20150456 Ver 1_No Written Concurrence_20150518

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
May 18, 2015
USMC -Camp Lejeune
Attn: John Townson
PSC Box 20004
Camp Lejeune, NC 28460
Subject Property: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Jacksonville
No written Concurrence Needed
Dear Mr. Townson:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
DWR Project # 2015 0456
Onslow County
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below to permanently
impact 0.009 acres of open waters and temporarily impact 0.009 acres of open waters in order to construct
a visitors center with sidewalks, loading area and delivery driveway for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, as
described in your Pre - Construction Notification (PCN) application dated March 27, 2015 and received by the
Division of Water Resources (DWR) on May 7, 2015. A subsequent revised PCN and drawings dated May 15,
2015 was received in the Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO) on May 15th and May 18th, 2015. After
reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 3890 (GC 3890). This Certification allows you to use the Nationwide Permit #18 when
issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any
other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not
limited to)- Erosion -and Sediment-Control,- Non - discharge, and stormwater-regulations.- Also, this approval
to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application
shall expire upon expiration of the General Permits.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your
project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this General Certification and approval letter and is thereby
responsible for complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one
acre of wetland or 15O linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification
and any additional conditions listed on the following pages.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. 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. 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
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responsible for complying with all conditions. Any new owner must notify the Division and request the
Certification be issued in their name (15A NCAC 02H .0501 and .0502).
2. Any final construction plans for this project must include or reference the application and plans
approved by the DWR under the authorization letter and certification. The applicant will also be
required to evaluate all acquired permits to assure that they are consistent and all relative impacts
are accounted for and shown on the construction plans .[15A NCAC 02H .0502 (b) and 15A NCAC 02H
.0506 (4)]
3. The permitee shall require its contractors and /or agents to comply with the terms 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 a copy of this certification. A copy of
this certification including all conditions shall be available at the project site during the construction
and maintenance of this project. [15A NCAC 02H .0507 b© and 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
4. All mechanized equipment will be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of
waters and wetlands from hydrocarbons or other potential toxic chemicals. In the event of a
hydrocarbon or chemical spill, the permitee /contractor shall immediately contact the Division of Water
Quality, between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm at the Wilmington regional office at 910.796.7215 or Steve
Lewis at 919.807.6308 and after hours and on weekends call the USCG National Response Center at
1.800.424.8802. management of such spills shall comply with provisions of the North Carolina Oil
Pollution and Hazardous Substances Control Act. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3) and (c)(3), 15A NCAC 02B.
0200 (3)(f), and GS 143 Article 21 A]
5. Fueling, lubrication and general equipment maintenance should not take place within 50 feet of a
waterbody or wetlands to prevent contamination by fuel and oils. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3) and
(c)(3) and 15A NCAC 02B.0200 (3)(f)]
6. This General Certification shall expire on the same day as the expiration date of the corresponding
General Permit. The conditions in effect on the date of issuance of the Certification for a specific
project shall remain in effect for the life of the project, regardless of the expiration of this Certification.
7. Certificate of Completion
The applicant and /or authorized agent shall provide a completed Certificate of Completion form to
the Division within 30 (thirty) days of project completion. Mail to: NCDENR DWR 401 and Buffers
Unit North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699. The
certification of completion is available at:
http: / /yortal.ncdenr.org /web /wci /swp /ws/ 401 /certsandPerm its /a Poly /forms). [15A NCAC 02H
.0506(b)(5)]
8. This certification grants permission to the director, an authorized representative of the Director, or
DENR staff, upon the presentation of proper credentials, to enter the property during normal
business hours (15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)).

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Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and /or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 Permit.
If you wish to contest any conditions in the enclosed certification (associated with the approved wetland or
waters impacts) you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition form
from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition with the office of Administrative
Hearings within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed when it is received in
the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings
accepts filings
Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, except for official state holidays. The
original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed - provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office of
Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
Telephone: (919)- 733 -2698, Facsimile: (919)- 733 -3478
A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows:
Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mall Service C enter
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
Unless such a petition is filed, this certification and its conditions are final and binding
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act and 15A NCAC 02H .0500. If you have any questions, please telephone Jennifer Burdette in the Central
Office in Raleigh at 919.807.6364 or by e-mail lennifer.Burdette[ancdenr.eov or myself in the DWR
Wilmington Regional Office at 910.796.7306 or by e-mail Joanne.SteenhuisPncdenr.gov.
nne Steenhuis
Senior Environmental Specialist
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDENR

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Attn: John Townson
DWR Project H 2015 -0456
May 18, 2015
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Enclosure: GC 3890
cc: Jay Keller— Keller Environmental — electronic copy
Martin Korenek — Natural Resources Manager — electronic copy
Brad Shaver- USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office — electronic copy
Jennifer Burdette - DWR 401 Wetlands and Buffers Unit
Jonathan Howell - DCM Morehead City — electronic copy
WiRO