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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27004
lames G. Martin, C,overnor
William W. (;obey, Jr., Secretarv
Mr. Everette Chamblis
Wooten Company
11-0 N. Boylan Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
Dear Mr. Chamblis:
March 9, 1992
("eorge T. Everett, Mi.D.
Director
Subject: Proposed Fill in Headwaters or Isolated Wetlands
Land application site
Lenoir County
DEM Project #91935
Upon review of your request for Water Quality Certification
to place fill material in 4.9 acres of wetlands for wastewater
lagoon and land application of wastewater located at Pink Hill in
Lenoir County, we have determined that the proposed fill can be
covered by General Water Quality Certification No. 2671 issued
January 21, 1992. A copy of the General Certification is
attached. This Certification may be used in qualifying for
coverage under Corps of Engineers' Nationwide Permit No. 26. An
additional condition is that spray beds shall not be constructed
at sites 73 - 86.
If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at
919/733-1786 or 919/733-1787.
Sincerely,
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e rge T. Everett
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Corps of Engineers Washington Regional Office
Washington DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO March 11, 1992
Regulatory Branch
Action ID. 199201159 and Nationwide Permit No.
(Headwaters and Isolated Waters)
Honorable Jeffrey Turner
Mayor, Town of Pink Hill
Post Office Box 530
Pink Hill, North Carolina 28572
I .., W o niia, ity SECTION;

Dear Mayor Turner:
Reference your application of February 19, 1992 for Department of the Army
authorization to adversely affect ?-,03_acres of waters or wetlands of the
United States by filling, flooding, excavation or drainage for the purpose of
construction of the Pink Hill Waste Water Treatment Project. Lo The project is
located adjacent to Tacohoe Swamp, west of S.R. 1109, south of S.R. 1113, near
Pink Hill, Lenoir County, North Carolina.
For the purposes of the Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Program, Title 33,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the Federal
Register on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits. Authorization was
provided, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, for discharges of
dredged or fill material into headwaters and isolated waters provided:
a. the discharge does not cause the loss of more than 10 acres of waters
of the United States;
b. the permittee notifies the District Engineer if the discharge would
cause the loss of waters of the United States greater than one acre in
accordance with the "Notification" general condition. For discharges in
special aquatic sites, including wetlands, the notification must also include
a delineation of affected specific aquatic sites, including wetlands; and
c. the discharge, including all attendant features, both temporary and
permanent, is part of a single and complete project.
Your work is authorized by this nationwide permit provided it is
accomplished in strict accordance with the enclosed conditions. This
nationwide permit does not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain any
required State or local approval.
This verification will be valid for 2 years from the date of this letter
unless the nationwide authorization is modified, reissued, or revoked. Also,
this verification will remain valid for the 2 years if, during that period,
the nationwide permit authorization is reissued without modification or the

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activity complies with any subsequent modification of the nationwide permit
authorization. If during the 2 years, the nationwide permit authorization
expires or is suspended or revoked, or is modified, such that the activity
would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit,
activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under
contract to commence in reliance upon the nationwide permit will remain
authorized provided the activity is completed within 12 months of the date of
the nationwide permit's expiration, modification or revocation, unless
discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify,
suspend, or revoke the authorization.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. Questions or comments may be
addressed to Mr. Gary Mitchell, Washington Regulatory Field office, telephone
[phone].
Sincerely,
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Enclosure
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
`Post Office Box 27687
Lid` Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
U.S. ARMY COE 404 PUBLIC NOTICE OR NATIONWIDE PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW
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CERT. REQ'D: (Y OR N)
IF YES: GENERAL CERT: (Y OR N)
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TO BE PERMITTED BY: I ?- (DEM, DHS, COUN Y)
IF BY DEM, IS SITE AVAILA LE AND PERMIT ISSUANCE PROBABLE? (Y OR N)
WATER/WETLAND FILL
AREA OF FILL: WATER:
WETLAND :
IS FILL ELIMINATING A SIGNIFICANT USE? (Y OR N)
DREDGING
IS DREDGING ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF
RESOURCE? (Y OR N)
IS SPOIL DISPOSAL ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED? _ (Y OR N)
SEQUENCING
IS SEQUENCING REQUIRED? ?(Y OR N)
PRACTICABLE ALTERNATIVE? !J (Y OR N)
MINIMIZATION OF IMPACTS? 7-(Y OR N)
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system would severely tax the capabilities of a community the size of
Pink Hill (population 635). In terms of wetland impacts, this
alternative would involve the construction of 3,300 LF of discharge
pipe and access road through a swamp, construction of a post-aeration
facility on swampland, and continuation of a point source discharge
within a swamp.
