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Home My WebLink About20130015 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20130401APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Dear MT. Kalish: You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill and impact 0.224 acres of wetlands and 155 linear feet of jurisdictional stream to replace an aging section of the Greensboro 386 transmission line in Greensboro, NC in Guilford County, as described in your application received by the Division on January 7, 2013 and additional information received February 4, 2013, February 5, 2013, March 1, 2013 and April 1, 2013. After reviewing your application, we have determined thafthis fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3884, which can be -viewed on our web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nr,.us/ncwetiatids/`rd—wetlands—certificat,ions.htm. This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 when it is issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should secure any other applicable federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project, including (but not limited to) those required by Sediment and Erosion Control (including trout buffer waivers as necessary), Non-Discharge; State Stormwater, and Water Supply Watershed regulations. Also, this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permits expire unless otherwise specified in the General Certification. This approval is valid only for the purpose and design that you have described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be required to send us a new application for a new certification. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total wetland fill for this project (now or in the future) exceeds one acre, or total fill to perennial streams equals or exceeds 150 linear feet, additional compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A, NCAC. 2H .0506 (h). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification, as well as the additional conditions listed below: 1. The following impacts are, hereby approved as long as all other specific and general conditions of this Certification are met. No other impacts, including incidental impacts, are approved: Stream sites Stream Impact length S2 NCDENR 64 linear feet temporary impact North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Unnamed tributary to North Buffalo Creek 41 linear feet temporary impact Div ision of Water Quality Unnamed tributary to North Buffalo Creek Pat McCrory Charles Wakild, P. E. John E. Skvarla, III Governor Director Secretary April 1, 2013 DWQ# 13-0015 Guilford County Jim Kalish Piedmont Natural Gas 4720 Piedmont Row Dr. Charlote, North Carolina 28210 APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions Dear MT. Kalish: You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill and impact 0.224 acres of wetlands and 155 linear feet of jurisdictional stream to replace an aging section of the Greensboro 386 transmission line in Greensboro, NC in Guilford County, as described in your application received by the Division on January 7, 2013 and additional information received February 4, 2013, February 5, 2013, March 1, 2013 and April 1, 2013. After reviewing your application, we have determined thafthis fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3884, which can be -viewed on our web site at http://h2o.enr.state.nr,.us/ncwetiatids/`rd—wetlands—certificat,ions.htm. This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 when it is issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should secure any other applicable federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project, including (but not limited to) those required by Sediment and Erosion Control (including trout buffer waivers as necessary), Non-Discharge; State Stormwater, and Water Supply Watershed regulations. Also, this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permits expire unless otherwise specified in the General Certification. This approval is valid only for the purpose and design that you have described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be required to send us a new application for a new certification. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total wetland fill for this project (now or in the future) exceeds one acre, or total fill to perennial streams equals or exceeds 150 linear feet, additional compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A, NCAC. 2H .0506 (h). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification, as well as the additional conditions listed below: 1. The following impacts are, hereby approved as long as all other specific and general conditions of this Certification are met. No other impacts, including incidental impacts, are approved: Stream sites Stream Impact length S2 Unnamed tributary to North Buffalo Creek 64 linear feet temporary impact S3 Unnamed tributary to North Buffalo Creek 41 linear feet temporary impact S4 Unnamed tributary to North Buffalo Creek 50 linear feet temporary impact Total 155 linear feet temporary impact North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston-Salem Regional Office Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107 One Phone: 336-771-5000 � FAX: 336-7714630 k Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 NorthCarolina Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org AgAIA711Y An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer PNG — Greensboro 386 Replacement DWQ# 13-0015 April 1, 2013 Page 2 of 3 'Wetland sites Type of Impact Impact Area Temporary disturbance Permanent conversion 0.135 acres 0.016 acres F Temporary disturbance 0.009 acres E Temporary disturbance Permanent conversion 0.062 acres 0.015 acres D Temporary disturbance Permanent conversion 0.017 acres 0.027 acres B Permanent conversion 0.019 acres Total 0.224 acres temporary impact 0.0 acres permanent impact 2. The proposed project must comply with the City of Greensboro Watershed Authorization issued on March 28, 2013 as required under the Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed: Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Areas (Jordan Buffer Rule) 15A NCAC 02B .0267. 3. Upon finishing the project, the Applicant shall fill out and return the enclosed "Certificate of Completion" to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed. This certificate should be returned to the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NCDWQ at the address listed ott the form. If you do not accept any of the conditions ofthis certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing. This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality tinder Section 461 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Homewood in the DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-771-4964 or at sue.homewood@pcdenr.gov. Sincerely, Charles Wakild, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality cc: Andy Williams, U� S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email) Virginia Spillman, City of Greensboro (via email) Joey Lawler, S&ME Inc. (via email) DWQ Wbscape Unit DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office PNG — Greensboro 386 Replacement DWQ# 13-0015 April 1, 2013 Page 3 of 3 DWQ Project No.: County: Applicant: Project Name: Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification: Certificate of Completion Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 /Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. This form may be returned to DWQ by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these. Applicant's CerLification hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Agent's Cer�i Lication hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Engineer's Ceranz ation Partial Final 1, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project,for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, andother supporting materials.