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From: Joey Lawler <JLawler @smeinc.com>
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To: Strickland, Bev
Subject: RE: Electronic Copy of Buffer Authorization Request
Attachments: PNG LAKE WYLIE CROSSING PROJECT.pdf
OK well here it is. I sent the 3 hard copies of this yesterday. Thanks! j
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From: Strickland, Bev [ mai Ito: bev.strickland(a)ncdenr.govI
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:43 AM
To: Joey Lawler
Subject: RE: Electronic Copy of Buffer Authorization Request
From: Joey Lawler [mailto:JLawlerCa)smeinc.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:35 AM
To: Strickland, Bev
Subject: Electronic Copy of Buffer Authorization Request
Good morning Ms. Strickland — do y'all require an electronic copy of application submittals for stand -alone buffer
authorizations, like it required if it was a normal PCN? Thanks -j
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May 21, 2014
N.C. Division of Water Resources
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Attention: Ms. Karen Higgins
Reference: Request for Riparian Buffer Authorization
PNG Lake Wylie Crossing
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
S &ME Project No. 4335 -14 -058
Dear Ms. Higgins:
S &ME, Inc. (S &ME) has been retained by Piedmont Natural Gas (PNG) to provide
support services related to the PNG Lake Wylie Crossing project (the Project).
Accordingly, and due to unavoidable riparian buffer impacts associated with the Project,
we hereby submit this Request for Riparian Buffer Authorization for the proposed
installation of a segment of 16 -inch diameter natural gas pipeline under the bed of a cove
of Lake Wylie in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
The purpose of the Project is to install a replacement connection between existing 16-
inch diameter pipelines on opposite sides of the cove. The existing connection segment,
which is below the bed of the lake cove, is only 12 inches in diameter and was installed
prior to current safety inspection standards that require passage of an in -line inspection
device (ILID, aka a "smart pig ") through the pipeline. The existing 12 -inch connection
poses a data collection problem for ILID inspections; therefore, a new 16 -inch diameter
connection needs to be installed.
The new connection segment will be installed by a horizontal directional drill (HDD)
crossing under the bed of Lake Wylie and will not result in any impacts to jurisdictional
streams, wetlands or other waters of the United States; consequently, no action is
required pursuant to Sections 404 or 401 of the Clean Water Act. However, the Project
will affect riparian buffers. In support of this Request for Riparian Buffer Authorization,
we have included the following:
• Figures: Site Vicinity Map (Figure 1), USGS Topographic Map (Figure 2), Aerial
Photograph (Figure 3), Soil Survey Map (Figure 4) and Buffer Impact Map
• Appendix I: Completed Riparian Buffer Authorization Form and Signed Agent
Authorization Form;
• Appendix II: Site Photographs;
• Appendix III: Restoration Plan; and
• Appendix IV: NCEEP Acceptance Letter.
S &ME, INC. / 9751 Southern Pine Blvd / Charlotte, NC 28273 / p 704.523.4726 f 704.525.3953 / www.smeinc.com
Request for Riparian Buffer Authorization S &ME Project No. 4335 -14 -058
PNG Lake Wvlie Crossina Proiect Mav 21. 2014
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
As indicated, S &ME was retained by PNG to assist with the Project. As part of these
efforts, S &ME has performed a pedestrian reconnaissance of the proposed crossing entry
and exit workspaces, including assessments for the possible presence of federally -
protected species within these workspaces. Additionally, the project area was assessed
for the presence of jurisdictional waters by ECS on April 14, 2014. Aside from the lake
boundary, ECS determined that streams or wetlands were not present within the project
workspace areas. Photographs of the general project area are included in Appendix II.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PNG is proposing to connect existing main 16 -inch pipe natural gas pipelines outside of
the lake boundary with a new 16 -inch pipeline segment that will be installed under the
bed of Lake Wylie, in close proximity and parallel to the existing 12 -inch segment. This
option will best meet USDOT safety inspection and assessment requirements, and allow
PNG to remain in compliance with federal safety regulations. Following disconnection,
the 12 -inch pipeline segment will be capped and left in place.
As mentioned, the crossing of Lake Wylie is proposed to be done by HDD. The
approximate centerpoint of this proposed crossing is 35.22477° N, - 80.98937° W.
