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Axiom Environmental, Inc.
January 12, 2023
Chris Hopper
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Zachary Thomas
NC Division of Water Resources
217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
218 Snow Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 919-696-3045
RE: Nationwide Permitting Application, NWP 3 Maintenance and Associated General Water
Quality Certification 4239; South Pine Drainage Improvements, UT to Beaverdam Creek,
Princeton, NC
Dear Chris and Zachary,
On behalf of the Town of Princeton (Town), Axiom is happy to provide the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) and the NC Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) with the attached
USACE Nationwide Permit (NWP) and NCDWR General Certification (GC)
notification/application for drainage improvements along South Pine Street in Princeton. NC
Potential jurisdictional areas were delineated in December 2021. A Preliminary Jurisdictional
Determination (PJD) package is included with this submittal.
Purpose and Need
This project is designed to help decrease flooding on public and private properties due to
undersized infrastructure damaged during Hurricane Matthew. Project activities include
installing larger culverts at road crossings and regrading ditches to increase stormwater runoff
capacity. Site -specific measures include:
• The installation of inlet and outlet protection where necessary to maintain flow and
reduce channel erosion,
• Removal of bank materials, woody debris, trash, and accumulated sediment within the
channels to facilitate water drainage,
• Regrading of ditch slopes and installing vegetative stabilization, and
• Temporary dewatering for all in -channel work (if water is present at the time of
construction).

All activities proposed under NWP 3, Maintenance involve the repair and rehabilitation of
previously authorized structures and fill. All changes to the original design of any structure or
fill (where applicable) have been designed to minimize future damage and have been reduced to
the minimum practicable extent. Many project activities are non -regulated such as regrading
ditch slopes and the removal of accumulated sediment. No potential wetland impacts are
anticipated.
In addition to potential stream impacts, temporary disturbance to Neuse River Riparian Buffers
due to the site access road and the Limits of Disturbance (LOD) will require a NCDEQ Buffer
Authorization. All impacts to Neuse River Riparian Buffer areas are designated as "Deemed
Allowable" under section (t) Public Safety of the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules, Table of
Uses. A letter from the Princeton Chief of Police is attached.
Again, the Town of Princeton would like to request NCDWR authorization for Section 404 and
401 impacts to potential jurisdictional areas under Nationwide Permit 3, Maintenance and the
associated NCDWR Water Quality Certification (4239). Please let us know if you have
questions about any of the information within this package. We are happy to discuss any aspects
of the project by phone, email, or in person. We look forward to working with you further on
this project.
Sincerely,
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Scott Davis
Axiom Environmental, Senior Scientist/Project Manager
Attachments
CC: Mr. Michael King Town Administrator, Town of Princeton
Mr. Tyrus Clayton, Jr., PE, TRC Companies Inc.