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PUBLIC NOTICE
Issue Date: December 21, 2007
Comment Deadline: January 22, 2008
Corps Action ID #: SAW-2007-0137
1`he Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application loom
Partner`s Equity Group seeking. Department of the Army authorization for permanent
impacts to 1.~3 acres of jurisdictional nan-riparian ~~~etlands. The impacts are associated
«•ith the construction of a proposed retail or commercial facility, ~,vithin an existing
commercial subdivision, in Smithfield, Johnston County. North Carolina.
Specific plans and location infornlation are described below and shorn on the attached
plans. This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington
District Web Site at ~~1~tiv.saw.usace.arrm~.mil/wetlands
Applicant: Partner's Equity Group
Attn: Mr. John Shallcross, Jr.
Post Office Box 124
Smithfield, NC 2777
AGENT: Soil. Water, & Environment Group. PLL,C
Attn: Mr. Scott Frederick, NC'I.SS
1001 Capability Drive, Suite ~ 12
Raleigh. NC 27606
Authority
The Corps will evaluate this application and a decide ~~~hether to issue, conditionally
issue, or deny the proposed «~ork pursuant to applicable procedures Section X04 of the
Clean Vvater Act
Location
The proposed project, consisting of Lots 18 and 19 of Partners Equity Group Subdivision,
is located on the north side of Industrial Park Drive, east of South Equity Drive, in
Smithfield, Johnston County. North Carolina. Coordinates (in decimal de~~rees) for the
site are 35.~0C216 North, 78.321 _>~7 West. The project site contains ~~~etlands located
adjacent to an unnamed tributary of Polecat Branch, in the Neuse River Basin (8-Digit
Cataloging Unit 03020201).

Existing Site Conditions
The project is comprised of two lots, totaling 2.65 acres in size, located within an existing
44.5 acre industrial and commercial subdivision. The subdivision is located on the west
side of Industrial Drive (SR 2398), adjacent to the access ramp off Interstate 9~
southbound, and is in an urbanized area generally comprised of residential and
commercial development. The project has been under development since the early
1990s; however, several additional lots within the subdivision remain undeveloped.
Impacts previously authorized by nationwide permit on the project site include 0.58 acre
of wetland in 1994 (authorized after-the-fact), and 0.66 acre of wetland in 1997. A total
of 2.79 acres of non-riverine, herbaceous wetland currently exists on the property,
including the 1.53 acres proposed to be impacted. The Corps of Engineers (Corps)
jurisdictional delineation completed on November 19, 2007, verified the extent of aquatic
features on the property and it ~~as noted that the majority of the site has been mowed.
Applicant's Stated Purpose
The project purpose for the proposed activity is to fill and grade the remaining lots. which
are located inclose proximity to the highway exit and have road frontage that is highly
visible from the interstate, in order to develop the properties for retail or commercial
development.
Project Description
The proposed project involves the placement of fill material into 1.53 acres of the
remaining 2.64 acres of wetlands located on Lots 18 and 19. The proposed plan proposes
the discharge of 44,443 cubic yards of fill material associated with the tilling and grading
of the subject lots for the proposed construction of retail or commercial development and
their associated parking.
To mitigate for permanent impacts to wetlands, the applicant has proposed payment into
the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP). Furthermore, the
applicant proposes to leave a ~0-foot wide wetland buffer on the site's northern
boundary, contiguous with wetlands onsite and leading off site through an extensive
water treatment system, which is proposed. This wetland preservation would also be
contiguous with adjacent wetlands on neighboring properties (Lots 10 & 11).
Stormwater improvements are proposed in the existing swales and through the addition of
littoral shelf. This littoral shelf would provide water quality improvements similar to
natural wetland systems, such as sediment and nitrogen removal within the existing
detention pond.
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Other Required Authorizations
This notice and all applicable application materials are being forwarded to the appropriate
State agencies for review. The Corps will generally not make a final permit decision until
the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) issues, denies, or waives State
certification required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-~00). The receipt of
the application and this public notice combined with appropriate application fee at the
North Carolina Division of Water Quality central office in Raleigh will constitute initial
receipt of an application fora 401 Water Quality Certification. A waiver will be deemed
to occur if the NCDWQ fails to act on this request for certification ~ ithin sixty days of
the date of the receipt of this notice in the NCDWQ Central Office. Additional
information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be reviewed at the NCDWQ
Central Office. 401 Oversight and Express Permits Unit, 2321 Crabtree Boulevard,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-2260. All persons desiring to make comments regarding
the application for certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act should do so in
writing delivered to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), 1650 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 Attention: Ms Cyndi Karoly by
January 14, 2008.
Essential Fish Habitat
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Corps' initial
determination is that the proposed project will not adversely impact EFH or associated
fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Councils
or the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Cultural Resources
The Corps has consulted the latest published version of the National Register of Historic
Places and is not aware that any registered properties, or properties listed as being
eligible for inclusion therein are located within the project area or will be affected by tl~e
proposed work. Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, prehistoric, or historical
data may be located within the project area and/or could be affected by the proposed
work.
Endangered Species
The Corps has reviewed the project area, examined all information provided by the
applicant and consulted the latest North Carolina Natural Heritage Database. Based on
available information, the Corps has determined pursuant to the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, that the proposed project will have no effect on federally listed endangered or
threatened species or their formally designated critical habitat.

Evaluation
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable
impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest.
That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of
important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors
which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects
thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental
concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, flood plain
values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use, navigation, shoreline
erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property
ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the discharge of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, the evaluation of
the impact of the activity on the public interest will include application ol'the
Environmental Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines.
Commenting Information
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal. State and local
agencies and officials, including any consolidate State Viewpoint or written position of
the Governor; Indian Tribes and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate
the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the
Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for
this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered
species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and the other
public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an
Em•ironmental Assessment (EA) and/or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments are also used to
determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the
proposed activity.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice,
that a public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public 1learings
shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests for a
public hearing shall be granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues
raised are insubstantial or there is otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will be received by
the Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, until Spm, January 22, 2007. Comments
should be submitted to Mr. Thomas Brown, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office, 608 Falls
of Neuse Road, Suite 120, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615.
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