Workspace entrance and exit points of the HDD will be in existing, maintained PNG
rights -of -way. Installation of the new pipeline segment may include clearing and
grubbing throughout the workspaces, as well as excavating a trench to place the pipeline
within the HDD workspace at the tie -in points. Construction activities are not anticipated
to have significant adverse impacts down - gradient in the watershed or on adjacent
properties.
The HDD under the bed of Lake Wylie will be for a run of approximately 293 linear feet.
The minimum depth of the HDD will be 25 feet below the lake bottom. Sixteen -inch
diameter steel pipe will be used for the HDD; see the attached plan set (Line 373
Directional Drills – Lake Wylie Crossing) for additional details on the HDD crossing.
BUFFER IMPACTS
The new segment of pipe will be installed near the edge of PNG's existing rights -of -way
(ROW), and will require clearing of an additional 40 -foot wide strip along the south side
of the lake. Of the 40 feet, 20 feet will be new, permanently- maintained easement, and
the remaining 20 feet will be temporary workspace, which will not be maintained.
Although a new 20 -foot wide easement will also be required on the north side of the lake,
removal of trees will not be required, as the area already consists of open field. The
buffer impacts are identified in Table 1:
Table 1: Riparian Buffer Impacts
Type
Impact sf
Zone 1
Zone 2
Permanent Tree Removal
833
470
Encroachment
3,720
2618
—Temporary
Total
4,553
3,088
Request for Riparian Buffer Authorization S &ME Project No. 4335 -14 -058
PNG Lake Wvlie Crossina Proiect Mav 21. 2014
Wooded portions of the temporary workspace will be restored and re- planted with native
woody vegetation upon completion of the project. A restoration plan is included in
Appendix III. The buffer impact areas, both permanent and temporary, are depicted on
the Buffer Impact Map, attached to this submittal.
Establishment and maintenance of the additional permanent ROW at the location of the
replacement segment is required in order to support: 1) leakage surveys from ground
mobile units or aerial technology; 2) aerial patrolling for possible encroachment activity
near the pipeline; 3) identification of possible repairs and maintenance; 4) promotion of
damage prevention through ready, public visual recognition of the the easement; and, 5)
minimization of potential canopy encroachment (which creates visibility problems).
ADDITIONAL REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS
Information Request letters were sent to the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and the
NC Natural Heritage Program (NHP), on March 17, 2014, soliciting comments from
those agencies with respect to concerns regarding protected species. Though the FWS
recommended implementation of stringent erosion - control measures and protection of
shoreline vegetation in general, they expressed no concerns regarding impacts to
protected species, and they stated that they had no objections to the project.
The NHP mentioned that within one mile of the project site there was a record of the
federally - protected Carolina heelsplitter mussel, but they also stated that that population
was considered extirpated. Nonetheless, there are no streams being crossed by the
pipeline project, and the pipe is being installed by HDD under the lake bed.
On April 10, 2014, S &ME conducted a field reconnaissance of the terrestrial project
workspace areas to see whether certain federally - protected plant species (e.g. Helianthus
schweinitzii, Echinacea laevigata) known to exist in the broader region (though not
recorded for the project location) might be present. No specimens of federally - protected
species were observed by S &ME at the project workspace areas.
S &ME sent an Information Request letter to the North Carolina State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) on March 17, 2014. SHPO's response letter, dated May 27,
2014, stated that they are aware of "no historic resources that would be affected by
project."
The project also requires a Duke Energy Conveyance Permit for the crossing of Lake
Wylie. This permit application has been submitted separately. A Section 10 permit is
not required, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that the subject portion of
the lake is not identified as a navigable water.
AVOIDANCE AND MINIMIZATION
Though the Project will avoid impacts to jurisdictional waters, the Project does entail
some unavoidable impacts to riparian buffers of the Catawba River.
The Project will avoid impacts to jurisdictional waters. No jurisdictional waters will be
impacted in the entry and exit workspaces. The crossing of Lake Wylie will be by HDD
to a depth of 30 feet below the lake bottom. Implementation of the Erosion and Sediment
Request for Riparian Buffer Authorization
PNG Lake Wvlie Crossina Proiect
S &ME Project No. 4335 -14 -058
Mav 21. 2014
Control Plan (E &SC) should prevent significant adverse indirect impacts down - gradient
in the watershed.
