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Subject: Harnett NTA force main #06-1793
From: "Gerald Pottern" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:41:57 -0500
To: <[e-mail]>
CC: "Rodney Tart" <[e-mail]>, "Joseph Jeffries" <[e-mail]>, "Hiram Marziano"
<[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Dear Ian,
Harnett County does not yet have a stormwater ordinance applicable in the Harnett NTA force main/
pump station service area (outside of water supply watersheds), and thus cannot presently commit to
requiring the stormwater management facilities requested by DWQ . As stated in my Dec 12 letter to
you', Harnett County has plans to address county-wide growth and mitigation issues early next year, but
it will take months to get ordinances finalized and passed. The County utilities director (Rodney Tart) and
planning director (Joe Jeffries), and the project engineer (Hi Marziano) requested that i set up a meeting
with your staff to discuss how we may proceed with 401 Certification for the NTA force main, in the
absence of a firm stormwater commitment at present. We would like to meet the first week of January if
possible. Please "reply to all" to suggest a date and time.
Thanks,
Gerald B. Pottern
Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc.
1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-872-1174
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12 December 2006
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DWQ Section 401 Wetlands Unit
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Re: Harnett County NTA Force Main PCN: DWQ # 06-1793
Dear Ian,
Attached is our response to your 20 Nov 2006 letter to Mr. Rodney Tart, Harnett County
Utilities Director, regarding the County's PCN application for a wastewater pump station and
force main to serve Fort Bragg's Northern Training Area (NTA) and adjacent private
development. Your Nov 20 letter stated that our application was incomplete, as it lacked
information on secondary and cumulative impacts and water quality protection measures. We
consulted with the County and Fort Bragg to obtain more detailed information about their
proposed service areas, development ordinances, and planning and design mechanisms intended
to minimize water quality impacts. That information is provided below.
Cumulative Impacts Analysis for Harnett NTA Force Main -- DWQ # 06-1793
A. Service Area and Development Density
The proposed Fort Bragg Northern Training Area (NTA) wastewater pump station and force
main will serve about 1,200 acres in southwestern Harnett County, west of NC-87-24 between
Spout Springs to the north and Overhills Lake to the south. The major customer will be Fort
Bragg NTA, which will occupy roughly 1,000 acres with 1,500 housing units (mixed single-
family, duplex and triplex), three schools, and related institutional and retail facilities in
proportion to the residential population. NTA development will occupy about 70 percent of the
total area, with the remaining 30 percent including stream buffers and wetlands to be left in
natural vegetation or open space. Development site plans for Phase 1 of NTA, including 401
Certification for 0.866 acre of jurisdictional impact, were previously approved by DWQ (project
#05-2012).
The proposed pump station site is located in Forest Ridge subdivision, along an unnamed
swampy tributary to Overhills Lake and Muddy Creek (Stream Index # 18-23-26; Class C) in
DWQ sub-basin 03-06-14 (Lower Little River, Cape Fear River basin). The proposed force main
will run generally eastward across Fort Bragg and other properties, connecting with Harnett
County's existing collection system along Overhills Road (SR-1120). NTA will contribute about
90 percent of the expected wastewater flow to the new pump station. The remainder will come
from existing and future homes in Forest Ridge subdivision, which is currently using septic
NEPA & SEPA Environmental Documents: EA, EIS, CE • Jurisdictional Wetland & Stream Buffer Delineations • 404 - 401 Permits • GISIGPS Aiappini,, • 11'an ,
Quality Studies :Stream & Wetland Mitigation and Restoration • Endangered Species Surveys • Biological Assessments & Conservation Plaits • Writer Intakes &
Reservoirs • Water Lines & Treatment Plants • Sewerlines & Wastewater Treatment • Instream Flow Analyses • Interbasin Transfer Certificates • Walershed
Assessment & Management :Archaeological Surveys and Testing 0 Phase 1 Site Assessments 0 Parks & Greenways Planning 0 CWMTF Grant Applications

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systems, and perhaps other nearby existing and future residences on about 200 acres adjacent to
NTA. The proposed pump station and force main design capacity is 2.2 MGD peak flow and
0.88 MGD average daily flow, based on Fort Bragg's flow projection using 120 gallons per day
per bedroom for residential flows, plus institutional and commercial flows in proportion to the
residential population.
The 1,200 acre potential service area is sparsely developed and mostly wooded at present, with
low density residential development along Melody Lane and other local roads. Commercial
businesses along NC-87-24 to the north are not within the proposed service area. The service
area is a few miles north of more intensive development associated with Fort Bragg and Pope Air
Force Base to the south in Cumberland County. Growth at these military bases is a primary
factor driving residential, commercial, and institutional growth in south-central and southwestern
Harnett County. The legf redicts that Harnett County's population
will increase fr4,91,000 in 2000 to 112,500 in 2010 or 24 percent this decade; two-thirds of
the expected growth is from net m' ra ' n. os of this growth will be in two areas: the
northeastern portion of Harnett County closest to Raleigh and the southwestern portion near Fort
Bragg and Fayetteville.
B. Water Quality and Impact Mitigation
Muddy Creek and its tributaries including Overhills Lake are designated Class C waters. No
water quality sampling data or use support ratings are available for the upper portions of these
streams in Harnett County. In September 2003 DWQ sampled the fish community and habitat
parameters of Muddy Creek at NC-690 (formerly SR-1001) in Cumberland County for the first
time (NC Division of Water Quality 2004, 2005). This site is 0.7 mile upstream of Muddy
Creek's confluence with Little River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Overhills Lake. Water
temperature was 23 C, conductivity was 23 uS, pH was 4.4, and dissolved oxygen was 82
percent saturation. They collected 14 fish species and assigned a stream habitat rating of 90 (out
of 100). Because DWQ has not yet developed biological rating criteria for fish communities in
the Sandhills region, and no other water quality data from Muddy Creek were collected, DWQ
did not assign a use support rating. However, DWQ notes that Muddy Creek's high habitat score
and species diversity relative to other Sandhills streams qualified it for use as a "reference
stream" in developing Sandhills biological rating criteria, indicating that it is not biologically
impaired.
The headwater segment of Little River (= Lower Little River) from its source to Crane Creek in
Moore Couny is classified as WS-III High Quality Waters. The lower segment from Fort
Bragg's water supply intake near Pope Air Force Base to Cape Fear River along the
Harnett/Cumberland County line is Class C. Muddy Creek joins the Little River within the Class
C segment, about 2.5 miles downstream of Fort Bragg's intake. More than half of Little River,
including all of the Class C segment and one-third of the WS-III segment is listed by DWQ as
"impaired" due to frequent low pH measurements below state water quality standards. This may
be due to natural conditions, acid precipitation, and/or other factors; no source of impairment is
identified. Soils of the Sandhills region provide negligible cation exchange capacity or acid
buffering. Three DWQ benthic invertebrate samples from Little River at NC-87-24 (just below
Muddy Creek confluence) and two samples at US-401 several miles downstream during 1990 to
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1996 were rated Good-Fair to Excellent, suggesting that the Cumberland County segment is not
biologically impaired despite its low pH. DWQ has not collected benthic invertebrate samples
from Little River in Cumberland County after 1996, but two samples taken upstream in Moore
County in 2002 and 2003 were rated Good-Fair.
Based on 20 years of sampling DWQ has found that Sandhills region streams with moderately
altered watersheds support greater biological diversity and abundance than streams in unaltered
watersheds. This is apparently due to the influx of minerals, nutrients, and higher pH from
urban and agricultural sources that are lacking in natural Sandhills streams and thus limit
biological productivity (NC Division of Water Quality 2004). Consequently, moderate levels of
well-planned development resulting from this project are not likely to adversely affect water
quality in Muddy Creek, Overhills Lake, or Little River. These acidic, mineral-poor waters may
actually benefit biologically from moderate inputs of biologically important minerals and
nutrients in urban runoff. It should be noted however that life in acidic streams is typically more
sensitive to heavy metal poisoning than streams with higher pH and mineral content.
The U.S. Army (Fort Bragg) has planning and development authority over the NTA service area
and Harnett County has authority over the non-federal remainder of the project service area. Fort
Bragg's plans for the NTA development area include numerous low-impact strategies, including
a 50-foot undisturbed buffer of natural vegetation adjacent to all wetlands and streams, limited
use of curb and gutter roadways, road profile design to enhance sheetflow and dispersal of
stormwater, use of rain gardens in landscaping design, and other BMPs recommended by NC-
DENR for minimizing and detaining stormwater runoff. These design features are depicted in
the NTA Phase 1 plans previously submitted to and approved by DWQ (project #05-2012).
Harnett County is not subject to NPDES Phase II stormwater permitting, and the County's
existing development regulations and subdivision ordinance generally reflect NC-DENR and
NC-DOT statewide standards for erosion and sedimentation control, road and utility design,
stormwater management, and construction in floodplains. The project area is not in a nutrient
sensitive waters basin, water supply watershed, aquatic endangered species habitat, or other
state- or federal-designated area that carries more stringent water quality protection
requirements. However, Harnett County does have a Conservation Overlay District that applies
to "major streams", including the unnamed stream (and its two lakes) in the project area between
Melody Lane and Overhills Lake. Details of the Conservation District regulations important in
this project service area are in bold italics below:
3.0. Conservation District: The purpose of the conservation district is to encourage the preservation of
and continued use of the land for conservation purposes, to prohibit commercial, and industrial use of the
land in areas subject to flooding. Lots in subdivisions established prior to July 18, 1988, will be exempt
from the no building requirements of the conservation district, but must adhere to the use and setback
requirements of the RA-30 Zoning District, and all provisions of this Zoning Ordinance applicable to said
District.
3.1. Permitted Uses: A. Bona Fide Farms, B. Nature and/or Wildlife Preserves, C. Forest Preserves,
D. Passive Parks and Recreation Areas, E. Single Family Dwellings.
3.2. Dimensional Requirements and Development Standards:
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A. The following dimensional requirements for the Conservation District shall apply:
a. Cape Fear River - five hundred (500) feet on each bank measured from the waters edge at
normal flow.
b. Black River - three hundred (300) feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its
center until the river intersects with S.R. 1532; from that point the district is two hundred (200)
feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its center.
c. Other Major Creeks - two hundred (200) feet on each side of the main channel.
B. Single family dwellings in the Conservation District shall meet the following development standards,
except as otherwise provided by this ordinance or applicable ordinances: All Single Family Dwellings
shall be connected to public water and sewer.
Minimum Lot Area: 30,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 100 feet
Minimum Required Front Yard: 35 Feet*
Minimum Required Rear Yard: 25 Feet*
Minimum Required Side Yard: 10 Feet*
Minimum Required Corner Yard: 20 Feet*
*Except when the single family dwelling yard is located adjacent to said rivers or creeks the
yard requirement (setback) shall be as follows:
Minimum Yard for Cape Fear 250 feet
Minimum Yard for Black River 150 feet
Minimum Yard for Other Creeks 100 feet
Furthermore, Harnett County staff from multiple departments are convening a meeting in
January 2007 to address development issues including adoption of strategies to mitigate water
quality impacts of new development. A first draft of proposed Stormwater Management
Standards provided by the County's planning consultant is attached below.
(FIRST DRAFT)
HARNETT COUNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
(A) All residential development disturbing one acre or more and all
nonresidential development disturbing one-half acre or more shall be
required to control and treat the stormwater runoff generated by a 1-inch
rain event.
(B) Structural stormwater controls must meet the following criteria:
(1) Remove an 85% average annual amount of Total Suspended Solids
(TSS).
(2) For wet detention ponds draw down the treatment volume no faster
than 48 hours, but no slower than 120 hours.
(3) Discharge the storage volume at a rate equal or less than the pre-
development discharge rate for the 1-year, 24-hour storm.
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(4) Meet the General Engineering Design Criteria set forth in 15A
NCAC 02H. 1008(c).
(C) Setbacks for impervious surfaces from receiving waters shall be as
follows:
(1) No new impervious or partially pervious surfaces, except for roads,
paths, and water-dependent structures, shall be allowed with the
100-year floodplain.
(2) For perennial and intermittent streams that do not have a floodplain
delineated by the Fooodplain Mapping Program, all impervious or
partially pervious surfaces, except for roads, paths, and water-
dependent structures, shall be located at least 30 feet landward of
all perennial and intermittent surface waters.
(D) Stormwater management plans shall be certified by a North Carolina
registered stormwater professional to be in conformity with the North
Carolina Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Stormwater
management plans shall contain the information required in Appendix A
for stormwater management plans.
(E) A stormwater management and maintenance plan shall be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator prior to the approval of a final subdivision plat. The
plan shall identify the party or entity responsible for ownership and
maintenance activities. Plans for the operation and maintenance of
stormwater control structures shall comply with the requirements of
Section 5-13. . Recorded deed restrictions shall be required to
ensure management and maintenance consistent with approved stormwater
management plans.
(F) All engineered stormwater control structures shall be designed by a North
Carolina registered professional with qualifications appropriate for the
type of system required; these registered professionals are defined as
professional engineers, landscape architects, to the extent that the General
Statutes, Chapter 89A allow, and land surveyors, to the extent that the
design represents incidental drainage within a subdivision, as provided in
General Statutes 89(C)-3(7).
(G) All new stormwater control structures shall be conditioned on the posting,
in accordance with provisions of Section 5-13. , of adequate financial
assurance for the purpose of maintenance, repairs or reconstruction
necessary for adequate performance of the stormwater control structures.
(H) The storm drainage system shall follow existing topography as nearly as
practical, shall divert stormwater away from surface waters, and shall
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incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices to minimize adverse
water quality impacts. The banks of ditches shall be immediately seeded
upon grading and installation of utilities and the ditch itself shall be
improved with appropriate vegetative cover to retard erosion.
(I) No surface water shall be channeled into a sanitary sewer.
7-5 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
(A) No land use or conditional use permit may be issued and preliminary plat
approval for subdivisions may not be given with respect to any development
that would cause land disturbing activity requiring prior approval of an
erosion and sedimentation control plan by the Land Quality Section, Division
of Land Resources, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
under NCGS 113A-57(4) unless the Land Quality Section has certified to the
County, either that:
(1) An erosion control plan has been submitted to and approved by the
Land Quality Section; or
(2) The Land Quality Section has examined the preliminary plans for the
development and it reasonably appears that an erosion control plan can
be approved upon submission by the developer of more detailed
construction or design drawings. However, in this case, construction of
the development may not begin (and no building permits may be issued)
until the Land Quality Section approves the erosion control plan.
