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AGENT AUTHORIZATION
Property Address: 11571 NC 12 HWY
Parcel PIN: 074200340675
Please print:
Property Owner: U.S. Government
Property Owner: Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (Transmission Easement)
The undersigned, registered property owners of the above noted property, do hereby authorize
Booth & Associates. LLC— 5811 Glenwood Ave.. Raleigh, NC 27612 (Agent / Consulting Firm)
to act on my behalf and take all actions necessary for the processing, issuance and acceptance of this
permit or certification and any and all standard and special conditions attached.
Property Owners Address (if different than property above):
47109 Lighlplant Rd, Buxton, NC 27920
Telephone: [phone]
We hereby certify the above information submitted in this application is true and accurate to the best of
our knowledge.
Authorized Signature Date: '12 12,017
Authorized Signature Date:
Booth & Associates, LLC
Consulting Engineers
5811 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Firm License No.: F-0221
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28. Use of Multiple Nationwide Permits. The use of more than one NWP for a single and complete
project is prohibited, except when the acreage loss of waters of the United States authorized by the
NWPs does not exceed the acreage limit of the NWP with the highest specified acreage limit. For
example, if a road crossing over tidal waters is constructed under NWP 14, with associated bank
stabilization authorized by NWP 13, the maximum acreage loss of waters of the United States for the
total project cannot exceed 1/3 -acre.
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12. Soil Erosion and Sediment Controls. Appropriate soil erosion and sediment controls must be used
and maintained in effective operating condition during construction, and all exposed soil and other
fills, as well as any work below the ordinary high water mark or high tide line, must be permanently
stabilized at the earliest practicable date. Permittees are encouraged to perform work within waters
of the United States during periods of low -flow or no -flow.
13. Removal of Temporary Fills. Temporary fills must be removed in their entirety and the affected
areas returned to pre -construction elevations. The affected areas must be revegetated, as
appropriate.
14. Proper Maintenance. Any authorized structure or fill shall be properly maintained, including
maintenance to ensure public safety and compliance with applicable NWP general conditions, as well
as any activity -specific conditions added by the district engineer to an NWP authorization.
23. Mitigation. The district engineer will consider the following factors when determining appropriate
and practicable mitigation necessary to ensure that adverse effects on the aquatic environment are
minimal: (a) The activity must be designed and constructed to avoid and minimize adverse effects,
both temporary and permanent, to waters of the United States to the maximum extent practicable at
the project site (i.e., on site). (b) Mitigation in all its forms (avoiding, minimizing, rectifying, reducing,
or compensating for resource losses) will be required to the extent necessary to ensure that the
adverse effects to the aquatic environment are minimal. (c) Compensatory mitigation at a minimum
one -tor -one ratio will be required for all wetland losses that exceed 1/10 -acre and require pre -
construction notification, unless the district engineer determines in writing that either some other
form of mitigation would be more environmentally appropriate orthe adverse effects of the proposed
activity are minimal, and provides a project -specific waiver of this requirement. For wetland losses of
1/10 -acre or less that require pre -construction notification, the district engineer may determine on a
case-by-case basis that compensatory mitigation is required to ensure that the activity results in
minimal adverse effects on the aquatic environment. Compensatory mitigation projects provided to
offset losses of aquatic resources must comply with the applicable provisions of 33 CFR part 332. (1)
The prospective permittee is responsible for proposing an appropriate compensatory mitigation
option if compensatory mitigation is necessary to ensure that the activity results in minimal adverse
effects on the aquatic environment. (2) Since the likelihood of success is greater and the impacts to
potentially valuable uplands are reduced, wetland restoration should be the first compensatory
mitigation option considered. (3) If permittee -responsible mitigation is the proposed option, the
prospective permittee is responsible for submitting a mitigation plan. A conceptual or detailed
mitigation plan may be used by the district engineer to make the decision on the NWP verification
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request, but a final mitigation plan that addresses the applicable requirements of 33 CFR 332.4(c)(2) —
(14) must be approved by the district engineer before the permittee begins work in waters of the
United States, unless the district engineer determines that prior approval of the final mitigation plan is
not practicable or not necessary to ensure timely completion of the required compensatory mitigation
(see 33 CFR 332.3(k)(3)). (4) If mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program credits are the proposed option,
the mitigation plan only needs to address the baseline conditions at the impact site and the number of
credits to be provided. (5) Compensatory mitigation requirements (e.g., resource type and amount to
be provided as compensatory mitigation, site protection, ecological performance standards,
monitoring requirements) may be addressed through conditions added to the NWP authorization,
instead of components of a compensatory mitigation plan. (d) For losses of streams or other open
waters that require pre -construction notification, the district engineer may require compensatory
mitigation, such as stream rehabilitation, enhancement, or preservation, to ensure that the activity
results in minimal adverse effects on the aquatic environment. (e) Compensatory mitigation will not
be used to increase the acreage losses allowed by the acreage limits of the NWPs. For example, if an
NWP has an acreage limit of 1/2 -acre, it cannot be used to authorize any project resulting in the loss
of greaterthan 1/2 -acre of waters of 8 the United States, even if compensatory mitigation is provided
that replaces or restores some of the lost waters. However, compensatory mitigation can and should
be used, as necessary, to ensure that a project already meeting the established acreage limits also
satisfies the minimal impact requirement associated with the NWPs. (f) Compensatory mitigation
plans for projects in or near streams or other open waters will normally include a requirement for the
restoration or establishment, maintenance, and legal protection (e.g., conservation easements) of
riparian areas next to open waters. In some cases, riparian areas may be the only compensatory
mitigation required. Riparian areas should consist of native species. The width of the required riparian
area will address documented water quality or aquatic habitat loss concerns. Normally, the riparian
area will be 25 to 50 feet wide on each side of the stream, but the district engineer may require
slightly wider riparian areas to address documented water quality or habitat loss concerns. If it is not
possible to establish a riparian area on both sides of a stream, or if the waterbody is a lake or coastal
waters, then restoring or establishing a riparian area along a single bank or shoreline may be
sufficient. Where both wetlands and open waters exist on the project site, the district engineer will
determine the appropriate compensatory mitigation (e.g., riparian areas and/or wetlands
compensation) based on what is best for the aquatic environment on a watershed basis. In cases
where riparian areas are determined to be the most appropriate form of compensatory mitigation,
the district engineer may waive or reduce the requirement to provide wetland compensatory
mitigation for wetland losses. (g) Permittees may propose the use of mitigation banks, in -lieu fee
programs, or separate permittee -responsible mitigation. For activities resulting in the loss of marine or
estuarine resources, permittee -responsible compensatory mitigation may be environmentally
preferable if there are no mitigation banks or in -lieu fee programs in the area that have marine or
estuarine credits available for sale or transfer to the permittee. For permittee -responsible mitigation,
the special conditions of the NWP verification must clearly indicate the party or parties responsible for
the implementation and performance of the compensatory mitigation project, and, if required, its
long-term management. (h) Where certain functions and services of waters of the United States are
permanently adversely affected, such as the conversion of a forested or scrub -shrub wetland to a
herbaceous wetland in a permanently maintained utility line right-of-way, mitigation may be required
to reduce the adverse effects of the project to the minimal level.
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