3. Discharge to the City of Kinston Sewer System. Two alternatives
involving pumping the Pink H;'' Wastewater to the City of Kinston were
considered: Both altern,-` rejected because of the high costs
of either (alter+? g ,? ? ?? ? L =? , nl minimal, except Wetland impacts
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crossings alternative, the project would
have im ' Y "I' , " ° ?;S Y" ??? Ine pump station, construction
of two be r G ' v .tion of 84,500 LF of force
main (2,06 C"' 1 N? ` l 9400 LF of gravity sewer line.
4. Spray Irrigati, Treatment. Two sites, including the
current site, wk ..pied as being feasible for use with a spray
irrigation system. i'he site not selected would have consisted of the
land adjacent to the existing treatment plant and an extensive area on
the opposite side of Tuckahoe Swamp from the existing plant. This
alternative would have required the closing of a privately owned
airport, purchase of a privately held game preserve, and construction
of an access road and force main traversing the full width of Tuckahoe
Swamp. The gross land area involved would have been greater than
that required with the selected site, the relative proportion of wooded
to cleared land much greater, and construction required through and
near wetlands much larger. The second site was rejected based on cost.
B. Provision of Additional Buffer Zones
Representatives of the NC-DEM Water Quality Planning Section asked that
consideration be given to removal of the high ground "finger" of sprayfield
between two wetland areas shown on the attached map in the area roughly
bounded by the N 6+00, N 3+00, W 12+00, and W 10+00 grid lines, and
that consideration be given to providing a 50' buffer between the wetted area
and wetland delineation limits-/'the elimination of the "finger" from the
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9prayfield would reduce the sprayfield size by 0.77 acres, a_;_j?eduction in )
?sprayfield size. 'The use of a 50' buffer elsewhere would reduce the
sPraYfield by an additional 3.2 acres, bringing the total sPrayfield loss to 4
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acres or 10% of the sprayfield. The conservatism has been removed from the
initial design, and a further 10% reduction in sprayfield size will seriously
reduce the treatment capacity of the site. Accordingly, this recommendation
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TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO REQUEST
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INCLUSION IN NATIONWIDE PERMIT NO. 26
PINK HILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
I. OVERVIEW
The Pink Hill Wastewater Treatment Project involves construction of a land application,
spray irrigation type wastewater treatment facility designed to serve the needs of the Town of
Pink Hill. This facility will replace the existing package type plant discharging into Cherry Tree
Branch. The existing plant cannot comply with its discharge limits and is operating under a
Judicial Order by Consent pending completion of the new treatment facility. The treatment plant
design has been modified extensively to minimize potential impacts on wetlands. Following a
January 23rd, 1992 on-site visit with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
the N.C. Division of Environmental Management's Water Quality Planning Section, additional
modifications have been made. This paper summarizes the project purpose, previous design
modifications, and the modification made as a result of suggestions received during the January
23rd site inspection.
II. PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The project is intended to meet the 20-year wastewater treatment needs of the Town of
Pink Hill. It will result in a non-surface water discharge spray irrigation treatment system
having a capacity of 0.200 mil. gals. per day. Major plant components consist of a 12 MG
stabilization/storage lagoon, chlorination, an irrigation pump station, and a 40-acre sprayfield.
The sprayfield will be divided into ten sub-fields. Normal irrigation practice would allow for
irrigation of 2 to 4 subfields a day, with a minimum of a 7-day interval between applications on
any one subfield. Wastewater will be applied at the rate of 0.25 inches per hour. The actual
length of time any one field would be irrigated will be varied in accordance with soil moisture
conditions. Ordinarily, a 4-6 hour spray time will be used for fields. During summer months
spray times on a particular field may extend to as long as 8 hours, or a sprayfield may be
irrigated 4-6 hours one day and then irrigated for an additional 2-4 hours the next day, followed
by a 6-day resting cycle. Sprayfields that are now wooded will be left wooded. Sprayfields that
are now cleared will be planted with loblolly pines.