(B) For purposes of this Section, `land disturbing activity' means any use of the
land by any person in residential, industrial, educational, institutional or
commercial development, highway and street construction and maintenance
that results in a change in the natural cover or topography and that may cause
or contribute to sedimentation except activities that are exempt under NCGS
113A-52(6)). Sedimentation occurs whenever solid particulate matter,
mineral or organic, is transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from the site of
its origin.
On behalf of the applicants, we hope this letter provides sufficient documentation that
Fort Bragg and Harnett County have adequate long-term water quality protection measures in
place to satisfy DWQ requirements for Section 401 Certification. Please call or email me if you
have questions.
Sincerely,
Gerald Pottern
[e-mail]
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12 December 2006
Mr. Ian McMillan
DWQ Section 401 Wetlands Unit
2321 Crabtree Blvd, suite 250 ;
Raleigh NC 27604
DEC 1 6 z01i6
Re: Harnett County NTA Force Main PCN: DWQ # 06-1793
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Dear Ian,
Attached is our response to your 20 Nov 2006 letter to Mr. Rodney Tart, Harnett County
Utilities Director, regarding the County's PCN application for a wastewater pump station and
force main to serve Fort Bragg's Northern Training Area (NTA) and adjacent private
development. Your Nov 20 letter stated that our application was incomplete, as it lacked
information on secondary and cumulative impacts and water quality protection measures. We
consulted with the County and Fort Bragg to obtain more detailed information about their
proposed service areas, development ordinances, and planning and design mechanisms intended
to minimize water quality impacts. That information is provided below.
Cumulative Impacts Analysis for Harnett NTA Force Main -- DWQ # 06-1793
A. Service Area and Development Density
The proposed Fort Bragg Northern Training Area (NTA) wastewater pump station and force
main will serve about 1,200 acres in southwestern Harnett County, west of NC-87-24 between
Spout Springs to the north and Overhills Lake to the south. The major customer will be Fort
Bragg NTA, which will occupy roughly 1,000 acres with 1,500 housing units (mixed single-
family, duplex and triplex), three schools, and related institutional and retail facilities in
proportion to the residential population. NTA development will occupy about 70 percent of the
total area, with the remaining 30 percent including stream buffers and wetlands to be left in
natural vegetation or open space. Development site plans for Phase 1 of NTA, including 401
Certification for 0.866 acre of jurisdictional impact, were previously approved by DWQ (project
#05-2012).
The proposed pump station site is located in Forest Ridge subdivision, along an unnamed
swampy tributary to Overhills Lake and Muddy Creek (Stream Index # 18-23-26; Class C) in
DWQ sub-basin 03-06-14 (Lower Little River, Cape Fear River basin). The proposed force main
will run generally eastward across Fort Bragg and other properties, connecting with Harnett
County's existing collection system along Overhills Road (SR-1120). NTA will contribute about
90 percent of the expected wastewater flow to the new pump station. The remainder will come
from existing and future homes in Forest Ridge subdivision, which is currently using septic
NEPA & SEPA Environmental Documents: EA, EIS, CE • Jurisdictional Wetland & Stream Buffer Delineations • 404 - 401 Permits • GISIGPS Mapping • if awr
Quality Studies :Stream & Wetland Mitigation and Restoration • Endangered Species Surveys • Biological Assessments & Conservation Plans • Water lnlakc c S-.
Reservoirs • Water Lines & Treatment Plants • Sewerlines & Wastewater Treatment • Instream Flow Analyses • Interbasin Transfer Certificates • Watersh'-d
Assessment & Management :Archaeological Surveys and Testing 0 Phase 1 Site Assessments 0 Parks & Greenways Planning 0 CWMTF Grant Applicalion,
Robert J. Goldstein and Associates, Inc.
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systems, and perhaps other nearby existing and future residences on about 200 acres adjacent to
NTA. The proposed pump station and force main design capacity is 2.2 MGD peak flow and
0.88 MGD average daily flow, based on Fort Bragg's flow projection using 120 gallons per day
per bedroom for residential flows, plus institutional and commercial flows in proportion to the
residential population.
The 1,200 acre potential service area is sparsely developed and mostly wooded at present, with
low density residential development along Melody Lane and other local roads. Commercial
businesses along NC-87-24 to the north are not within the proposed service area. The service
area is a few miles north of more intensive development associated with Fort Bragg and Pope Air
Force Base to the south in Cumberland County. Growth at these military bases is a primary
factor driving residential, commercial, and institutional growth in south-central and southwestern
Harnett County. The NC State Demographics Office predicts that Harnett County's population
will increase from 91,000 in 2000 to 112,500 in 2010, or 24 percent this decade; two-thirds of
the expected growth is from net migration. Most of this growth will be in two areas: the
northeastern portion of Harnett County closest to Raleigh and the southwestern portion near Fort
Bragg and Fayetteville.
B. Water Quality and Impact Mitigation
Muddy Creek and its tributaries including Overhills Lake are designated Class C waters. No
water quality sampling data or use support ratings are available for the upper portions of these
streams in Harnett County. In September 2003 DWQ sampled the fish community and habitat
parameters of Muddy Creek at NC-690 (formerly SR-1001) in Cumberland County for the first
time (NC Division of Water Quality 2004, 2005). This site is 0.7 mile upstream of Muddy
Creek's confluence with Little River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Overhills Lake. Water
temperature was 23 C, conductivity was 23 uS, pH was 4.4, and dissolved oxygen was 82
percent saturation. They collected 14 fish species and assigned a stream habitat rating of 90 (out
of 100). Because DWQ has not yet developed biological rating criteria for fish communities in
the Sandhills region, and no other water quality data from Muddy Creek were collected, DWQ
did not assign a use support rating. However, DWQ notes that Muddy Creek's high habitat score
and species diversity relative to other Sandhills streams qualified it for use as a "reference
stream" in developing Sandhills biological rating criteria, indicating that it is not biologically
impaired.
The headwater segment of Little River (= Lower Little River) from its source to Crane Creek in
Moore Couny is classified as WS-III High Quality Waters. The lower segment from Fort
Bragg's water supply intake near Pope Air Force Base to Cape Fear River along the
Harnett/Cumberland County line is Class C. Muddy Creek joins the Little River within the Class
C segment, about 2.5 miles downstream of Fort Bragg's intake. More than half of Little River,
including all of the Class C segment and one-third of the WS-III segment is listed by DWQ as
"impaired" due to frequent low pH measurements below state water quality standards. This may
be due to natural conditions, acid precipitation, and/or other factors; no source of impairment is
identified. Soils of the Sandhills region provide negligible cation exchange capacity or acid
buffering. Three DWQ benthic invertebrate samples from Little River at NC-87-24 (just below
Muddy Creek confluence) and two samples at US-401 several miles downstream during 1990 to
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1996 were rated Good-Fair to Excellent, suggesting that the Cumberland County segment is not
biologically impaired despite its low pH. DWQ has not collected benthic invertebrate samples
from Little River in Cumberland County after 1996, but two samples taken upstream in Moore
County in 2002 and 2003 were rated Good-Fair.
Based on 20 years of sampling DWQ has found that Sandhills region streams with moderately
altered watersheds support greater biological diversity and abundance than streams in unaltered
watersheds. This is apparently due to the influx of minerals, nutrients, and higher pH from
urban and agricultural sources that are lacking in natural Sandhills streams and thus limit
biological productivity (NC Division of Water Quality 2004). Consequently, moderate levels of
well-planned development resulting from this project are not likely to adversely affect water
quality in Muddy Creek, Overhills Lake, or Little River. These acidic, mineral-poor waters may
actually benefit biologically from moderate inputs of biologically important minerals and
nutrients in urban runoff. It should be noted however that life in acidic streams is typically more
sensitive to heavy metal poisoning than streams with higher pH and mineral content.
The U.S. Army (Fort Bragg) has planning and development authority over the NTA service area
and Harnett County has authority over the non-federal remainder of the project service area. Fort
Bragg's plans for the NTA development area include numerous low-impact strategies, including
a 50-foot undisturbed buffer of natural vegetation adjacent to all wetlands and streams, limited
use of curb and gutter roadways, road profile design to enhance sheetflow and dispersal of
stormwater, use of rain gardens in landscaping design, and other BMPs recommended by NC-
DENR for minimizing and detaining stormwater runoff. These design features are depicted in
the NTA Phase 1 plans previously submitted to and approved by DWQ (project #05-2012).
Harnett County is not subject to NPDES Phase II stormwater permitting, and the County's
existing development regulations and subdivision ordinance generally reflect NC-DENR and
NC-DOT statewide standards for erosion and sedimentation control, road and utility design,
stormwater management, and construction in floodplains. The project area is not in a nutrient
sensitive waters basin, water supply watershed, aquatic endangered species habitat, or other
state- or federal-designated area that carries more stringent water quality protection
requirements. However, Harnett County does have a Conservation Overlay District that applies
to "major streams", including the unnamed stream (and its two lakes) in the project area between
Melody Lane and Overhills Lake. Details of the Conservation District regulations important in
this project service area are in bold italics below:
3.0. Conservation District: The purpose of the conservation district is to encourage the preservation of
and continued use of the land for conservation purposes, to prohibit commercial, and industrial use of the
land in areas subject to flooding. Lots in subdivisions established prior to July 18, 1988, will be exempt
from the no building requirements of the conservation district, but must adhere to the use and setback
requirements of the RA-30 Zoning District, and all provisions of this Zoning Ordinance applicable to said
District.
3.1. Permitted Uses: A. Bona Fide Farms, B. Nature and/or Wildlife Preserves, C. Forest Preserves,
D. Passive Parks and Recreation Areas, E. Single Family Dwellings.
3.2. Dimensional Requirements and Development Standards:
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A. The following dimensional requirements for the Conservation District shall apply:
a. Cape Fear River - five hundred (500) feet on each bank measured from the waters edge at
normal flow.
b. Black River - three hundred (300) feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its
center until the river intersects with S.R. 1532; from that point the district is two hundred (200)
feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its center.
c. Other Major Creeks - two hundred (200) feet on each side of the main channel.
B. Single family dwellings in the Conservation District shall meet the following development standards,
except as otherwise provided by this ordinance or applicable ordinances: All Single Family Dwellings
shall be connected to public water and sewer.
Minimum Lot Area: 30,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 100 feet
Minimum Required Front Yard: 35 Feet*
Minimum Required Rear Yard: 25 Feet*
Minimum Required Side Yard: 10 Feet*
Minimum Required Corner Yard: 20 Feet*
*Except when the single family dwelling yard is located adjacent to said rivers or creeks the
yard requirement (setback) shall be as follows:
Minimum Yard for Cape Fear 250 feet
Minimum Yard for Black River 150 feet
Minimum Yard for Other Creeks 100 feet
Furthermore, Harnett County staff from multiple departments are convening a meeting in
January 2007 to address development issues including adoption of strategies to mitigate water
quality impacts of new development. A first draft of proposed Stormwater Management
Standards provided by the County's planning consultant is attached below.
(FIRST DRAFT)
HARNETT COUNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
(A) All residential development disturbing one acre or more and all
nonresidential development disturbing one-half acre or more shall be
required to control and treat the stormwater runoff generated by a 1-inch
rain event.
(B) Structural stormwater controls must meet the following criteria:
(1) Remove an 85% average annual amount of Total Suspended Solids
(TSS).
(2) For wet detention ponds draw down the treatment volume no faster
than 48 hours, but no slower than 120 hours.
(3) Discharge the storage volume at a rate equal or less than the pre-
development discharge rate for the 1-year, 24-hour storm.
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(4) Meet the General Engineering Design Criteria set forth in 15A
NCAC 0211.1008(c).
(C) Setbacks for impervious surfaces from receiving waters shall be as
follows:
(1) No new impervious or partially pervious surfaces, except for roads,
paths, and water-dependent structures, shall be allowed with the
100-year floodplain.
(2) For perennial and intermittent streams that do not have a floodplain
delineated by the Floodplain Mapping Program, all impervious or
partially pervious surfaces, except for roads, paths, and water-
dependent structures, shall be located at least 30 feet landward of
all perennial and intermittent surface waters.
(D) Stormwater management plans shall be certified by a North Carolina
registered stormwater professional to be in conformity with the North
Carolina Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Stormwater
management plans shall contain the information required in Appendix A
for stormwater management plans.
(E) A stormwater management and maintenance plan shall be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator prior to the approval of a final subdivision plat. The
plan shall identify the party or entity responsible for ownership and
maintenance activities. Plans for the operation and maintenance of
stormwater control structures shall comply with the requirements of
Section 5-13. . Recorded deed restrictions shall be required to
ensure management and maintenance consistent with approved stormwater
management plans.
(F) All engineered stormwater control structures shall be designed by a North
Carolina registered professional with qualifications appropriate for the
type of system required; these registered professionals are defined as
professional engineers, landscape architects, to the extent that the General
Statutes, Chapter 89A allow, and land surveyors, to the extent that the
design represents incidental drainage within a subdivision, as provided in
General Statutes 89(C)-3(7).
(G) All new stormwater control structures shall be conditioned on the posting,
in accordance with provisions of Section 5-13. , of adequate financial
assurance for the purpose of maintenance, repairs or reconstruction
necessary for adequate performance of the stormwater control structures.
(H) The storm drainage system shall follow existing topography as nearly as
practical, shall divert stormwater away from surface waters, and shall
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incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices to minimize adverse
water quality impacts. The banks of ditches shall be immediately seeded
upon grading and installation of utilities and the ditch itself shall be
improved with appropriate vegetative cover to retard erosion.
(I) No surface water shall be channeled into a sanitary sewer.
7-5 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
(A) No land use or conditional use permit may be issued and preliminary plat
approval for subdivisions may not be given with respect to any development
that would cause land disturbing activity requiring prior approval of an
erosion and sedimentation control plan by the Land Quality Section, Division
of Land Resources, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
under NCGS 113A-57(4) unless the Land Quality Section has certified to the
County, either that:
(1) An erosion control plan has been submitted to and approved by the
Land Quality Section; or
(2) The Land Quality Section has examined the preliminary plans for the
development and it reasonably appears that an erosion control plan can
be approved upon submission by the developer of more detailed
construction or design drawings. However, in this case, construction of
the development may not begin (and no building permits may be issued)
until the Land Quality Section approves the erosion control plan.
