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Environmental Consultants APR 6 2009
P.O. Box 891 • Southern Pines, N.C. 28388
[phone] • Fax [phone] DENR-WATER QUALITY
WETLANDS AND STORNIV!IATER SIVACN
Letter of Transmittal
To DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
401 WETLANDS UNIT
2321 CRABTREE BLVD., SUITE 250
RALEIGH, NC 27604
WE ARE SENDING YOU
Attached
X Copy of letter
Prints
Date: 4-3-09 Job # 0242
Attn: C ndi Karol or Ian McMillan
Re: Town of Southern Pines Reservoir

Reports X Maps (f'-- "/
Plans Data
Data -
X Photos X Permit
COPIES DATE # P s DESCRIPTION
6 4-3-09 14 Individual Permit Application
for the proposed
Town of Southern Pines Raw Water Reservoir
near Pinebluff, Moore County, NC
1 4-2-09 2 co of cover letter to USACE
1 4-3-09 N/A Check # 15657 ($570.00 DWQ permitting fee

THESE ARE TRANSMITTED
X For approval
For your use
As requested
For review and comment
REMARKS:
Approved as noted
Approved as submitted
Returned for corrections
For your information
Please contact me with questions, concerns or if you need any additional information
Seven copies have been provided to DWQ - 6 copies are enclosed and 1 copy has been
sent to Ken Averitte at the Fayetteville Regional Office.
Thank vou.
Jennifer M. Archambault
Wildlife Biolo
COPY TO: Town of Southern Pines SIGNED:
Hobbs, Upchurch & Assoc., P.A. ?..
If enclosures are not noted, please contact us im diately
Endangered Species Surveys • Environmental Assessments 9 Land Management 9 Wetlands Mapping and Permitting

DR. J.H. CARTER III & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Environmental Consultants
P.O. Box 891 • Southern Pines, N.C. 28388
[phone] 9 Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
2 April 2009
Mrs. Emily B. Hughes
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Dear Mrs. Hughes:
Enclosed is an Individual Permit application for the proposed Offstream Raw Water
Reservoir for the Town of Southern Pines in Moore County, North Carolina. The proposed project
site (53.18 acres) is located west of U.S. Highwayl and south of Thunder Road (SR 1102),
southwest of the existing Southern Pines Water Treatment Facility in Moore County, North
Carolina (see enclosed figures).
In general, the proposed project includes construction of a new dam and grading for the
construction of the raw water reservoir. The proposed reservoir is necessary in order for the Town
to meet water supply needs during times of extreme drought. Project impacts include:
• Discharge of fill material into 0.7 acre of wetlands for construction of a new dam.
• Discharge of fill material and/ or culverting 277 linear feet of degraded stream
channel for construction of the new dam.
• Flooding of 0.9 acre of wetlands for the new reservoir.
• Flooding of 167 linear feet of degraded stream channel for the new reservoir.
The project site currently has a 1.4 acre open water impoundment that will also be flooded
during construction. This was included in proposed impacts when a previous Individual Permit
application was submitted in 2006 (Action ID SAW-2006-40205-063) and later withdrawn. I have
eliminated the open water impact based on your determination from a site visit on 24 March 2009
and our conversation on 1 April 2009, stating that further flooding of an existing impoundment is
not considered an impact. Please review the attached permit application and contact me if you need
additional information. Thank you for your time.
Endangered Species Surveys 9 Environmental Assessments 9 Land Management • Wetlands Mapping and Permitting
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Sincerely,
fifer M. Archambault
Wildlife Biologist
CC: Cyndi Karoly - N.C. Division of Water Quality
Ken Averitte - Fayetteville Regional Office, N.C. Division of Water Quality
David White - Town of Southern Pines
Alisa Thompson - Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, Consulting Engineers
Endangered Species Surveys • Environmental Assessments • Land Management • Wetlands Mapping and Permitting
DR. J.H. CARTER III & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Environmental Consultants
P.O. Box 891 • Southern Pines, N.C. 28388
[phone] 9 Fax [phone]
Letter of Transmittal
To DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
401 WETLANDS UNIT
2321 CRABTREE BLVD., SUITE 250
RALEIGH. NC 27604
WE ARE SENDING YOU
Date: 4-3-09 Job # 0242
Attn: C ndi Karol or Ian McMillan
Re: Town of Southern Pines Reservoir

Attached Reports
X Copy of letter Plans
Prints Photos
Maps
Data
Permit
COPIES DATE # P s DESCRIPTION
6 12-8-08 3 Finding of No Significant Impact
for the proposed
Town of Southern Pines Raw Water Reservoir
near Pinebluff, Moore County, NC

THESE ARE TRANSMITTED
For approval
X For your use
As requested
For review and comment
REMARKS:
Approved as noted
Approved as submitted
Returned for corrections
For your information
After I had the permit package together, I realized you'd need a copy of the FONSI.
