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C~O~ ~ A r~~Q Michael F. Easley, Governor
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~~$ (,~ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Vj ~ North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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0 ~ - ,,K Coleen H. Sullins, Director
- ~ Division of Water Quality
December 19, 2007
Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
AC/S EMD M. Korenek
PSC Box 20004
Camp Lejeune, NC 28452-0004
Re: Camp Lejeune Greater Sandy Run Area Training Complex
Onslow County
DWQ #051058; USACE Action ID. No. 200400940
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Dear Mr. Korenek:
Attached hereto is a copy of Certification No. 3545 issued to the Commanding General of Marine Corps
Base Camp Lejeune, dated November 14, 2005. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or
local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Solid Waste, Sediment
and Erosion Control, Stormwater, Dam Safety, Non-discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
This Certification replaces the one issued to you on November 14, 2005. Note that this modification
is issued today without the requisite formal modification request or application fee in order to
accommodate your training needs. You are required to provide a formal modification request,
including the application fee, by January 4, 2008, in order for this Certification to remain valid.
If we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.
CHS/cbk
Attachments: Certificate of Completion
Si cerely,
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Coleen H. Sullins
cc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Wilmington District, USACOE
Chad Coburn, DWQ, Wilmington Regional Office
Janet Russell, DLR Wilmington Regional Office
Stephen Rynas, Division of Coastal Management, Morehead City
File Copy
Central Files
Filename: 051058CampLej euneGreaterS andyRu n (Onslow)401 _ICMOD
NoithCarolina
401 Wetlands Certification Unit ~ vatuCa~~1~
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX [phone] Internet: http:/lh2o.enr.state.nc.uslncwetlands
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Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Page 2 of 4
December 19, 2007
NORTH CAROLINA 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
THIS CERTIFICATION is issued in conformity with the requirements of Section 401 Public Laws 92-
500 and 95-217 of the United States and subject to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ)
Regulations in 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500 to the Commanding General of Marine Corps Base Camp
Lejeune to fi110.485 acres of jurisdictional wetlands in the White Oak River Basin, associated with the
construction of targets and service roads in Onslow County, North Carolina, pursuant to an application filed
on the 11th day of July of 2005, and in additional correspondence received September 29, 2005. This
modified 401 Water Quality Certification is hereby issued based upon an informal modification
request submitted via a-mail on December 19, 2007. In order for this Certification to remain valid, a
formal modification request must be received by the DWQ Central Office in Raleigh by January 4,
2008.
The application and supporting documentation provides adequate assurance that the proposed work will
not result in a violation of applicable Water Quality Standards and discharge guidelines. Therefore, the
State of North Carolina certifies that this activity will not violate the applicable portions of Sections 301,
302, 303, 306, 307 of PL 92-500 and PL 95-217 if conducted in accordance with the application, the
supporting documentation, and conditions hereinafter set forth.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design submitted in the application materials and as
described in the Public Notice. If the project is changed, prior to notification a new application for a new
Certification is required. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification
and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions of this Certification. Any
new owner must notify the Division and request the Certification be issued in their name. Should wetland
or stream fill be requested in the future, additional compensatory mitigation may be required as described
in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). If any plan revisions from the approved site plan result in a
change in stream or wetland impact or an increase in impervious surfaces, the DWQ shall be notified in
writing and a new application for 401 Certification maybe required. For this approval to be valid,
compliance with the conditions listed below is required.
Conditions of Certification:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general
conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are
approved including incidental impacts:
Amount Approved
(Units) Plan Location or Reference
Stream N/A (feet)
404 Wetlands 0.485 (acres) Project Boundary "A" & "B"
Waters N/A (acres)
Buffers N/A (s uare ft.)