(B) For purposes of this Section, `land disturbing activity' means any use of the
land by any person in residential, industrial, educational, institutional or
commercial development, highway and street construction and maintenance
that results in a change in the natural cover or topography and that may cause
or contribute to sedimentation except activities that are exempt under NCGS
113A-52(6)). Sedimentation occurs whenever solid particulate matter,
mineral or organic, is transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from the site of
its origin.
On behalf of the applicants, we hope this letter provides sufficient documentation that
Fort Bragg and Harnett County have adequate long-term water quality protection measures in
place to satisfy DWQ requirements for Section 401 Certification. Please call or email me if you
have questions.
Sincerely, v
//
Gerald Pottern
[e-mail]
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1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100 Since 1985 Tel: [phone] or (800) 407-08811
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 Fax: [phone]
e-mail: rgoldsteinnaRJGAcarol inacorn website: www.RJGAcarolina.com
12 December 2006
'Mr. Ian McMillan
DWQ Section 401 Wetlands Unit
2321 Crabtree Blvd, suite 250 F
Re: NC 27604 i 1.
Re: Harnett County NTA Force Main PCN: DWQ # 06-1 DEC 5 -1005
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Attached is our response to your 20 Nov 2006 letter to Mr. Rodney Tart, Harnett County
Utilities Director, regarding the County's PCN application for a wastewater pump station and
force main to serve Fort Bragg's Northern Training Area (NTA) and adjacent private
development. Your Nov 20 letter stated that our application was incomplete, as it lacked
information on secondary and cumulative impacts and water quality protection measures. We
consulted with the County and Fort Bragg to obtain more detailed information about their
proposed service areas, development ordinances, and planning and design mechanisms intended
to minimize water quality impacts. That information is provided below.
Cumulative Impacts Analysis for Harnett NTA Force Main -- DWQ # 06-1793
A. Service Area and Development Density
The proposed Fort Bragg Northern Training Area (NTA) wastewater pump station and force
main will serve about 1,200 acres in southwestern Harnett County, west of NC-87-24 between
Spout Springs to the north and Overhills Lake to the south. The major customer will be Fort
Bragg NTA, which will occupy roughly 1,000 acres with 1,500 housing units (mixed single-
family, duplex and triplex), three schools, and related institutional and retail facilities in
proportion to the residential population. NTA development will occupy about 70 percent of the
total area, with the remaining 30 percent including stream buffers and wetlands to be left in
natural vegetation or open space. Development site plans for Phase 1 of NTA, including 401
Certification for 0.866 acre of jurisdictional impact, were previously approved by DWQ (project
#05-2012).
The proposed pump station site is located in Forest Ridge subdivision, along an unnamed
swampy tributary to Overhills Lake and Muddy Creek (Stream Index # 18-23-26; Class C) in
DWQ sub-basin 03-06-14 (Lower Little River, Cape Fear River basin). The proposed force main
will run generally eastward across Fort Bragg and other properties, connecting with Harnett
County's existing collection system along Overhills Road (SR-1120). NTA will contribute about
90 percent of the expected wastewater flow to the new pump station. The remainder will come
from existing and future homes in Forest Ridge subdivision, which is currently using septic
NEPA & SEPA Environmental Documents: EA, EIS, CE • Jurisdictional Wetland & Stream Buffer Delineations • 404 - 401 Permits • GISIGPS Mapping • Prater
Quality Studies • Stream & Wetland Mitigation and Restoration • Endangered Species Surveys • Biological Assessments & Conservation Plans • Water Intakes &
Reservoirs • Water Lines & Treatment Plants 0 Sewerlines & Wastewater Treatment • Instream Flow Analyses • Interbasin Transfer Certificates • Watershed
Assessment & Management :Archaeological Surveys and Testing 0 Phase I Site Assessments 0 Parks & Greenways Planning 0 CWMTF Grant Applications
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systems, and perhaps other nearby existing and future residences on about 200 acres adjacent to
NTA. The proposed pump station and force main design capacity is 2.2 MGD peak flow and
0.88 MGD average daily flow, based on Fort Bragg's flow projection using 120 gallons per day
per bedroom for residential flows, plus institutional and commercial flows in proportion to the
residential population.
The 1,200 acre potential service area is sparsely developed and mostly wooded at present, with
low density residential development along Melody Lane and other local roads. Commercial
businesses along NC-87-24 to the north are not within the proposed service area. The service
area is a few miles north of more intensive development associated with Fort Bragg and Pope Air
Force Base to the south in Cumberland County. Growth at these military bases is a primary
factor driving residential, commercial, and institutional growth in south-central and southwestern
Harnett County. The NC State Demographics Office predicts that Harnett County's population
will increase from 91,000 in 2000 to 112,500 in 2010, or 24 percent this decade; two-thirds of
the expected growth is from net migration. Most of this growth will be in two areas: the
northeastern portion of Harnett County closest to Raleigh and the southwestern portion near Fort
Bragg and Fayetteville.
B. Water Quality and Impact Mitigation
Muddy Creek and its tributaries including Overhills Lake are designated Class C waters. No
water quality sampling data or use support ratings are available for the upper portions of these
streams in Harnett County. In September 2003 DWQ sampled the fish community and habitat
parameters of Muddy Creek at NC-690 (formerly SR-1001) in Cumberland County for the first
time (NC Division of Water Quality 2004, 2005). This site is 0.7 mile upstream of Muddy
Creek's confluence with Little River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Overhills Lake. Water
temperature was 23 C, conductivity was 23 uS, pH was 4.4, and dissolved oxygen was 82
percent saturation. They collected 14 fish species and assigned a stream habitat rating of 90 (out
of 100). Because DWQ has not yet developed biological rating criteria for fish communities in
the Sandhills region, and no other water quality data from Muddy Creek were collected, DWQ
did not assign a use support rating. However, DWQ notes that Muddy Creek's high habitat score
and species diversity relative to other Sandhills streams qualified it for use as a "reference
stream" in developing Sandhills biological rating criteria, indicating that it is not biologically
impaired.
The headwater segment of Little River (= Lower Little River) from its source to Crane Creek in
Moore Couny is classified as WS-III High Quality Waters. The lower segment from Fort
Bragg's water supply intake near Pope Air Force Base to Cape Fear River along the
Harnett/Cumberland County line is Class C. Muddy Creek joins the Little River within the Class
C segment, about 2.5 miles downstream of Fort Bragg's intake. More than half of Little River,
including all of the Class C segment and one-third of the WS-III segment is listed by DWQ as
"impaired" due to frequent low pH measurements below state water quality standards. This may
be due to natural conditions, acid precipitation, and/or other factors; no source of impairment is
identified. Soils of the Sandhills region provide negligible cation exchange capacity or acid
buffering. Three DWQ benthic invertebrate samples from Little River at NC-87-24 (just below
Muddy Creek confluence) and two samples at US-401 several miles downstream during 1990 to
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1996 were rated Good-Fair to Excellent, suggesting that the Cumberland County segment is not
biologically impaired despite its low pH. DWQ has not collected benthic invertebrate samples
from Little River in Cumberland County after 1996, but two samples taken upstream in Moore
County in 2002 and 2003 were rated Good-Fair.
Based on 20 years of sampling DWQ has found that Sandhills region streams with moderately
altered watersheds support greater biological diversity and abundance than streams in unaltered
watersheds. This is apparently due to the influx of minerals, nutrients, and higher pH from
urban and agricultural sources that are lacking in natural Sandhills streams and thus limit
biological productivity (NC Division of Water Quality 2004). Consequently, moderate levels of
well-planned development resulting from this project are not likely to adversely affect water
quality in Muddy Creek, Overhills Lake, or Little River. These acidic, mineral-poor waters may
actually benefit biologically from moderate inputs of biologically important minerals and
nutrients in urban runoff. It should be noted however that life in acidic streams is typically more
sensitive to heavy metal poisoning than streams with higher pH and mineral content.
The U.S. Army (Fort Bragg) has planning and development authority over the NTA service area
and Harnett County has authority over the non-federal remainder of the project service area. Fort
Bragg's plans for the NTA development area include numerous low-impact strategies, including
a 50-foot undisturbed buffer of natural vegetation adjacent to all wetlands and streams, limited
use of curb and gutter roadways, road profile design to enhance sheetflow and dispersal of
stormwater, use of rain gardens in landscaping design, and other BMPs recommended by NC-
DENR for minimizing and detaining stormwater runoff. These design features are depicted in
the NTA Phase 1 plans previously submitted to and approved by DWQ (project #05-2012).
Harnett County is not subject to NPDES Phase II stormwater permitting, and the County's
existing development regulations and subdivision ordinance generally reflect NC-DENR and
NC-DOT statewide standards for erosion and sedimentation control, road and utility design,
stormwater management, and construction in floodplains. The project area is not in a nutrient
sensitive waters basin, water supply watershed, aquatic endangered species habitat, or other
state- or federal-designated area that carries more stringent water quality protection
requirements. However, Harnett County does have a Conservation Overlay District that applies
to "major streams", including the unnamed stream (and its two lakes) in the project area between
Melody Lane and Overhills Lake. Details of the Conservation District regulations important in
this project service area are in bold italics below:
3.0. Conservation District: The purpose of the conservation district is to encourage the preservation of
and continued use of the land for conservation purposes, to prohibit commercial, and industrial use of the
land in areas subject to flooding. Lots in subdivisions established prior to July 18, 1988, will be exempt
from the no building requirements of the conservation district, but must adhere to the use and setback
requirements of the RA-30 Zoning District, and all provisions of this Zoning Ordinance applicable to said
District.
3.1. Permitted Uses: A. Bona Fide Farms, B. Nature and/or Wildlife Preserves, C. Forest Preserves,
D. Passive Parks and Recreation Areas, E. Single Family Dwellings.
3.2. Dimensional Requirements and Development Standards:
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A. The following dimensional requirements for the Conservation District shall apply:
a. Cape Fear River - five hundred (500) feet on each bank measured from the waters edge at
normal flow.
b. Black River - three hundred (300) feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its
center until the river intersects with S.R. 1532; from that point the district is two hundred (200)
feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its center.
c. Other Major Creeks - two hundred (200) feet on each side of the main channel.
B. Single family dwellings in the Conservation District shall meet the following development standards,
except as otherwise provided by this ordinance or applicable ordinances: All Single Family Dwellings
shall be connected to public water and sewer.
Minimum Lot Area: 30,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 100 feet
Minimum Required Front Yard: 35 Feet*
Minimum Required Rear Yard: 25 Feet*
Minimum Required Side Yard: 10 Feet*
Minimum Required Corner Yard: 20 Feet*
*Except when the single family dwelling yard is located adjacent to said rivers or creeks the
yard requirement (setback) shall be as follows:
Minimum Yard for Cape Fear 250 feet
Minimum Yard for Black River 150 feet
Minimum Yard for Other Creeks 100 feet
Furthermore, Harnett County staff from multiple departments are convening a meeting in
January 2007 to address development issues including adoption of strategies to mitigate water
quality impacts of new development. A first draft of proposed Stormwater Management
Standards provided by the County's planning consultant is attached below.
(FIRST DRAFT)
HARNETT COUNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
(A) All residential development disturbing one acre or more and all
nonresidential development disturbing one-half acre or more shall be
required to control and treat the stormwater runoff generated by a 1-inch
rain event.
(B) Structural stormwater controls must meet the following criteria:
(1) Remove an 85% average annual amount of Total Suspended Solids
(TSS).
(2) For wet detention ponds draw down the treatment volume no faster
than 48 hours, but no slower than 120 hours.
(3) Discharge the storage volume at a rate equal or less than the pre-
development discharge rate for the 1-year, 24-hour storm.
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(4) Meet the General Engineering Design Criteria set forth in 15A
NCAC 02H.1008(c).
(C) Setbacks for impervious surfaces from receiving waters shall be as
follows:
(1) No new impervious or partially pervious surfaces, except for roads,
paths, and water-dependent structures, shall be allowed with the
100-year floodplain.
(2) For perennial and intermittent streams that do not have a floodplain
delineated by the Floodplain Mapping Program, all impervious or
partially pervious surfaces, except for roads, paths, and water-
dependent structures, shall be located at least 30 feet landward of
all perennial and intermittent surface waters.
(D) Stormwater management plans shall be certified by a North Carolina
registered stormwater professional to be in conformity with the North
Carolina Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Stormwater
management plans shall contain the information required in Appendix A
for stormwater management plans.
(E) A stormwater management and maintenance plan shall be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator prior to the approval of a final subdivision plat. The
plan shall identify the party or entity responsible for ownership and
maintenance activities. Plans for the operation and maintenance of
stormwater control structures shall comply with the requirements of
Section 5-13. . Recorded deed restrictions shall be required to
ensure management and maintenance consistent with approved stormwater
management plans.
(F) All engineered stormwater control structures shall be designed by a North
Carolina registered professional with qualifications appropriate for the
type of system required; these registered professionals are defined as
professional engineers, landscape architects, to the extent that the General
Statutes, Chapter 89A allow, and land surveyors, to the extent that the
design represents incidental drainage within a subdivision, as provided in
General Statutes 89(C)-3(7).
(G) All new stormwater control structures shall be conditioned on the posting,
in accordance with provisions of Section 5-13. , of adequate financial
assurance for the purpose of maintenance, repairs or reconstruction
necessary for adequate performance of the stormwater control structures.
(H) The storm drainage system shall follow existing topography as nearly as
practical, shall divert stormwater away from surface waters, and shall
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incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices to minimize adverse
water quality impacts. The banks of ditches shall be immediately seeded
upon grading and installation of utilities and the ditch itself shall be
improved with appropriate vegetative cover to retard erosion.
(I) No surface water shall be channeled into a sanitary sewer.
7-5 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
(A) No land use or conditional use permit may be issued and preliminary plat
approval for subdivisions may not be given with respect to any development
that would cause land disturbing activity requiring prior approval of an
erosion and sedimentation control plan by the Land Quality Section, Division
of Land Resources, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
under NCGS 113A-57(4) unless the Land Quality Section has certified to the
County, either that:
(1) An erosion control plan has been submitted to and approved by the
Land Quality Section; or
(2) The Land Quality Section has examined the preliminary plans for the
development and it reasonably appears that an erosion control plan can
be approved upon submission by the developer of more detailed
construction or design drawings. However, in this case, construction of
the development may not begin (and no building permits may be issued)
until the Land Quality Section approves the erosion control plan.
