20160096 Ver 2_Riparian Buffer Authorization_20160315

March 11, 2016
N.C. Division of Water Quality
401 Wetlands Unit
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Attention: Ms. Karen Higgins
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Reference: PNG Line 254 Right -of -Way Maintenance Project
Pre -Construction Notification for Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Impacts
Greene and Wilson Counties, North Carolina
S&ME Project No. 7335-15-043
Dear Ms. Higgins:
On behalf of Piedmont Natural Gas (PNG), S&ME, Inc. (S&ME) hereby submits this notification for riparian
buffer impacts in connection with the above -referenced project, which entails removal of aboveground
vegetation within portions of PNG's existing 50 -foot wide natural gas pipeline right-of-way (ROW). The
project is located in Greene and Wilson Counties, North Carolina, and lies within the Neuse River Basin. In
support of this application, please find enclosed the following:
o Figures: Site Vicinity Map (A), USDA SCS Soil Survey Maps (1-12) and USGS Topographic Maps (13-24)
o Appendix I: Completed Riparian Buffer Authorization Form and Authorization to Act as Agent
o Appendix II: Buffer Impact Maps (Sheets 1— 20, Provided by Piedmont Natural Gas)
o Appendix III: Riparian Buffer Impact Table
o Appendix IV: Mitigation Bank Information
This Pre -construction Notification (PCN) is being provided to the North Carolina Division of Water
Resources (NCDWR) pursuant to the aforementioned riparian buffer impacts. The project will not entail
permanent or temporary impacts to streams or wetlands, and as such, does not require a 401 Water
Quality Certification or authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
The completed application form is included in Appendix I.
General Project Information and Background
The subject ROW originates at an existing station site located on the south side of and adjacent to U.S.
Highway 264 in Wilson, Wilson County (35.6964630 N, -77.848424° W). The line then runs generally
south-southeast for approximately 15 miles, terminating at an existing station on the north side of Griffin
Road, north of Snow Hill in Greene County (35.497192° N, -77.757612°). Records research indicates that
Line 254 was installed for North Carolina Natural Gas Corporation in 1991, and at that time, did not likely
require pre -construction authorization. Accordingly, it is unlikely that construction of Line 254 is
associated with an existing Action ID number. Near Stantonsburg, Line 254 parallels a second gasline
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