Please distribute with your copies of the IP application as needed.
Thank

Jennifer M. Archambault APR b Z29
Wildlife Biologist
WATER QUALITY
"ET) ANDS AND ST R% .m BRANCH
COPY TO:
SIGNED:
If enclosures are not noted, please contact us
Endangered Species Surveys 9 Environmental Assessments 9 Land Management 9 Wetlands Mapping and Permitting
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Authorities: Rivers and Harbors Act, Section 10, 33 USC 403;Clean Water Act, Section 404, 33 USC 1344; Marine Protection, Research and
Sanctuaries Act, 33 USC 1413. Principal Purpose: Information provided on this form will be used in evaluating the application for a permit. Routine
Uses: This information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other federal, state, and local government agencies. Submission of
requested information is voluntary, however, if information is not provided the permit application cannot be evaluated nor can a permit be issued.
One set of original drawings or good reproducible copies which show the location and character of the proposed activity must be attached to this
application (see sample drawings and instructions) and be submitted to the District Engineer having jurisdiction over the location of the proposed
activity. An application that is not completed in full will be returned.
ITEMS 1 THRU 4 TO BE FILLED BY THE CORPS
1. APPLICATION NO. 2. FIELD OFFICE CODE 3. DATE RECEIVED 4. DATE APPLICATION COMPLETED
(ITEMS BELOW T BE FILLED BY APPLICA T)
5. APPLICANT'S NAME 8. AUTHORIZED AGENT'S NAME A D TITLE (an agent is not required)
Town of Southern Pines Jennifer M. Archambault
ATTN: Mr. David White, Assistant Town Manager Wildlife Biologist
6. APPLICANTS ADDRESS . AGENTS ADDRESS
Dr. J. H. Carter III & Associates, Inc.
482 E. Connecticut Ave. Environmental Consultants @ Ntg
Southern Pines, NC 28387 515 Midland Road, Suite F u Southern Pines, NC 28387 L 3f
7. APPLICANT'S PHONE NOS. W/AREA CODE 0. AGENTS PHONE NOS. W/AREA CODE 9
a. Residence: N/A a. Residence: N/A
b. Business: [phone] b. Business: 910 695-1043 DENR-WATER QUALITY
-`Q "Nu 0 1 iW4TER BRANCH
11.STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION
I hereby authorize, Dr. J. H. Carter III & Associates. Inc. to act in my behalf as my agent in the processing of this application and to furnish, upon request,
supplemental information in support of this permit application.
SEE ATTACHED AUTHORIZATION LETTER
APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE DATE
NAME, LOCATION, AND DESCRIPTION OR PROJECT OR ACTIVITY
12. PROJECT NAME OR TITLE (see instructions)
Southern Pines Raw Water Reservoir
13. NAME OF WATERBODY, IF KNOWN (if applicable) 4. PROJECT STREET ADDRESS (if applicable)
Unnamed tributary to Horse Creek, Lumber River Basin
15. LOCATION OF PROJECT N/A sPAln
Moore North Carolina
COUNTY STATE
16. OTHER LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS, IF KNOWN (see instructions) Section, Township, Range, Lat/Lon, and/orAccessors Parcel Number, for example.
Pinebluff USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;
Center site coordinates (NAD 83 Decimal degrees): 35.0836857°N, 79.4967476°W;
Tax PIN: 845800150992
17. DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE
From Southern Pines, NC, take US Highway 1 South for approximately 8.5 miles. Turn right on Thunder Road (SR 1102) and drive
approximately 0.5 mile to the site entrance (on the left side of the road). The project site is located WEST of US Highway 1 and SOUTH of
Thunder Road, southwest of the Southern Pines Water Treatment Plant.
ENG FORM 4345NOD, Jul 97 EDITION OF FEB 94 IS OBSOLETE (Proponent: CECW-OR)
18. -Nature of Activity (Description of project, include all features)
The Town of Southern Pines proposes to construct a dam and reservoir on an unnamed Tributary to Horse Creek. Construction of the dam will
result in the discharge of fill material into 0.7 acre of wetlands and 277 linear feet of stream channel. Filling the 140-million-gallon raw water
reservoir will result in flooding of 0.9 acre of forested wetlands and 167 linear feet of stream channel.