(B) For purposes of this Section, `land disturbing activity' means any use of the
land by any person in residential, industrial, educational, institutional or
commercial development, highway and street construction and maintenance
that results in a change in the natural cover or topography and that may cause
or contribute to sedimentation except activities that are exempt under NCGS
113A-52(6)). Sedimentation occurs whenever solid particulate matter,
mineral or organic, is transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from the site of
its origin.
On behalf of the applicants, we hope this letter provides sufficient documentation that
Fort Bragg and Harnett County have adequate long-term water quality protection measures in
place to satisfy DWQ requirements for Section 401 Certification. Please call or email me if you
have questions.
Sincerely, .!;
AX,
Gerald Pottern
[e-mail]
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Robert J. Goldstein and Associates, Inc.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100 Since 1985 Tel: [phone] or [phone]
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 Fax: [phone]
e-mail: r oldstein RJGAcarol ina.com website: www.RJGAcarohna.com
12 December 2006
Mr. Ian McMillan
DWQ Section 401 Wetlands Unit
2321 Crabtree Blvd, suite 250 ate`'- `?/7 Fr?7 _.
Raleigh NC 27604 q°
Re: Harnett County NTA Force Main PCN: DWQ # 06-1793 M44
Dear Ian, ......... :
Attached is our response to your 20 Nov 2006 letter to Mr. Rodney Tart, Harnett County
Utilities Director, regarding the County's PCN application for a wastewater pump station and
force main to serve Fort Bragg's Northern Training Area (NTA) and adjacent private
development. Your Nov 20 letter stated that our application was incomplete, as it lacked
information on secondary and cumulative impacts and water quality protection measures. We
consulted with the County and Fort Bragg to obtain more detailed information about their
proposed service areas, development ordinances, and planning and design mechanisms intended
to minimize water quality impacts. That information is provided below.
Cumulative Impacts Analysis for Harnett NTA Force Main -- DWQ # 06-1793
A. Service Area and Development Density
The proposed Fort Bragg Northern Training Area (NTA) wastewater pump station and force
main will serve about 1,200 acres in southwestern Harnett County, west of NC-87-24 between
Spout Springs to the north and Overhills Lake to the south. The major customer will be Fort
Bragg NTA, which will occupy roughly 1,000 acres with 1,500 housing units (mixed single-
family, duplex and triplex), three schools, and related institutional and retail facilities in
proportion to the residential population. NTA development will occupy about 70 percent of the
total area, with the remaining 30 percent including stream buffers and wetlands to be left in
natural vegetation or open space. Development site plans for Phase 1 of NTA, including 401
Certification for 0.866 acre of jurisdictional impact, were previously approved by DWQ (project
#05-2012).
The proposed pump station site is located in Forest Ridge subdivision, along an unnamed
swampy tributary to Overhills Lake and Muddy Creek (Stream Index # 18-23-26; Class C) in
DWQ sub-basin 03-06-14 (Lower Little River, Cape Fear River basin). The proposed force main
will run generally eastward across Fort Bragg and other properties, connecting with Harnett
County's existing collection system along Overhills Road (SR-1120). NTA will contribute about
90 percent of the expected wastewater flow to the new pump station. The remainder will come
from existing and future homes in Forest Ridge subdivision, which is currently using septic
NEPA & SEPA Environmental Documents: EA, EIS, CE • Jurisdictional Wetland & Stream Buffer Delineations • 404 - 401 Permits • GISIGPS Mapping • Warcr
Quality Studies *Stream & Wetland Mitigation and Restoration • Endangered Species Surveys • Biological Assessments & Conservation Plans • Water I171rrl;r ? ?k
Reservoirs • Water Lines & Treatment Plants 0 Sewer•lines & Wastewater Treatment • Instream Flow Analyses • Interhasin Transfer Certificates • Waterelrv!
Assessment & Management •Archaeological Surveys and Testing 0 Phase 1 Site Assessments 0 Parks & Greenways Planning 0 CWMTF Grant Applicrrtium
Robert J. Goldstein and Associates, Inc.
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systems, and perhaps other nearby existing and future residences on about 200 acres adjacent to
NTA. The proposed pump station and force main design capacity is 2.2 MGD peals flow and
0.88 MGD average daily flow, based on Fort Bragg's flow projection using 120 gallons per day
per bedroom for residential flows, plus institutional and commercial flows in proportion to the
residential population.
The 1,200 acre potential service area is sparsely developed and mostly wooded at present, with
low density residential development along Melody Lane and other local roads. Commercial
businesses along NC-87-24 to the north are not within the proposed service area. The service
area is a few miles north of more intensive development associated with Fort Bragg and Pope Air
Force Base to the south in Cumberland County. Growth at these military bases is a primary
factor driving residential, commercial, and institutional growth in south-central and southwestern
Harnett County. The NC State Demographics Office predicts that Harnett County's population
will increase from 91,000 in 2000 to 112,500 in 2010, or 24 percent this decade; two-thirds of
the expected growth is from net migration. Most of this growth will be in two areas: the
northeastern portion of Harnett County closest to Raleigh and the southwestern portion near Fort
Bragg and Fayetteville.
B. Water Quality and Impact Mitigation
Muddy Creek and its tributaries including Overhills Lake are designated Class C waters. No
water quality sampling data or use support ratings are available for the upper portions of these
streams in Harnett County. In September 2003 DWQ sampled the fish community and habitat
parameters of Muddy Creek at NC-690 (formerly SR-1001) in Cumberland County for the first
time (NC Division of Water Quality 2004, 2005). This site is 0.7 mile upstream of Mitddy
Creek's confluence with Little River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Overhills Lake. Water
temperature was 23 C, conductivity was 23 uS, pH was 4.4, and dissolved oxygen was 82
percent saturation. They collected 14 fish species and assigned a stream habitat rating of 90 (out
of 100). Because DWQ has not yet developed biological rating criteria for fish communities in
the Sandhills region, and no other water quality data from Muddy Creek were collected, DWQ
did not assign a use support rating. However, DWQ notes that Muddy Creek's high habitat score
and species diversity relative to other Sandhills streams qualified it for use as a "reference
stream" in developing Sandhills biological rating criteria, indicating that it is not biologically
impaired.
The headwater segment of Little River (= Lower Little River) from its source to Crane Creek in
Moore Couny is classified as WS-III High Quality Waters. The lower segment from Fort
Bragg's water supply intake near Pope Air Force Base to Cape Fear River along the
Hamett/Cumberland County line is Class C. Muddy Creek joins the Little River within the Class
C segment, about 2.5 miles downstream of Fort Bragg's intake. More than half of Little River,
including all of the Class C segment and one-third of the WS-III segment is listed by DWQ as
"impaired" due to frequent low pH measurements below state water quality standards. This may
be due to natural conditions, acid precipitation, and/or other factors; no source of impairment is
identified. Soils of the Sandhills region provide negligible cation exchange capacity or acid
buffering. Three DWQ benthic invertebrate samples from Little River at NC-87-24 (just below
Muddy Creek confluence) and two samples at US-401 several miles downstream during 1990 to
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1996 were rated Good-Fair to Excellent, suggesting that the Cumberland County segment is not
biologically impaired despite its low pH. DWQ has not collected benthic invertebrate samples
from Little River in Cumberland County after 1996, but two samples taken upstream in Moore
County in 2002 and 2003 were rated Good-Fair.
Based on 20 years of sampling DWQ has found that Sandhills region streams with moderately
altered watersheds support greater biological diversity and abundance than streams in unaltered
watersheds. This is apparently due to the influx of minerals, nutrients, and higher pH from
urban and agricultural sources that are lacking in natural Sandhills streams and thus limit
biological productivity (NC Division of Water Quality 2004). Consequently, moderate levels of
well-planned development resulting from this project are not likely to adversely affect water
quality in Muddy Creek, Overhills Lake, or Little River. These acidic, mineral-poor waters may
actually benefit biologically from moderate inputs of biologically important minerals and
nutrients in urban runoff. It should be noted however that life in acidic streams is typically more
sensitive to heavy metal poisoning than streams with higher pH and mineral content.
The U.S. Army (Fort Bragg) has planning and development authority over the NTA service area
and Harnett County has authority over the non-federal remainder of the project service area. Fort
Bragg's plans for the NTA development area include numerous low-impact strategies, including
a 50-foot undisturbed buffer of natural vegetation adjacent to all wetlands and streams, limited
use of curb and gutter roadways, road profile design to enhance sheetflow and dispersal of
stormwater, use of rain gardens in landscaping design, and other BMPs recommended by NC-
DENR for minimizing and detaining stormwater runoff. These design features are depicted in
the NTA Phase 1 plans previously submitted to and approved by DWQ (project #05-2012).
Harnett County is not subject to NPDES Phase II stormwater permitting, and the County's
existing development regulations and subdivision ordinance generally reflect NC-DENR and
NC-DOT statewide standards for erosion and sedimentation control, road and utility design,
stormwater management, and construction in floodplains. The project area is not in a nutrient
sensitive waters basin, water supply watershed, aquatic endangered species habitat, or other
state- or federal-designated area that carries more stringent water quality protection
requirements. However, Harnett County does have a Conservation Overlay District that applies
to "major streams", including the unnamed stream (and its two lakes) in the project area between
Melody Lane and Overhills Lake. Details of the Conservation District regulations important in
this project service area are in bold italics below:
3.0. Conservation District: The purpose of the conservation district is to encourage the preservation of
and continued use of the land for conservation purposes, to prohibit commercial, and industrial use of the
land in areas subject to flooding. Lots in subdivisions established prior to July 18, 1988, will be exempt
from the no building requirements of the conservation district, but must adhere to the use and setback
requirements of the RA-30 Zoning District, and all provisions of this Zoning Ordinance applicable to said
District.
3.1. Permitted Uses: A. Bona Fide Farms, B. Nature and/or Wildlife Preserves, C Forest Preserves,
D. Passive Parks and Recreation Areas, E. Single Family Dwellings.
3.2. Dimensional Requirements and Development Standards:
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A. The following dimensional requirements for the Conservation District shall apply:
a. Cape Fear River - five hundred (500) feet on each bank measured from the waters edge at
normal flow.
b. Black River - three hundred (300) feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its
center until the river intersects with S.R. 1532; from that point the district is two hundred (200)
feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its center.
c. Other Major Creeks - two hundred (200) feet on each side of the main channel.
B. Single family dwellings in the Conservation District shall meet the following development standards,
except as otherwise provided by this ordinance or applicable ordinances: All Single Family Dwellings
shall be connected to public water and sewer.
Minimum Lot Area: 30,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 100 feet
Minimum Required Front Yard: 35 Feet*
Minimum Required Rear Yard: 25 Feet*
Minimum Required Side Yard: 10 Feet*
Minimum Required Corner Yard: 20 Feet*
*Except when the single family dwelling yard is located adjacent to said rivers or creeks the
yard requirement (setback) shall be as follows:
Minimum Yard for Cape Fear 250 feet
Minimum Yard for Black River 150 feet
Minimum Yard for Other Creeks 100 feet
Furthermore, Harnett County staff from multiple departments are convening a meeting in
January 2007 to address development issues including adoption of strategies to mitigate water
quality impacts of new development. A first draft of proposed Stormwater Management
Standards provided by the County's planning consultant is attached below.
(FIRST DRAFT)
HARNETT COUNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
(A) All residential development disturbing one acre or more and all
nonresidential development disturbing one-half acre or more shall be
required to control and treat the stormwater runoff generated by a 1-inch
rain event.
(B) Structural stormwater controls must meet the following criteria:
(1) Remove an 85% average annual amount of Total Suspended Solids
(TSS).
(2) For wet detention ponds draw down the treatment volume no faster
than 48 hours, but no slower than 120 hours.
(3) Discharge the storage volume at a rate equal or less than the pre-
development discharge rate for the 1-year, 24-hour storm.
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(4) Meet the General Engineering Design Criteria set forth in 15A
NCAC 02H.1008(c).
(C) Setbacks for impervious surfaces from receiving waters shall be as
follows:
(1) No new impervious or partially pervious surfaces, except for roads,
paths, and water-dependent structures, shall be allowed with the
100-year floodplain.
(2) For perennial and intermittent streams that do not have a floodplain
delineated by the Floodplain Mapping Program, all impervious or
partially pervious surfaces, except for roads, paths, and water-
dependent structures, shall be located at least 30 feet landward of
all perennial and intermittent surface waters.
(D) Stormwater management plans shall be certified by a North Carolina
registered stormwater professional to be in conformity with the North
Carolina Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Stormwater
management plans shall contain the information required in Appendix A
for stormwater management plans.
(E) A stormwater management and maintenance plan shall be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator prior to the approval of a final subdivision plat. The
plan shall identify the party or entity responsible for ownership and
maintenance activities. Plans for the operation and maintenance of
stormwater control structures shall comply with the requirements of
Section 5-13. . Recorded deed restrictions shall be required to
ensure management and maintenance consistent with approved stormwater
management plans.
(F) All engineered stormwater control structures shall be designed by a North
Carolina registered professional with qualifications appropriate for the
type of system required; these registered professionals are defined as
professional engineers, landscape architects, to the extent that the General
Statutes, Chapter 89A allow, and land surveyors, to the extent that the
design represents incidental drainage within a subdivision, as provided in
General Statutes 89(C)-3(7).
(G) All new stormwater control structures shall be conditioned on the posting,
in accordance with provisions of Section 5-13. , of adequate financial
assurance for the purpose of maintenance, repairs or reconstruction
necessary for adequate performance of the stormwater control structures.
(H) The storm drainage system shall follow existing topography as nearly as
practical, shall divert stormwater away from surface waters, and shall
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incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices to minimize adverse
water quality impacts. The banks of ditches shall be immediately seeded
upon grading and installation of utilities and the ditch itself shall be
improved with appropriate vegetative cover to retard erosion.
(I) No surface water shall be channeled into a sanitary sewer.
