19950377 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19950407

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
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. Howard Phillips
Assistant Refuge Manager
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mattamuskeet NWR
Route 1, Box N-2
Swan Quarter, N.C. 27885
Dear Mr. Phillips:
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You have our approval to place fill material temporarily in 1 acres of wetlands or waters for the
purpose of pump maintenance on the south-central side of Lake Mattamuskeet at the FA5/6 pump
station, as you described in your application dated 3 April 1995. After reviewing your application, we
have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2727. This
certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 33 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,
rP.E.
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cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
Washington DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Domey
Central Files
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April 10, 1995
Hyde County
DEM Project # 95377
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P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Mattamuskeet-Swanquarter-Cedar Island
National Wildlife Refuges
Route 1, Box N-2
Swan Quarter, North Carolina 27885
Mr. John
NC Dept.
Division
Water Qu;
P.O. Box
Raleigh,
Dorney
of Environment,
of Environmental
ality Planning
29535
NC 27626-0535
April 3, 1995
Health, and Natural Resources
Management
401 ISSUED
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Please find enclosed seven copies of a joint application for use of
Nationwide Permit 33 and Section 401 water quality certification to
install a cofferdam on Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
in Hyde County, North Carolina. I have also sent a copy of this
application to the Wilmington District Engineer.
Last week, I discussed the project by phone with Mr. David Dell in
our Raleigh Ecological Services Office and he concurs that it is
unlikely to affect any endangered or threatened species. I also
spoke with Ms. Renee Gledhill-Early, NC Department of Cultural
Resources, Division of Archives and History. She deferred comment
until receiving the application package through North Carolina's
internal review procedure via this 401 water quality certification
application.
Thank you for your consideration of this application.
Sincerely,
Howard Phillips
Acting Refuge Manager
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DEM ID: ()53-77 ACTION ID: 4011001
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit ft
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E
Telephone [phone]
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIR(
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
1
APR 7 1995
Te ephone [phone] ? ----7 ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE. C6kP9. -F'ENGINEERS.
SEVEN () COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mattamuskeet NWR
2. Owners Address: Rt. 1 Box N-2, Swan Quarter, NC 27885
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work): 919/926-4021
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
Howard Phillips, Assistant Refuge Manager
same address as above
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: HY&
Nearest Town or City: Fairfield, NC_
Specific Location-(Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.):_ _south-central side of Lake Mattamuskeet
just off Wildlife Drive, at the FA-5/6 permanent pump station (see attached maps)
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Outfall Canal
7. River Basin.. Pamlico/Tar
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS H? YES [ ] N1O [K]
9. Fevrmlt S rov rr4i8us nabitapremanagemengtlleprojec se fors the conservation of]waterOfo I
If yes,explain. and other wetland species on this property have been requested in the pass
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: <1
(see sketch)
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: <1 (temporarily)
Drained:
Flooded:
Excavated:
Total Impacted:
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 1/2" X 11" drawings only):
see attached
13. Purpose of proposed work: equipment maintenance
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carried out in wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to minimize wetland impacts. work site must be dewatered to complete the proposed work.
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 [?(J 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 W NO [ ]
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? conservation
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? N/A
xw~t Signature Date
Acting Refuge Manager

FA- 5 / 6 PUMP MA = NT ENANC E PROJ'E CT
MATTAMUSREET NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Swan Quarter, NC
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) staff propose to place
a cofferdam consisting of earthen fill material in a man-made ditch
which connects the permanent pump station for two waterfowl
impoundments (FA-5 and FA-6) to the 40,000 acre Lake Mattamuskeet.
The cofferdam is needed to de-water the area where the pump is
submersed so that it may be disassembled, removed, serviced,
modified (an elbow joint with a flap gate will be attached to the
end of the pump's intake pipe to seal lake water out), and
reinstalled.
The work site is located on the south-central side of Lake
Mattamuskeet in Hyde County, North Carolina (Attachment 1) and lies
completely within the boundary of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife
Refuge (NWR) (Attachment 2). The work site is approximately 0.6
miles from the historic Mattamuskeet Pump Station/Lodge building
and the Refuge Headquarters building. It is located just off
Wildlife Drive at the at the end of the shared dike between Farm
Areas (FAs) 5 and 6 (Attachment 3). The sketch at Attachment 3
shows the location of the proposed cofferdam. The fill material
would be placed between the wider pool area adjacent to the pump
and the remainder of the ditch leading to Lake Mattamuskeet.
Because the water level is normally below ditch top during the
warmer months, no fill material would be placed in wetlands other
than the man-made ditch for this work. The cofferdam would be in
place only as long as needed to complete the pump maintenance
(estimated 2 weeks) and then removed. The material would be placed
and removed with a drag line operating from the top of the existing
dikes or road. The pool area would initially be de-watered with
the FA-5/6 permanent pump and maintained with smaller portable
pumps as needed.
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