20150417 Ver 1_Cover Letter_20150717

GE1 Consultants
Consulting July 13, 2015
Engineers and Project 1412320
Scientists
Ms. Cherri Smith
NC DWQ, WBSCP Unit
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Re: 401 & Buffer Permit Application Eco- Energy Ethanol Terminal Project Selma, NC
Dear Ms. Smith,
GEI Consultants, Inc. has been retained by Chambers Engineering, PA (CEPA) to assist with the
environmental permitting process for the proposed Eco- Energy Ethanol Terminal located at 1501
West Oak Street in Selma, North Carolina.
The Selma Terminal Project involves the development of an intermodal facility to facilitate the
transmission of liquid ethanol from railroad traffic to offsite bulk storage tanks vas a transfer
pipeline. Construction on the proposed terminal site will include a rail connection to North
Carolina Railway Co. Mainline, rail offload yard, support building, pump station, driveway
access, and elevated pipeline.
A pre - application meeting was conducted on May 5, 2015 with Dave Sheaffer and Jennifer
Burdette. At the meeting the project team presented a design plan that minimized permanent
wetland impacts to 0.49 acres. The reduction in total impacts resulted in the project being eligible
for authorization under United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permits 14
and 39. We also discussed the proposed rail connection to be a "railroad crossing" allowable
action under the Buffer Rule.
Enclosed please find the Application fee check for $240.00 and four copies of the following
documents for your review:
• Pre - Construction Notification (PCN) Form with Project Description Attachment
• Agent Authorization Letters
• Project Location Map
• Vicinity Map
• Soil Map (Additional soil survey information provided in the Wetland Delineation Report
Attachment 2)
www.eeiconsultants.com GEI Consultants, Inc.
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Ms. Smith -2- July 13, 2015
• Final Wetland Delineation Map
• Wetland Impact Map Sheet 1 of 1 (C -6.0) — 2 copies of 24" x 36 "; 4 of copies 11" x 17"
• NC WAM Field Assessment Forms
• EBX -Neuse I, LLC Statement of Mitigation Credit Availability
• State Historic Preservation Office Determination Letter
• NC Natural Heritage Program Determination Letter
• Three Copies of the Stormwater BMP Calculations Report and Design Drawings
• One Copy of USACE Jurisdiction Determination Request Supporting Documentation
(Wetland Delineation Report, Field Findings Memo)
• CD with digital copies of all supporting documents listed above
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact me at 631479-3509;
ebrosnan(&2eiconsultants.com or Mary Beth Billerman at 631 - 759 -2979;
mbillerman(a, 2eiconsultants. com.
Sincerely,
GEI CONSULTANTS, INC.
Erin Brosnan
Project Ecologist
EB:JS /kmh
Enclosures
c: David Shaeffer (USAGE)
Stephen Chambers (CEPA)
Jamey Stynchula (GEI)
Mary Beth Billerman (GEI)
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