7-5 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
(A) No land use or conditional use permit may be issued and preliminary plat
approval for subdivisions may not be given with respect to any development
that would cause land disturbing activity requiring prior approval of an
erosion and sedimentation control plan by the Land Quality Section, Division
of Land Resources, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
under NCGS 113A-57(4) unless the Land Quality Section has certified to the
County, either that:
(1) An erosion control plan has been submitted to and approved by the
Land Quality Section; or
(2) The Land Quality Section has examined the preliminary plans for the
development and it reasonably appears that an erosion control plan can
be approved upon submission by the developer of more detailed
construction or design drawings. However, in this case, construction of
the development may not begin (and no building permits may be issued)
until the Land Quality Section approves the erosion control plan.
(B) For purposes of this Section, `land disturbing activity' means any use of the
land by any person in residential, industrial, educational, institutional or
commercial development, highway and street construction and maintenance
that results in a change in the natural cover or topography and that may cause
or contribute to sedimentation except activities that are exempt under NCGS
113A-52(6)). Sedimentation occurs whenever solid particulate matter,
mineral or organic, is transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from the site of
its origin.
On behalf of the applicants, we hope this letter provides sufficient documentation that
Fort Bragg and Harnett County have adequate long-term water quality protection measures in
place to satisfy DWQ requirements for Section 401 Certification. Please call or email me if you
have questions.
Sincerely, 4"
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Gerald Pottern
[e-mail]
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1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100 Since 1985 Tel: [phone] or [phone]
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 Fax: [phone]
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12 December 2006
Mr. Ian McMillan
DWQ Section 401 Wetlands Unit
2321 Crabtree Blvd, suite 250 am
Raleigh NC 27604
Di=C 1 5 2006
Re: Harnett County NTA Force Main PCN: DWQ # 06-1793
DENR - WATER QUALITY
VOLA?ADS kVD ST0,RM I?,TER E1.V40
Dear Ian,
Attached is our response to your 20 Nov 2006 letter to Mr. Rodney Tart, Harnett County
Utilities Director, regarding the County's PCN application for a wastewater pump station and
force main to serve Fort Bragg's Northern Training Area (NTA) and adjacent private
development. Your Nov 20 letter stated that our application was incomplete, as it lacked
information on secondary and cumulative impacts and water quality protection measures. We
consulted with the County and Fort Bragg to obtain more detailed information about their
proposed service areas, development ordinances, and planning and design mechanisms intended
to minimize water quality impacts. That information is provided below.
Cumulative Impacts Analysis for Harnett NTA Force Main -- DWQ # 06-1793
A. Service Area and Development Density
The proposed Fort Bragg Northern Training Area (NTA) wastewater pump station and force
main will serve about 1,200 acres in southwestern Harnett County, west of NC-87-24 between
Spout Springs to the north and Overhills Lake to the south. The major customer will be Fort
Bragg NTA, which will occupy roughly 1,000 acres with 1,500 housing units (mixed single-
family, duplex and triplex), three schools, and related institutional and retail facilities in
proportion to the residential population. NTA development will occupy about 70 percent of the
total area, with the remaining 30 percent including stream buffers and wetlands to be left in
natural vegetation or open space. Development site plans for Phase 1 of NTA, including 401
Certification for 0.866 acre of jurisdictional impact, were previously approved by DWQ (project
#05-2012).
The proposed pump station site is located in Forest Ridge subdivision, along an unnamed
swampy tributary to Overhills Lake and Muddy Creek (Stream Index # 18-23-26; Class C) in
DWQ sub-basin 03-06-14 (Lower Little River, Cape Fear River basin). The proposed force main
will run generally eastward across Fort Bragg and other properties, connecting with Harnett
County's existing collection system along Overhills Road (SR-1120). NTA will contribute about
90 percent of the expected wastewater flow to the new pump station. The remainder will come
from existing and future homes in Forest Ridge subdivision, which is currently using septic
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Quality Studies aStream & Wetland Mitigation and Restoration • Endangered Species Surveys • Biological Assessments & Conservation Plans • Water Intakes &
Reservoirs • Water Lines & Treatment Plants • Sewerlines & Wastewater Treatment • Instream Flow Analyses • lnterbasin Transfer Certificates • Watecehed
Assessment & Management :Archaeological Surveys and Testing 0 Phase / Site Assessments • Parks & Greenways Planning 0 CWh17'T' Grant Applicanon
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systems, and perhaps other nearby existing and future residences on about 200 acres adjacent to
NTA. The proposed pump station and force main design capacity is 2.2 MGD peak flow and
0.88 MGD average daily flow, based on Fort Bragg's flow projection using 120 gallons per day
per bedroom for residential flows, plus institutional and commercial flows in proportion to the
residential population.
The 1,200 acre potential service area is sparsely developed and mostly wooded at present, with
low density residential development along Melody Lane and other local roads. Commercial
businesses along NC-87-24 to the north are not within the proposed service area. The service
area is a few miles north of more intensive development associated with Fort Bragg and Pope Air
Force Base to the south in Cumberland County. Growth at these military bases is a primary
factor driving residential, commercial, and institutional growth in south-central and southwestern
Harnett County. The NC State Demographics Office predicts that Harnett County's population
will increase from 91,000 in 2000 to 112,500 in 2010, or 24 percent this decade; two-thirds of
the expected growth is from net migration. Most of this growth will be in two areas: the
northeastern portion of Harnett County closest to Raleigh and the southwestern portion near Fort
Bragg and Fayetteville.
B. Water Quality and Impact Mitigation
Muddy Creek and its tributaries including Overhills Lake are designated Class C waters. No
water quality sampling data or use support ratings are available for the upper portions of these
streams in Harnett County. In September 2003 DWQ sampled the fish community and habitat
parameters of Muddy Creek at NC-690 (formerly SR-1001) in Cumberland County for the first
time (NC Division of Water Quality 2004, 2005). This site is 0.7 mile upstream of Muddy
Creek's confluence with Little River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Overhills Lake. Water
temperature was 23 C, conductivity was 23 uS, pH was 4.4, and dissolved oxygen was 82
percent saturation. They collected 14 fish species and assigned a stream habitat rating of 90 (out
of 100). Because DWQ has not yet developed biological rating criteria for fish communities in
the Sandhills region, and no other water quality data from Muddy Creek were collected, DWQ
did not assign a use support rating. However, DWQ notes that Muddy Creek's high habitat score
and species diversity relative to other Sandhills streams qualified it for use as a "reference
stream" in developing Sandhills biological rating criteria, indicating that it is not biologically
impaired.
The headwater segment of Little River (= Lower Little River) from its source to Crane Creek in
Moore Couny is classified as WS-III High Quality Waters. The lower segment from Fort
Bragg's water supply intake near Pope Air Force Base to Cape Fear River along the
Harnett/Cumberland County line is Class C. Muddy Creek joins the Little River within the Class
C segment, about 2.5 miles downstream of Fort Bragg's intake. More than half of Little River,
including all of the Class C segment and one-third of the WS-III segment is listed by DWQ as
"impaired" due to frequent low pH measurements below state water quality standards. This may
be due to natural conditions, acid precipitation, and/or other factors; no source of impairment is
identified. Soils of the Sandhills region provide negligible cation exchange capacity or acid
buffering. Three DWQ benthic invertebrate samples from Little River at NC-87-24 (just below
Muddy Creek confluence) and two samples at US-401 several miles downstream during 1990 to
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1996 were rated Good-Fair to Excellent, suggesting that the Cumberland County segment is not
biologically impaired despite its low pH. DWQ has not collected benthic invertebrate samples
from Little River in Cumberland County after 1996, but two samples taken upstream in Moore
County in 2002 and 2003 were rated Good-Fair.
Based on 20 years of sampling DWQ has found that Sandhills region streams with moderately
altered watersheds support greater biological diversity and abundance than streams in unaltered
watersheds. This is apparently due to the influx of minerals, nutrients, and higher pH from
urban and agricultural sources that are lacking in natural Sandhills streams and thus limit
biological productivity (NC Division of Water Quality 2004). Consequently, moderate levels of
well-planned development resulting from this project are not likely to adversely affect water
quality in Muddy Creek, Overhills Lake, or Little River. These acidic, mineral-poor waters may
actually benefit biologically from moderate inputs of biologically important minerals and
nutrients in urban runoff. It should be noted however that life in acidic streams is typically more
sensitive to heavy metal poisoning than streams with higher pH and mineral content.
The U.S. Army (Fort Bragg) has planning and development authority over the NTA service area
and Harnett County has authority over the non-federal remainder of the project service area. Fort
Bragg's plans for the NTA development area include numerous low-impact strategies, including
a 50-foot undisturbed buffer of natural vegetation adjacent to all wetlands and streams, limited
use of curb and gutter roadways, road profile design to enhance sheetflow and dispersal of
stormwater, use of rain gardens in landscaping design, and other BMPs recommended by NC-
DENR for minimizing and detaining stormwater runoff. These design features are depicted in
the NTA Phase 1 plans previously submitted to and approved by DWQ (project #05-2012).
Harnett County is not subject to NPDES Phase II stormwater permitting, and the County's
existing development regulations and subdivision ordinance generally reflect NC-DENR and
NC-DOT statewide standards for erosion and sedimentation control, road and utility design,
stormwater management, and construction in floodplains. The project area is not in a nutrient
sensitive waters basin, water supply watershed, aquatic endangered species habitat, or other
state- or federal-designated area that carries more stringent water quality protection
requirements. However, Harnett County does have a Conservation Overlay District that applies
to "major streams", including the unnamed stream (and its two lakes) in the project area between
Melody Lane and Overhills Lake. Details of the Conservation District regulations important in
this project service area are in bold italics below:
3.0. Conservation District: The purpose of the conservation district is to encourage the preservation of
and continued use of the land for conservation purposes, to prohibit commercial, and industrial use of the
land in areas subject to flooding. Lots in subdivisions established prior to July 18, 1988, will be exempt
from the no building requirements of the conservation district, but must adhere to the use and setback
requirements of the RA-30 Zoning District, and all provisions of this Zoning Ordinance applicable to said
District.
3.1. Permitted Uses: A. Bona Fide Farms, B. Nature and/or Wildlife Preserves, C. Forest Preserves,
D. Passive Parks and Recreation Areas, E. single Family Dwellings.
3.2. Dimensional Requirements and Development Standards:
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A. The following dimensional requirements for the Conservation District shall apply:
a. Cape Fear River - five hundred (500) feet on each bank measured from the waters edge at
normal flow.
b. Black River - three hundred (300) feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its
center until the river intersects with S.R. 1532; from that point the district is two hundred (200)
feet on each side of the main channel as measured at its center.
c. Other Major Creeks - two hundred (200) feet on each side of the main channel.
B. Single family dwellings in the Conservation District shall meet the following development standards,
except as otherwise provided by this ordinance or applicable ordinances: All Single Family Dwellings
shall be connected to public water and sewer.
Minimum Lot Area: 30,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 100 feet
Minimum Required Front Yard: 35 Feet*
Minimum Required Rear Yard: 25 Feet*
Minimum Required Side Yard: 10 Feet*
Minimum Required Corner Yard: 20 Feet*
*Except when the single family dwelling yard is located adjacent to said rivers or creeks the
yard requirement (setback) shall be as follows:
Minimum Yard for Cape Fear 250 feet
Minimum Yard for Black River 150 feet
Minimum Yard for Other Creeks 100 feet
Furthermore, Harnett County staff from multiple departments are convening a meeting in
January 2007 to address development issues including adoption of strategies to mitigate water
quality impacts of new development. A first draft of proposed Stormwater Management
Standards provided by the County's planning consultant is attached below.
(FIRST DRAFT)
HARNETT COUNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
(A) All residential development disturbing one acre or more and all
nonresidential development disturbing one-half acre or more shall be
required to control and treat the stormwater runoff generated by a 1-inch
rain event.
(B) Structural stormwater controls must meet the following criteria:
(1) Remove an 85% average annual amount of Total Suspended Solids
(TSS).
(2) For wet detention ponds draw down the treatment volume no faster
than 48 hours, but no slower than 120 hours.
(3) Discharge the storage volume at a rate equal or less than the pre-
development discharge rate for the 1-year, 24-hour storm.
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(4) Meet the General Engineering Design Criteria set forth in 15A
NCAC 0211.1008(c).
(C) Setbacks for impervious surfaces from receiving waters shall be as
follows:
(1) No new impervious or partially pervious surfaces, except for roads,
paths, and water-dependent structures, shall be allowed with the
100-year floodplain.
(2) For perennial and intermittent streams that do not have a floodplain
delineated by the Floodplain Mapping Program, all impervious or
partially pervious surfaces, except for roads, paths, and water-
dependent structures, shall be located at least 30 feet landward of
all perennial and intermittent surface waters.
(D) Stormwater management plans shall be certified by a North Carolina
registered stormwater professional to be in conformity with the North
Carolina Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Stormwater
management plans shall contain the information required in Appendix A
for stormwater management plans.
(E) A stormwater management and maintenance plan shall be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator prior to the approval of a final subdivision plat. The
plan shall identify the party or entity responsible for ownership and
maintenance activities. Plans for the operation and maintenance of
stormwater control structures shall comply with the requirements of
Section 5-13. . Recorded deed restrictions shall be required to
ensure management and maintenance consistent with approved stormwater
management plans.
(F) All engineered stormwater control structures shall be designed by a North
Carolina registered professional with qualifications appropriate for the
type of system required; these registered professionals are defined as
professional engineers, landscape architects, to the extent that the General
Statutes, Chapter 89A allow, and land surveyors, to the extent that the
design represents incidental drainage within a subdivision, as provided in
General Statutes 89(C)-3(7).
(G) All new stormwater control structures shall be conditioned on the posting,
in accordance with provisions of Section 5-13. , of adequate financial
assurance for the purpose of maintenance, repairs or reconstruction
necessary for adequate performance of the stormwater control structures.
(H) The storm drainage system shall follow existing topography as nearly as
practical, shall divert stormwater away from surface waters, and shall
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incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices to minimize adverse
water quality impacts. The banks of ditches shall be immediately seeded
upon grading and installation of utilities and the ditch itself shall be
improved with appropriate vegetative cover to retard erosion.
(I) No surface water shall be channeled into a sanitary sewer.
