20201736 Ver 2_SAW-2020-00208 Elm City Wastewater System Improvements NWP 12 Verification_20220303

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT

Action Id. SAW-2020-00208 County: WILSON U.S.G.S. Quad: NC-ELM CITY

GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION

Applicant: Town of Elm City
Ms. Dena Owens
Address: Post Office Box 717
Elm City, North Carolina 27822

Authorized Agent: McGill Associates, PA
Mr. Jon Swaim
Address: 1013 State Farm Road
Boone, North Carolina 28607

Size (acres) ~240 acres Nearest Town Elm City
Nearest Waterway Town Creek River Basin Neuse
USGS HUC 03020103 Coordinates Latitude: 35.6426
Longitude: -78.4636

Description of project location: The project area is identified as an approximate 240-acre tract of land located on Wilson
County parcels 3736840309, 3736559745, and 3736455400. These parcels are located at 6432 Homestead Road, in Elm City,
Wilson County, North Carolina. Work in waters of the United States (U.S.) would occur within the Town Creek watershed, a
direct tributary to the Tar River (8-digit HUC: 030200103).

Description of projects area and activity: The applicant, Town of Elm City, has requested a department of the Army
authorization to discharge fill material into waters of the U.S. in conjunction with the construction of the Elm City
Wastewater System Improvements project. Project activity would involve expanding wastewater treatment capacity, along
with associated infrastructure. Implementation of the proposed project would permanently fill 0.228 acre of wetland and 32
linear feet of stream channel, and temporarily fill 0.17 acre of wetland and 20 linear feet of stream channel, to construct an
access road. Upon project completion, all temporarily affected waters will be restored to their pre-disturbance contours and
elevations.

Compensatory mitigation is required at a minimum of 1:1 mitigation to impact ratio for all wetland losses that exceed 1/10-
acre. Therefore, the applicant has proposed to purchase 0.46 wetland mitigation units from North Carolina Division of
Mitigation Services to offset the loss of aquatic function to 0.228 acre of wetland. Refer to the enclosed Mitigation
Responsibility Transfer Form.

Applicable Law: Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)

Authorization: Regional General Permit Number or Nationwide Permit Number: NWP 12 (Utility Lines)
S EE ATTACHED RGP or NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the attached
conditions and your submitted application and attached information dated 1/12/2021. Any violation of the attached conditions
or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, a Class I
administrative penalty, and/or appropriate legal action.

This verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide authorization is modified,
suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide permit authorization is reissued and/or
modified, this verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it complies with all requirements of
the modified nationwide permit. If the nationwide permit authorization expires or is suspended, 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 twelve months of the date of the nationwide permitÓs expiration, modification or revocation, unless
discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify, suspend or revoke the authorization.

Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification. You
should contact the NC Division of Water Quality (telephone [phone]) to determine Section 401 requirements. For activities
occurring within the twenty coastal counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA), prior to
beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal Management in Morehead City, NC, at [phone]. This
Department of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State or
local approvals/permits.

If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory
program, please contact Samantha Dailey at 919-554-4884 x22 or [e-mail].
Corps Regulatory Official: ___________________________ _____________________

Date: February 10, 2021
Expiration Date of Verification: March 18, 2022

Action ID Number: SAW-2020-00208 County: WILSON

Permittee: Town of Elm City (Attn: Ms. Dena Owens)

Project Name: Elm City Wastewater System Improvements

Date Verification Issued: February 10, 2021

Project Manager: Samantha Dailey

Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit,
sign this certification and return it to the following address:

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Attn: Samantha Dailey
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27857

Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers representative. Failure to comply with any terms or conditions of this authorization may
result in the Corps suspending, modifying or revoking the authorization and/or issuing a Class I
administrative penalty, or initiating other appropriate legal action.

I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed in
accordance with the terms and condition of the said permit, and required mitigation was completed in
accordance with the permit conditions.

_______________________________________ ______________________
Signature of Permittee Date

SPECIAL CONDITIONS
ACTION ID: SAW-2020-00208
TOWN OF ELM CITY
ELM CITY WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

MITIGATION
1. In order to compensate for impacts associated with this permit, mitigation shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions outlined on the most recent version of the attached
Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form. The requirements of this form,
including any special conditions listed on this form, are hereby incorporated as special
conditions of this permit authorization. Special condition regarding compensatory mitigation
was included to ensure compliance with the 404(b)(1) guidelines.