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Home My WebLink About19930838 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19930617DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS P.O. BOX 1890 j NOV - 9 M. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890 ry IN REPLY REFER TO November 1, 1993 WETLANDS GROUP WATER QUALITY SECTION s Regulatory Branch Action ID. 199400177 and.Nationwide Permit No. 3 ((Maintenance) City of Raleigh Attn.: Mr. D.E. Benton City Manager P.O. Box 590 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Dear Mr. Benton: .Reference the request dated September 22, 1993, submitted on your behalf by Hazen and Sawyer Engineers, for Department of the Army authorization to discharge fill material within waters of the United States, for subaqueous repairs of a rupture in the existing 36 inch raw water transmission main from the Falls Lake Pumping Station to the E.M. Johnson WTP, in Falls Lake at Honeycutt Creek, north of Raleigh, Wake 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 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, was provided for the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of any previously authorized, currently serviceable structure or fill; or of any currently serviceable structure or fill constructed prior to the requirement for authorization, provided that the structure or fill is not to be put to uses differing from those uses specified or contemplated for it in the original permit or the most recently authorized modification. Your work is authorized by this nationwide permit 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. Please note that you should coordinate this work with Mr. Joe Tanner, Falls Lake Resource Manager, telephone (919) 846-9332, regarding impacts to Falls Lake project lands. This nationwide permit does not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain other required Federal, 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 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, -2- 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. Please note that this authorization is valid for the work described above only, and impacts of subsequent projects on this property would have to be considered cumulatively with these impacts, regardless of future subdivision or ownership of the property. Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office, at telephone (919) 876- 8441, extension 23. Sincerely, Enclosure Copy Furnished (with enclosure): G. Wayne Wright Chief, Regulatory Branch Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. Attn.: Mr. Kevin F. Carter, P.E., Associate 4011 West Chase Boulevard Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Copies Furnished (without enclosure): Mr. Mike Coughlin Environmental Engineer Wake County Community Development Services Post Office Box 550 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 City of Raleigh Inspections Department Attn.: Mr. Mike Johnson Post Office Box 590 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 0fr-. 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 27611-7687 State of North Carolina Department of Environment, - Health and Natural Resources 1 • • Division of Environmental Management James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary E H N R A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.., Director October 5, 1993 Dale Crisp City of Raleigh The Municipal Complex 222 W. Hargett Street Raleigh, N. C. 27602 Dear Mr. Crisp: Subject: Proposed fill in Wetlands or Waters Emergency repair, water line rupture Wake County DEM Project # 93838 Upon review of your request for 401 Water Quality Certification to place fill material in wetlands or waters which are tributary to Falls Lake for emergency repair of ruptured water line located at Falls Lake Pump Station to E.M. Johnson WTP in Wake County as described in your submittal dated 22 September 1993, we have determined that the proposed fill can be covered by General Water Quality Certification No. 2745. A copy of the General Certification is attached. This Certification may be used in qualifying for coverage under Corps of Engineers' Nationwide Permit No. 3. If this Certification is unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this Certification. This request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made, this Certification shall be final and binding. 1786. If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at 919-733- Sincerely, or?l?ston Howard, Jr. P.E. 93838.1tr Attachment cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office Raleigh DEM Regional Office Mr. John Dorney Central Files Kevin Carter; Hazen and Sawyer 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 RAZEN AND SAWYER Environmental Engineers & Scientists September 22, 1993 Mr. John Dorney NCDEM Wetland and Technical Review Group P.O. Box 27687 Raleigh, NC 2761 1-7687 Re: Emergency Repairs to the 36-inch Raw Water Transmission Main under Falls Lake at Honeycutt Creek H&S No. 3838 Dear Mr. Dorney: This letter is to notify you that the City of Raleigh has had a major rupture in the 36-inch raw water transmission main from the Falls Lake Pumping Station to the E.M. Johnson WTP. Exhibit No. 1 indicates the approximate location of the rupture. The City through Hazen and Sawyer is currently in the process of working out the details for the required subaqueous repairs. It is our understanding that this work is authorized under Nationwide Permit No. 3 and the accompanying 401 Water Quality Certification. If you have any exceptions or comments, please contact Don Cordell or myself as soon as possible. Please advise if you have any questions. Very truly yours, KFC/wp cc: Mr. H. Dale Crisp New York, NY • Armonk, NY • Upper Saddle River, NJ • Raleigh, NC • Charlotte, NC • Richmond, VA • Hollywood, FL • Boca Raton, FL • Fort Pierce, FL • Jupiter, FL • Miami, FL • Bogota, D.E. Colombia Hazen and Sawyer, P. C. 4011 WestChase Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27607 919 833-7152 Fax: 919 833-1828