20110877 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20111026

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North Car NCDENR
ollna Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor Coleen H. Sullins
Director Dee Freeman
Secretary
October 26, 2011
DWQ Project # 11-0877
Wilson County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7010 1870 0001 3428 0808
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Piedmont Natural Gas
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
Subject Property: PNG Wilson Line 40A
Hominy Creek [030407,27-86-8, C; Sw; NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Sir or Madam:
On September 26, 2011, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your application dated September 12, 2011
to fill or otherwise impact 1.93 acre of wetland (temporary impacts), 0.69 acre of wetland (conversion impacts), 204
linear feet of stream channel (temporary impacts), 10,132 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected
riparian buffer (permanent impacts), 7,819 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected buffer (temporary
impacts), 9,026 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer (permanent impacts), and 7,361
square feet of Zone 2 Neuse basin protected riparian buffer (temporary impacts) to replace an existing gas line along
an existing easement and in a new location. The DWQ has determined that your application was incomplete and/or
provided inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will require additional information in order to
process your application to impact protected streams and buffers on the subject property. This project is on hold
and incomplete until we receive the additional information requested below. If we do not receive the requested
information, your project will be formally returned as incomplete. Please provide the following information so that
we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
Please provide a signed copy of the PCN application.
2. DWQ will not require wetland mitigation for this project since it is conversion of wetlands and the
total permanent wetland impact is less than 1 acre. Please revise cover letter (specifically page 2) to
indicate that this is not a requirement of DWQ and/or GC 3819 as noted in your cover letter. Note: The
USACE may require wetland mitigation for this project.
3. The Buffer Impact Table indicates that 2,554 sq ft of Zone 2 impact associated with S2 while the
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Plan Sheet indicates that 2,542 sq ft of Zone 2 impact associated with S2. Please revise and resubmit
correct information.
4. Riparian Impact Table
a. The buffer impact associated with S2 indicates that buffer mitigation is not required at this
location. However, the mitigation requirement column indicates that you will be purchasing
credits for this buffer impact. Please explain discrepancy and revise and resubmit correct
information.
FYI - Most of the buffer impact appears to be perpendicular with S2 except for a small
portion of parallel impact that falls within Zone 1. DWQ requires that you only provide
mitigation for this small portion of parallel Zone 1 impact because the line is not within the
existing maintained gas corridor at this location.
The buffer impact associated with S6 indicates that buffer mitigation is required at this location.
However, the buffer mitigation requirement column indicates that you will not be purchasing
credits for this buffer impact. Please explain discrepancy and revise and resubmit correct
information.
FYI - This buffer impacts appears to be perpendicular to S6. Therefore, DWQ will not require
buffer mitigation at this location.
Please submit five copies of this information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter. Please send
additional information to DWQ Central Office, Attn: Karen Higgins, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
NC 27699-1650. If we do not receive this requested information within 30 calendar days of the date of this
letter, your project will be withdrawn and you will need to reapply with a new application and a new fee. If you
need additional time to compile the information requested above, please email Lauren Witherspoon
([e-mail]) requesting an extension and indicate a new date for submittal.
This letter only addresses the application review and does not authorize any impacts to wetlands, waters or
protected buffers. Please be aware that any impacts requested within your application are not authorized (at this
time) by the DWQ. Please call Lauren Witherspoon at 919-791-4251 if you have any questions regarding this
letter or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
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Raleigh Regional Office Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
cc: DWQ Raleigh Regional Office File Copy
WeBSCaPe - 1650 Mail Service Center
Crystal Fox - S&ME, 9751 Southern Pine Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28723
Filename: I I-0877_PNG Wilson Line 40A_40I_NBR_On-fold