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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20110210 Ver 6_401 Application_20120412:,�� April 20 2012 U S Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive Suite 105 Wake Forest North Carolina 27587 Attention Mr Thomas Brown N C Division of Water Quality 401 Wetlands Unit 512 North Salisbury Street Raleigh North Carolina 27604 Attention Ms Karen Higgins Reference Revision to Existing Permit Authorization PNG Wayne Project Wake Johnson and Wayne Counties North Carolina Action ID No SAW 2011 00118 DWQ Project No 11 0210 S &ME Project No 1357 10 012 Dear Ms Higgins and Mr Brown I1- r-)Q.I1C> Y6 APR 2 0 2012 DENR VVArER QURL fRtl9n.le • c.._ This letter is in reference to the Piedmont Natural Gas (PNG) Wayne Project The proposed project involves installation of approximately 37 miles of 20 inch steel transnussion pipeline in Wake Johnson and Wayne Counties The pipeline will originate near Guy Road south of U S Highway 70 in Clayton North Carolina (35 67128° N 78 52120 W) and end on the Progress Energy property located at the existing H F Lee facility (35 3749 ° N 78 0911 ° W) near Goldsboro North Carolina The purpose of this letter is to revise the existing permit authorization to account for placement of two culverts that will permanently impact a6 i1`near feet (If) of stream and placement of fill material within 0 062 acre ofjunsdictioral wetlands in connection with construction of a newly required permanent access road Thy - r-cess road will be constructed entirely within the previously authorized disti ibance lints associated with the pipeline As such, the access road will not increase the overall project impacts from those previously authorized However construction of the road will change the nature of its associated impacts from temporary to permanent S &ME INC / 9751 Southern Pine Boulevard / Charlotte NC 28273 5560 / p 704 523 4726 f 704 525 3953 / www smeinc corn Revision to Existing Permit Authorization SWE Project No 1357 10 012 PNG Wayne Project Wake, Johnson and Wayne Counties, N C April 20, 2012 The relevant Jurisdictional Waters of the U S and Riparian Buffer Impact Plan Drawings (1 5) and a Typical Cross Section Drawing (EXH 1) along with the appropriate check ($240 00) to DWQ are also included with this submittal PERMITTING HISTORY The project received initial authorization from the U S Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) in accordance with Nationwide Permit No 12 on May 6 2011 The project was granted authorization by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality ( NCDWQ) under General Water Quality Certification No 3819 on April 18 2011 To account for minor pre construction modifications to the proposed alignment the project received revised authorization from the USACE on October 19 2011 and by DWQ on October 6 2011 A Neuse River riparian buffer impact modification request was also submitted to DWQ on November 9 2011 and approved on Table 1 Permitting History Type of Impact Amount Approved Plan Location or Reference 404 Wetlands 23 583 acre temporary impacts Modification Request dated 2 20 12 404 Wetlands 10 441 acre conversion impacts Modification Request dated 2 20 12 Streams 2 276 linear feet temporary impacts Modification Request dated 2 20 12 Buffer Zone 1 218 792 (square feet Modification Request dated 2 20 12 Buffer Zone 2 161 338 (square feet Modification Request dated 2 20 12 Additional requests for authorization to change the method of wetland or stream crossing were also subsequently submitted but did not require USACE or NCDWQ approval as additional impacts were not involved The purpose and need for the proposed road and culverts is to provide permanent access to a valve site that was mandated as part of the CSX railroad crossing The permit to construct the pipeline beneath the railroad (via horizontal directional drill) was just recently obtained and specified that valves must be located on either side of the crossing Vehicular access to the valve sites is necessary in order to provide for their future maintenance and operation An existing earthen roadway will provide access to the valve site on the opposite (western) side of the railroad Stream S36 Stream S36 is a channelized stream located at the edge of an open field west of Industrial Park Drive Stream S36 is not subject to Neuse River Buffer Protection rules per a January 2011 site visit by NCDWQ personnel The proposed work will