20161119 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20161207

Strickland, Bev
From:Smith, Cherri L
Sent:Wednesday, December 07, 2016 12:47 PM
To:'Jonathan Oravetz'
Subject:Piedmont Natural Gas Line 6 - Ph. 1
Hi Jonathan,

I’ve had a chance to review the application you submitted for the subject project, and I just had a couple of questions for
you. Are the 15.946 acres of permanent impacts to wetlands the result of a change in vegetation from forested to
herbaceous or do these permanent impacts involve fill? I’m just asking because the Division of Water Resources doesn’t
consider the change in vegetation from woody to herbaceous to be a permanent wetland impact (even though the
Corps does consider it to be a permanent impact).

Also, I can’t remember if I sent you the following memo regarding buffer mitigation:

https://ncdenr.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-
public/Water%20Quality/Surface%20Water%20Protection/401/Buffer%20Clarification%20Memos/Utility-When-
Mitigation-Or-Notification-Required-20110203.pdf

If not, you might want to take a look at the table that’s included to double check the buffer mitigation numbers you have
in the application. The riparian buffer rules left a lot of gaps in interpretation in regard to utility lines, and this memo
attempts to close some of those gaps. I think it could only serve to possibly lower the mitigation numbers for buffers so
that’s why I want to make sure you have it.

Also, I’ll need the reservation of credits letter for the buffer mitigation for this project from a mitigation bank or the NC
Division of Mitigation Services. The Division of Mitigation Services credits can be reserved only after it is determined
that there are no credits available through a mitigation bank. I’ll need to have a copy of the reservation of credits letter
for the wetlands mitigation as well.

Thank you for your help with these questions and additional items.

Cherri

Cherri Smith
NCDEQ Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628

ph. 919-791-4251

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