20160017 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20160129

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL 6UALrrY
January 29, 2016
Piedmont Natural Gas
Attn: Jason Brown
4720 Piedmont Row Dr.
Charlotte NC 28210
PAT MCCRORY
C inventor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Seereatty
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR # 16-0017
Forysyth County
Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Line 328 Pipeline Relocation
Dear Mr. Brown:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
December 23, 2015, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) December 29, 2015, with
subsequent information on January 25, 2016. 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 certification(s) 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)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Stream
Site S1
0 (linear feet)
37 (linear feet)
Site S2
0 (linear feet)
30 (linear feet)
404/401 Wetlands
Site W1
0.03 (acres)
0 (acres)
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] \ Customer Service 1-877-623-6748
Internet: www.ncdenr.gov - www.ncwater.org

Piedmont Natural Gas
DWR# 16-0017
401 APPROVAL
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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(s)/Permit/Authorization and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. The PNG Line 328 Relocation has been determined to be secondary to NCDOT project TIP
U-2579 (Winston Salem Northern Beltway; Section C) by the US Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE). Impacts for this project shall be cumulative to the impacts associated with
referenced NCDOT permit.
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.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at ht_tp://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's
Office at [phone] 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: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx,
etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
Sam Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

Piedmont Natural Gas
DWR# 16-0017
401 APPROVAL
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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 sue,[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Enclosures: GC 3884
cc: Amy James, Kleinfelder, Inc. (via email)
John Thomas, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file