER
ASTER LAEVIS VAR CONCINNUS
C
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S2
G5T4
NARROW-LEAVED ASTER
ASTER MIRABILIS C - S2 G2G3
PIEDMONT ASTER
BAPTISIA ALBA SR - S2 G4?
THICK-POD WHITE WILD INDIGO
BAPTISIA. LBESCENS SR - S2 04
THIN-POD WHITE WILD INDIGO
BAPTISIA MINOR C/PT - S2 G4
PRAIRIE BLUE WILD INDIGO
DODECATHEON MEADIA VAR MEADIA SR - S2 GSTS
EASTERN SHOOTING STAR
FOTHERGILLA MAJOR _ C - S2 G3
LARGE WITCH-ALDER
HELIANTHUS LAEVIGATUS SR - S2 G4
SMOOTH SUNFLOWER
HELIANTHUS SCHWEINITZII E LE S2 G2
SCHWEINITZ'S SUNFLOWER
HEXALECTRIS SPICATA SR - S2 G4?
CRESTED CORALROOT
LILIUM CANADENSE SSP EDITORUM C - SI G5T4?
RED CANADA LILY
LOTUS HELLERI C C2 S3 G3
CAROLINA BIRDFOOT-TREFOIL
MATELEA DECIPIENS SR - S2 G5
GLADE MILKVINE

NC NATURAL HERITAGE PROGR,LNI, NC DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION JUNE 1995

SCIENTIFIC AND
COMMON
NAME
STATE
FED. STATE
GLOBA
L
PROT. PROT. RANK _
RANK
NESTRONIA UMBELLULA
SR
3C S3
NESTRONIA G3G4 ;
PELLAEA 1V UGHTIANA

WRIGHT'S CLIFF-BRAKE E-SC - S1 GS
QUERCUS PRINOIDES C

DWARF CHINQUAPIN OAK - SH G5
SOLIDAGO PLUMOSA C/PE C2* S1

YADKIN RIVER GOLDENROD G1
SOLIDAGO RADULA
WESTERN ROUGH GOLDENROD C S1 G5?
VERBENA RIPARIA - ..
C C2*
SH GH
RIVERBANK VERVAIN . ,
**
Natural communities
BASIC OAK-HICKORY FOREST

DRY-MESIC OAK HICKOR - - S3 G4
Y FOREST
- - S3 GS
MESIC MIXED HARDWOOD FOREST (PIEDMONT SUBTYPE) - - S4 5
G5
T5
PIEDMONT MAFIC CLIFF
- - S1 G1G2
PIEDMONT MONADNOCK FOREST S4
G5
PIEDMONT/COASTAL PLAIN HEATH BLUFF

PIEDMONT/LOW MOUNT - - S3 G4?
AIN ALLUVIAL FOREST
S5 G5
UPLAND DEPRESSION SW k-NIP FOREST - -
S2 G3
XERIC HARDPAN FOREST
- - S3 G3G4

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NC \ATCRAL IIERITAGE PROGR:tNI, NC DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION
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7702701392 GARROW SASSOC. ATL

REVISED APRIL 19. 1994
Stn* coue1ty
721 P02 MAR 11,96 11:57 '
Odd eagle fHaCiaaeSl? Igucoceoha! - E
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EMM Sdrw~ sunflower ( us schw l - E
There am spades w'Aldu although not now listed or ofndavy proposed for li Ung as andengered or
ihroatenea, we under status review by the Service. These "Canddate (C'i and C2) species are not 109W
protested under the Act. and are not cubjact to any of Its provisions, inc*1ding S.ectioe T, and they am
tonally proposed or listed as threatened or endangered. We are providing the below list of candidate
spades Whft t may occur within the project area for the purpose of gWg you advance notification. Those
spades may be listed In the Moira. at wh" tfma they will be protected under the Act. In the meantime.
we would appredste anything you night do for them.

