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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Dee Freeman
Secretary
April 22, 2009
DWQ Project # 09 0291
Carteret County
United States Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Attn: George Radford
PSC Box 8006
Cherry Point, NC 28533
Subject Property: Base of NC Highway 12 Thorofare Bridge
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr. Radford:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to repair a failed
bulkhead, relocate a dolphin structure, widen an existing boat ramp, construct additional docking and rip rap an
existing scouring hole, as described within your application dated March 18, 2009 and received by the
Wilmington Regional office (WiRO) on March 24, 2009. After reviewing your application, it has been
determined that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Numbers 3687 (GC 3687) and
3705 (GC3705). These Certifications allow you to use Regional General Permit 197800056, Nationwide
Permits 3 and 18 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In addition, you should obtain
or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project
including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge, and stormwater regulations. 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 Permit.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project,
you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. Additional wetland impacts that may
cause the impacts to exceed the 0.5 acre threshold will be required to be submitted as an Individual Permit
application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter
and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future)
exceed one acre of wetland or 1501inear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in
15A NCAC 2H.0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification
and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
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
Open Waters
Temporary 0.0371 acres SK -1 (attached)
Permanent 0.0329
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United States Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Attn: George Radford
DWQ # 09-0291
April 22, 2009
2. Sedimentation and Erosion Control
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing
the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices
in order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures
must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all
construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased
borrow pits associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated,
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining
Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with
the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the
footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre-Construction Notification. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best
Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards,
statutes, or rules occur.
4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters to the
maximum extent practicable. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands
and waters is unavoidable, they shall be removed and the natural grade restored within six
months of the date that the Division of Land Resources has released the project.
5. Construction Stormwater Permit NCGOI OOOO
Upon the approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan issued by the Division of Land
Resources (DLR) or a DLR delegated local erosion and sedimentation control program, an NPDES
General stormwater permit (NCGO10000) administered by DWQ is automatically issued to the project.
This General Permit allows stormwater to be discharged during land disturbing construction activities as
stipulated by conditions in the permit. If your project is covered by this permit [applicable to
construction projects that disturb one (1) or more acres], full compliance with permit conditions including
the sedimentation control plan, self-monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements are required.
A copy of this permit and monitoring report forms may be found at
http-//h2o enrstate rr.c.us/su/Forms Documents.htm.
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United States Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Attn: George Radford
DWQ # 09-0291
April 22, 2009
6. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer
Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of
completion to the 401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to
waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire upon expiration of the
404 or CAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or stream
impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this
letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714.
This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If
you have any questions, please telephone Ian McMillan in the Central Office in Raleigh at 919.733.1786 or
Joanne Steenhuis in the DWQ Wilmington Regional Office at 910.796.7215.
Sincerely,

Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Enclosures: GC 3705
GC 3687
Certificate of Completion
NCG 010000
cc: Steve Harvey - Dewberry & Davis, Inc.
Ian McMillan - DWQ 401 Oversight Unit, Raleigh
Mickey Sugg - USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Stephen Rynas, DCM Morehead City
WiRO
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