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US Army Corps PUBLIC NOTICE
Of Engineers
Wilmington District
Issue Date: September 10, 2010
Comment Deadline: September 27, 2010
Corps Action ID #: SAW-2009-00846
The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application fora
modification to an existing permit from Johnston County Airport Authority seeking
Department of the Army authorization to temporarily impact an additional 3.58 acres of
riparian wetland, and permanently impact an additional 1.2 acres of riparian wetland and
133 linear feet of perennial stream channel. The total permanent impacts would be 8.93
acres of riparian wetlands and 818 linear feet of perennial stream channel. The total
temporary impacts would be 3.75 acre of riparian wetlands. These impacts are associated
with the extension of an airport runway safety area, northwest of Smithfield, in Johnston
County, North Carolina.
Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached
plans. This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington
District Web Site at www.saw.usace.arniv.mil/wetlands.
Applicant: Johnston Count), Airport Authority
3149 Swift Creek Road
Smithfield, NC 27577
Agent: Mr. Daniel Ingram SE P 1 0
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
720 Corporate Center Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
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The Corps will evaluate this application and a decide whether to issue, conditionally
issue, or deny the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act.
Location
The project site is located just to the south of the intersection of Swift Creek Rd, and US
Hwy 70 Business (W Market St), north west of Smithfield, Johnston County, North
Carolina. The site Coordinates are 35.5436° N. 78.3895° W.

-- existing Site Conditions
The project site, known as Johnston County Airport, is an active airport consisting ofan
asphalt runway, taxiways, apron areas, and hangers. The airport is positioned between
two perennial streams. Reedy Branch runs along the north and east sides of the airport
while Swift Creek runs along the west and south sides of the airport. These two streams
converge in the south eastern corner of the property. The site is comprised of Bottomland
Hardwood Forest along the floodplain of Swift Creek, flooded swamps along the
floodplain of Reedy Branch. mixed hardwood/pine forests, agricultural land, and
maintained grass areas around the runway.
Applicant's Stated Purpose
The applicant's stated project purpose is to enhance the safety of the airport operations by
extending the Runway Safety area to meet safety requirements for larger aircraft, and add
new hangers and corporate areas to meet the need of projected growth.
Project Description
The original permitted project includes the extension of a runway safety area, and the
addition of a new corporate area.
The runway safety area as permitted is to be 1000 feet long by 500 feet wide as required
by the Federal Aviation Administration. This will result in the impact 685 linear feet of
Reedy Branch from the placement of a triple box culvert and impacts to 7.73 acres of
wetland from fill. Fill slopes will have a 4:1 slope ratio and consist ofdirt backfill
compacted to specifications and extend across the wetland and into the upland. Upland
areas outside of the stream buffer will have the stumps removed, grubbed and planted in
turf-grasses. Wetland areas outside of the stream buffer will have the stumps retained
though treated With a herbicide to prevent sprouts. The applicant will also build a
temporary construction entrance and haul road that would temporarily impact 0.12 acres
of wetland. This area will be returned to original grade and re-vegetated with an
appropriate native wetland seed mix.
The permitted Corporate Area Development consists of filling 10.31 acres of wetland to a
level grade for proposed future construction of airplane hangar and parking.
The applicant is now proposing to increase the temporary impacts to wetlands by 3.58
acres, permanent impacts to riparian wetlands by 1.2 acres, and permanent impacts to
streams by 133 linear feet. All of the increased impacts are associated with the Runway
Safety Area.
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During the NC Land Quality permitting process it was determined that the temporary
impacts would need to be increased to allow the placement of temporary sediment basins.
Following the construction, these features would be removed. 'file disturbed area would
he returned to preconstruction contours and planted with a permanent wetland seed mix.
This would increase the temporary wetland impacts from 0.17 acres to 3.75 acres.
The applicant is also proposing to place the proposed stream culvert offline, to allow for
the existing Reedy Branch channel to remain open during construction. This would
increase the stream impacts from 685 linear feet to 818 linear feet.
The applicant is requesting an increase in riparian wetland impacts due to a calculation
error wherein wetland impacts were not calculated within the riparian buffer. Correcting
this error would result in an increase of riparian wetland impacts from 7.73 acres to 8.93
acres.
The applicant has made an initial mitigation purchase from EBX Neu-Con Umbrella
Wetland and Stream Mitigation Bank of 10.9 acres of Riparian wetland Mitigation Units.
They are requesting that the remainder of the mitigation needs be procured from EBX
instead of the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, as originally permitted.
These mitigation units would be purchased prior to the project construction.
Other Required Authorizations
This notice and all applicable application materials are being forwarded to the appropriate
State agencies for review. The Corps will generally not make a final permit decision until
the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) issues, denies, or waives State
certification required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-500). The receipt of
the application and this public notice combined with appropriate application fee at the
North Carolina Division of Water Quality central office in Raleigh will constitute initial
receipt of an application for a 401 Water Quality Certification. A waiver will be deemed
to occur if the NCDWQ fails to act on this request for certification within sixty days of
the date of the receipt of this notice in the NCDWQ Central Office. Additional
information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be reviewed at the NCDWQ
Central Office, 401 Oversight and Express Permits Unit, 2321 Crabtree Boulevard,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-2260. All persons desiring to make comments regarding
the application for certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act should do so in
writing delivered to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), 1650 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 Attention: Ms Cyndi Karoly by
September 25, 2010.
Essential Fish Habitat
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Corps' initial
determination is that the proposed project will not adversely impact EFH or associated
fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Councils
or the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Cultural Resources
The Corps has consulted the latest published version of the National Register of l listoric
Places and is not aware that any registered properties, or properties listed as being
eligible for inclusion therein are located within the project area or will be affected by the
proposed work. Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, prehistoric, or historical
data may be located within the project area and/or could be affected by the proposed
work.
Endangered Species
The Corps has reviewed the project area, examined all information provided by the
applicant, including a letter dated May 22, 2003, and an email from the US Fish and
Wildlife Service dated May 28, 2003, and consulted the latest North Carolina Natural
Heritage Database. Furthermore, the Corps has consulted with the US Fish and Wildlife
Service by phone May 11, 2009. Based on this available information, the Corps has
determined pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, that the proposed project
will have no effect on federally listed endangered or threatened species or their formally
designated critical habitat.
Evaluation
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable
impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest.
That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of
important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors
which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects
thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental
concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, flood plain
values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use, navigation, shoreline
erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property
ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
For activities involving the discharge of dredged or till materials in waters of the United
States, the evaluation of the impact of the activity on the public interest will include
application of the Environmental Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines.
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Commenting Information
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and local
agencies and officials, including any consolidate State Viewpoint or written position of
the Governor; Indian "Tribes and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate
the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the
Corps of Fngineers to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit i()I•
this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered
species, historic properties, water quality. general environmental effects and the other
public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and/or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments are also used to
determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the
proposed activity.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice,
that a public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public hearings
shall state, with particularity. the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests fOr a
public hearing shall be granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues
raised are insubstantial or there is otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work. as outlined above, will be received
by the Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, until 5pm, September 27, 2010.
Comments should be submitted to Mr. Thomas Brown, US Army Corps of Engineers,
3331 Heritage Trade Dr., Suite 105, Wake Forest, NC 27587, [phone], Ext. 22.
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