A pipeline will also be constructed to deliver water to the reservoir; this feature will have no impact to jurisdictional areas.
19. Project Purpose (Describe the reason or purpose of the project, see instructions)
The purpose of the project is to provide a reliable source of drinking water during extreme drought situations. The reservoir is necessary in order
to store additional water for the Town of Southern Pines water supply. In August 2002, Drowning Creek fell below the level of the water intake
screens at the water plant's intake site. Although the permitted water withdrawal is 8 million gallons per day (MGD), the average water
withdrawals were 5 MGD (peak 6 MGD) in late July/ early August. By 8 August, the water withdrawal rate was down to 3 MGD and a water
emergency was declared. The Town was approved for a temporary weir on 6 Dec. 2002 by the USACE (Action ID 200300198) that has since been
removed. The combination of extremely low water flow, the height of the existing intake structures and insufficient storage capacity led to
mandatory water-use restrictions in August 2002. The best solution in preventing future water emergencies is increasing the Town's water
storage capacity with the proposed reservoir. The existing intake structures cannot be lowered further due to their design. Construction of a weir
within Drowning Creek can be avoided with the increased storage capacity that the proposed reservoir will provide.
USE BLOCKS 20-22 IF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL IS TO BE DISCHARGED
20. Reason(s) for Discharge
Discharge of fill material is necessary for dam construction. Fill impacts have been minimized by choosing a site with an existing dam. The
requested amount of fill will allow the dam to be the necessary dimensions for the size of the reservoir. Impacts will also include flooding, which
is an inherent necessity for creating the reservoir.
21. Type(s) of Material Being Discharged and the Amount of Each Type in Cubic Yards
Fill material will consist of soil and gravel. Fill material within the wetlands will total approximately 26,750 cubic yards.
22. Surface Area in Acres of Wetlands or Other Waters Filled (see instructions)
Dam construction:
0.7 acre of forested riparian wetlands (fill)
277 linear feet of stream (fill and culvert)
Reservoir:
0.9 acre of forested/herbaceous riparian wetlands (flooding)
167 linear feet of stream (flooding)
Total impacts:
Wetlands -1.6 acres
Streams - 444 linear feet (Area = approximately 1,332 square feet or 0.03 acre)
23. Is Any Portion of the Work Already Complete? Yes _ No X IF YES, DESCRIBE THE COMPLETED WORK
24. Addresses of Adjoining Property Owners, Lessees, Etc., Whose Property Adjoins the Waterbody (If more than can be entered here, please attach a supplemental list).
Please see the attached list labeled "Block 24".
25. List of Other Certifications or Approvals/Denials Received from other Federal, State, or Local Agencies for Work Described in This Application.
AGENCY TYPE APPROVAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DATE APPLIED DATE APPROVED DATE DENIED
Would include but is not restricted to zoning, building, and flood plain permits 1
26. Application is hereby made for a permit or permits to authorize the work described in this application. I certify that the information in this application is
complete and accurate. I further certify that I possess the authority to undertake the work described herein or am acting as the duly authorized agent
of the applicant.
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE SI ATURE F AGENT DATE
The application must be signed by the person who desires to undertake he proposed activity (applicant) or it may be signed by a duly authorized
agent if the statement in block 11 has been filled out and signed.
18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides that: Whoever, in any manner within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States knowingly
and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up any trick, scheme, or disguises a material fact or makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or
representations or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or entry, shall
be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both.
ENG FORM 4345NOD, Jul 97 EDITION OF FEB 94 IS OBSOLETE (Proponent: CECW-OR)
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Internationally Recognized for Program Excellence
10 July 2006
To Whom It May Concern:
Dr. J.H. Carter III & Associates, Inc. is authorized to conduct wetland delineations and
prepare and submit the necessary permits for the proposed Town of Southern Pines
Offstream Raw Water Reservoir (52 acre site) located west of U. S. Highway 1 and south
of Thunder Road (SR 1102), Moore County, North Carolina. Additionally, this letter
grants permission to federal and state regulatory authorities to conduct site visits on our
property to evaluate and certify wetland boundaries.
