20151224 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20151218

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PAT MCCRORY
Gnvcrnor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Sceretaly
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
/)hector
December 18, 2015
DWR # 15-1224
Davidson County
Williams Gas Pipeline
Attn: Michael Naeger
2800 Post Oak Blvd
Houston TX 77056
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
2016 DOT Replacements — MP 1333 & MP 1334
Dear Mr. Naeger:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated November
13, 2015, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) November 24, 2015. 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 approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certifications) or general permit 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 are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H
.0506(b) and/or (c)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units) Amount Approved (units)
Permanent Temporary
Stream S2
0 (linear feet) 90 (linear feet)
2. 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
Certifications)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H
.0507(d)(2)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B by filing a written petition
for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH) within sixty (60) calendar
days.
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] l Customer Service 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncdenr.gov- www.ncwater.org

Williams Gas Pipeline
DWR# 15-1224
401 APPROVAL
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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. 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 [phone], 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 via US Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
Sam Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Please contact Sue
Homewood at 336-776-9693 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 3884
cc: Darrin Peine, S&ME Inc (via email)
John Thomas, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file