20110877 Ver 4_Approval Letter_20141117

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
November 17, 2014
Piedmont Natural Gas
Attn: Roberto Cisneros
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
DWR # 11- 0877v4
Wilson County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE PER THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER
PROTECTION RULES (15A NCAC 02B.0233) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
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Dear Mr. Cisneros:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated October 31, 2014 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on
November 5, 2014. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General
Certification Number 3884 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the
use of 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 401 Certification and Buffer
Authorization replace the 401 Certification and Buffer Authorization issued to you on July 21,
2014. Wetland impacts at Sites A, B, D, E and F have been revised; stream impacts at Sites 1 and
2 have been revised; and riparian buffer impacts at Sites 1, 2, 6, and 7 have been revised. -
This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification and the
following additional conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Certification and Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are
approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0506(b)(c)] and 15A NCAC 02B
.0233(8)]
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North Carolina Division of Water Resources 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1628 Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org Location: 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax [phone]
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Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(units)
Temporary
Wetland
0 (acres)
0.126 (acres)
Site A
Wetland
0.041 (acres)
1.202 (acres)
Site B
Wetland
0 (acres)
0.296 (acres)
Site D
Wetland
0 (acres)
0.378 (acres)
Site E
Wetland
0 (acres)
0.133 (acres)
Site F
Stream
0 (linear feet)
40 (linear feet)
Site 1
Stream
0 (linear feet)
50 (linear feet)
Site 2
Stream
0 (linear feet)
40 (linear feet)
Site 3
Stream
0 (linear feet)
37 (linear feet)
Site 6
Stream
0 (linear feet)
2 (linear feet)
Site 7
Buffers — Zone 1
2,403 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Site 1
Buffers — Zone 2
1,580 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Site 1
Buffers —Zone 1
2,485 (square feet)
611 (square feet)
Site 2
Buffers — Zone 2
727 (square feet)
1,466 (square feet)
Site 2
Buffers — Zone 1
1,410 (square feet)
1,705 (square feet)
Site 6
Buffers — Zone 2
885 (square feet)
1,084 (square feet)
Site 6
Buffers — Zone 1
4,827 (square feet)
2,720 (square feet)
Site 7
Buffers —Zone 2
8,896 (square feet)
674 (square feet)
Site 7

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1. Compensatory Mitigation Using a Mitigation Bank*
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. The
Division has received an acceptance letter from the EBX Mitigation Bank to meet this
mitigation requirement. Until the EBX Mitigation Bank 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 EBX Mitigation Bank to meet the following compensatory mitigation
requirement [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(6)]:
Mitigation
Provider
Type of
Impact
Compensatory Mitigation
River and Sub -
basin Number
EBX
Buffer
5,952 (square feet)
Neuse /03020203
*The original buffer impacts associated with the November 22, 2011 buffer authorization required
20,421 credits which were obtained from Greene Environmental Services. The additional impacts
associated with DWR #11 -0877 v4 require the purchase of an additional 5,952 credits.
2. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre - Construction Notification. All
construction activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of
sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no
violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur. [15A NCAC 02H .0501 and
.0502]
3. Protective Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within
these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange
warning fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to
infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure
compliance with 15 NCAC 02H .0500. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC
02H .0507 (c)]
4. 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
Buffer 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 and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0507(d)(2)]
5. 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

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General Statute 150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of
Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH
at http: / /www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431 -3000 for information.
Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. A
petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing
fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:00am
and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431 -3100, provided the original and one copy of the
petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business
days following the faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending by First Class Mail
via the US Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
If sending via delivery service
(e.g. UPS, FedEx):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
John Evans, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
Please send one (1) copy of the petition to DWR:
If sending by First Class Mail
via the US Postal Service:
Karen Higgins
NC DENR -DWR — 401 & Buffer
Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617
If sending via delivery service
(e.g. UPS, FedEx):
Karen Higgins
NC DENR -DWR — 401 & Buffer
Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and the
Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0233 . Please contact Cherri Smith at
919 - 791 -4251 or cherri.smith @ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.

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jSincer y,
Danny Smith
Supervisor, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Enclosures: GC 3884
cc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Raleigh Regulatory Field Office; 3331 Heritage Trade
Drive, St. 105; Wake Forest, NC 27597
DWR RRO 401 Files
Joey Lawler; S &ME, Inc.; 9751 Southern Pine Blvd.; Charlotte, NC 28723