19920639 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19920122

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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 27604
James G. Martin, Governor A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary December 3, 1992 Acting Director
Mr. Elliot Lee Ricks
Route 2, Box 263
Conway, North Carolina 27820
Dear Mr. Ricks:
Subject: Certification Pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal
Clean Water Act,
Proposed pond excavation
Project # 92639, COE# 199203594
Northampton County
Attached hereto is a copy of Certification No. 2795 issued
to Elliot Lee Ricks dated December 3, 1992.
If we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to
contact us.
Sincerely,
,reston Howard, 7J- P.E.
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cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regional Office
Raleigh DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Mr. John Parker
Central Files
REGIONAL 0 MCES
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704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919/571-4700 919/946-6481 9191395-3900 919/896-7007
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
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NORTH CAROLINA
Northampton County
CERTIFICATION
THIS CERTIFICATION is issued in conformity with the
requirements of Section 401 Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the
United States and subject to the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management Regulations in 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500
to Elliot Ricks pursuant to an application filed on the 29 day of
October 1992 to excavate a 0.52 acre pond at your property off SR
1505.
The Application provides adequate assurance that the
discharge of fill material into the waters of Wildcat Swamp in
conjunction with the proposed pond in Northampton County will not
result in a violation of applicable Water Quality Standards and
discharge guidelines. Therefore, the State of North Carolina
certifies that this activity will not violate Sections 301, 302,
303, 306, 307 of PL 92-500 and PL 95-217 if conducted in
accordance with the application and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
Condition(s) of Certification:
1. That the activity be conducted in such a manner as
to prevent significant increase in turbidity
outside the area of construction or construction
related discharge (increases such that the
turbidity in the Stream is 25 NTU's or less are
not considered significant).
Violations of any condition herein set forth shall result in
revocation of this Certification.
This Certification shall become null and void unless the
above conditions are made conditions of the Federal Permit.
This the 2 day of December, 1992.
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
1 q.P eston Howard, Jr P.E.
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WQC# 2795
MEMO _Mr;
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TO:
John Dorney
Planning Branch
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
***EACH ITEM MUST BE ANSWERED (N/A-NOT APPLICABLE)***
INITIALS:
Reviewer : PA,
WO Supv:
Date:Z
PERMIT_YR: 92 PERMIT-NO: 0000639 COUNTY: NORTHAMPTON
APPLICANT NAME: ELLIOT LEE RICKS
PROJECT-TYPE: FISH POND PERMIT-TYPE: IND
COE_#: 199203594 DOT_#:
RCD_FROM _CDA:
REG_OFFICE: COE
RRO DATE _FRM_CDA:
RIVER-AND-SUB-BASIN-#: 10/29/92
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STREAM-CLASS: 0 NSYJ
STR_INDEX__NO: 25 - ?Z- 2
WL_IMPACT?: YIN
WL_REQUESTED : p, 6 6 otw
HYDRO_CNECT?:()/N
MITIGATION?: Y6
MITIGATION SIZE:
IS WETLAND RATING SHEET ATTACHED?: Y/p
RECOMMENDATION (Circle One): SSUE ISSUE/COND DENY
COMMENTS:
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WL_TYPE :
WL_ACR_EST?: Y N
WL__SCORE (#) : NA
MITIGATION__TYPE: NR
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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 October 27, 1992
Regulatory Branch
Action 7D. 199203594
Mr. Elliot Lee Ricks
Route 2, Box 263
Conway, North Carolina 27820
Dear Mr. Ricks:
Reference your application for Department of the Army (DA) authorization
to place fill material in wetlands adjacent to Wildcat Swamp associated with
excavation of a pond, near Conway, Northampton County, North Carolina.