MITIGATION
Because the pipeline will cross beneath the lake, the project will not result in stream
impacts, nor require stream mitigation. Similarly, the project will not impact wetlands.
Cleared areas will be restored in accordance with the attached Restoration Plan
(Appendix III) following completion of the work.
With respect to the Catawba River Basin riparian buffers, temporarily affected portions
of Zone 1 that were previously forested will be restored and replanted with native woody
vegetation upon completion of the project. Zone 2 will remain grassed upon project
completion, and, as such, no mitigation is required. Permanent removal of overstory
vegetation within the ROW will affect 833 square feet of Zone I and 470 square feet of
Zone 2. Mitigation for those permanent impacts will be satisfied through payment to the
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program ( NCEEP) with the appropriate multiplier. An
acceptance letter from NCEEP is included in Appendix IV.
CLOSING
By copy of this correspondence and completed Request for Riparian Buffer
Authorization, we are requesting your written authorization for these riparian buffer
impacts. If you need additional information, please contact us at 704.523.4726, or by
email.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
S &ME
Joey Lawler, P.W.S.
Project Manager
jlawlergsmeinc.com
Julie Bennett - Hudel, P.G.
Natural Resources Senior Reviewer
Attachments:
ichael Wolfe, C.S. .
Senior Consultant
mwolfegsmeinc.com
• Figures
• Appendix I: Completed Riparian Buffer Authorization Form and Signed Agent
Authorization Form
• Appendix II: Site Photographs
• Appendix III: Restoration Plan
• Appendix IV: NCEEP Acceptance Letter
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APPENDIX I: COMPLETED RIPARIAN BUFFER
AUTHORIZATION FORM AND SIGNED AGENT
AUTHORIZATION FORM
DWRState of North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources Division of Water Resources
15A NCAC 02B .0233 (8)(b), .0243 (8)(b), .0250 (11)(b), .0259 (8)(b), .0267 (11)(c), .0607 (e)(2) - Buffer Authorization
FORM: BA 10 -2013
Riparian Buffer Authorization Form
A. Applicant Information
1. Project Information
1a. Name of project:
PNG Lake Wylie Crossing
1 b. County:
Mecklenburg
1c. Nearest municipality:
Charlotte
1d. Subdivision name:
N/A
1e. Is the project located in any of North Carolina's
twenty coastal counties. If yes, answer 1f below.
❑ Yes ® No
1f. Is the project located within a NC Division of Coastal
Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)?
❑ Yes ® No
2. Owner Information
2a. Name on Recorded Deed:
N/A - Linear Utility Project
2b. Deed Book and Page No.
2c. Map Book and Page No.
(include a copy of the recorded
map that indicates when the lot
was created):
2d. Responsible Party
(for Corporations):
2e. Street address:
2f. City, state, zip:
2g. Telephone no.:
2h. Fax no.:
2i. Email address:
3. Applicant Information (if different from owner)
3a. Applicant is:
❑ Agent ® Other, specify: Utility Company
3b. Name:
Jim Kalish
3c. Business name
(if applicable):
Piedmont Natural Gas
3d. Street address:
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
3e. City, state, zip:
Charlotte N.C. 28210
3f. Telephone no.:
704.731.4598
3g. Fax no.:
704.731.4098
3h. Email address:
Jim. kalish(apiedmontng.com
4. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
4a. Name:
Joey Lawler, P.W.S.
4b. Business name
(if applicable):
S &ME, Inc.
4c. Street address:
9751 Southern Pine Boulevard
4d. City, state, zip:
Charlotte, NC 28273
4e. Telephone no.:
704.523.4726
4f. Fax no.:
704.525.3853
4g. Email address:
jlawler @smeinc.com
FORM: BA 10 -2013 Page 1 of 5
B. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Property Identification
1a. Property identification no. (tax PIN or parcel ID):
Project is utility line replacement
1 b. Site coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Latitude: 35.22477
Longitude: - 80.98937
1c. Property size:
N/A acres
2. Surface Waters
2a. Name of nearest body of water to proposed project:
Paw Creek cove of Lake Wylie
2b. Water Quality Classification of nearest receiving water:
WS -IV
2c. River basin:
South Fork Catawba River (03050102)
3. Project Description
3a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this
application:
Land use in the immediate vicinity of the project corridor consists primarily of a mix of undeveloped woodland and
residential development. Relatively nearby is the Charlotte - Douglas Airport.
