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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
January 12, 2007
Fork Township Sanitary District
Attn: Mr. Henry Braswell
PO Box 1515
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ Project # 06-1904
Wayne County
Subject Property: Wal-Mart Force Main & Pump Station Contract 177, Goldsboro, NC
UT to Little River [030406, 27-57-(20.2), WSN, NSW]
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certiffcation and Authorization Certificate per the Neuse River
Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233) with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Braswell:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 25 linear feet of perennial streams, 1,919 square feet (ftZ) of Zone 1 protected
riparian buffers and 1,279 square feet (ft2) of Zone 2 protected riparian buffers for the purpose of
constructing the proposed force main and pump station, as described within your application dated
December 8, 2006 and received by the N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on December 1 1, 2006
with additional information received by DWQ on January 10, 2007. After reviewing your application, we
have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number (GC3374).
The Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit 12 when issued by the US Army Corps of
Engineers (USAGE). This letter shall also act as your approved Authorization Certificate for impacts to
the protected riparian buffers per 15A NCAC 2B .0233. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise
comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project
including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, and Non-discharge regulations. Also, this
approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in
your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval is 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. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of
wetland or 1501inear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions
of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including N~on~et,Cazolina
incidental impacts: __ ~tuCUlly
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North: Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone [phone] /Fax [phone]
Internet: htta://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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Fork Township Sanitary District
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Amount A roved Units Plan Location or Reference
Perennial Stream
tem or excavation 25 (linear feet) PCN page 8
Zone 1 Buffers 1,919 (s uare ft. PCN a e 11
Zone 2 Buffers 1,279 s uare ft. PCN a e 11
2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing
the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in
order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion ,Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control
measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most
recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices
shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects,
including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Surface Mining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with'the reclamation in
accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the
footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre-Construction Notification. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best
Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards,
statutes, or rules occur.
4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the maximum
extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is
unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six months of the date that
the Division of Land Resources has released the project.
5. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable
Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached
certificate of completion to the 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting :Unit, North Carolina
Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.

Fork Township Sanitary District
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January 12, 2007
6. Deed Notifications
Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all retained jurisdictional wetlands,
waters and protective buffers in order to assure compliance for future wetland, water and buffer
impact. These mechanisms shall be put in place prior to impacting any wetlands, waters and/or
buffers approved for impact under this Authorization Certificate. A sample deed notification can be
downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. The text
of the sample deed notification may be modified as appropriate to suit to this project.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification, shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or
stream impacts), 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, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the approved
buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The Director's decision is
subject to review as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act and the Neuse riparian buffer protection rule as described within 15A NCAC 2B .0233. If you have
any questions, please telephone Cyndi Karoly or Amy Chapman at 919-733-1786.
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Enclosures: GC 3374
Certificate of Completion
Sincerely,
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cc: McDavid & Associates, Inc.; Attn: Mr. F. Tyndall Lewis, P.E.; 109 E. Walnut St; PO Box 1776;
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Jamie Shern, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mike Horan, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
DLR Raleigh Regional Office
File Copy
Central Files
Filename: 061904 Wal-MartForceMainandPumpStation(Wayne~01+NBR