The land application system alternative was selected through the 201 Facilities Planning
process. It will allow for the elimination of a point source discharge in the nutrient sensitive
Neuse River Basin and the low flow Cherry Tree Branch of Tuckahoe swamp. The plant
construction will be funded by grants from the State and Federal governments and a low interest
loan.
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III. PREVIOUS DESIGN MODIFICATIONS
Following an initial site review by a representative of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(COE), the wetlands were determined to be more extensive than originally believed. Detailed
field investigations were then conducted, wetlands limits delineated in the field and surveyed.
Following a second site visit by the COE, extensive redesign was undertaken to minimize the
potential wetland impacts. This redesign work involved relocating an access road to avoid one
wetland system in its entirety, extensively modifying the drainage swale system, relocating
sprayfield feeder piping, reshaping the stabilization/storage lagoon, and eliminating from use one
area previously designated as a site for placing material excavated during swale construction.
This redesign work resulted in reducing the area of potential wetland impacts from 14.8 acres
to 4.9 acres.
IV. ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS
During the January 23rd, 1992 visit representatives of the N.C. Division of Environmental
Management's Water Quality Section (Ms. Debra Sawyer and Mr. Ron Ferrell) visited the site
and suggested several additional modifications. It was possible to implement most of those
suggestions, and further redesigns have been undertaken. These additional changes are described
as follows:
1. Drainage swales passing through wetland areas have been nearly eliminated.
The swales, which intercept offsite stormwater run-off and convey it around
the sprayfield, are now carried into wetland areas only far enough to avoid
problems with the sprayfields. The swales will be terminated in energy
dissipaters that will discharge stormwater flow as overland flow spreading
over a wide area. This discharge will mimic the manner in which the
wetlands now receive wastewater.
2. Grading and alignment of the main access road has been changed to avoid
hydraulic isolation of a small wetland area. Four 18" x 11" arch pipe culverts
will be placed under the access road to provide for passage of stormwater (the
inlets and outlets of the pipes will be at existing grade), and to allow easy
passage of amphibians and similar lifeforms from area to area. (As the
surface is normally dry in the wetland area through which the access road will
pass, movement of strictly aquatic life forms is not a consideration). A
drainage swale will parallel the access road. This swale will be kept shallow
(2' ±), and terminate in an outlet area that will distribute stormwater flow as
overland flow through a wetland area thereby mimicking the natural surface
run-off feed to the wetland.
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3. A 0.08 acre dug farm pond will be filled, graded to match existing adjacent
wetlands, and allowed to revegetate naturally. This will allow a low value
area that is only a "wetland" in the strictest technical sense of the word to be
restored to functioning as a more "natural" wetland.
The above changes will further reduce the area of potential wetland impact
from 4.9 acres to 3.03 acres, including the dug pond. Of the 3.03 acres of
impact, only 1.15 acres will be filled or made part of the lagoon. The
remaining 1.88 acres will still be wetlands, although of a character altered by
construction activities.
V. DESCRIPTION OF WETLAND AREAS TO BE EFFECTED IN CONSTRUCTION
The maps accompanying this report show the wetland areas and the limits of construction
within each wetland area. These wetland areas are given identifying numbers on the map. The
wetlands so identified are individually discussed below:
Wetland Area 1: This area consists of 0.29 acres. It consists of a farm drainage
ditch and ditch bank area averaging approximately 40 feet in width. The basal area
widens out considerably in a flat, triangular shape and is approximately 230 feet
wide at the construction limits. Area 1 has a ground slope of approximately 1.9%
and is 8 feet higher at its upper end and 3 feet higher at its lower end from the
nearby, broad swampy area into which it drains. The ditch was evidently dug
sometime ago based on the mature trees growing on its banks. The ground slope
and topographic position of Area 1 are such that surface water is only present
following storm events. Of the 0.29 acres involved, 0.19 acres will be used for the
lagoon and the lagoon dike. The remaining 0.10 acres will be cleared and disturbed
during construction, but will remain wetlands after construction completion.