3b. Attach an 8'/2 x 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the USGS topographic map indicating the location of
the site
3c. Attach an 8'/ x 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the published County NRCS Soil Survey Map
depicting the project site
3d. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams (intermittent and perennial) on the property:
No stream crossings within project workspace areas.
3e. Explain the purpose of the proposed project:
The purpose of the work is to replace a segment of pipe that will not currently accommodate an in -line inspection
device.
3f. Describe the overall project in detail, including the type of equipment to be used:
PNG will install a new 16 -inch diameter natural gas pipe parallel to an existing 12 -inch pipe that is being replaced.
The new pipe (1,315 feet) will be installed beneath a cove of Lake Wylie by horizontal directional drill (HDD). The
existing, 12 -inch segment will then be grouted and retired in place. The new 16 -inch pipe will be welded to the
ends of the existing 16 -inch lines on either side of the river, providing a seamless 16 -inch pipeline through which
an in -line inspection device can travel.
Installation of the new pipe segment will first involve identification of the clearing limits of the HDD entry and exit
workspaces within the existing right -of -way (ROW). Efforts will be made to minimize soil disturbances, and
impacts to forested areas. Temporary workspace will be established along one side of the ROW to accommodate
the new pipe tie -ins and facilitate equipment passage and operation. Appropriate sediment and erosion control
measures will be installed to prevent sedimentation of nearby waters as a result of construction. An equipment
crossing of Lake Wylie is not required.
The HDD will begin in high ground on the south side of the cove of Lake Wylie, pass beneath the lake, and
terminate at a high ground tie -in point on the north side of the lake. Where the pipe crosses beneath Lake Wylie,
it will be located approximately 25 -30 feet below the lake bed. Conventional pipe installation (trenching) will be
required at the entry and exit workspaces only.
During construction, the pipe will be strung along the temporary work space and placed on skids (wooden
pedestals). The pipe segments will be welded together, x -rayed and inspected for structural integrity, and then
pulled through the hole drilled by the HDD rig. Following installation of the new pipe, affected areas will be
"cleaned up" and application of temporary seeding (if necessary), followed by final grading, permanent seeding
and mulching to restore the ROW as closely as possible to pre- disturbance contours and conditions. Temporarily
affected portions of the Zone 1 buffer will also be replanted with native woody vegetation.
FORM: BA 10 -2013 Page 2 of 5
4.
Jurisdictional Determinations
1a. Project is in which protected basin?
4a. Have jurisdictional wetland or stream determinations by the
Corps or State been requested or obtained for this property/
project (including all prior phases) in the past?
❑ Yes ® No ❑ Unknown
Comments:
4b.
If yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas?
Name (if known): Eric McClanahan
Agency/ Consultant Company: ECS
Other:
4c.
If yes, list the dates of the Corps jurisdictional determinations or State determinations and attach documentation.
5.
Project History
Buffer
5a. Have permits or certifications been requested or obtained for this
project (including all prior phases) in the past?
❑ Yes ❑ No ® Unknown
5b.
If yes, explain and detail according to "help file" instructions.
N/A
(exempt, allowable,
6.
Future Project Plans
impact
6a.
Is this a phased project?
❑ Yes ® No
6b.
If yes, explain.
N/A
required?
C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Buffer Impacts
1a. Project is in which protected basin?
❑ Neuse ❑ Tar - Pamlico ® Catawba
❑ Randleman ❑ Jordan ❑ Goose Creek
1 b. Individually list all buffer impacts below. If any impacts require mitigation, then you MUST fill out Section D of this
form.
Buffer impact
Reason for
Type of impact
Stream name
Buffer
Zone 1
Zone 2
number —
impact
(exempt, allowable,
mitigation
impact
impact
Permanent (P)
allowable w/ mitigation)
required?