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*indicates no specimen in at least 20 years from this county.
JkMgm rt - C2
tfeiargia aster fAsterS?t - C2
Hattet'u Aafpii t olUb; i s vgr. bell - C2{
no celtr+:npn name vi?4? i?tl.?l - C2
Yadkin River potdanrtd (Sr?Gdxao. >i?illAsa) - C2
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Mr. Wayne Sullivan
Municipal Engineering Services Co.
PO Box 97
Garner, NC 27529
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
WQC Project # 960484
Stanly County
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NC ENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 13, 1998
On May 18, 1996, you requested a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division
of Water Quality for your project (Albemarle landfill expansion) located near SR 1720 in
Stanly County. A requirement of this Certification was a wetland mitigation plan. From
a conversation you recently had with Mr. Eric Galamb of my staff, I understand that these
impacts did not occur and the 404 Permit has expired. Please be aware that the 401
Certification has also expired and you will have to reapply for the 404 Permit and 401
Certification if you want to pursue this project under our rules depicted in 15A NCAC 2H
.0500
Please call me at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions or would like to discuss
this matter.
Si rely,
Joh . Dorney
Wat r Quality Certificat Program
cc: Mooresville DWQ Regional Office
Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Central Files
John Dorney
960484.clr
Division of Water Quality - Environmental Sciences Branch
4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 - Telephone [phone] - FAX [phone]
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Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
December 13,1996
Mr. Wayne Sullivan
Municipal Engineering Services Co.
P.O. Box 97
Garner, NC 27529
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
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Thank you for accompanying Mike Parker and myself during our site visit to the
City of Albemarle's landfill on November 20. During our site visit we searched for sites to
be used as compensatory wetland mitigation resulting from the impacts associated with the
landfill expansion. Only one site appears to have the possibility of providing
compensation. This site was located on the headwaters of Jacob's creek south of the main
access road through the landfill.
The site we identified was contiguous to a portion of Jacob's creek upstream of a
beaver dam. Portions of the floodplain were ponded, and an abandoned stream channel
was present. We discussed constructing a small dam, near to the existing beaver dam, to
increase soil saturation and inundation in the floodplain, and enhancing the existing plant
community with species adapted to moist soil conditions.
Species that may be appropriate to transplant include green ash raxinu
pennsylvanica), hackberry (Celtis laevi&ata) , swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) and
American elm mus rubra). At this time it is difficult to provide a more comprehensive
list. I believe I will be near the City of Albemarle in January, and may need to visit the site
again in order to provide more detailed suggestions.
We discussed briefly obtaining more detailed topographic information. Please
provide me with a map once this is available. We need to move forward with a conceptual
mitigation plan, but I would like to see the results of the topographic survey first. In
addition, I would like a map of region with the location of the landfill clearly demarcated.
Please contact me if you have any questions. My telephone number is [phone].
Sincerely,
Steven Kroeger
cc: John Dorney, DWQ-Raleigh
Mike Parker, MRO
Environmental Sciences Branch • 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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DEM ID:
ACTION ID:
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit ft NWP #26
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide.permits that require application for Section 401 certification
Wn MwGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E
Telephone [phone] .
Citv of Albemarle
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:
PO Box 190 Albemarle, NC 28002.
2. Owners Address:
3. Owners Phone Number (Home):
(Work):704-982-0131
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
Raymond I. Alleri City Manager
PO Box 190
Albemarle. NC 28002-0190 704-982-0131
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Stanl
Nearest Town or City: City of Albemarle
off of SR1720 at the existing landfill.
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.):
facility South of the City of--Albemarle
6. Name of Closest Stream(River. Jacobs Creek
7. River Basin:
Pee Dee River
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ J NO [X J
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO 9]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: 7.0 Acres
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled:
Drained: _
Flooded:
Excavated:
wATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, -
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. Box 29533---- -
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
1.6 Acres
.4 Acres
Total Impacted: 2.0 Acres
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
July 26, 1996
Mr. Raymond I. Allen
City of Albemarle
PO Box 190
Albemarle, NC 28002-0190
Dear Mr. Allen:
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The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has reviewed your application for a
Nationwide Permit No. 26 for fill in wetlands in association with the construction of a lined
municipal solid waste landfill. Mr. Mike Parker of the Mooresville Regional Office also
has reviewed your application and has recommended that the DWQ issue a Section 401
water quality certification with the condition that a conceptual wetland mitigation plan be
submitted. Therefore the Section 401 water quality certification can be issued with the
condition that a draft and final wetland mitigation plans be submitted. The final plan also
will need approval and be implemented in a timely manner.
The wetlands to be impacted by the project were found to be performing valuable
water quality functions. These include water storage, bank and shoreline stabilization and
pollutant removal. The mitigation plans should address the replacement of these functions.
Mr. Parker recommends that sufficient mitigation be developed downstream of the existing
wetlands and within the 300 ft. buffer zone for the proposed landfill.
Both Mr. Parker and myself can provide guidance for the development of the
wetland mitigation plans. A prudent course of action would be to first develop a draft (or
conceptual)- mitigation plan. This draft plan would then undergo a review. A final plan
would need to incorporate the comments on the draft plan. Mr. Parker's telephone number
is [phone]. My telephone number is [phone]. We believe that this issue
can be resolved quickly.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Steven Kroeger
cc: John Dorney, DWQ, Raleigh
Mike Parker, DWQ, Mooresville
Steve Chapin, US COE, Asheville
Environmental Sciences Branch 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Ja mes B. Hunt, Jr., G ove mor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
July 26, 1996
Mr. Raymond I. Allen
City of Albemarle
PO Box 190
Albemarle, NC 28002-0190
Dear Mr. Allen:
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The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has reviewed your application for a
Nationwide Permit No. 26 for fill in wetlands in association with the construction of a lined
municipal solid waste landfill. Mr. Mike Parker of the Mooresville Regional Office also
has reviewed your application and has recommended that the DWQ issue a Section 401
water quality certification with the condition that a conceptual wetland mitigation plan be
submitted. Therefore the Section 401 water quality certification can be issued with the
condition that a draf,and final wetland mitigation plans be submitted. Tile final plan also
will need approval and be implemented in a timely manner.
The wetlands to be impacted by the project were found to be performing valuable
water quality functions.. These include water storage, bank and shoreline stabilization and
pollutant removal. The mitigation plans should address the replacement of these functions.
Mr. Parker recommends that sufficient mitigation be developed downstream of the existing
wetlands and within the 300 ft. buffer zone for the proposed landfill.
Both Mr. Parker and myself can provide guidance for the development of the
wetland mitigation plans. A prudent course of action would be to first develop a draft (or
conceptual) mitigation plan. This draft plan would then undergo a review. A final plan
would need to incorporate the comments on the draft plan. Mr. Parker's telephone number
is [phone]. My telephone number is [phone]. We believe that this issue
can be resolved quickly.
Thank you.
Sincerel:y:?:?:;
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Steven Kroe
cc: John Dorney, DWQ, Raleigh
Mike Parker, DWQ, Mooresville
Steve Chapin, US COE, Asheville
Environmental Sciences Branch 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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