Wetland Area 2: This area consists of 0.66 acres. It will be impacted by
construction of a stabilization/ storage lagoon. This area appears to have been
previously farmed, judging from the few, and relatively young, trees present on it
and its position with respect to adjoining farm fields. This areas has a ground slope
of approximately 1.4%, and is 12 feet higher at its highest point, and 6' higher at
its lowest point from a nearby, broad swamp. It is therefore improbable that
surface water is ever present in this area except immediately following storm events.
Of the 0.66 acres involved, 0.53 acres will be within the lagoon or lagoon dike.
The remaining 0.13 acres will be disturbed during construction but will remain
wetlands upon project completion.
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Wetland Area 3: This area consists of 1.43 acres. It will be impacted by
construction of a drainage swale running parallel to an access road. Ground slopes
vary erratically across the area, ranging from 2 % in its middle part to 0.6-0.7 % on
its lower and upper ends. The area has been previously disturbed by logging
activities, and logging roads and ruts are still detectable within the area. The
characteristics of this area vary considerably. In places, it resembles the low quality
nature of Area 2, while in other spots it appears to have gone much longer than
Area 2 without disturbance. The lower topographic position, coupled with gentler
slope, and surface irregularities created by past timbering activities, have created
isolated pockets where water will stand for prolonged periods. A 0.13 acre vernal
pool has been formed in a depressional area, which is the most significant wetland
feature near Area 3. The access road and drainage swale will be built so as to avoid
the vernal pool, and the drainage swales placed so as to avoid draining the pool.
Of the 1.43 acres in area, 0.43 acres will be used for the gravel access road and
shoulders, while the remaining 1.0 acre area will be used for swale or simply
unavoidably disturbed during construction. The swale will terminate in an energy
dissipator that will discharge stormwater over a broad area into adjoining wetlands.
Wetland Area 4: This area involves 0.46 acres. It will be used to discharge
stormwater runoff intercepted before it can reach the sprayfields. A swale will run
through the wetland area to a point below the elevation of the sprayfields, then be
terminated in an energy dissipator that will discharge the flow as overland flow over
a broad area. Area 4 has a ground slope of 2.3 percent and at its lowest point it is
at least 6 feet higher than the nearest area with seasonally standing surface water.
Surface water is not present in Area 4 except for runoff discharged from an existing
ditch immediately following stormwater events. (This existing ditch will be made
part of the drainage swale system for the wastewater treatment plant). All of area
4 will remain as wetland after construction completion, but much of it will be in the
form of drainage swale.
Wetland Area 5: This a 0.14 acre wetland area into which a man-made drainage
ditch discharges. The drainage ditch is not within the wetlands, and will be
converted to a swale as part of treatment plant construction. The area into which
the discharge of the ditch is now directed is being eroded in an unnatural manner.
As a part of the construction, this situation will be remedied by use of an energy
dissipator that will allow stormwater to be discharged into wetlands as overland flow
over a broad area. All of Area 5 will remain wetlands after construction
completion. Construction in this area is intended to remedy a problem created
before the Pink Hill project was envisioned.
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Wetland Area 6: This area consists of a 0.08 acre dug pond. The water level in
the pond is consistently 3 to 4 feet lower than surrounding ground on all sides, and
if any surface discharge from the pond occurs, it only occurs following heavy
rainfall. The pond is only shaded during a portion of the day, most of the day is
exposed to direct sunlight, and has no regular, surface water connection with any
other water body. It is therefore of little value to aquatic and semi-aquatic life
forms. Original plans called for draining the pond. Revised plans call for filling
the pond and grading its surface to blend with the wetland system adjoining one side
of it. Upon construction completion, all 0.08 acres of Area 6 will be wetland, and
most probably higher quality wetland than now exists.
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The NC-DEM Water Quality Section representatives asked for auxiliary information in
addition to that provided above. Specifically, information on the alternatives to the Pink Hill
project was requested, an evaluation of the potential for providing buffer zones for wetland areas
was requested and evaluation of the feasibility of relocating the main access road away from
wetland areas was requested. This information is provided in this section.
