20130512 Ver 3_Approval Letter_20140703

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
July 3, 2014
Piedmont Natural Gas
Attn: Jim Kalish
4720 Piedmont Row Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28210
DWQ # 13 -0512 v3
Guilford /Alamance County
Subject: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Approval of Jordan Riparian Buffer Impacts with Additional Conditions
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Dear Mr. Kalish:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your original
approval dated September 5, 2013, modification dated November 8, 2013, and current
modification application dated June 11, 2014 and received by the Division of Water Resources —
Water Quality Programs (Division) on June 17, 2014. These impacts are covered by the
attached Water Quality General Certification Number 3884, Jordan Buffer Rules and the
conditions listed below. The General Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number
12 once it is issued to you by the U S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please note that you should get
any other federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those
required by (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non - Discharge, and Water
Supply Watershed regulations.
This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification and
Authorization. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be
required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and General
Certification (s) /Permit /Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions.
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification (s) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location 585 Waughtown St Winston - Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone 336 - 771 -5000 \ FAX [phone] Customer Service 1- 877 -623 -6748
Internet www ncwaterguality org
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer

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1 The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Certification, General Permit and /or Buffer Rules are met. No
other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts.
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Amount Approved (Units)
(units)
Temporary
Permanent
Stream
Site 1
15 (linear feet)
35 (linear feet) restoration
Site 2
27 (linear feet)
52 (linear feet) restoration
Site 3
66 (linear feet)
Brandt Ridge Drive
125 (linear feet)
404/401 Wetlands
Site A
0.02 (acres)
0.13 (acres)
Site B
0.04 (acres)
0.28 (acres)
Hwy 61 HDD
0.013 (acres)
0.265 (acres)
replacement
Buffers Zone 1-
perpendicular crossings >
40 linear feet with 30
foot maintenance
corridor (Allowable
Activity)
Streams 1, 2, 3, 11, 12,
5,278 square feet
3,020 square feet
18, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32,
33,39
Buffers - Zone 2 -
perpendicular crossings >
40 linear feet with 30
foot maintenance
corridor (Allowable
Activity)
Streams 1, 2, 3, 11,
4,673 square feet -
0 square feet
12, 18, 25, 26, 30, 31,
32, 33, 39
Buffers Zone 1- Other
than perpendicular
crossings (Allowable
Activity with Mitigation)
Streams 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
15,875 square feet
5,042 square feet -
10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
restoration of buffer
P1, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35,

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36, 37, 38, 40, 41
Brandt Ridge Drive
2,585 square feet
4,582 square feet
Hwy 61 HDD
599 square feet
replacement
Buffers - Zone 2 - -
Otherthan
perpendicular crossings
(Allowable Activity)
Streams 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
12,404 square feet
0 square feet
9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 131, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 34,
35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41
Brandt Ridge Drive
1,059 square feet
1,562 square feet
Hwy 61 HDD
298 square feet
replacement
2. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Certification
and Authorization. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may
be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the
property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and General
Certifications) /Permit /Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions.

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I Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below.
The Division has received an acceptance letter from the NC Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement. Until the EEP receives and clears
your payment, and proof of payment has been provided to this Office, no impacts
specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur For accounting purposes, this
Authorization Certificate authorizes payment to the EEP to meet the following
compensatory mitigation requirement:
4. The plans provided along with the application depict clearing activities within Zone 2 of
the protected buffer where utility lines are parallel to a stream. This activity is
designated as "allowable" under the Buffer Rule provided that fill is not placed in Zone
1, diffuse flow is maintained as per the Buffer Rule, the disturbed areas are stabilized
and re- vegetated, and the health of the existing vegetation in Zone 1 is not
compromised.
The Permittee shall replant the vegetation within temporarily disturbed areas and
violation areas proposed for restoration associated with this project in an "in kind"
manner immediately following construction. Restoration of trees /shrubs /forest must
be completed by the first subsequent planting season (November 1 through March 30).
Note, if the tree plantings do not survive, they will need to be replaced such that the
density is sufficient to provide 320 trees per acre at maturity.
Compensatory Mitigation
Required
Buffer Basin / Sub -basin
Buffer —Zone 1
Original approval -
Jordan / Haw
47,625 ( square feet)
Brandt Ridge Dr
Modification — 7,755
square feet
Hwy 61 HDD
Replacement
Modification —1797
square feet
4. The plans provided along with the application depict clearing activities within Zone 2 of
the protected buffer where utility lines are parallel to a stream. This activity is
designated as "allowable" under the Buffer Rule provided that fill is not placed in Zone
1, diffuse flow is maintained as per the Buffer Rule, the disturbed areas are stabilized
and re- vegetated, and the health of the existing vegetation in Zone 1 is not
compromised.
The Permittee shall replant the vegetation within temporarily disturbed areas and
violation areas proposed for restoration associated with this project in an "in kind"
manner immediately following construction. Restoration of trees /shrubs /forest must
be completed by the first subsequent planting season (November 1 through March 30).
Note, if the tree plantings do not survive, they will need to be replaced such that the
density is sufficient to provide 320 trees per acre at maturity.

