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Home My WebLink About20130101 Ver 2_Compliance Inspection Letter_20130918JYALJ I NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Mr. David Vena Piedmont Natural Gas 4720 Piedmont Row Drive Charlotte, NC 28210 Division of Water Resources Thomas A. Reeder Director September 18, 2013 John E. Skvarla III Secretary DWQ Project# 13 -0101 Wayne & Greene Counties Subject Property: Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) of Gas Line Project 5B Looping (West Loop, East Loop) Neuse River Basin [NEU 02, 04, 05, 07 121 Dear Mr. Vena: On September 12, 2013 Roberto Scheller of the Division of Water Resources (DWR) conducted an on -site 401 compliance inspection of random sites on the East and West Loops of the subject project. At time of site inspections Mr. Joey Barton of Kestrel, and Miss Emily Greer of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers were present. The following sites were chosen at random for review: East Loop Stream Crossing S 107, and Wetland W122, located near Station 220 +50; at the time of the site inspection area was stable and well vegetated. Stream Crossing SI 11, located near Station 299 +00; area stable with adequate vegetation, banks matted with riprap over pipeline for bank stabilization. Stream Crossing S 112, located near Station 382 +00 was reviewed for construction of proposed stream stabilization project. Plans for the stream stabilization project were received in this Office, via email, on August 12, 2013. The stabilization project appeared to be constructed according to plans with area of stream elevation change stable and well designed. The area around stream crossing had establishing vegetation cover. Stream Crossing S215, near Station 557 +00; area stable with adequate vegetation, banks matted with riprap over pipeline for bank stabilization. ' West Loop Wetland W 108, near Station 271 +00, was area of reported frack -out. At the time of site review there were only trace amounts of frack -out. It was noted that vegetation in this area was slow to emerge due to lack of rain fall. At the time of inspection the areas reviewed, within the subject project, appeared to be compliant with the General Certification #3884. This Office would like to extend a special Thank you to Mr. Robert Baker and Mr. Joey Barton of Kestrel for their cooperative attitude and willingness in working with this Office. If you have any questions in regards to this final compliance North Carolina Division of Water Resources 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, NC 27889 Phone: 252 - 946-6481 1 FAX: 252- 946 -9215 Internal: vmnv.n=atetquality.orp An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Naturally inspection please calls Roberto Scheller in the Washington Regional Office at (252) 948 -3940. Please note that this letter is to report findings of a CEI and does not authorize any impacts to either Waters of the United States or Waters of the State. Sincerely, Amy Adams /Supervisor Division of Water Resources Washington Regional Office cc: Emily Greer, Corp of Engineers, Washington Field Office Seth Ryan, AK, email: sryan @ak- env.com Robert Baker, Kestrel, email: baker9568 @sbcglobal.net File Copy North Carolina Division of Water Resources 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, NC 27889 Phone: 252- 946 -64811 FAX: 252- 946 -9215 Internet:w .nmaterqualitv.orq An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Naturally