19930173 Ver 1_Approval Letter_19921006

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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George T. Everett, Ph.D.
Director
SUBJECT; 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
rla_4y1 County, COE Project
The Division of Environmental Management (DEM) received a
letter from the Corps of Engineers (COE) stating that your
project qualified for a Nationwide Permit. Please be advised
that the Nationwide Permit is not valid until a 401 Water Quality
Certification has been issued by the Division. General
Certifications have been issue by the Division for most of the
Nationwide Permits, however, several of the General
Certifications require written concurrence from the Division
before the Nationwide Permit is valid.
If you are utilizing Nationwide Permit # 26 and your fill
activity is equal to or less than one-third (1/3) of an acre you
are not required to obtain written concurrence. Otherwise please
complete the attached form (except for conditions 15 and 16) and
send six additional copies (a total of seven copies) so that the
review of your request can be initiated.
If you have any questions, please call me or Mr. John Dorney
at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely, ?J
Eric Galamb
Applic.ltr
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Mr. Julian Weeks 1 WATER QUALITY SECTION
Route 5, Box 611
Newport, North Carolina 28570
Dear Mr. Weeks:
Please reference your meeting on June 16, 1992 with Mr. Scott McLendon of
my staff on your property located on the north side of NC 24, approximately
4.5 miles east of the intersection of NC 58 and NC 24, near the community of
Ocean, Carteret County, North Carolina. The purpose of this meeting was to
discuss your plans to (1), excavate a 1,500 foot drainage ditch along the
eastern property boundary, and (2), maintain an existing drainage ditch along
the southeast property boundary.
The inspection revealed that the proposed drainage ditch will impact
greater than 1 acre of waters and wetlands above the headwaters point of Sikes
Branch.
For the purposes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program,
Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the
Federal Register on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits.
Authorization was provided, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act,
material into headwaters and isolated waters
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WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO AugUS t 12 , 1992
Regulatory Branch
Nationwide Permit No. 26 (PDN), Action ID. 199203145
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It has been verified that your proposed work may be authorized under
paragraphs b. and c. above by this nationwide permit. Enclosed is a,Pre-
Discharge Notification form which should be completed and returned with a
Section 401 Water Quality Certification from the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management (DEM). Please contact Mr. John Dorney, North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, telephone [phone], for
information on obtaining this certification. If your work is located in one
of the 20 coastal counties, you should contact Mr. Steve Benton, North
Carolina Division of Coastal Management, telephone [phone], for their
consistency determination. Failure to obtain these authorizations or waivers
automatically results in a denial of your proposal. Once all necessary
information is received a permit decision will be reached within 30 days.
This verification will be valid for 2 years from the date of this letter
unless the nationwide authorization is modified, reissued, or revoked. Also,
this verification will remain valid for the 2 years if, during that period,
the nationwide permit authorization is reissued without modification or the
activity complies with any subsequent modification of the nationwide permit
authorization. If during the 2 years, the nationwide permit authorization
expires or is suspended or revoked, or is modified, such that the activity
would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit,
activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under
contract to commence in reliance upon the nationwide permit will remain
authorized provided the activity is completed within 12 months of the date of
the nationwide permit's expiration, modification or revocation, unless
discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify,
suspend, or revoke the authorization.
Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Scott McLendon, Wilmington
Regulatory Field Office, Regulatory Branch, telephone (919)
251-4725.
Sincerely,
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Enclosure

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Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
John Dorney
Xater Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. Jim Gregson
Wilmington Regional Office
North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
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