On February 6, 1990, the DA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) establishing procedures to
determine the type and level of mitigation necessary to comply with the Clean
Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines. This MOA provides for first, avoiding
impacts to waters and wetlands through the selection of the least damaging,
practical alternative; second, taking appropriate and practical steps to
minimize impacts on waters and wetlands; and finally, compensating for any
remaining unavoidable impacts to the extent appropriate and practical. To
enable us to process your application in full compliance with this MOA, we
request that you provide the following additional information:
a. Permits for work within wetlands or other special aquatic sites are
available only if the proposed work is the least environmentally damaging,
practicable alternative. Please furnish information regarding any other
alternatives, including upland alternatives, to the work for which you have
applied and provide justification that your selected plan is the least
damaging to water or wetland areas.
b. It is necessary for you to have taken all appropriate and practical
steps to minimize wetland losses. Please indicate all that you have done,
especially regarding dev opment and modification of plans and proposed
construction techniques, minimize adverse impacts.
c. The MOA requires that appropriate and practical mitigation will be
required for all unavoidable adverse impacts remaining after all appropriate
and practical minimization has been employed. Please indicate your plan to
mitigate for the projected, unavoidable loss of waters or wetlands or provide
information as to the absence of any such appropriate and practical measures.
This information is essential to our expeditious processing of your
application and it should be forwarded to us by November 27, 1992. Also, a
copy of this information must be sent to the North Carolina Division of
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Environmental Management to enable them to adequately evaluate your
application for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Eric
Alsmeyer, Raleigh Field Office, Regulatory Branch, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Copies Furnished:
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency - Region IV
Wetlands Regulatory Unit
345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr.:'John Dorney
D ision of Environmental Management
orth Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO October 27, 1992
Regulatory Branch
Action ID. 199203594
Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27F11-7687
Dear Mr. Dorney:
OCT 2 91
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Enclosed is the application of Mr. Elliot Lee Ricks for Department of the
Army authorization and a State Water Quality Certification to place fill
material in wetlands adjacent to Wildcat Swamp associated with excavation of a
pond, near Conway, Northampton County, North Carolina. Your receipt of this
letter verifies your acceptance of a valid request for certification in
accordance with Section 325.2(b)(ii) of our administrative regulations.
We are considering authorizing the proposed activity pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act, and we have determined that a water quality
certification is required under the provisions of Section 401 of the same law.
A Department of the Army permit will not be granted until the certification
has been obtained or waived.
In accordance with our administrative regulations, in most cases, b0 days
after receipt of a request for certification is a reasonable time for State
action. Therefore, if you have not acted on the request, or asked for an
extension of time, by December 28, 1992, the District Engineer will deem that
waiver has occurred.
Questions or comments maw h? addressed to Mr. Eric Alsmeyer. Raleigh Field
office, Regulatory Branch, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
W
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hie , Regulatory Branch
Enclosure

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Copy Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
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APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OrTHE-ARMY PERMIT OMB APPROVAL NO. 0710-0003
11 (33 CFR 325) Expkw 30 Septwnber 1992
I'tabYc reporting burden for Ihk collection of hdormration Is «Ilmmills d to average 5 hours per response for the majority of cases, Including Ifie limns for ravlewkng Irnstrtactloa,
searching ra ftili g data sources, gaiherkto and mshtsYting the data needed, and conWWO p and rariewkg lns oollsction of information. Appllcatiom for larger or none complex
projects, or those in ecologically sensitive areas, could Wo up to 500 hoes. Sand comments regarding We burden aMkmb or any other aspect of We collection of Information,
includktg suggestion for reducing this burden. to Department of Dal 1, Weshingbn Headquarters Services, Direcbna for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington. VA 22202.4302; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Reduction Project (0710-0003), We"glon, DC 20503. Please DO
NOT RETURN your completed form b either of these addresses. Sand your oornpleted form b.
The Department of the Army permit program is authorized by Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and
Section 103 of the Marine, Protection, Research and Sanctuaries AcL These laws require permits
United States, the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, and the tran authorizing activities in or affecting navigable waters of the
sportation of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it
into ocean waters. Information provided on this form will be used in evaluating the application for &
public record through issuance of a public notice. Disclosure of the information requested is volunt permit Information in this application is made a matter of
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communicate with the applicant and to evaluate the permit application. If necessary information is t provided, the permit application cannot be processed nor
can a permit be issued.
One set of original drawings or good reproducible copies which show the location and character of proposed activity must be attached to this application
(see sample drawings and instructions) and be submitted to the District Engineer having junsd over the location of the proposed acfinty. An application
that is not completed in full will be retuned.
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