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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
IN REPLY REFER TO September 30, 2010
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2009-00912
Mr. Mike Worthington
Worthington Farms, Inc.
3661 Ballards Crossroads Road
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
Dear Mr. Worthington:
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Please reference your application for a Department of the Army (DA) individual permit to
authorize the impact of 100 linear feet (0.035 acres) of fill within the perennial stream channel
for the construction of an earthen dam, the excavation of 3,670 linear feet of perennial stream
channel and adjacent uplands, and the impact by flooding of an additional 2,107 linear feet of
waters of the United States associated with the construction of a 23 acre irrigation lake, located
within Worthington Farms at 3661 Ballards Crossroads Road, near the city of Greenville, Pitt
County, North Carolina. The purpose of this correspondence is to inform you that by letter
dated September 10, 2010, we received comments from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission regarding their review of the public notice on your application.
It is Corps policy to provide an applicant the opportunity to furnish a proposed resolution or
rebuttal to all objections from government agencies and other substantive adverse comments
before a final decision is made on a proposed project. Accordingly, please provide any
comments that you have on this matter within 21 days of your receipt of this correspondence.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. We would appreciate your feedback on how we
are performing our duties. Our automated Customer Service Survey is located at:
http://per2.nwp.usace.anny.mil/survey.html . Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and
complete the survey. If you have any questions, you may contact Ms. Emily Jernigan, at the
Washington Regulatory Field Office, Post Office Box 1000, Washington, North Carolina 27889,
telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
David Lekson, P.W.S
Chief, Washington Regulatory Field Office
Enclosure
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Ms. Jennifer Darby, Chief
Wetlands Protection Section - Region IV
Water Management Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
61 Forsyth Street,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Ms. Becky Fox
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Region IV
1307 Firefly Road
Whittier, North Carolina 28789
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries, NOAA
Habitat Conservation Division
Pivers Island
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Mr. Doug Huggett
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1638 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1638
Mr. Ian McMillan
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650