;7-5 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
(A) No land use or conditional use permit may be issued and preliminary plat
approval for subdivisions may not be given with respect to any development
that would cause land disturbing activity requiring prior approval of an
erosion and sedimentation control plan by the Land Quality Section, Division
of Land Resources, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
under NCGS 113A-57(4) unless the Land Quality Section has certified to the
County, either that:
(1) An erosion control plan has been submitted to and approved by the
Land Quality Section; or
(2) The Land Quality Section has examined the preliminary plans for the
development and it reasonably appears that an erosion control plan can
be approved upon submission by the developer of more detailed
construction or design drawings. However, in this case, construction of
the development may not begin (and no building permits may be issued)
until the Land Quality Section approves the erosion control plan.
(B) For purposes of this Section, `land disturbing activity' means any use of the
land by any person in residential, industrial, educational, institutional or
commercial development, highway and street construction and maintenance
that results in a change in the natural cover or topography and that may cause
or contribute to sedimentation except activities that are exempt under NCGS
113A-52(6)). Sedimentation occurs whenever solid particulate matter,
mineral or organic, is transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from the site of
its origin.
On behalf of the applicants, we hope this letter provides sufficient documentation that
Fort Bragg and Harnett County have adequate long-term water quality protection measures in
place to satisfy DWQ requirements for Section 401 Certification. Please call or email me if you
have questions.
Sincerely,
Gerald Pottern
[e-mail]
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?OF VdATFRO Michael F. Easley, Governor
0 G William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
p ^r Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
_ Divisi;:7 of Water Quality
November 20, 2006
DWQ Project # 06-1793
Cumberland County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Rodney Tart
Harnett County Public Utilities
308 West Duncan Street
Lillington, NC 27546
Subject Property: South Central Harnett NTA Forcemain - Harnett County Public Utilities
Ut to Jumping Run Creek [030614, 18-23-29, C]
Overhills Creek [030614, 18-23-26, C]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Tart:
On November 14, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received your "Courtesy Copy"
application dated November 9, 2006. The DWQ has determined that your application was incomplete
and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will require additional
information in order to process your application to impact protected wetlands and/or streams on the
subject property. Therefore, unless we receive five copies of the additional information requested below,
we will have to move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H.0506 and will
place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information. Please provide the
following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
As you probably know, DWQ's rules require that we certify that the project will not result in
"cumulative impacts, based on past or reasonably anticipated future impacts, that cause or will
cause a violation of downstream water quality standards" NCAC 2H.0506(b)(4). In reviewing
your plans, it appears construction of these sewer improvements are in response to additional
growth within several tracts. With respect to cumulative impacts, the Preconstruction
Notification (PCN - Section XIV, of the March 2005 version) form for the project asks,
"Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in additional
development which could impact nearby downstream water quality? Yes or No If yes, please
submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with the most recent
North Carolina Division of Water Quality policy posted on our website at:
http://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/newetiands/documents/InterimintemalPolicyCumulativelmpact.doc
Although, you have addressed this question within your submitted PCN, in reviewing your plans,
it appears construction of these water line improvements are in response to additional growth
within several tracts, therefore, there may be additional wetland and stream impacts in order to
NQ?`thCaro)
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: httu://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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develop these parcels and the stormwater from these developments have the may cause a
violation of downstream water quality standards.
Therefore, we will place this project on hold for incomplete information until the cumulative
impacts of this project are adequately addressed. Alternatively, one way to address this concern
is to have the Harnett County commit to requiring on-site stormwater management measures
(such as level spreaders, bioretention or constructed wetlands) for the additional development
when those parcels are developed. However, the Division is open to other approaches that would
give us the assurance that downstream water quality would be protected from the cumulative
impacts of this project.
Please contact the DWQ within three weeks of the date of this letter to verify that you have received this
letter and that you remain interested in. continuing to pursue permitting of your project and will be
providing the DWQ the requested information at a later date. Please contact me in writing and Ken
Averitte of the DWQ Fayetteville Regional Office. If we do not hear from you within three weeks, we
will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn.
This letter only addresses the application review and does not authorize any impacts to wetlands, waters
or protected buffers. Please be aware that any impacts requested within your application are not
authorized (at this time) by the DWQ. Please call Ms. Cyndi Karoly or Mr. Ian McMillan at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to disc 1y s this matter.
Sinc r ly, .``
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
CBKlijm
cc: Ken Averitte, DWQ Fayetteville Regional Office
USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
Hiram Marziano, Marziano & Minier, P.A., 147-A Dublin Square Road, Asheboro, NC 27203
Gerald Pottern, Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, 1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100, Raleigh,
NC 27610
Filename: 061793HarnettCoPublicUtilitiesSoCentralHarnettNTAForcemain(Cu mberlaud)on_Hold
Robert J. Goldstein and Associates, Inc.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100 Since 1985 Tel: [phone] or [phone]
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 Fax: [phone]
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09 November 2006
Mr. Richard Spencer NOV I ZOC6
US-ACE Wilmington Field Office ®u F% I
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P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
Subject: South-Central Harnett NTA Force Main, Harnett County.
Dear Mr. Spencer,
Attached is the revised PCN, maps, and wetland data forms for Harnett County's
proposed 2.4 MGD wastewater pump station and 22,000 feet of force main that will serve
Fort Bragg's residential development near Melody Lane and NC-87-24, two miles
southeast of Spout Springs in southwestern Harnett County. The force main will run
from the new pump station across Fort Bragg property and alongside Melody Lane, NC-
87-24, Nursery Road (SR-1117), and Overhills Road (SR-1120), and connect to Harnett
County's existing wastewater collection system east of Ray Rd (SR-1121) intersection.
The force main will be installed by directional boring from upland to upland
under all five stream crossings and all five wetland crossings. One off-road stream
crossing on Fort Bragg west of Nursery Road has a temporary 20-foot long culvert and
fill (already installed) that will be removed and restored after construction is complete.
Also, the wetland areas on and adjacent to Fort Bragg that we examined during our
October 5 field meeting will be restored and reseeded as described in the PCN. The
project will meet all conditions of GWQC #3374 and does not require written 401
approval from NC-DWQ, but we are sending a courtesy copy to NC-DWQ.
Thank you for your continuing assistance in permitting this important public
wastewater project. Feel free to call me at 919-872-1174 if you have questions about
wetlands, streams, or permit application; or call the project engineers Hiram Marziano or
Jim Bivins of Marziano & Minier at 336-629-3931 if you have questions about project
design details or construction methods.
Sincerely, A?#?tL
Gerald Pottem
cc: Cyndi Karoly DWQ 401 Wetlands Unit
Hiram Marziano, Marziano & Minier
Rodney Tart, Harnett County Utilities
NI:PA & SEPA Environmental Assessments • Environmental Impact Sludics • Jurisdictional Wetland & Stream Buffer Delineations • 404 - 401 Permits •
GiS/GPS Mapping • Water Quality Monitoring •Sneann & Welland Mitigation and Restoration • Endangered Species Servos & Alonirorui',
• Biological Assessments & Conservation Plans • Water Intakes & Rcscrroirs • Water Lincs & Treannent Plants • Sciverlinc'? & Wasteiraa t li7vi-,!wm
• Insoeam Flow An-4NCs • Interbasin Transfer Certificates • Lake Alonagemem & Watcrshcvl.1lodclmg 0,b( nacolog cal.5m, cn a anal nmm, •
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Office Use Only: Form Version November 05
USACE Action ID No. DWQ No.
(If any particular item is not applicable to this project, please enter "Not Applicable" or "N/A".)
1. Processing 100 RTES
1. Check all of the approval(s) requested for this project: COPY
® Section 404 Permit ? Riparian or Watershed Buffer Rules
? Section 10 Permit ? Isolated Wetland Permit from DWQ
® 401 Water Quality Certification ? Express 401 Water Quality Certification
2. Nationwide, Regional or General Permit (s) Requested: NWP-12. GC-3374
3. If this notification is solely a courtesy copy because written approval for the 401 Certification
is not required, check here:
4. If payment into the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is proposed
for mitigation of impacts, attach the acceptance letter from NCEEP, complete section VIII,
and check here: ?
5. If your project is located in any of North Carolina's twenty coastal counties (listed on page
4), and the project is within a North Carolina Division of Coastal Management Area of
Environmental Concern (see the top of page 2 for further details), check here ?
II. Applicant Information l? ;1
NOV MID'
1. Owner/Applicant Information
Name: Harnett County Public Utilities
Mailing Address: Rodney Tart, Director
308 West Duncan Street {or: PO Box 1119}
Lillington NC 27546
Telephone Number: 910-893-7575 Fax Number: 910-893-6643
E-mail Address: rtartahamett.org
2. Agent/Consultant Information (A signed and dated copy of the Agent Authorization letter
must be attached if the Agent has signatory authority for the owner/applicant.)
Name: engineer: Hiram Marziano, P.E. Marziano & Minier, PA
Company Affiliation: 147-A Dublin Square Rd., Asheboro, NC 27203
Mailing Address:
wetland consult: Gerald Pottern, Robert J Goldstein & Assoc
1221 Corporation Pkwv suite 100, Raleigh NC 27610
Marziano Tel +/Fax: [phone]-3932 RJGA Tel +/Fax: [phone]-9214
E-mail Address: hmarzianono triad.rr.com, gpottern(a,rigacarolina.com
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III. Project Information
Attach a vicinity map clearly showing the location of the property with respect to local
landmarks such as towns, rivers, and roads. Also provide a detailed site plan showing property
boundaries and development plans in relation to surrounding properties. Both the vicinity map
and site plan must include a scale and north arrow. The specific footprints of all buildings,
impervious surfaces, or other facilities must be included. If possible, the maps and plans should
include the appropriate USGS Topographic Quad Map and NRCS Soil Survey with the property
boundaries outlined. Plan drawings, or other maps may be included at the applicant's discretion,
so long as the property is clearly defined. For administrative and distribution purposes, the
USACE requires information to be submitted on sheets no larger than 11 by 17-inch format;
however, DWQ may accept paperwork of any size. DWQ prefers full-size construction
drawings rather than a sequential sheet version of the full-size plans. If full-size plans are
reduced to a small scale such that the final version is illegible, the applicant will be informed that
the project has been placed on hold until decipherable maps are provided.
1. Name of project: South Central Harnett NTA Forcemain, Harnett County Public Utilities
2. T.I.P. Project Number or State Project Number (NCDOT Only):
3. Property Identification Number (Tax PIN): many properties, including Fort Brae
4. Location
County: Harnett Nearest Town: Spring Lake (Cumberland Co)
Subdivision name (include phase/lot number): NA
Directions to site (include road numbers/names, landmarks, etc.): The proposed wastewater
pump station serving Forest Ridge residential development is near south end of Melody
Lane 0.5 mile west of NC-87-24, 1.9 mile southeast of Spout Springs (page 61 of NC Atlas
& Gazeteer). The force main will follow Melody Lane and proposed subdivision roads
eastward across NC-87-24, across Fort Bragg property to Nursery Rd, then alongside
Nursery Road and Overhills Rd to endpoint at Overhills Rd (SR-1120) and Ray Rd (SR-
1121) intersection, where it will connect to Harnett County's collection system. Total
corridor length is approximately 22,000 feet.
5. Site coordinates (For linear projects, such as a road or utility line, attach a sheet that
separately lists the coordinates for each crossing of a distinct waterbody.)
Decimal Degrees (6 digits minimum): (see attached) ON °W
6. Property size (acres): Pump station site is approximately 0.2 acre. Force main corridor is
approximately 22,000 feet long from Forest Ridge PS to Ray Rd/Overhills Rd intersection.
7. Name of nearest receiving body of water: Overhills Creek and Jumping Run Creek, both
tributaries to Lower Little River.
8. River Basin: Cape Fear River, DWQ sub-basin 03-06-14 (Lower Little River)
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(Note - this must be one of North Carolina's seventeen designated major river basins. The
River Basin map is available at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/maps/.)
9. Describe the existing conditions on the site and general land use in the vicinity of the project
at the time of this application: The proposed pump station site is upland hardwood/pine
forest Off-road segMents of the forcemain corridor traverse upland hardwood and pine
forests wet pine flatwoods and sandhill seeps including La forested portion of Fort Brae.
Roadside segments are adjacent to residential commercial, forested, and pasture lands.
10. Describe the overall project in detail, including the type of equipment to be used: The 2.42
MGD pump station with back-up generator and odor control facilities will be installed on 0.2
acre of upland mixed pine/hardwood forest. From station 0+00 (pump sta) to 16+00 (Melody
Lane) the 16" diameter force main will be installed under proposed subdivision roads. From
station 16+00 to 28+00 the force main will be installed in the existing mowed road shoulder
of Melody Lane From station 28+00 to 35+00 the force main will be installed along the
west edge of NC-87-24 right-of-way, through upland woods 60 feet west of the southbound
lane These upland segments will be installed using open trench construction using a rubber
tired excavator and pipe laying machinery. From station 35+00 to 36+50 the force main will
be bored beneath NC-87-24. From station 36+50 to 104+00 (Nursery Rd) the force main
will run cross-country through Fort Brae property, including one stream crossing (#2) and
four wetland crossings (GH GI GE GM). From station 104+00 to 220+00 the force main
will be installed five feet inside the highway ROW along the south side of Nursery Rd and
Overhills Rd. The ROW boundary is typically 17 to 18 feet from the edge of pavement along
most of this route and the force main will thus be 12 to 13 feet from edge of pavement. This
roadside segment includes one wetland crossing GL (station 126+00 to 128+00) and four
stream crossings 03 4 5 and 6) near stations 131+50, 135+00, 137+00 and 190+00
respectively. The easternmost 250 feet of the project (station 217+50 to 220+00) will be
bored beneath the Ray Rd intersection. All stream and wetland crossings will be installed
using directional boring from upland to upland, and trench installation will be used elsewhere
in uplands Construction methods and post-construction restoration at stream and wetland
crossings will follow applicable conditions of NWP 12 and GWOC 3374, and the permanent
mowed access corridor across wetlands will be limited to 10 feet wide. Timber mats will be
used to minimize soil compaction and rutting wherever heavy equipment will need to cross
wetlands. Erosion and sedimentation into streams and wetlands will be controlled by
appropriate use of silt fencing along cleared construction corridors. Mr. Roger Williams of
RCOM Inc. the directional boring sub-contractor provided this description of the
sedimentation control process: They begin the directional bore by excavating a pit about 3
feet square and 3 feet deep. This pit serves as a collection point for the drilling mud and soil
that comes out of the bore hole. A submersible pump is set in this pit which pumps the soil
and the mud into a container truck which has a machine that separates the soil from the
drilling mud, then the drilling mud is recycled. The soil is discharged to the side of the truck in
a pile and is protected from run-off by a silt fence. At the termination of the drill, the soil is
collected and hauled away. At the exit of the bore, the drilling mud is captured there into a
truck and returned to the entrance area where the drilling mud and the soil is separated by
the previously described machine. There is very little water involved in this procedure
because the water is tied up in the drilling mud. The soil that is separated from the drill mud
has also very little water in it.