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Commanding
December 19, 2007
Hance with all specifications governing
Sediment and Erosion Control: aria ement Practices in
ion and sediment control practices must be in full comp
Eros 'on and operation and maintenance of such Best M g i ed,
2. installati
the proper design, ro ect must be es gn
order to protect surface waters standards:
T tained in accordance with the most recent version o t e
he erosion and sediment control measures for the p J d Design Manual.
a' erated, and main
installed, op ecified
North Carolina Sediment anda rosion Control Planning th q
tion and maintenance of the sed meT1T and tso p n
The design, installation, ope e ual, or exceed,
b.
rsion of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Con ro
control measures must be such that they q nstruction sites, borrow sites, and
in the most recent ve
The devices shall be maintained on a co
Manual. including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits
waste pile (spoil) projects,
the erosion and sediment control measures must be esign
associated with the project.
ith the most recent version of the
it sites,
c. For borrow p
installed, operated, an e Mining Manualcordance kith the reclamation in
c.
North Carolina Surfac lementation must comply
d, The reclamation measures and imp the
' h the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Contro be and
accordance wit waters, or riparian areas Y
lication. All construction activities,
oil solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, nt and erosion control Best
`A 3. No waste, sp acts depicted in the 404/401Permit App standards,
footprint of the imp o eration, and maintenance of sedime uali
the design, installation, p ed so that no violations of state water q tY
including erform
- Management Practices, shall be p
wetlands or waters to the maximum extent
statutes, or rules occur; laced m
e rosion control devices in wetlands and waters is
rosion control measures shall not be p ix months of the date that the
4. Sediment and ade restored within
- practicable. If placement of sediment and e
ble they shall be removed anda the projec
unavoida
Division of Land Resources has release
Continuin Com Hance: Le eune, shall conduct construction
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General and Marine Corp uality standards (including any ro riate
anding and any other app P
5, The Comm manner consistent with State water q water Act)
activities in a d of the Clean
fiance with section 3030 rsion determines that such sthat State orafederal
resulting from comp/ If the D
ated or achieved use) or the Division may
requirements of State law and federal law. to assure compliance,
the failure to sustain a design Hance with
" not being met (including. ro riate to assure comp in the
violated, or that further condioionclude conditions app p 507 d). Before modify g
law is being this Certification NCAC 2H.0 ( s Base Camp
reevaluate and modify uirements in accor da Comma ding General and/or Marine Corp
vi vide public notice in accordaCe with 15A NCAC
such standards and Teq ion shall notify th AC 28.0504. Any
" Certification, the Di Corps of Engineers, pro s Base
Lejeune and the US Army ublic hearing in accordance with 15A
' e o ortunity for p Commanding General and/or Mof Eng Hers for
2H.0503 and proved pp rovided to the
shall be provided to the U the Cl an wa~Act~ad shall also become
new or revised conditi~ ngshall be p 404 of
Camp I,eJeune in wn ursuant to Section
reference in any Permit issued p
conditions of the 404 Permit for the project;

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Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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December 19, 2007
Miti a~ tion:
6. Compensatory Mitigation Using a Mitigation Bank
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. We
understand that you intend to purchase credits from the Greater Sandy Run Wetland Mitigation
Bank in Onslow County as described in your application to meet this mitigation requirement.
Our records show that the Greater Sandy Run Wetland Mitigation Bank in Onslow County is
available for credit release for your project. This contribution has been determined by the DWQ
to be a suitable method to meet the mitigation requirement. Until the Greater Sandy Run Wetland
Mitigation Bank receives and clears your check, and proof of payment has been provided to this
Office, no impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur. For accounting
purposes, this Authorization Certificate authorizes payment into the Greater Sandy Run
Wetland Mitigation Bank to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement:
Compensatory Mitigation River and Sub-basin Number
Re uired
Stream N/A (feet) N/A
Wetlands 2.92 (acres) approved Cape Fear/03030007
11/14/05; additional 0.101
acres required under this
modified Certification dated
12/ 19/07
Waters N/A (acres) N/A
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 404 or LAMA Permit.
If this Certification is unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written
request within sixty (60) days following receipt of this Certification. This request must be in the form of a
written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. If
modifications are made to an original Certification, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing on the
modifications upon written request within sixty (60) days following receipt of the Certification. Unless
such demands are made, this Certification shall be final and binding.
This the 19th day of December, 2007
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
Coleen H. Sullins
CHS/cbk

Certification of Completion
DWQ Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
County:
Date of Issuance of Certification or Authorization:
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, and any
subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Oversight/Bxpress Permitting Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. This form may be
returned to DWQ by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send
certificates from all of these.
Applicant's Certification
I, ,hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was
used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications,
and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Agent's Certification
I,
used in the observation of the
compliance and intent of the 401
and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Date:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
I, as a duly registered Professional (i.e., Engineer,
Landscape Architect, Surveyor, etc.) in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically,
weekly, full time) the construction of the project, for the Permiee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care
and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within
substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Date:
hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications,
Signature: Registration No. Date