(sq ft)
(sq ft)
or Temporary T
B1 ® P ❑ T
Accommodate
Allowable w/
Paw Creek
® Yes ❑ No
833
470
new pipe
mitigation
cove of Lake
Wylie
B2 ❑ P ® T
Temporary
Allowable
Paw Creek
❑ Yes ® No
3720
2618
construction
cove of Lake
Wylie
63 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes ❑ No
64 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes ❑ No
65 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes ❑ No
66 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes ❑ No
Total buffer impacts
4,553
3,088
1c. Comments: Mitigation is not required for Zone 2 impacts, as the area will remain grassed upon project
completion.
FORM: SSGP3080 8 -13 Page 3 of 5
D. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
1a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing project.
Project design was dictated by USDOT safety regulations, which determined the location, extent and alignment of
the pipeline replacement. Avoidance and minimization could not factor into design, per se. Rather, construction
techniques (see below) had to be the means for avoiding and minimizing impacts.
1 b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques.
To minimize impacts, PNG has planned for the entry and exit workspaces to avoid jurisdictional waters. Impacts
to Lake Wylie will be avoided by installing the pipe via HDD methods. Buffer impacts were minimized as
practicable, but were not entirely avoidable relative to construction and future inspection and maintenance
requirements. Affected portions of the buffer used as temporary workspace will be replanted with woody
vegetation upon project completion.
2. Buffer Mitigation
2a. Will the project result in an impact within a protected riparian buffer that requires buffer
® Yes ❑ No
mitigation?
2b. If yes, then identify the square feet of impact to each zone of the riparian buffer that requires mitigation and
calculate the amount of mitigation required in the table below.
Zone
Reason for impact
Total impact
Multiplier
Required mitigation
(square feet)
(square feet)
Zone 1
construction and maintenance
833
3 (2 for Catawba)
1,666
Zone 2
construction and maintenance
0
1.5
0
Total buffer mitigation
required:
1,666
2c. If buffer mitigation is required is payment to a
® Yes ❑ No
mitigation bank or NC EEP proposed?
2d. If yes, attach the acceptance letter from the mitigation bank or NC EEP.
2e. If no, then discuss what type of mitigation is proposed.
2f. Comments: Note that mitigation for permanent Zone 2 impacts is not required, as the area will remained grassed
upon project completion.
E. Diffuse Flow Plan
All buffer impacts and high ground impacts require diffuse flow or other form of
® Diffuse flow
stormwater treatment. Include a plan that fully documents how diffuse flow will be
❑ Other BMP
maintained. If a Level Spreader is proposed, attach a Level Spreader Supplement Form.
If due to site constraints, a BMP other than a level spreader is proposed, please provide a
plan for stormwater treatment as outlined in Chapter 8 of the NC Stormwater BMP
Manual and attach a BMP Supplement Form.
NOTE: Project site will consist of a grassed, linear utility corridor upon completion, with
no areas of concentrated flow constructed.
FORM: SSGP3080 8 -13 Page 4 of 5
F.
Supplementary Information
1.
Environmental Documentation
1a.
Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal /state /local) funds or the use of
❑ Yes ® No
public (federal /state) land?
1 b.
If you answered "yes" to the above, does the project require preparation of an
❑ Yes ❑ No
environmental document pursuant to the requirements of the National or State (North
Carolina) Environmental Policy Act (NEPA /SEPA)?
1 c.
If you answered "yes" to the above, has the document been finalized by the State
❑ Yes ❑ No
Clearing House? (If so, attach a copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval letter.)
Comments:
2.
Violations
2a.
Is the site in violation of DWR Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 02H .0500), Isolated Wetland
❑ Yes ® No
Rules (15A NCAC 02H .1300), DWR Surface Water or Wetland Standards, or Riparian
Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B.0200)?
2b.
Is this an after - the -fact permit application?
❑ Yes ® No
2c.
If you answered "yes" to one or both of the above questions, provide an explanation of the violation(s):
N/A
_ Joey Lawler, P.W.S._ 05.21.2014
Applicant /Agent's Printed Name Applicant /Agent's Signature Date
(Agent's signature is valid only if an authorization letter from the applicant is provided.)
