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Home My WebLink About19930385 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19930511 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS P.O. BOX 1890 WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890 IN REPLY REFER TO April 26, 1993 Regulatory Branch WETLANDS (GRO P " WATER QUALITY SECTION 2 Action ID. 199301920 and Nationwide Permit No. 26 (Headwaters and Isolated Waters) Ms. Marit A. Bucher Assistant Director Science and Stewardship The Nature Conservancy Suite 223, Carr Mill Mall Carboro, North Carolina 27510 Dear Ms. Bucher: Reference your application of April 12, 1993, for Department of the Army authorization to excavate a 50-foot by 20-foot channel, 3 to 4-foot deep, in an existing borrow pit at your Green Swamp preserve off N.C. Highway 211 north of Supply, Brunswick County, North Carolina. All spoil will be distributed within the existing borrow pit without creating uplands. The purpose of this work is to provide a water source for a helicopter with a water bucket for wildfire suppression. For the purposes of the U.S. Army 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 (NWP). Authorization was provided, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, for discharges of dredged or fill material into headwaters and isolated waters. Your work is authorized by this NWP provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the enclosed conditions and provided you receive a Section 401 water quality certification from the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management You should contact Mr. John Dorney, telephone (919) 733-1786, regarding this certification. This NWP does not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain other required State or local approval. This verification will be valid for 2 years from the date of this letter unless the NWP authorization is modified, reissued, or revoked. Also, this verification will remain valid for the 2 years if,'during that period, the NWP authorization is reissued without modification or the activity complies with any subsequent modification of the NWP authorization. If during the 2 years, the NWP 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 NWP, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon the NWP will remain authorized . . a provided the activity is completed within 12 months of the date of the NWP's expiration, modification or revocation, unless discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify, suspend, or revoke the authorization. Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Rudolf Schiener, Wilmington Field Office, Regulatory Branch, telephone (919) 251-4629. 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 M;;,-'John Dorney dater Quality Section Division of Environmental Management North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Post Office Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Mr. Jim Gregson Wilmington Regional Office NC Division of Environmental Management 127 Cardinal Drive Extention Wilmington, North Carolina 28405-3845 State.of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., RE., Director May 18, 1993 Ms. Margit Bucher Assistant Director Science and Stewardship N.C. Nature Conservancy Suite 223 Carr Mill Mall Carrboro, N C. 27510 Dear Ms. Bucher: Subject: Proposed fill in Wetlands or Waters Deepening of existing borrow pit Brunswick County DEM Project # 93385 Wool' [D EH F1 Upon review of your request for 401 Water Quality Certification to place fill material in 0.03 acres of wetlands or waters which are tributary to Green Swamp for deepening and widening of existing borrow pit for fire control located at Green Swamp preserve in Brunswick 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. If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at 919-733-1786 Sincerely, P eston Howard, Jr. 93385.Itr Attachment cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers Wilmington Field Office Wilmington DEM Regional Office Mr. John Dorney Central Files P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 FAX 919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post-consumer paper NORTH CAROLINA N A T U R E CONSERVANCY May 5, 1993 John Dorney Water Quality Section rj Division of Environmental Management 10 NCDEHNR Post Office Box 27687 Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 Dear John, As I discussed with you today, we would like to apply for a Section 401 water quality certification,to accompany the Nationwide permit we have received from USCOE (appended) . It is our intend to deepen a small section of an existing borrow. pit in our Green Swamp preserve in Brunswick County,; North, Carolina, John, Federal Paper.Board has cootacted`us with a.request`to provide `a water source for a helicopter with a,water bucket in the event of wildfire suppression in the area. Providing this water source would be for the benefit of any agency or company in fighting fires in the area. A map locating our preserve and the borrow pit, within .the area is.attached. The actual deepening of a 50 x 20 feet channel by 3-4 feet- will be undertaken by Federal Paper Board Company. The spoil from the deepening will be distributed within the existing borrow pit` without creating uplands within. The 'borrow pit was originally created to provide fill for NC 211. About 10 to 15 feet of ` the borrow pit rim is sparsely vegetated with Eriocaulon spp., Utriculara spp., and Polygala`spp. Please feel free to cull me if you have any q-qast-1ors regarding this project. Sincerely,/1 c? Marg A. Bucher Assistant Director ` Science and Stewardship CC: Rudolf Schiener USCOE, Wilmington FiFld Office Regulatory Branch P.O.Box 1890 Wilmington, NC 28402=1890 SUITE 223 CARR MILL MALL CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27.510 919-967-.7007 Printed on Receded Paper DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS P.O. BOX 1890 WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890 IN REPLY REFER TO April 26, 1993 Regulatory Branch Action ID. 199301920 and Nationwide Permit No. 26 (Headwaters Waters) Ms. Marit A. Bucher Assistant Director Science and Stewardship The Nature Conservancy Suite 223, Carr Mill Mall Carboro, North Carolina 27510 Dear Ms. Bucher: and Isolated' Reference your application of April 12, 1993, for Department of the Army authorization to excavate a 50-foot by 20-foot channel, 3 to 4-foot deep, in an existing borrow pit at your Green Swamp preserve off N.C. Highway 211 north of Supply, Brunswick County, North Carolina. All spoil will be distributed within the existing borrow pit without creating uplands. The purpose of this work is to provide a water source for a helicopter with a water bucket for wildfire suppression: For the purposes of the U.S. Army 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 (NWP). Authorization was provided, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, for discharges of dredged or fill material into headwaters and isolated waters. Your work is authorized by this NWP accordance with the enclosed conditions water quality certification from the No Management You should contact Mr. John regarding this certification. This NWP responsibility to obtain other required provided it is accomplished in strict and provided you receive a Section 401 rth Carolina Division of Environmental Dorney, telephone (919) 733-1786, does not relieve you of the State or local approval. This verification will be valid for 2 years from the date of this letter unless the NWP authorization is modified, reissued, or revoked. Also, this verification will remain valid for the 2 years if, during that period, the NWP authorization is reissued without modification or the activity complies with any subsequent modification of the NWP authorization. If during the 2 years, the NWP 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 NWP, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon the NWP will remain authorized -2- provided the activity is completed within 12 months of the date of the NWP's expiration, modification or revocation, unless discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify, suspend, or revoke the authorization. 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