A. Alternatives Considered to the Proposed System:
1. Do Nothing. The no action alternative was considered and rejected.
No action would result in the continuing operation of a package
treatment plant violating its NPDES Permit limits and discharging into
a stream with a 30-day, 2-year low flow of 0 cfs. It was therefore not
a viable alternative.
2. Upgrading of Existing Plant. Upgrading and expansion of the existing
treatment plant, with the continuation of the point source discharge, was
considered. Such a plant would be required to meet effluent standards
of 5 mg/L for BODSi 2 mg/L for NH3-N, and 2 mg/L of total
phosphorus. The discharge point would have to be relocated to a point
on Tuckahoe Swamp with a positive 30-day, 2-year low flow. Because
the plant discharge is in the nutrient sensitive Neuse River Basin, there
would be a high probability that the plant would require future
upgrading to achieve total nitrogen removal to a level of 6-8 mg/L, and
phosphorus removal to a level of 0.1 mg/L - 0.5 mg/L. This
alternative was rejected because of high initial cost, high expected
annual O&M cost, and because ongoing operation of such a
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is not considered feasible for implementation. In not implementing this
recommendation, the following factors were considered in addition to the
potential effect on treatment plant capacity:
(1) The wetlands for which additional buffering was requested
would not, in any case, be subject to construction traffic or
construction activities.
(2) The wetlands for which additional buffering was requested
are not "wet" in the layman's sense of the word. The
ground slope of these lands range from 2-5%. These lands
consist of well drained sands that qualify for wetlands only
in that the water table occasionally approaches within 12
inches of the ground surface. Delineation of the wetland
boundary required a soil scientist with sufficient skill and
experience to detect the subtle changes in coloration of the
sandy soils present, that indicate the groundwater table
does, on occasion, enter the upper soil strata.
(3) Buffering for the wetlands in question is not required under
15A NCAC 2H.02190)(5), which is the portion of the
North Carolina State regulations that establish buffer
criteria for spray irrigation systems. These regulations
only require buffer zones for streams, lakes, impound-
ments, reservoirs, canals, marsh, interceptor drains,
surface water diversions, and ditches. The land in question
does not fall under any of these criteria, has a surface slope
of from 2% to 5%, and is from 2 feet to 10 feet higher
than the elevation at which land on the site begins to flatten
out.
(4) The wetlands will not be directly irrigated, and ordinarily
could only receive minute amounts of spray through aerosol
drift (dependant on wind direction). Considering the
vigorous vegetative cover, permeable nature of the soils,
and distance to the nearest seasonally flowing surface water
body, this should not present any difficulties. Aerosol drift
potential will be further reduced as the pine trees to be
planted in what are now cleared fields grow and serve as
wind brakes.
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C. Relocation of Main Access Road
Relocation of the main access road so as to avoid all wetlands interference
was considered. However, any access road suitable for daily, all weather
traffic will require shallow roadside drainage ditches. State buffer
requirements preclude irrigation within 100 feet of such ditches. Inspection
of the accompanying drawings will show that the only route an access road
could take that would not approach wetlands would place the road such that
none of the land within the area roughly bounded by grid lines N 12+00, N
16+00, W 8+00, and W 8+00 could be irrigated and still meet the 100 foot
ditch buffer criteria. This would result in the loss of 1 1/2 acres of sprayfield
and would be impractical.
III. SUMMARY
The Pink Hill wastewater treatment improvements project has been extensively redesigned
to minimize potential wetland impacts. The total acreage of wetlands effected has been reduced
from the original 14.8 acres to 3.03 acres. Of this 3.03 acres, only 1.15 acres will actually be
converted to storage lagoon/lagoon dike and access road. The remaining 1.88 acres will remain
wetland. Of this 1.88 acres remaining wetland, 0.08 acres will be converted from a dug farm
pond to a seasonally wet, more natural wetland area, and 0.14 acres will be involved in
construction only to correct the deleterious erosion effects caused by a previously dug drainage
ditch. Redesign has been undertaken giving first priority to complete avoidance. Where
complete avoidance was not possible, effects were minimized, and construction limited where
practical to the lowest quality wetlands present. Design changes have been undertaken to avoid
significant features such as the 0.13 acre vernal pool found at the site. Use of alternative means
of wastewater treatment was considered in the 201 Planning process and found to be
uneconomical. Use of an alternative sprayfield site was also considered. This alternate site, in
addition to being more costly, would also have greater wetland impacts.