Sincer ,
David R. White
Assistant Town Manager
Director of Public Services
Town of Southern Pines
Public Services Division
482 E. Connecticut Avenue • Southern PInes, NC 28387 • Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]
BLOCK 24 - ADDRESSES OF ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS
REFER TO ENCLOSED MAP WITH NUMBERS CORRESPONDING TO PROPERTY
OWNERS
1. Mark Aarons
P.O. Box 845
Southern Pines, NC 28388
2. Camron M. Shodja
P.O. Box 3
Whiteville, NC 28472
3. Julia Mae Matthews
277 Thunder Rd.
Pinebluff, NC 28373
4. Andrew D. & Kathleen S. White
540 E. Park Ave.
Pinebluff, NC 28373
5. Sledge Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 523
Whiteville, NC 28472
6. James and Judy S. Leach
35 Pinewild Dr.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Alternatives Considered
Town of Southern Pines
Offstream Raw Water Reservoir
The Town of Southern Pines has experienced significant problems with the water supply intakes
located in Drowning Creek. The issue has been the elevation of the intakes with respect to the
depth of the creek during dry periods. Specifically, the intakes do not remain completely
submerged and the Town is unable to get enough raw water to the plant to meet service needs.
Hobbs, Upchurch and Associates (HUA) conducted this study to review all available options for
preventing this problem in the future.
In order to ensure that the Town can meet the demands of its potable water system, it is essential
that an adequate supply of raw water is constantly available to the plant. In reviewing the
possible options, the following alternatives were considered.
A. No Action
The choice to take no action in the matter of providing constant raw water supply to the
plant is not considered a viable alternative. Currently, during low-flow conditions, the
intakes are not completely submerged and the Town is unable to get enough raw water to
the plant, leaving the Town with a potable water crisis. In order to provide the Town
with potable water during low-flow conditions in Drowning Creek, the Town must do
something.
B. Proposed Action-Pump to Offstream Raw Water Reservoir in anticipation of
drought
The construction of an Offstream Raw Water Reservoir would allow the Town to fill this
"reserve" reservoir during the winter or high-flow months to ensure that an extra supply
of raw water is on hand during the driest months, thereby reducing the amount of water
needing to be withdrawn directly from Drowning Creek during severe drought
conditions. This alternative has less environmental issues than Alternative E - Weir and
Offstream Raw Water Reservoir.
C. Move Intake Structure to Side Channel
Moving the intake structures to a man-made side channel does not alleviate the issue of
the water level and intake height. That is, the water level in a side channel would be the
same as the main channel and would not insure that the intakes would remain submerged.
Digging the side channel deeper than the main channel would result in constant siltation
of this channel resulting in repeated maintenance, leaving the Town in a similar situation
that they are in now.
D. Lowering Intake structures in Drowning Creek
Lowering the current intake structures was investigated, but the existing structures cannot
be lowered further without compromising their function. Lowering them further would
lead to constantly sucking silt and other undesirable bottom debris into the system.
E. Weir and Offstream Raw Water Reservoir
Originally, in addition to an Offstream Raw Water Reservoir, the Town of Southern
Pines was proposing to install a permanent sheet pile weir in Drowning Creek. This
would have raised the water level in the creek just enough to keep the intakes submerged
during most low flow conditions. Normal flows would pass over the weir and the 7Q 10
flow would be maintained by flow through a pipe in the bottom of the weir. Under this
alternative, the Town would be able to fill the reservoir with the intakes submerged up to
the worst drought conditions. It was determined that the weir would not be necessary as
long as the capacity of the Offstream Reservoir was sufficient. The proposed weir had a
number of environmental issues including downstream flow, impacts to wetlands and
streams and fish and wildlife impacts.
Avoidance and Minimization
Town of Southern Pines
Offstream Raw Water Reservoir
This project has been revised and redesigned to reduce impacts to environmental
resources. The Town of Southern Pines determined that the installation of a permanent weir
within Drowning Creek was not necessary as long as the capacity of the raw water reservoir was
sufficient. By revising the project to eliminate the weir, the Town has minimized impacts to
jurisdictional wetlands and streams, and avoided impacts to downstream water quality and
aquatic and terrestrial wildlife resources within and along Drowning Creek.
Proposed Mitigation
Town of Southern Pines
Offstream Raw Water Reservoir
The Town of Southern Pines proposes a 1:1 mitigation ratio for wetland impacts (1.6 acres),
along with preservation of approximately 8 acres of high quality forested wetlands adjacent to the
existing pump station within the floodplain of Drowning Creek (see enclosed topographic map).
The stream channel on the proposed reservoir site is degraded and silted in due to erosion from
the existing earthen dam so the Town proposes a 1:1 ratio for stream channel impacts (444 linear feet).
The Town of Southern Pines plans to purchase 1.6 acres of riparian wetland mitigation credits
and 444 linear feet of stream channel mitigation credits from the N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) in addition to the preservation of approximately 8 acres of high quality forested
wetlands along Drowning Creek.
