19940769 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19940822

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., P.E., Director
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. Robert Beadle
NC EMC
P.O. Box 27306
Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7306
Dear Mr. Beadle:
ID FE F1
August 23, 1994
Dare County
DEM Project # 94769
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You have our approval to place fill material in 0.07 acres of wetlands or waters for
the purpose of breaker/delivery station development at Bodie Island,. as you described in
your application dated 11 August 1994. After reviewing your application, we have decided
that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2733. This
certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 18 when it is issued by the
Corps of Engineers.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your
application. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to
send us a new application. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions
listed in the attached certification. In addition,,you should get any other federal, state or
local permits before you go ahead with your project.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an
adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 30 days of the date that you receive this letter.
To ask for a hearing, send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box
27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions are final and
binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Environmental Management under
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John
Dorney at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely,
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Prsn H owar
d, Jr.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers .
Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
Washington DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
94769.1tr
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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North arolina Electric Membership Corporation
CAROLINA Electric
Cooperatives
August 11, 1994
Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Planning
Division of Environmental Management
NC Division of Environment, Health, and
Natural Resources
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Dear Mr. Dorney:
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NCEMC is the power supply organization
of Carolina Electric Cooperatives.
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I am enclosing seven copies of a Nationwide Permit 18 application Mickey Suggs gave me
at the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers site visit to the breaker/delivery station at the north
end of Oregon Inlet on Bodie Island.
I have included a site plan of the station. The dimensions are 50' by 60', or 3000 square
feet, which is well under the 0.1 acre limit for a Nationwide Permit.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions relating to the permit. We have a
contractor on board and ready to start construction at the station site, so we would greatly
appreciate any acceleration or help you could lend to the permit process. I have also
enclosed earlier correspondence about the project.
Sincerely,

Robert S. Beadle, P.E.
Project Engineer
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Enclosure
cc: John Echols, CHEMC
Claudine Williams, CHEMC
Rich Bauer, CHEMC
Wayne Wright, USACOE
Gary Gilpin, Gilpin Group
Paul Vaillancourt, NCEMC
Carolina Electric Cooperatives is the network of independent electric cooperative organizations serving North Carolina.
RO. Box 27306, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7306 • 3400 Sumner Boulevard, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • [phone] / Fax: [phone]
DEM ID: ACTION AID:
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit ft No.
JOINT FORM FOR of n
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps o - ,
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 cer c? 619?f
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER WATER QUALITY PLANNING
CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HE - TIO?
x P.O. Box 1890 K AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890 P.O. Box 29535
ATTN: CESAW CO-E Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Telephone [phone] ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY Co?s,? V1n4hs<
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEER9?44
)C SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C., DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. 3 It
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: CAPE )4ATT ERA S EM C
2. Owners Address: PO BOX LI9tiz Plana kwd _ gv 3cTon N ?)L Z 0 -00d"
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): "/A (Work): C119) c. 1 i s- 5 6 I d
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
Toln A EcI,o Ls. Genera L M or%ase r
See aLvc o.AJress P?encl
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Dare
Nearest Town or City: Nos S Me :i.% J N G
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): 1'906 fee -r A d rT k of -e ke,
Q_.\AAP . Rd-: aee Tkp- SeVnI S1 AE of BaA;*- .J-St-,&^J
tL, North Lorol?r,4 Power RvQ1•z - of_--_Wooy -Pole- *W625?1
6. Name of Closest Stream/River: NIA
7. River Basin: Pam L i r-o J e y n el
8. Is this project located in a watershed classed as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ ] NO V]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO K
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
Less "rgen 0. I wore. (3000 sQvore f«,-?
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: 3000 sqvo+e 'teET,
Drained: N/A
Flooded: 141A
Excavated: NIA
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Total Impacted: 3 0 0 0 5
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 1/2" X 11" drawings only): 6 f e n ke r 01. d
e Leer r %ea. L owtr de Liv?t $ToTiO V% for Go e
1-{at?? ra s ? M G
13. Purpose of proposed work: To Svpp L y e to err ? c' power T o H o.'r'Te"r*-s
'ate O?rA.L6?e rs LA., d •
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be
taken to minimize wetland impacts. 5 T *.,r z o •+ r %e e d e,
r pro cr
aLTer no,T ives To S%P
out in wetlands. Also, note measures
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15. You are required to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/or National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) regarding the presence or any Federally listed or proposed for listing endangered or threatened species or critical
habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you done so? - YES X NO [ ]
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the presence of historic
properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project? Have you done so? YES >4 NO [ J
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation map showing all wetlands, streams, and lakes on the property.
B. If available, representative photograph of wetlands to be impacted by project.
C. If delineation was performed by a consultant, include all data sheets relevant to the placement of the
delineation line.
D. If a stormwater management plan is required for this project, attach copy.
E. What is land use of surrounding property? N ot1 v 4%a L Per k See v + cc - Po. r k o re 4
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? NIA
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' WETLANDS GROUP
David R. Griffin WATER UALITY SECTiQt•
District Manager
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
1367 U.S. Highway 17 South
Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27609
Dear Mr. Griffins
Thank you for taking the time, during our telephone conversation today,
to discuss the proposed crossing of Oregon Inlet by the 115 kV Hatteras
Transmission Line Upgrade proposed by Cape Hatteras Electric Membership
Corporation (CHEMC) and North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation
(NCEMC). As described during our conversation, and as outlined in the
project description sent to your office on December 13, 1992, the
electric cable associated with this transmission line upgrade is proposed
to be attached in conduit to the new bridge crossing the inlet. Based on
this description, you explained that the proposed crossing would require
a General Permit from the North Carolina Department of Environment,
' Health and Natural Resources. Consequently, CHEMC and NCEMC will be
securing this permit before attaching the electric cable to the bridge.
Should you have any further comments regarding the proposed Oregon Inlet
crossing, please do not hesitate to contact at the address and telephone
number given below. .

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Sin51'rely,
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ent al cientist
cc:Robert S. Beadle, NCEMC
Myron Rummel, CHEMC
Enclosures
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3022 Sylvan Drive - Falls Church, Virginia 22042 9 [phone]
GILPIN GROUP
Environmental Consulting and Planning

David R. Griffin
District Manager
North Car olina Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division
1367 U.S. of Coastal Management
Highway 17 South
Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27609

Dear Mr. Griffin:
December 31, 1992
AUG 16? 1994
North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC) of Raleigh, North
Carolina and Cape Hatteras Electric Membership Corporation (CHEMC) of
Buxton, North Carolina are in the process of preparing an application to
the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) for the approval of a
proposed electric transmission upgrade project which will be located on
Bodie, Pea and Hatteras Islands in eastern Dare County, North Carolina.
' In addition to informing your agency of NCEMC's and CHEMC's plans, we are
soliciting your advise and comments pertaining to the proposed project as
it relates to important coastal resources. To avoid unnecessary delays
t in securing the anticipated REA approval we would appreciate receiving
your written comments within thirty (30) days.
Copies of portions of USGS topographic maps locating the proposed
1 transmission project and a concise description of each of the proposed
facilities are enclosed. Should you have any questions or need
additional information, please contact me at the address and telephone
' number given below.
incerel/y, / JGar'
W. Gilpin
Jcitist
onmen.tal _ cc:Robert
S. Beadle, NCEMC
' Myron Rummel, CHEMC
Enclosures

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3022 Sylvan Drive 9 Falls Church, Virginia 22042 . (7031237-7537