Send 3 complete sets of this form and accompanying documents to the following:
For government transportation projects sent For government transportation projects sent
by First Class Mail via the US Postal Service: by delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.):
NC DWR, Transportation Permitting Unit OR NC DWR, Transportation Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center 512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699 - 1650 Raleigh, NC 27604
For all other projects sent by First Class Mail For all other projects sent by delivery service
via the US Postal Service (UPS, FedEx, etc.):
Karen Higgins OR Karen Higgins
NCDWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit NCDW R — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center 512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699 - 1650 Raleigh, NC 27604
FORM: SSGP3080 8 -13 Page 5 of 5
AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
Date: 05.12.2014
Project Information
S &ME Project Name: Piedmont Natural Gas Catawba and Lake Wylie HDD Projects
Type of Project: Permit Authorization(s)
Location: Mecklenburg County
Property Owner /Representative Information
Business Name:
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Telephone No.
Contact:
Agent Information
Business Name
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone No
Contact:
Piedmont Natural Gas
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
704.731.4598
Jim Kalish
S &ME, Inc.
9751 Southern Pine Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28273
704.523.4726
Joey Lawler
Authorization: I, Jim Kalish of Piedmont Natural Gas
hereby authorize S &ME, Inc. to act as agent with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the N.C. Division of Water Resources pursuant to
obtaining the necessary Section 10/404/401 /Buffer permits , as
applicable, related to the above - referenced projects.
Signature: '�j
S &ME, INC. / 9751 Southern Pine Blvd / Charlotte, NC 28273 / p 704.523.4726 f 704.525.3953 / www.smeinc.com
APPENDIX 11: SITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Photo 01: view south from north side of cove
Photo 03: view northwest near ROW on north
side of cove
Photo 05: view south near water's edge on
south side of cove
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Photo 02: view north near water's edge on north
side of cove
Photo 04: view north, towards north side of cove,
from south side of cove
Photo 06: view north across cove from south side of
cove
REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
PNG Lake Wylie Crossing Project
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
ect No.: 4335 -14 -058 PHOTO PAGE 1
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Photo 03: view northwest near ROW on north
side of cove
Photo 05: view south near water's edge on
south side of cove
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Photo 02: view north near water's edge on north
side of cove
Photo 04: view north, towards north side of cove,
from south side of cove
Photo 06: view north across cove from south side of
cove
REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
PNG Lake Wylie Crossing Project
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
ect No.: 4335 -14 -058 PHOTO PAGE 1
APPENDIX 111: RESTORATION PLAN
RESTORATION PLAN
PNG Lake Wylie Crossing
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
The proposed project has been designed to avoid and minimize jurisdictional impacts
where practicable. As part of mitigation for unavoidable impacts, the following plan is
proposed for implementation to restore affected buffer areas. This plan entails restoration
of temporarily - disturbed buffer areas to their original contours and conditions to the
degree practicable upon project completion. Further, it specifies that formerly- wooded
portions of Zone 1 will be permanently stabilized with a native vegetated cover and re-
planted with native, woody vegetation. The measures outlined below will be reviewed
with the project contractor prior to the plan's implementation.
Proposed restoration activities include removal of temporarily - placed fill material at the
tie -in areas and restoration of original pre- disturbance contours. Excavated material shall
be returned to the pit to the extent possible, and remaining material relocated and retained
on an upland site. Excavated topsoil shall be stockpiled separately and then replaced
uniformly over the area of excavation from which it was removed. The native seed mix
species identified in Table 1 below shall be applied to temporarily- disturbed portions of the
buffer in combination with a relatively rapid - germinating cover species.
Table 1: Riparian Seed Mix Species
Species
Common Name
Percentage of Mix
El mus vir inicus
Virginia wild rye
15
Panicum vir atum
Switch grass
15
A rostis stolinifera
Creeping bent grass
10
Rudbeckia hirta, NC ecotype
Black-eyed Susan
10
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lance leaf tickseed
10
Panicum clandestinum
Deer tongue
10
Andropo on gerardii
Big bluestem
05
Juncus effusus
Soft rush
05
Echinochloa muricata
Awned barnyard grass
05
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
05
Sor hastrum nutans
Indian grass
05
Tripsacum dact loides
Gamma grass
05
100
• Combination seed mix to be applied to all disturbed streambanks, extending five feet landward following construction.