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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Thomas A. Reeder, Director
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI) ? ° .r I)
Raw Water Storage Reservoir and Dam APR b 2009
Town of Southern Pines DENR - WATER QUALI T Y
Moore County, North Carolina WETLANDS AND STORMATER BRANCH
The North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (General Statute Chapter 113A) (NCEPA) requires that
a proposed action be subject to environmental review if the action requires the expenditure of public
money or private use of public lands, an action by a state agency, and a potential environmental effect.
The following proposed action was deemed subject to NCEPA, and the Division of Water Resources
(DWR), as the designated lead agency, is responsible for determining whether there will be any
significant effects. The Town of Southern Pines' ("Town") proposed raw water storage reservoir and
dam is the subject of this determination. To determine whether the construction of the dam and the act
of creating impounded waters has significant environmental impacts, an environmental assessment
(EA) has been prepared.
The proposed project is located at coordinates 35.083810N and 79.500620W in Moore County, North
Carolina on a 52-acre parcel adjoining forested land and agricultural fields. The parcel contains young
pine forest regeneration and 3 acres of federal jurisdictional waters (pond) or wetlands (forested and
herbaceous). The proposed project consists of the following actions: (1) the discharge of fill material
into 0.7 acres of forested wetlands and 277 linear feet of stream channel to construct a dam on an
unnamed tributary of Horse Creek, a tributary of Drowning Creek, which becomes the Lumber River
at its juncture with Buffalo Creek; (2) the inundation of 0.9 acres of forested wetlands, 167 linear feet
of stream channel and 1.4 acres of open water to create a 31.4 acre, 140-million-gallon raw water
storage reservoir; and (3) the construction of a delivery pipeline to the reservoir, a pump station at the
reservoir, and a delivery line from the reservoir to the Town's existing water treatment plant (WTP).
Filling and maintaining storage in the reservoir will rely upon the Town's existing pump station on
Drowning Creek.
The probable impacts of the proposed project are: the loss of wetland and terrestrial habitat through
filling and inundation and the associated impacts to terrestrial and aquatic organisms dependent on
these habitats; alteration of the flow regime in the unnamed tributary of Horse Creek and the
associated impacts to terrestrial and aquatic organisms dependent on the flow regime; alteration of the
flow regime in Drowning Creek downstream of the Town's intake and the associated impacts to
terrestrial and aquatic organisms dependent on the flow regime; secondary and cumulative impacts
associated with development supported by the additional water storage; temporary degradation of air
and water quality and increases in noise levels associated with dam, road, security and water transport
infrastructure construction; and loss of potentially marketable timber and productive timberland.
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1611 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 NorthCarolina
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Environmental Assessment f=inding of No Significant Impact
'town of Southern Pines' Raw Water Stormze Reservoir and Dam
December 8, 2008
The following is support for DWR's determination that the proposed project will not have a significant
adverse effect on the quality of the environment and, therefore, will not require the preparation of an
EIS.
• The proposed project does not include the expansion of the Town's treatment capacity of 8
million gallons per day (mgd) at its WTP. Impacts associated with the existing permitted
capacity were addressed in a previous environmental review.
• Based on an early-1990's instream flow study by DWR, the Town will continue to limit
withdrawals from Drowning Creek to a maximum instantaneous volume of 8 mgd, or 12.3
cubic feet per second (cfs), when flows in the creek are less than 56 cfs, as measured at the
United States Geological Survey (USGS) gage downstream at U.S. Highway 1.
• Also based on the study, the Town will limit withdrawals to a maximum instantaneous volume
not to exceed 14 mgd (21.6 cfs) when a flow of 56 cfs, or greater, is maintained at the USGS
gage downstream at U.S. Highway 1.
• The Town will maintain a downstream flow of 0.3 cfs at the toe of the water supply storage
dam into the unnamed tributary of Horse Creek.
• In addition to other necessary mitigation measures, the Town will preserve 8 acres of "high-
quality, forested wetlands" located adjacent to the Town's WTP intake on Drowning Creek.
• Permanent stormwater diversion ditches and berms will be utilized and sized to divert all of the
stormwater flow from adjacent properties within the contributory 163-acre watershed around
the proposed reservoir.
On the basis of the analysis of the impacts as shown in the EA, no environmental impact statement
(EIS) will be prepared. This FONSI completes the environmental review record. The EA and this
FONSI will be available for inspection and comment for 30 days at the State Clearinghouse. This
FONSI will become effective upon successful release from the State Clearinghouse review.
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Thomas A. Reeder Date
Director, Division of Water Resources
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