20140197 Ver 1_Corps of Engineer Correspondence_20140415

Action ID. SAW- 2001 -00236
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
County: Pender
USGS Quad: Holly Ridge
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Property Owner: Mr. Craig Edwards
Address: Post Office Box 91
Grifton, North Carolina 28530
Size and location of property (water body, road name /number, town, etc.): The project area is located off of NC
Highway 210, at Lot 14, Block B of Del -Mar Beach Subdivision, in the Town of Topsail Beach, Pender County,
North Carolina.
Description of projects area and activity: This verification authorizes the permanent discharge of fill material into
0.04 acres of wetlands for the construction of a house.
Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Regional General Permit Number:
Nationwide Permit Number: 18
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 plans dated March 17, 2013. Any violation of the attached conditions or
deviation from your submitted plans may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order 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 permit's 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.
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 Ronnie Smith at (910) 251 -4829.
Corps Regulatory Official: Ronnie Smith \ 7 f [C y Date: April 9, 2014
Expiration Date of Verification: March 18, 2017
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue to do so,
please complete the attached customer Satisfaction Survey or visit htt p:// pert .nwp.usace.army.mil /survey.htmi to complete the survey
online.

Determination of Jurisdiction:
A. ❑ Based on preliminary information, there appear to be waters of the US including wetlands within the above described project
area. This preliminary determination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Program Administrative Appeal Process
( Reference 33 CFR Part 331).
B. ® There are Navigable Waters of the United States within the above described project area subject to the permit requirements of
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Unless there is a change in the law or our
published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this
notification.
C. ® There are waters of the US and/or wetlands within the above described project area subject to the permit requirements of
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations,
this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
D. ❑ The jurisdictional areas within the above described project�area have been identified under a previous action. Please reference
jurisdictional determination issued . Action ID:
Basis For Determination
The site exhibits wetland criteria as defined in the 1987 Corps Wetland Delineation Manual and appropriate Regional
Supplement is adiacent to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which is a navigable water of the United States pursuant to the
policies and criteria set forth in 33 CFR 329.
Remarks
Attention USDA Program Participants
This delineation/determination has been conducted to identify the limits of Corps' Clean Water Act jurisdiction for the particular site
identified in this request. The delineation/determination may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security
Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in USDA programs, you should request
a certified wetland determination from the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated above).
This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional determination for the above described site. If you object to this
determination, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331. Enclosed you will find a
Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request for appeal (RFA) form. If you request to appeal this determination you
must submit a completed RFA form to the following address:
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Jason Steele, Review Officer
60 Forsyth Street SW, Room 10M 15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 -8801
Phone: [phone]
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is complete, that it meets the criteria for appeal
under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been received by the Division Office within 60 days of the date of the NAP. Should you
decide to submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by June 9, 2014.
* *It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the Division Office if you do not object to the determination in this correspondence. **
Corps Regulatory Official: Ronnie Smith \ --F�11 Date: April 9, 2014
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Expiration Date: March 17, 2017

Copy Furnished:
Ms. Debra Wilson
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Ms. Joanne Steenhuis
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Ext
Wilmington, NC 28405
Ms. Jennifer Burdette
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environment
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
Mr. John Pierce
,John L Pierce & Associates P.A.
Post Office Box 1865
Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540
Corps Regulatory Official: Ronnie Smith Date: April 9, 2014