• Recommended application rate: 10 -12 lbs. riparian seed mix plus 10 -12 pounds of companion species /acre.
To provide relatively rapid establishment of cover, 50 percent of the total seed mix shall consist
of perennial rye (Lolium perenne) and/or Germain (foxtail) millet (Setarza itahea) as
companion species. Either of these species will germinate and grow quickly, but will not
interfere with development of the riparian seed mix species.
Woody plantings within the temporary work space shall be containerized specimens (minimum
size one gallon) At least four of the species identified in Table 2 shall be selected for woody
re- planting activities, and at least two of the species must be trees.
Restoration Plan
PNG Lake Wvlie Crossin
Table 2: Woody Plantings Species
S &ME Project No. 4335 -14 -058
Mav 21. 2014
Species
Common Name
Plant Spacing
Acer rubrum (T)
Red maple
6 feet on center
Aronia arbutifolia (S)
Red chokeberry
6 feet on center
Betula nigra (T)
River birch
6 feet on center
Callicarpa americana (S)
Beautyberry
6 feet on center
Carpinus caroliniana (T)
Ironwood
6 feet on center
Cercis canadensis(T)
Redbud
6 feet on center
Corpus amomum (S)
Silky dogwood
6 feet on center
Fagus grandifolia (T)
American beech
6 feet on center
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (T)
Green ash
6 feet on center
Lindera benzoin (S)
Spicebush
6 feet on center
Ilex verticillata (S)
Winterberry
6 feet on center
Salix sericea (S)
Silky willow
6 feet on center
T= tree; S= shrub. Select at least three of the listed species.
In addition to installing the woody plantings in the formerly wooded areas of Zone 1, the
native seed mix (Table 1) shall be spread across this area (per previously prescribed
application rate) following planting of the woody species. Suitable substitutions to the
species identified in Table 2 are acceptable following approval of an S &ME botanist.
Seed and woody planting materials must be from local region suppliers. Listed below are
local suppliers of native seed and plant material. S &ME does not endorse these specific
suppliers; they are listed only for informational purposes. Other local suppliers of native
seed and plant materials may be available and suitable
Mellow Marsh Farm
1312 Woody Store Road
Siler City, N.C. 27344
919.742.1200
919.742.1280 fax
www.mellowmarshfarm.com
Natives
550 East Westinghouse Boulevard
Charlotte, N.C. 28273
688.527.1177
plants plantnative.net
APPENDIX IV: NCEEP ACCEPTANCE LETTER
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Jim Kalish, PE
Piedmont Natural Gas
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC - 28210
Project: PNG Lake Wylie Crossing
Michael Ellison, Director
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
May 13, 2014
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
Expiration of Acceptance: November 13, 2014
County: Mecklenburg
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept
payment for compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with the above referenced project as indicated in the table below. Please
note that this decision does not assure that participation in the NCEEP will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation
for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be
approved. You must also comply with all other state, federal or local government permits, regulations or authorizations associated
with the proposed activity including SL 2009 -337: An Act to Promote the Use of Compensatory Mitigation Banks as amended by
S.L. 2011 -343.
This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the
issued 404 Permit /401 Certification /CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's
responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based
on the required mitigation in that pennit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In-
Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net.
Based on the information supplied by you in your request to use the NCEEP, the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation
are summarized in the following table. The amount of mitigation required and assigned to NCEEP for this impact is determined by
permitting agencies and may exceed the impact amounts shown below.
Impact
River
Basin
CU
Location
Stream (feet)
Wetlands (acres)
Buffer I
(Sq. Ft.)
Buffer II
(Sq. Ft.)
Cold
Cool
Warm
Ri arian
Non - Riparian Coastal Marsh
Catawba Basin
Catawba
03050101
0
0
0
0
0 0
833
F 0
Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. The mitigation will be performed
in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program In -Lieu Fee
Instrument dated July 28, 2010. Thank you for your interest in the NCEEP. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 707 -8915.
Since ely,
Jame Stanfill vv
Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Alan Johnson, NCDWR Mooresville
David Brown, USACE- Asheville
Joey Lawler, agent
File
1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652
Phone: 919 - 707 -89761 Internet: www.ncdenr.gov
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