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11. The off road stream crossing #2 (on Fort Brae property west of Nursery Rd) will include a
temporary road crossing for construction with a 20-foot long section of 24-inch ductile iron
culvert pipe and earth/rock fill Riprap will be installed at each end of the pipe to minimize
erosion (see attached figure) The culvert pipe and fill wil be removed after construction is
complete pre-construction contours restored and stream banks revegetated with a riparian
seed mix specified by Fort Bragg environmental staff. Construction and restoration methods
at this stream crossing will follow applicable NWP and GWQC conditions.
12. Harnett County acquired a standard 40 foot wide temporary construction corridor for the off-
road forcemain segments but in all wetlands and most upland areas not more than 20 feet of
width will be cleared for construction. Clearing along the south edge of Nursery Rd and
Overhills Rd will extend about 15 feet beyond edge of pavement, and will be maintained by
periodic mowing Along Melody Lane the pipe will be buried in the road shoulder fill
adjacent to the pavement requiring no clearing beyond the existing mowed shoulder.
13. Explain the purpose of the proposed work: The project will provide a means for conveying
raw wastewater from existing and future development in the Melody Lane area west of NC-
87-24 to Harnett County's existing collection system. This service area includes the proposed
Forest Ridge subdivision serving Fort Bragg housing. Gravity sewerlines feeding into the
Forest Ridge pump station are not included in this PCN• any stream or wetland impacts of the
gravity lines will be permitted as part of the subdivision project. The wastewater will be
pumped eastward to Harnett County's WWTP discharging to the Cape Fear River.
IV. Prior Project History
If jurisdictional determinations and/or permits have been requested and/or obtained for this
project (including all prior phases of the same subdivision) in the past, please explain. Include
the USACE Action ID Number, DWQ Project Number, application date, and date permits and
certifications were issued or withdrawn. Provide photocopies of previously issued permits,
certifications or other useful information. Describe previously approved wetland, stream and
buffer impacts, along with associated mitigation (where applicable). If this is a NCDOT project,
list and describe permits issued for prior segments of the same T.I.P. project, along with
construction schedules. No previous 404/401 permits issued. The contractor began clearing the
construction corridor in wetlands prematurely in September 2006 without 404/401 approval, and
a Cease & Desist order was issued. No trenching, boring, or pipe installation has yet occurred.
ACE agent Richard Spencer has informed the client that the project is in violation and this PCN
will be treated as an enforcement action.
V. Future Project Plans
Are any future permit requests anticipated for this project? If so, describe the anticipated work,
and provide justification for the exclusion of this work from the current application.
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Future expansion of sewer collection and conveyance facilities in south-central Harnett County
will occur as the population increases but is beyond the scope of the current project. Tile scope
of this current project is to meet Fort Bragg's immediate housing needs. The gravity sewer
collection system serving Forest Ridge subdivision and feeding into this new pump station is not
included in this PCN but any stream or wetland impacts will be permitted by the developer as
part of the subdivision project
VI. Proposed Impacts to Waters of the United States/Waters of the State
It is the applicant's (or agent's) responsibility to determine, delineate and map all impacts to
wetlands, open water, and stream channels associated with the project. Each impact must be
listed separately in the tables below (e.g., culvert installation should be listed separately from
riprap dissipater pads). Be sure to indicate if an impact is temporary. All proposed impacts,
permanent and temporary, must be listed, and must be labeled and clearly identifiable on an
accompanying site plan. All wetlands and waters, and all streams (intermittent and perennial)
should be shown on a delineation map, whether or not impacts are proposed to these systems.
Wetland and stream evaluation and delineation forms should be included as appropriate.
Photographs may be included at the applicant's discretion. If this proposed impact is strictly for
wetland or stream mitigation, list and describe the impact in Section VIII below. If additional
space is needed for listing or description, please attach a separate sheet.
1. Provide a written description of the proposed impacts: Wetland crossings GH, GI, GE, and
GM are off-road on Fort Bragg property. Wetland crossing GL is adjacent to Nursery Rd,
also on Fort Bragg property. The force main will be installed by directional boring from
upland to upland at each crossing, and a 10-foot wide permanent corridor will be cleared and
mowed for maintenance access. Existing wetland topography will not be altered. Cleared
corridors in wetlands including those areas impacted prior to 404-401 approval, will be
seeded with a mix of Leersia oryzoides, Juncus effusus, Panicum (Dichanthelium)
dichotomum and Panicum virgatum as specified by Fort Bragg environmental staff. The
only impacts to these wetlands is permanent conversion from forest/scrub vegetation to an
herb/low scrub community in the 10-foot wide maintenance corridor. Off-road stream
crossing #2 will require a temporary culvert and road crossings during construction. No
instream disturbance will occur at roadside stream crossings #3, 4, 5 and 6. The only
permanent impact at stream crossings will be conversion of stream bank vegetation from.
trees and tall scrub to herbs and low scrub.
2. Individually list wetland impacts. Types of impacts include, but are not limited to
mechanized clearing, grading, fill, excavation, flooding, ditching/drainage, etc. For dams,
separately list impacts due to both structure and flooding.
Wetland Impact Located Distance to Area of Impact
Site Number Type of Wetland within Nearest (acres)
(indicate on Type of Impact (e.g., forested, marsh, 100-year Stream
map) herbaceous, bog, etc.) Floodplain (linear feet) temp perm
(yes/no)
GH fig 6 bore 88' mow 10' wide seep forest & shrub, 88' no > 100' 0.0202 .0202
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GI fig 7 bore 380' mow 10' wide seep forest & shrub no > 100' 0.0872 .0872
GE fig 8 bore 29' mow 10' wide seep forest & shrub no > 100' 0.0069 .0069
GM fig 8 bore 34' mow 10' wide seep forest & shrub no - 50' 0.0078 .0078
GL fig 9 bore 175' mow 10' wide ditch, seep forest/shrub no > 100' 0.0402 .0402
Total Wetland Impact (acres); vegetation change only; NO topographic or hydrologic impact 0.1623 .1623
3. List the total acreage (estimated) of all existing wetlands on the property: approximately
0.52 wetland acres in the entire 40-foot wide temporary construction corridor
4. Individually list all intermittent and perennial stream impacts. Be sure to identify temporary
impacts. Stream impacts include, but are not limited to placement of fill or culverts, dam
construction, flooding, relocation, stabilization activities (e.g., cement walls, rip-rap, crib
walls, gabions, etc.), excavation, ditching/straightening, etc. If stream relocation is proposed,
plans and profiles showing the linear footprint for both the original and relocated streams
must be included. To calculate acreage, multiply length X width, then divide by 43,560.
Stream Impact
Number
(indicate on ma
Stream Name
Type of Impact Peren or
Intermit
? Average
Stream Width
Before Impact Impact
Length
(linear feet) Area of
Impact
(acres)
SX-I fig 3 UT Overhills Lake re-aligned, no impact Per 2' 0 0
SX-2 fig 8 UT Jumping Run temporary 20' culvert Per 12' 20 0.0055
SX-3 fig 9 Jumping Run Cr bore under - no impact Per 20' 0 0
SX-4 fig 10 UT Jumping Run bore under - no impact Int 10' 0 0
SX-5 fig 10 UT Jumping Run bore under - no impact Per 15' 0 0
SX-6 fig 1 I UT Jumping Run bore under - no impact Per 8' 0 0
F Total Stream Impact (by length and acreage) = temporary fill only 20 0.0055
5. Individually list all open water impacts (including lakes, ponds, estuaries, sounds, Atlantic
Ocean and any other water of the U.S.). Open water impacts include, but are not limited to
fill, excavation, dredging, flooding, drainage, bulkheads, etc.
Open Water Impact
Site Number
(indicate on ma) Name of Waterbody
(if applicable)
Type of Impact Type of Waterbody
(lake, pond, estuary, sound, bay,
ocean, etc.) Area of
Impact
(acres)
none none none none none

Total Open Water Impact (acres)
6. List the cumulative impact to all Waters of the U.S. resulting from the proiect:
Stream Impact (acres): 0.0055 temp
Wetland Impact (acres): 0.1623 perm
Open Water Impact (acres): 0.0000
Total Impact to Waters of the U.S. (acres) 0.1678
Total Stream Impact (linear feet): 20.0 temp
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7. Isolated Waters
Do any isolated waters exist on the property? ? Yes ® No
Describe all impacts to isolated waters, and include the type of water (wetland or stream) and
the size of the proposed impact (acres or linear feet). Please note that this section only
applies to waters that have specifically been determined to be isolated by the USACE.
Pond Creation
If construction of a pond is proposed, associated wetland and stream impacts should be
included above in the wetland and stream impact sections. Also, the proposed pond should
be described here and illustrated on any maps included with this application.
Pond to be created in (check all that apply): ? uplands ? stream ? wetlands
Describe the method of construction (e.g., dam/embankment, excavation, installation of
draw-down valve or spillway, etc.):
Proposed use or purpose of pond (e.g., livestock watering, irrigation, aesthetic, trout pond,
local stormwater requirement, etc.):
Current land use in the vicinity of the pond:
Size of watershed draining to pond: Expected pond surface area:
VII. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
Specifically describe measures taken to avoid the proposed impacts. It may be useful to provide
information related to site constraints such as topography, building ordinances, accessibility, and
financial viability of the project. The applicant may attach drawings of alternative, lower-impact
site layouts, and explain why these design options were not feasible. Also discuss how impacts
were minimized once the desired site plan was developed. If applicable, discuss construction
techniques to be followed during construction to reduce impacts.
The proposed pump station is sited upslope of wetland GF which will be avoided. The force
main is routed within existing or proposed public road rights-of-way to the extent practicable
(Nursery Rd Overhills Rd and Melody Lane) and alongside a dirt road on the edge of Fort
Bragg property. The requirement to follow Fort Bragg property boundary and NC-DDT's
requirement that sewerlines be placed near the outer edge of highway rights-of-way are design
constraints. Corridor clearing width will be minimized, typically 10 feet through wetlands and
no more than 20 feet elsewhere. A permanent stream crossing at #2 for long-term maintenance
was requested by Harnett County, but has been deleted because road access is possible from
either side (Nursery Rd and NC-87).
VIII. Mitigation
DWQ - In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0500, mitigation may be required by the NC
Division of Water Quality for projects involving greater than or equal to one acre of impacts to
freshwater wetlands or greater than or equal to 150 linear feet of total impacts to perennial
streams.
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USACE - In accordance with the Final Notice of Issuance and Modification of Nationwide
Permits, published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2002, mitigation will be required when
necessary to ensure that adverse effects to the aquatic environment are minimal. Factors
including size and type of proposed impact and function and relative value of the impacted
aquatic resource will be considered in determining acceptability of appropriate and practicable
mitigation as proposed. Examples of mitigation that may be appropriate and practicable include,
but are not limited to: reducing the size of the project; establishing and maintaining wetland
and/or upland vegetated buffers to protect open waters such as streams; and replacing losses of
aquatic resource functions and values by creating, restoring, enhancing, or preserving similar
functions and values, preferable in the same watershed.
If mitigation is required for this project, a copy of the mitigation plan must be attached in order
for USACE or DWQ to consider the application complete for processing. Any application
lacking a required mitigation plan or NCEEP concurrence shall be placed on hold as incomplete.
An applicant may also choose to review the current guidelines for stream restoration in DWQ's
Draft Technical Guide for Stream Work in North Carolina, available at
http://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/ncwetlands/strmgide.html.
1. Provide a brief description of the proposed mitigation plan. The description should provide
as much information as possible, including, but not limited to: site location (attach directions
and/or map, if offsite), affected stream and river basin, type and amount (acreage/linear feet)
of mitigation proposed (restoration, enhancement, creation, or preservation), a plan view,
preservation mechanism (e.g., deed restrictions, conservation easement, etc.), and a
description of the current site conditions and proposed method of construction. Please attach
a separate sheet if more space is needed.
No mitigation is proposed as all wetland and stream crossings will be bored and the only
permanent impact will be conversion of forested wetland to herb/scrub vegetation within the
10-foot wide maintenance corridor.
2. Mitigation may also be made by payment into the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (NCEEP). Please note it is the applicant's responsibility to contact the NCEEP at
[phone] to determine availability, and written approval from the NCEEP indicating
that they are will to accept payment for the mitigation must be attached to this form. For
additional information regarding the application process for the NCEEP, check the NCEEP
website at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wrp/index.htm. If use of the NCEEP is proposed, please
check the appropriate box on page five and provide the following information:
Amount of stream mitigation requested (linear feet):
Amount of buffer mitigation requested (square feet):
Amount of Riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres):
Amount of Non-riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres):
Amount of Coastal wetland mitigation requested (acres):
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IX. Environmental Documentation (required by DWQ)
1. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state/local) funds or the use of
public (federal/state) land? Yes ® No ?
2. If yes, does the project require preparation of an environmental document pursuant to the
requirements of the National or North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)?
Note: If you are not sure whether a NEPA/SEPA document is required, call the SEPA
coordinator at [phone] to review current thresholds for environmental documentation.
Yes ? No
3. If yes, has the document review been finalized by the State Clearinghouse? If so, please
attach a copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval letter. Yes ? No ?
X. Proposed Impacts on Riparian and Watershed Buffers (required by DWQ)
It is the applicant's (or agent's) responsibility to determine, delineate and map all impacts to
required state and local buffers associated with the project. The applicant must also provide
justification for these impacts in Section VII above. All proposed impacts must be listed herein,
and must be clearly identifiable on the accompanying site plan. All buffers must be shown on a
map, whether or not impacts are proposed to the buffers. Correspondence from the DWQ
Regional Office may be included as appropriate. Photographs may also be included at the
applicant's discretion.
