20160126 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20160331 (2)

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 31, 2016
Mr. Chris Albers
Piedmont Natural Gas
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
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DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR# 16-0126
Catawba County
Subject: APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Line 423 Gas Line Project
Dear Mr. Albers:
You have our approval, in accordance with the General Certification and those
conditions listed below, for the purpose proposed in your application dated January 19, 2016,
and received by the Division of Water Resources (the Division) on February 15, 2016 and
subsequent information. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this project
is covered by Water Quality General Certification Number 3884 which can be viewed on our
web site at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ws/401. The General Certification allows you to
use Nationwide Permit Number 12 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(COE). 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.
The above noted Certification will expire when the associated 404 permit expires unless
otherwise specified in the General Certification. It is advised that all conditions of the
Certification are reviewed prior to initiation of the project. In addition to the requirements of the
Certification, you must also comply with the following conditions:
1. Approved Impacts:
Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved
Temporary Impact Permanent Impact
Stream 5997 linear ft. 0 linear ft.
Wetland 1.58 acre 0.594 acre (conversion)
2. Impacted wetland area outside the permanent maintained area shall be
planted/restored with the appropriate woody vegetation.
3. The Mooresville Regional Office shall be notified in writing once construction at the
approved impact areas has commenced. 15A NCAC 02H .0502 (e)
State ofNorth Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Rsourres I water Quality Regional Operations
Mooresville Regional OfBcel 610 Fast Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Moornville, North Caroline 28115
704663 16W

4. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your
application. If you change your project, you must notify us in writing, and you may be
required to send us a new application for a new Certification. If total wetland fills for this
project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total impacts to streams (now or in
the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be 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. 15A NCAC 02H
.0506 and 15A NCAC 02H .0507
5. Diversion Ditches and other storm water conveyances as related to the sediment and
erosion control measures shall be matted and/or stabilized to reduce sediment loss and
turbidity. This includes interior/exterior slopes of sediment basins. 15A NCAC 02H .0506
(b)(3) and (c)(3)
6. Use of native vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques is
recommended where practicable instead of riprap or other bank hardening methods. If
riprap is necessary, it shall not be placed in the streambed, unless approved by DWR
7. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in
waters of the U.S., or protected riparian buffers. 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(3)
8. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the
permit drawings submitted for approval. 15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H
.0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)
9. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters must be regularly inspected and
maintained to prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic
fluids, or other toxic materials. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)
10. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where
authorized by this Certification. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)
11. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or
adjacent to surface waters is prohibited. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)
12. The permittee shall report any violations of this Certification to the Division of Water
Resources within 24 hours of discovery. 15A NCAC 02H .0507(c)
This Certification can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of the General Statute
1506 by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of the Administrative
Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at
http://www.ncoah.com/or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone].
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the
OAH. 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, 8:00
am to 5:00 pm, excluding state holidays).
The petitions may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one
(1) 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
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Mr. Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review by the Division under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Mr. Alan Johnson in the Mooresville Regional
Office at 704-663-1699 or Ms. Karen Higgins in the Central Office in Raleigh 919-807-6360.
F -A W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office, DEQ
Attachments
cc: Suzzanne Herron, Energy Land & Infrastructure, suzanne.herron(a)eli-Ilc.com
Dave Brown, Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville (email)
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit
MRO, Land Quality