20221279 Ver 1_final signed ILM Cold Storage NW 39_20221129

Electronically Transmitted
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW-2022-00913 County: New Hanover U.S.G.S. Quad: NC -Castle Hayne
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Permittee:
Address:
E-mail:
Size (acres)
Nearest Waterway
USGS HUC
Location description:
Gardner Road.
Evans General Contractors
Tracy DeRango
4509 Creedmoor Road, Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27612
tderango@a,evans-gc.com
42
Northeast Cape Fear River
03030007
The project area is located east of Blue
Nearest Town Wilmington
River Basin Cape Fear
Coordinates Latitude: 34.280586
Longitude: -77.913347
Clay Road just west of the NW runway at ILM bisected by
Description of projects area and activity: This verification authorizes the discharge of fill into 0.411 of an acre of wetlands and
0.06 of an acre of open water tributaries for the development of a cold storage facility adjacent to a runway within ILM.
Applicable Law(s): ❑X Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Nationwide 39
SEE ATTACHED NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL, AND/OR SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the attached
Conditions, your application signed and dated 9/16/2022, and the enclosed plans WET-101 sealed 10/20/2022 and cross sections
sealed 10/17/2022. 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 and/or regional general permit
authorization is modified, suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide and/or regional general
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 and/or regional general 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 and/or regional general permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months of the
date of the nationwide and/or regional general 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 Resources (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 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 Brad Shaver at [phone]or [e-mail].
Digitally signed by Brad
Brad Shaver Shaver
Date: 2022.11.29
Corps Regulatory Official: 15:25:21 -05'00' Date: 11/29/2022
Expiration Date of Verification: 3/14/2026
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Copy furnished(electronic):
Davey Resource Group attn: Kim Williams

SAW-2022-00913
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
ILM Cold Storage Facility
1. All work must be performed in strict compliance with the plans attached to the application
dated 9/16/2022 and enclosed plans WET-101 sealed 10/20/2022 and cross sections sealed
10/17/2022, which are authorized by this permit. Any modification to the authorized permit plans
must be approved by the USACE prior to implementation.
2. Failure to institute and carry out the details of the following special conditions, below, will
result in a directive to cease all ongoing and permitted work within waters and/or wetlands
associated with the permitted project, or such other remedies and/or fines as the District Engineer
or his authorized representatives may seek.
3. The permittee will ensure that the construction design plans for this project do not deviate from
the authorized permit plans. Any deviation in the construction design plans will be brought to the
attention of the Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office prior to any active
construction in waters or wetlands.
4. The permittee shall require its contractors and/or agents to comply with the terms and
conditions of this permit in the construction and maintenance of this project, and shall provide
each of its contractors and/or agents associated with the construction or maintenance of this
project with a copy of this permit, and any authorized modifications. A copy of this permit
including the authorized plans referenced in Special Condition (1) and authorized modifications,
including all conditions, shall be available at the project site during construction and maintenance
of this project.
5. Except as authorized by this permit or any USACE approved modification to this permit, no
excavation, fill, or mechanized land -clearing activities shall take place at any time in the
construction or maintenance of this project, within waters or wetlands, or shall any activities take
place that cause the degradation of waters or wetlands. In addition, except as specified in the
plans attached to this permit, no excavation, fill or mechanized land -clearing activities shall take
place at any time in the construction or maintenance of this project, in such a manner as to impair
normal flows and circulation patterns within, into, or out of waters or wetlands or to reduce the
reach of waters or wetlands.
This permit does not authorize temporary placement or double handling of excavated or fill
material or construction equipment within waters or wetlands outside the permitted area.
6. The unimpacted wetlands south of the runway and north of the proposed building remain
connected via an 18" RCP draining north and thus remains jurisdictional.
7. 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.
Digitally signed by Brad
Brad Shaver Shaver
Date: 2022.11.29 15:25:43
-05'00'

Action ID Number: SAW-2022-00913 County: New Hanover
Permittee: Evans General Contractors, Tracy DeRan2o
Project Name: ILM-Cold Storage
Date Verification Issued: 11/29/2022
Project Manager: Brad Shaver
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
Attn: Brad Shaver
Wilmington Regulatory Office
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
or
[e-mail]
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