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1 APPS ICATION NUAISEA (rd be assigned bir Corps)
2 NAME AND ADDR61111111 OF APPLICANT
Town of Pink Hill
P.O. Box 530
Pink Hill, NC 28572-0530
Telephone nm rlraing business hours
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.1 DETAil_F.n QEaCRIP(ION Pte PROPOSED AGMIPr
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Construction of a 0.20 mgd municipal wastewater treatment spray irrigation plant.
+b PURPOSQ
The proposed wastewater spray irrigation plant is to replace the existing treatment plant
which i; currently under a judicial order by consent.
Ic DISCIIAgOE OF tni6DOED OR r-tI MAteniAL
Approximately 3.03 acres will be impacted by construction of the wastewater treatment plant.
See the attached "Technical Considerations Related to Request for inclusion in Nationwide
Permit. No. 26" for detail information.
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The Wooten Company
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Wooten
Company Mr. Ronald E. Ferrell
Water Quality Planning
Division of Environmental Management
Engineering 512 North Salisbury Street
Pia„ning Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
Architechlre Re: Wastewater Treatment Improvements
Pink Hill, North Carolina
TWC No. 2434-H
Dear Mr. Ferrell:
In response to your suggestions for possible design changes from our January 23,
1992 site visit to discuss the proposed wastewater plant modifications, we are
120 N. Boylan Avenue providing further modifications consistent with your suggestions.
Halcigh. NC
2/60,3 The following items are enclosed for review:
An updated Pre-Discharge Notification Form for Nationwide Permit
No. 26.
919 V8 0531 - Technical Considerations Related to Request for Inclusion in
Nationwide Permit No. 26.
Prints showing original project design, and overlays showing location
of redesigned plant components that will impact wetlands.
Please continue your review for issuance of a Section 401 Water Quality
Certification. By copy of this letter, this same material is being transmitted to
Ms. Deborah Sawyer.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please let us know.
Sincerely,
THE WOOTEN COMPANY
C. Ross Massey, E.I.T.
Since 1936
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Gary Mitchell, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Enclosures

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Mr. John Dorne
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Water Quality Section
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
Re: Section 401 Water Quality Certification
Pink Hill, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Dorney:
This letter requests a Section 401 Water Quality Certification in
support of a pre-discharge notification to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers under 404 Nationwide Permit 26. A copy of the pre-
"?'"`??'0?''" discharge notification form with supporting documentation is
enclosed. By copy of this letter, this same material is being
transmitted to Ms. Deborah Sawyer.
The wetlands disturbance will be necessary in order to complete
construction of a new land application wastewater treatment
system for the Town of Pink Hill. The original system design was
reviewed in the field with Mr. Gary Mitchell of the Corps of
Engineers during the time a wetlands delineation was in
progress. Following that review the system was redesigned.
Major changes in the design were required, and are' summarized in
the memo attached to Pre-discharge Notification Form.
While the area of wetlands impacted has been reduced from 14.8
acres to 4.9 acres, complete avoidance was not possible. Only
limited land is available, and the only practical site for the
wastewater pretreatment/ storage lagoon has two wetlands "guts"
extending in to it. The lagoon was extensively redesigned to
minimize the acreage of wetlands to affected, but avoiding these
sn,, lair, guts was not possible. Storm drainage entering the site is being
intercepted and conveyed around the sprayfields. In order to
provide a satisfactory outlet for this storm drainage, swales
must be constructed through some wetland areas. The original
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Mr. John Dorney
December 19, 1991
Page Two
swale design has been considerably modified to reduce the area affected, but
topographic constraints preclude complete avoidance. An access road to the
lagoon must also, for a portion of its length, run through wetlands. This
access road has been relocated parallel to a drainage swale so as to reduce
the number of areas in which wetlands will be disturbed.
If you require any additional information, please feel free to call.
Sincerely,
THE WOOTEN CO PANY
Everette Chambliss, P.E.
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