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6. The Permittee shall ensure that at the Brandt Ridge Drive Relocation restoration of the
stream and temporarily disturbed buffer shall be conducted immediately upon
completion of construction. Restoration of trees /shrubs /forest must be completed by
the first subsequent planting season (November 1 through March 30). Note, if the tree
plantings do not survive, they will need to be replaced such that the density is sufficient
to provide 320 trees per acre at maturity. The area shall be monitored for stream
stability quarterly for one year or two bankful events, whichever is longer and any
instability shall be reported to the Division's Winston Salem Regional Office immediately
upon discovery.
7. The restoration of Wetland A, Wetland B, Stream 22 and Stream 23, in response to the
violations noted in a March 25, 2013 NOV, shall occur within 60 days of issuance of this
approval. The restoration shall be in accordance with the Restoration Plan submitted
with the May 2013 PCN. The Winston -Salem Regional Office shall be notified upon
completion of the restorations.
8. Please be aware that by having impacted streams, wetlands and buffers without first
applying for and securing the issuance of a 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer
Authorization, you have violated Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code
(NCAC) 2H .0500 and 15A NCAC .02B .0267. Title 15A NCAC 2H .0500 requires
certifications pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act whenever construction or
operation of facilities will result in a discharge into navigable waters, including wetlands,
as described in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 323 It also states any person
desiring issuance of the State certification or coverage under a general certification
required by Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall file with the
Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. Pursuant to G.S. 143- 215.6A,
these violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up
to a maximum of $25,000.00 per day for each violation.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. This Certification and
Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B
by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative
Hearings. You may obtain a petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings at
http: / /www.ncoah com/ or call the OAH clerk's office at (919) 431 -3000 for information.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this Certification and Buffer Authorization, you
must file the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings. A petition is considered filed
when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable filing fee is received in the Office
of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between
8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the Office of Administrative Hearings at (919) 431 -3100, provided
the original and one copy of the petition along with any applicable filing fee is received by the
Office of Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.

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Mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under section 401 of the Clean
Water Act and the Jordan Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0267. Please
contact Sue Homewood at 336 - 771 -4964 or Sue.Homewood@?ncdenr.gov if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
W Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Division of Water Resources
Enclosures* GC 3884
Certificate of Completion
cc: Joey Lawler, S &ME (via email)
Dave Bailey, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Kelly Williams, NC EEP (via email)
DWR -WQP WSRO 401 files
DWR -WQP Webscape Unit

North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Joidan Buffer Authorization
Summary of Permitted Impacts and Mitigation Requirements
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2B 0268, Jun Kalish of the Piedmont Natural Gas has permission as outlined below to fill or
otherwise impact 15,875 square feet (original approval) and 2,585 square feet (Brandt Ridge Dr Modification) and 599 square feet
(Hwy 61 HDD Replacement Modification) of Zone 1 of Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer to accomplish the proposed PNG Greensboro
Reclamation Project which is located in Guilford and Alamance County, North Carolina All activities associated with these
authorized impacts must be conducted with the conditions listed in the attached Permit transmittal letter THIS AUTHORIZATION
IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENTS
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS, ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
DWQ PROJECT #. 2013 -0512 v3
SITE NAME PNG Greensboro Reclamation Project
LOCATION Greensboro through Burlington, NC
COUNTY Guilford/Alamance
BASIN/ SUB BASIN Cape Fear (HUC 03030002) — Haw River Subwatershed
As required by 15A NCAC 2B 0268, and the conditions of this Authorization, you are required to compensate for the above
mitigable impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation of wetlands, surface waters and riparian buffers as
outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters of the state
Note Acreage requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement Program must be rounded to one-
quarter acre increments and linear foot requirements must be rounded up to the nearest foot according to 15 2R 0503(b)
Impacts
Mitigation
15,875 square feet Zone 1 buffer
47,625 square feet buffer
2,585 square feet Zone 1 buffer
7,755 square feet buffer
599 square feet Zone 1 buffer
1797 square feet buffer
One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirement is through the payment of a fee to the
Wetlands, Stream and Buffer Restoration Fund per NCAC 2R 0503 If you choose this option, please sign this form and mail the
form along with a copy of the 401 Certification and Variance Approval to the Ecosystem Enhancement Program at the address
below An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt of this form PLEASE NOTE, THE
ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN
PROCESSED BY THE ECOSYTEM ENHANCMENT PROGRAM
Signature
Date
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
1652 Mail Service Center
RALEIGH, N C 27699 -1652
(919) 707 -8976
North Carolina Division of Water Resources, Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location 585 Waughtown St Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone [phone] FAX 336 - 771 -46301 Customer Service 1- 877 -623 -6748
Internet www ncwaterquality org
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
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