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Wilmington District
Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form
Permittee: Evans General Contractors, Tracy DeRango Action ID: SAW-2022-00913
Project Name: ILM-Cold Storage County: New Hanover
Instructions to Permittee: The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Sponsor, either an approved
Mitigation Bank or the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS), who will then sign the form to verify the
transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once the Sponsor has signed this form, it is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure
that Wilmington District Project Manager identified on page two is in receipt of a signed copy of this form before conducting
authorized impacts, unless otherwise specified below. If more than one Mitigation Sponsor will be used to provide the
mitigation associated with the permit, or if the impacts and/or the mitigation will occur in more than one 8-digit Hydrologic
Unit Code (HUC), multiple forms will be attached to the permit, and the separate forms for each Sponsor and/or HUC must
be provided to the appropriate Mitigation Sponsors.
Instructions to Sponsor: The Sponsor verifies that the mitigation requirements (credits) shown below have been released
and are available at the identified site. By signing below, the Sponsor is accepting full responsibility for the identified
mitigation, regardless of whether they have received payment from the Permittee. Once the form is signed, the Sponsor
must update the bank ledger and provide a copy of the signed form and the updated ledger to the Permittee, the Project
Manager who issued the permit, the Bank Project Manager, and the District Mitigation Office (see contact information on
page 2). The Sponsor must also comply with all reporting requirements established in their authorizing instrument.
Permitted Impacts and Compensatory Mitigation Requirements:
Permitted Impacts Requiring Mitigation*
8-digit HUC and Basin: 03030007, Cape Fear River Basin
Stream Impacts (linear feet)
Wetland Impacts (acres)
Warm
Cool
Cold
Riparian Riverine
Riparian Non-Riverine
Non -Riparian
Coastal
0.41
*If more than one mitigation sponsor will be used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor.
Compensatory Mitigation Requirements:
8-digit HUC and Basin: 03030007, Cape Fear River Basin
Stream Mitigation (credits)
Wetland Mitigation (credits)
Warm
Cool
Cold
Riparian Riverine
Riparian Non-Riverine
Non -Riparian
Coastal
0.82
Mitigation Site Debited: Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank
(List the name of the bank to be debited. For umbrella banks, also list the specific site. For NCDMS, list NCDMS. If the NCDMS
acceptance letter identifies a specific site, also list the specific site to be debited).
Section to be completed by the Mitigation Sponsor
Statement of Mitigation Liability Acceptance: I, the undersigned, verify that I am authorized to approve mitigation
transactions for the Mitigation Sponsor shown below, and I certify that the Sponsor agrees to accept full responsibility for
providing the mitigation identified in this document (see the table above), associated with the USACE Permittee and Action
ID number shown. I also verify that released credits (and/or advance credits for NCDMS), as approved by the Wilmington
District, are currently available at the mitigation site identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide
the required compensatory mitigation, the USACE Wilmington District Engineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to
ensure compliance associated with the mitigation requirements.
Mitigation Sponsor Name:
Name of Sponsor's Authorized Representative:
Page 1 of 2 Form Version 10 June 2020_updated

CESAW-RG (File Number, SAW-2022-00913)
Signature of Sponsor's Authorized Representative Date of Signature
Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit:
• Once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsor and the District is in receipt of the signed form, the
Permittee is no longer responsible for providing the mitigation identified in this form, though the Permittee remains
responsible for any other mitigation requirements stated in the permit conditions.
• Construction within jurisdictional areas authorized by the permit identified on page one of this form can begin only after
the District is in receipt of a copy of this document signed by the Sponsor, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted
responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. When NCDMS provides mitigation for authorized
impacts conducted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), construction within jurisdictional areas
may proceed upon permit issuance; however, a copy of this form signed by NCDMS must be provided to the District
within 30 days of permit issuance. NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the District has received this
form, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein.
• Signed copies of this document must be retained by the Permittee, Mitigation Sponsor, and in the USACE administrative
records for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that the District
Project Manager (address below) is provided with a signed copy of this form.
• If changes are proposed to the type, amount, or location of mitigation after this form has been signed and returned to
the District, the Sponsor must obtain case -by -case approval from the District Project Manager and/or North Carolina
Interagency Review Team (NCIRT). If approved, higher mitigation ratios may be applied, as per current District guidance
and a new version of this form must be completed and included in the District administrative records for both the permit
and the Bank/ILF Instrument.
Comments/Additional Conditions: A letter from NE Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank, confirming they are willing and
able to accept the applicant's compensatory mitigation responsibility, dated 9/14/2022 was included with the
preconstruction notification.
This form is not valid unless signed below by the District Project Manager and by the Mitigation Sponsor on Page 1. Once
signed, the Sponsor should provide copies of this form along with an updated bank ledger to: 1) the Permittee, 2) the
District Project Manager at the address below, 3) the Bank Manager listed in RIBITS, and 4) the Wilmington District
Mitigation Office, 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105, Wake Forest, NC 27587 (or by email to [e-mail]).
Questions regarding this form or any of the permit conditions may be directed to the District Mitigation Office.
USACE Project Manager:
USACE Field Office:
Email:
Brad Shaver
Wilmington Regulatory Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
[e-mail]
Brad Shave
Digitally signed by Brad
Shaver
r Date: 2022.11.29 15:26:57
-05'00'
11/29/2022
USACE Project Manager Signature Date of Signature
Current Wilmington District mitigation guidance, including information on mitigation ratios, functional assessments, and
mitigation bank location and availability, and credit classifications (including stream temperature and wetland groupings) is
available at http://ribits.usace.army.mil.