1. Will the project impact protected riparian buffers identified within 15A NCAC 213 .0233
(Meuse), 15A NCAC 2B .0259 (Tar-Pamlico), 15A NCAC 02B .0243 (Catawba) 15A NCAC
2B .0250 (Randleman Rules and Water Supply Buffer Requirements), or other (please
identify V Yes ? No
2. If "yes", identify the square feet and acreage of impact to each zone of the riparian buffers.
If buffer mitigation is required calculate the required amount of mitigation by applying the
buffer multipliers.
I Impact I I Required
Zone* Multiplier
1
2
Total
3 (2 for Catawba)
1.5
* Zone 1 extends out 30 feet perpendict;
additional 20 feet from the edge of Zone 1.
the top of the near bank of channel; Zone 2 extends an
3. If buffer mitigation is required, please discuss what type of mitigation is proposed (i.e.,
Donation of Property, Riparian Buffer Restoration / Enhancement, or Payment into the
Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund). Please attach all appropriate information as identified
within 15A NCAC 213 .0242 or .0244, or .0260.
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XI. Stormwater (required by DWQ)
Describe impervious acreage (existing and proposed) versus total acreage on the site. Discuss
stormwater controls proposed in order to protect surface waters and wetlands downstream from
the property. If percent impervious surface exceeds 20%, please provide calculations
demonstrating total proposed impervious level.
The new pump station will create less than 0.05 acre of impervious surface. The buried force
main will have no impervious surface area Other applicants (not Harnett County) will prepare
404-401 permit application documents for the Forest Ridge subdivision, including impervious
area and stormwater calculations if necessary.
XII. Sewage Disposal (required by DWQ)
Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non-discharge or discharge) of
wastewater generated from the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility.
The wastewater will pumped eastward via the Harnett County collection system and ultimately
treated and disposed at the Harnett County WWTP on the Cape Fear River.
XIII. Violations (required by DWQ)
Is this site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H.0500) or any Buffer Rules?
Yes ? No
Is this an after-the-fact permit application? Yes ® No ? Corridor clearing in
wetlands was started, but ceased when the contractor was informed that permitting was not
completed. Sewerline installation under wetlands and streams has not yet occurred.
XIV. Cumulative Impacts (required by DWQ)
Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in additional
development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality? Yes ® No ?
If yes, please submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with
the most recent North Carolina Division of Water Quality policy posted on our website at
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands. If no, please provide a short narrative description: This
wastewater pumping project will serve existing and future development along NC-87-24
between Spout Springs and Overhills Lake. The pump station and force main design capacity is
2.42 MGD (peak flow) which could ultimately serve approximately 10,000 residents, based on
average daily flow of 1.00 MGD and average per capita flow of 100 gallons per day.
XV. Other Circumstances (Optional):
It is the applicant's responsibility to submit the application sufficiently in advance of desired
construction dates to allow processing time for these permits. However, an applicant may
choose to list constraints associated with construction or sequencing that may impose limits on
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work schedules (e.g., draw-down schedules for lakes, dates associated with Endangered and
Threatened Species, accessibility problems, or other issues outside of the applicant's control).
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Applicant/Agent's Signature Date
(Agent's signature is valid only if an authorization letter from the applicant is provided.)
Digital Longitude & Latitude coordinates of stream and wetland crossings
Wetland Stream Long W Lat N Figure
GH 79.0155 35.2510 6 of 12
GI 79.0108 35.2516 7 of 12
GE 79.0055 35.2517 8 of 12
SC-2 79.0049 35.2514 8 of 12
GM 79.0046 35.2512 8 of 12
GL 78.9978 35.2546 9 of 12
SC-3 78.9964 35.2552 9 of 12
SC-4 78.9955 35.2557 10 of 12
SC-5 78.9949 35.2559 10 of 12
SC-6 78.9778 35.2556 11 of 12
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Mr. Gerald Pottern has my permission to sign the PCN as the Agent for the County of
Harnett on the Northern Training Area Application.
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Determination Manual)
WETLANDS -1
Project / Site: Harnett South Central NTA Forcemain Date: I 1 Jan 2006
Applicant / Owner: Harnett County Utilities County: Harnett
Investigator: Gerald B. Pottem, R.J.Goldstein & Associates State: NC
Do normal circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: seep
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential problem area? Yes No X Plot ID: GL, GE, GH,
(explain on reverse if needed) G1, GM,
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1. Pinus taeda tree FAC 9. Arundinaria gigantea herb FACW
2. Cyrilla racemiflora shrub FACW 10. Quercus nigra tree FAC
3. Ilex glabra shrub FACW 11. Smilax laurifolia vine FACW+
4. Persea borbonia shrub FACW 12. Viburnum nudum herb FACW+
5. Leonia lucida shrub FACW 13. Vitis rotundifolia vine FAC
6. Acer rubrum tree FAC 14. Ilex glabra shrub FACW
7. Clethra alnifolia shrub FACW 15. Woodwardia areolata herb OBL
8. Liquidambar styracifluaa tree FAC+ 16.
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC excluding FAC-). 100
Remarks: Wetland vegetation present based on greater than 50% of dominant plant spec ies classified as FAC to
OBL in the National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands, Region 2. Sample plot w as taken in wetland GL.
Vegetation, soils, and hydrology are similar in Wetlands GE, GH, GI, GK, and JA.
HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe In Remarks): Wetland Hydrology Indicators
- Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
- Aerial Photographs Primary Indicators:
Other _ Inundated
x Saturated in Upper 12"
X No Recorded Data Available _ Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
Field Observations: _ Sediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 0 (in.) Secondary Indicators:
x Oxidized Roots Channels in Upper 12"
Depth to Free Water in Pit: 0-16 (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
_ Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 0-10 (in.) x FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: Hydrology indicators strong in winter, dry conditions,; we presume they would also be met during the
growing season.
SOILS
WETLAND -1
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Roanoke loam Drainage Class: poorly
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Topic Endoaquults Confirm Mapped Type? Yes_ No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Colors Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
inches Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-6 2.5Y4/1 sandy loam >70% org coat
6-12 10YR4/2 10YR5/6 common
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol _ Concretions
Histic Epipedon X High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
_
_Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Regime Listed On Local Hydric Soils List
Reducing Conditions Listed on National Hydric Soils List
x Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: Soil is hydric based on field indicators and the Nat Hydric Soils List designation for the mapped soil
unit (Roanoke loam)
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes x No Is the Sampling Point
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes x No Within a Wetland? Yes x No
Hydric Soils Present? Yes x No
Remarks: Wetland areas GL, GE, GH, GI, GK, and JA are classified as wetlands based upon the criteria set forth
in the 1987 Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual.
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Determination Manual)
WETLAND -2
Project / Site: Harnett South Central NTA Forcemain Date: I I Jan 2006
Applicant / Owner: Harnett County Utilities
Investigator: Gerald B. Pottem, R.J.Goldstein & Associates County: Harnett
State: NC

Do normal circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical situation)? Yes No X Community ID:
flood lain forest
Is the area a potential problem area? Yes No X
(explain on reverse if needed) Transect ID:
Plot ID: GF, GG,
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1. Pinus taeda tree FAC 9. Arundinaria yziantea herb FACW
2. Cyrilla racemiflora shrub FACW 10. Quercus phellos tree FACW-
3. Magnolia vireiniana tree FACW+ 11. Smilax laurifolia vine FACW+
4. Persea borbonia shrub FACW 12. Nyssa biflora tree OBL
5. Lvonia lucida shrub FACW 13. Vitis rotundifolia vine FAC
6. Acer rubrum tree FAC 14. Itea virginica shrub FACW
7. Clethra alnifolia shrub FACW 15. Woodwardia areolata herb OBL
8. Liquidambar styracifluaa tree FAC+ 16.
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC excluding FAC-). 100
Remarks: Wetland vegetation present based on greater than 50% of dominant plant species classified as FAC to
OBL in the National List of Plant Species that Occur in We tlands, Region 2. Sample plot was taken in wetland GB.
Vegetation, soils, and hydrology are similar in Wetlands GA, GC, GF, GG.
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe In Remarks): Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_ Aerial Photographs Primary Indicators:
Other Inundated
_ x Saturated in Upper 12"
X No Recorded Data Available x Water Marks
x Drift Lines
Field Observations: X Sediment Deposits
X Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 0-3 (in.) Secondary Indicators:
x Oxidized Roots Channels in Upper 12"
Depth to Free Water in Pit: 0-10 (in.) x Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 0-5 (in.) x FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: Hydrology indicators strong in winter, dry conditions; we presume they would also be met during the
growing season.
i
SOILS
WETLAND -2
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Roanoke loam Drainage Class: poorlV
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Topic Endoaquults Confirm Mapped Type? Yes No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Colors Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-6 2.5Y4/1 sandy loam >70% org coat
6-12 1OYR4/2 IOYR5/6 common
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol Concretions
_ Histic Epipedon . High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
_Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Regime Listed On Local Hydric Soils List
Reducing Conditions X Listed on National Hydric Soils List
x Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: Soil is hydric based on field indicators and the Nat Hydric Soils List designation for the mapped soil
unit (Roanoke loam)
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes x No Is the Sampling Point
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes x No Within a Wetland? Yes x No
Hydric Soils Present? Yes x No
Remarks: Wetland areas GB, GA, GC, GF, and GG are classified as wetlands based upon the criteria set forth in
the 1987 Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual.
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Determination Manual)
UPLAND
Project / Site: Harnett South Central NTA Forcemain Date: I I Jan 2006
Applicant / Owner: Harnett County County: Harnett
Investigator: Gerald B. Pottem, R.J.Goldstein & Associates State: NC
Do normal circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical situation)? Yes No X pine flatwoods
Is the area a potential problem area? Yes No X Transect ID:
(explain on reverse if needed) Plot ID: GF, GG. GI,
GE GL GM
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1. Pinus palustris tree FACU+ 9. Arundinaria gipantea herb FACW
2. Pinus taeda tree FAC 10. Symplocos tinctoria shrub FAC+
3. flex glabra shrub FACW 11. Smilax rotundifolia vine FAC
4. Persea borbonia shrub FACW 12. Aristida stricta herb FAC-
5. Liriodendron tulipifera tree FAC 13. Pteridium aquilinum herb FACU
6. Acer rubrum shrub FAC 14. Liquidambar styraciflua tree FAC+
7. Clethra alnifolia shrub FACW 15. Nyssa sylvatica tree FAC
8. Quercus falcata tree FACU- 16.
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC excluding FAC-). 11115 = 73
Remarks: Wetland vegetation present based on greater than 50% of dominant plant species classified as FAC to
OBL in the National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands, Region 2. Sample plot was taken adjacent to
wetland GL. Uplands adjacent to other wetlands in the project area are similar.
HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe In Remarks): Wetland Hydrology Indicators
_ Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_ Aerial Photographs Primary Indicators:
_ Other Inundated
Saturated in Upper 12"
X No Recorded Data Available _ Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 0 (in.) Secondary Indicators:
Oxidized Roots Channels in Upper 12"
Depth to Free Water in Pit: > 18 (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: > 12 (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: No indicator of wetland hydrology is present outside the wetland boundary.
SOILS UPLANDS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Gilead loamy sand Drainage Class: moderately well
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Aauic Hapludults Confirm Mapped Type? Yes_ No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Colors Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-6 2.5Y6/3 loamy sand
6-12 2.5Y6/5
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol _ Concretions
_ Histic Epipedon _ High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
_Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
_Aquic Moisture Regime Listed On Local Hydric Soils List
-Reducing Conditions X Listed on National Hydric Soils List
_Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors - Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: No hydric soil indicator is present.
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes x No Is the Sampling Point
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No x Within a Wetland? Yes_ No x
Hydric Soils Present? Yes No x
Remarks: Wetland hydrology and hydric soils are not present upslope of these wetlands, although
hydrophytic vegetation is still present in some areas.
DWQ# Data V - -?G Who Reviewed
Plan Detail Incomplete -
? Pfease provide a location map for the project.
? Please show all stream impacts including all fill slopes, dissipaters, and bank stabilization on the site plan.
?. Plane show all wetland impacts including fill slopes on the site plan.
? Please indicate all buffer impacts on the site plan., e
? Please indicate proposed lot layout as overlays on the site plan. ` 5 f L., --e
? Please indicate the locatign of the protected buffers as overfays on the site plan. a a-V-?041a'
a 6 r cs vl.^ ? -?.
? Piano locate all isolated or non-isolated wetlands, .streams and other waters of the State as overlays on the site plan.
? Please provide cross section details showing the provisions for aquatic life passage.
? Please locate any planned-sewer lines on the sifo plan. ?, c t
? Please provide the location of any proposed stormwater management practices as required by C3C
? Please provide detail for the stormwater management pmcdcos as required by CSC `-
? Pleaso specify the percent of project imperviousness area based on the estimated built-out conditions:
? Please indicate all stormwati ,ot}tfalls on the site plaiq.
? Please'indicato the diffUse flow provision measures on the site plain
? Please indicate whother or not the proposed impacts already been co4ducted.
Avoidsace.andtor Minimization Not Provided
? • The labeled as on the plans does not appear to bo necessary. Please eliminate the . or provide additional
information as to why it is necessary for this project
? This Office behoves that the labeled on the plans as can be moved. or reconfigured to avoid the impacts to the
. Please revise the plans to avoid thq impacts.
?. This'Office believes that the labeled on the plans as- can be moved or reconfigured to;minimizo the impacts tp'tho
. Please revise the plans to minimize the impacts.
? The stormwater discharges at the location on the plans labeled will. not provide diffuse flow through the buffer because
. Pioaso revise the plans and provide calculations to show that OMse flow will be achieved through the entirebuffer. If it
is not possible to achieve. diffuse flow through, the entire buffor then it maybe necessary to provido stormwater management
practices that ranovo nutrients .bcfbm the stormwater can be discharged through the, buffer. .
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?•. Tho application foe was insufficient because over 150 feet of stream and/or over 1 acre otwetland'impacts were requested Please
provide S .' This additional fee must ba receiv«} before your application can be reviewed. '
? Please complete Section(s) on the application. - '
? Please provide a signed copy of the application.
Pleaseprovide copips of the application, . copies of-the siteplens and other supporting information:
? Please-submit electronic CAD files showing ;.via: eina.R to [e-mail] and CDr '
Mitigation
? of compensatory mitigation is required for this project. Tleaso provide'e compensatory mitigation plan. The
plan must conform to the requirements in 15 A NCAC 2A .0500 and must be appropriate to the type-of impacts proposed
? Please indicate which 404 Permit the USACE would use to authorize this project