19950659 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19950103

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
Book
ID EHNR
July 17, 1995
Hoke County
DEM Project # 95659
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. James Gillis
Dixieland Farms
2851 Gillis Hill Road
Fayetteville, N.C. 28306
Dear Mr. Gillis:
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You have our approval,to place fill material in 0.84 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose
of constructing a irrigation pond at SR 1418, as you described in your application dated 19 June 1995.
After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26 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.
Dredged material shall be removed to high ground. 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 60 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 Domey at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely,
sto4nnoo w ard, Jr. P. E.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Wilmington Field Office
Fayetteville DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Domey
Central Files
95659.1tr
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive DirecRFmCEIVED
JUL 21 1995
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
MEMORANDUM "°^ ^u
TO: John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management, DEHNR
FROM: Franklin T. McBride, Manager
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Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: July 19, 1995
SUBJECT: Dixieland Farms 401 Water Quality Certification for excavating and filling of
wetlands associated with irrigation pond construction, 1 mile north of Rockfish at
confluence of Stewart Creek and unnamed tributary, Hoke County, North
Carolina. DEM ID: 95659.
Staff biologists with the Wildlife Resources Commission have reviewed the subject
permit application. Our comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et. seq.).
The applicant has applied for Water Quality Certification to excavate an irrigation pond
in wetlands associated with Stewart Creek. According to the application form, 0.24 acre of
wetlands would be excavated and 0.6 acre of wetlands would be filled. We assume excavated
spoil would comprise the fill.
Although we were unable to make a site visit, riparian wetlands such as those associated
with this project normally provide quality wildlife habitat for raccoon, opossum, muskrat, mink,
and a variety of songbirds. Since the wetlands are hydraulically connected to Stewarts Creek,
they also provide a stormwater filtration function benefiting water quality downstream. To
minimize wetland impacts associated with the project, we recommend that spoil generated by
excavation be deposited on a highground site and contained by silt fencing.

DEM ID: 95659 2 7/19/95
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project. If you need to discuss these
comments or need additional assistance, please call me at [phone].
B W/fin
cc: Bennett Wynne, Coastal Fisheries Coordinator
Keith Ashley, District 4 Fisheries Biologist
Tom Padgett, District 4 Wildlife Biologist

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DEM ID: S AMONID:
Nationwide Permit Requested (Pmvida Nationwide Permit #): 2 6
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notitkition to the Corps. of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 41 certification
VIM IINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER WATER QUALITY PLANNING
CORPS OFENGINEERS DIVISION ENVIRONMENTA
- DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRO.\
P.O. Box 1890 AND NATURAL RESOURCES 28402-1890 P.O. Box 29535 3
A=-. CESAW-CO-E R Leigh, NG 27626-0535. JUN 9 1995
Telephone [phone] ATrN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD I SENT TO.TT3E!tWJtp_? F`ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE. SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: Dixieland arms -
2. Owners Address: 2851 Gillis Hill Road Fayetteville N.C. 28306
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): 910-868-2788 (Work): s ame
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
James Gillis
2851.Gillis Hill Road, Fayetteville, N.C. 28306
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Hoke
Nearest Town or City: Rockfish
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): 1 mile North of Rockfish at i ntersecti on
of Stewart Creek and unmaned creek Anroximately 0.5 mile off S R 1418.
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Stewart Creek
7. River Basin: Cape Fear River
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS H? YES [ ] NO
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO [g]
If yes, explain. -
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: 0.8 acres
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: 0.6 acres
Drained:
Flooded:
Excavated: 0.24 acres
Total Impacted:

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.12. Description of proposed ivorlc (Attach PLANS-8 1/Z X 11.. - drawings only):
near intersection of S piair Creek and innamarl rraak
13. Purpose of To provide irrigation water for apvroximatel'? ?5 arras nf
proposed wor3c ?
tobacco and 12 acres of sweet corn. _
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carried out in wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to minimize wetland impacts. -Best site for 'excavated pond on farm. Only area large
enough for pond and related spoll---to be cleared.
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,orproposed for listing endangered orthreatened species or critical
habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you done so? YES [ ] NO [ 1,T
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
sence of historic
16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the pre
properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project? Have you done so? YES [ ] NO [ v]'
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 island use of surrounding property? Farmland and woodland
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? N/A
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Dr. G. Wayne Wright
Chief Regulatory Branch
Department of the Army
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, N.C. 28402-1890
Dear Dr. Wright
I am planning to improve the land I own in Hoke county.
These improvements will impact wetlands as tentatively using the
soils mapping from the "Soil Survey of Cumberland and Hoke Counties"
and the hydric soils list from the Raeford Field office of the
Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Please inform me as soon as possible if a permit is required for the
work that I am planning to do and send me the necessary forms for the
permit if needed.
The works of improvement include one or more of the following items:
Construction Item
Clear land for pasture
Clear land for buildings
Construct roads
Construct animal waste lagoon
Construct or impound pond
Excavate open ditch
other land use changes
Wetland Acres Disturbed
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I have attached a planning map and location map with this letter to
assist you with your determination.
Thank you for your time on this matter.
Sincerely:
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