impact 26 linear feet (If) of Stream S36 through placement of a metal culvert with the channel The permanent access road will affect 1 874 sf of Zone I buffer and 1 436 sf of Zone 2 impacts to which were previously authorized in connection with the original permit application Stream S36 1 Stream S36 1 is also a channel>zed stream located in a wooded area west of Industrial Park Drive and east of the CSX railroad This stream is subject to Neuse River Buffer Revision to Existing Permit Authorization SWE Project No 1357 10 012 PNG Wayne Proiect Wake. Johnson and Wayne Counties, N C April 20, 2012 Protection rules Construction of the access road will impact 301f of Stream S36 1 through placement of a metal culvert within the channel Wetland WAPMAQ This wetland complex is located adjacent to Stream S36 1 Wetland WAP abuts the western side of Stream S36 1 while Wetland WAQ is located adjacent to the stream s eastern side Construction of the access road will entail placement of gravel within 2 111 sf (0 048 acre) of Wetland WAP and 618 sf (0 014 acre) of Wetland WAQ Prior to this permit revision request all project impacts have not involved a loss of waters of the U S Construction of the access road will entail placement of fill material within 0 062 acre of jurisdictional wetlands and 56 linear feet of stream channel and will constitute the only project wide permanent impacts Revised project wide wetland and stream impacts including those proposed by this revision are identified in Table 2 below Table 2 Revised Impact Summary The revisions will not result in impacts to the Neuse River riparian buffers beyond those previously authorized The access road footprint is located entirely within the previously permitted disturbance limits and mitigation for buffer impacts at S36 1 was provided for in connection with the original pipeline (the permanent right of way) It should also be noted that stream crossings which impact less than 401f of buffer are exemut from the Neuse River Buffer Protection rules The proposed revision will result in project wide permanent impacts that do not exceed 0 10 acre of wetlands or 1501f of stream channel Accordingly mitigation for these permanent impacts should not be required Mitigation for previously authorized wetland conversion and riparian buffer impacts was acquired from a combination of sources Environmental Banc & Exchange Restoration Systems LLC and the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program 3 Wetlands Total Previously Authorized Impacts ac Total Revised Impact ac Temporary Fill Placement Permanent Conversion Temporary Fill Placement Permanent Conversion 23 583 0 10 441 23 521 0 062 10 379 Streams Total Previously Authorized Impacts (Ifi Total Revised Impacts I Temporary Permanent Temporary Permanent 2 276 0 2 220 56 The revisions will not result in impacts to the Neuse River riparian buffers beyond those previously authorized The access road footprint is located entirely within the previously permitted disturbance limits and mitigation for buffer impacts at S36 1 was provided for in connection with the original pipeline (the permanent right of way) It should also be noted that stream crossings which impact less than 401f of buffer are exemut from the Neuse River Buffer Protection rules The proposed revision will result in project wide permanent impacts that do not exceed 0 10 acre of wetlands or 1501f of stream channel Accordingly mitigation for these permanent impacts should not be required Mitigation for previously authorized wetland conversion and riparian buffer impacts was acquired from a combination of sources Environmental Banc & Exchange Restoration Systems LLC and the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program 3 Revision to Existing Permit Authorization SWE Project No 1357 10 012 PNG Wayne Project Wake, Johnson and Wayne Counties, N C April 20, 2012 CLOSING Thanks you for your time and consideration of this revision to the project s existing permit authorization If you have questions please feel free to contact us at 704 523 4726 Sincerely S &ME � OjJfy C4-44,F Walter Cole L S S R E H S Environmental Scientist wcole a,smemc corn Joey Lawler P W S Senior Project Manager jlawler ,smemc com Senior Reviewed by Julie Bennett Hudel P G LEED AP Jurisdictional Waters of the U S and Riparian Buffer Impact Plan Drawings (1 5) Typical Cross Section (EXH 1) cc Adam Long PNG 4 S t 4 ON ar Up 9 M. 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