20070173 Ver 5_404_Modification_20160906_20200819

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
September 6, 2016
Regulatory Division/1200A
Action ID: SAW-2015-02127
Mr. Gary Lohr
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
3612 Powhatan Road
Clayton, North Carolina 27527
Dear Mr. Lohr:
Reference is made to your Department of the Army (DA) permit issued on May 23, 2016,
that authorized permanent discharge of fill impacts to 2.45 acres of jurisdictional wetlands
associated with the proposed construction of the Novo Nordisk Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
production facility located approximately 0.5 mile east of the intersection of US 70 Business and
Powhatan Road, in Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina.
Reference also your written request of August 31, 2016, for a modification to your DA
permit to authorize changes to impacts to jurisdictional waters as defined by revised plans
included in your request that include temporary erosion control and tree protection fencing areas.
In accordance with North Carolina's and Johnston County's Erosion Control Regulations, a silt
fence will be installed to prevent sediment from migrating into the wetlands. In addition, Novo
Nordisk has elected to install a row of Tree Protection fencing at the Limits of Disturbance
(LOD) to prevent work from occurring in the wetlands, as well as a second row of silt fencing to
provide a higher level of protection equal to a 50' vegetative buffer. The installation of the
fencing will require mechanized land clearing, limited grading, and the placement of mulch
between the fencing for additional sediment protection. The proposed modification would result
in 0.277 acre of temporary impacts to jurisdictional wetlands. Your request also included your
proposal to mitigate for these identified temporary impacts to jurisdictional wetlands, a project
restoration plan to restore impacted wetland areas to natural grade, remove all fencing and debris,
and plant native wetland tree species at a 340 stem per acre density.
We have determined that the proposed changes/modifications to the revised plans including
temporary impacts to jurisdictional waters and implementation of a restoration plan of the
temporary impacted jurisdictional area are minor. Therefore, a supplemental public notice is not
necessary. The permit is hereby modified to include the change in impacts to jurisdictional

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waters as described in the referenced provided revised plans included with your August 31, 2016,
modification request. It is understood that all other conditions of the original permit remain
applicable, including the permit expiration date of December 31, 2021.
If the permitted work is not completed on or before the date herein specified, the
authorization, if not previously revoked or specifically further extended, will cease and become
null and void. If additional time is required to complete the project, you should contact this office
with a request for an additional time extension.
Should you have questions, please contact Mr. John Thomas, Raleigh Regulatory Field
Office, telephone [phone] extension 25.
Sincerely,
Kevin P. Landers Sr.
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
Copy Furnished:
Mr. Timothy M. Little, P.E.
North Carolina Department of Transportation — Division 4
509 Ward Boulevard
Wilson, NC 27895-1670
Ms. Beth Reed, PWS
Kimley-Horn
3001 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513