20090968 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20090910

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A NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
September 10, 2009
Mara Sikora
Piedmont Natural Gas
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
DWQ Project # 09-0968
Harnett County
Subject Property: Piedmont Natural Gas Five-Mile Pipeline
Black River - Juniper Creek [030607, 18-68-12-1, C, SW]
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Dear Mara Sikora:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 1.42 acres of 404/wetland (0.85 acres of permanent impact and 0.57 acres
temporary impact) and 240 linear feet of perennial stream (temporary impact) as described within your
undated application that was received by the N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on September 8,
2009, to increase natural gas capacity to existing customers and replace an aging section of existing 3-
inch pipe at the site. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by
General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3699 (GC3699). The Certification(s) allows you to use
Nationwide Permit(s) NW 12 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In addition,
you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you
go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge,
and other regulations. Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA
Permit.
This approval is 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. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of
wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H.0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
Conditions of Certification:
1. Impacts Approved
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands/
NorthCarolina
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An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
Piedmont Natural Gas
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September 10, 2009
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general
conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are
approved including incidental impacts:
Type of Impact Amount Approved Units Plan Location or Reference
404/Wetland 1.42 [(acres) 0.85 acres permanent
impact and 0.57 acres temporary impact] Application narrative
Stream - perennial 240 (linear feet) - temporary impact Application narrative
Sediment and Erosion Control:
2. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing
the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in
order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control
measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most
recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices
shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects,
including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
c. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and
stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times.
3. No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the
footprint of the impacts depicted in the 404/401 Permit Application. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best
Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards,
statutes, or rules occur;
4. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior approval
from the Division. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is
unavoidable, design and placement of temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or stream beds or banks, adjacent to or upstream
and down stream of the above structures. All sediment and erosion control devices shall be removed
and the natural grade restored within two (2) months of the date that the Division of Land Resources or
locally delegated program has released the project;
5. Protective Fencing - The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor
within these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning
fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the
buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15 NCAC 2H,
Section .0500;
Certificate of Completion:
6. Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable
Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached
certificate of completion to the 401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Piedmont Natural Gas
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Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as
depicted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or
stream impacts), 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, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Cyndi Karoly or Ian McMillan in the Central Office in
Raleigh at 919-733-1786 or Ken Averitte in the DWQ Fayetteville Regional Office at 910-433-3303.
LML
Coleen H. Sullins
CHS/gym
Enclosures: GC3699
Certificate of Completion
cc: Ken Averitte, DWQ Fayetteville Regional Office
USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
DLR Fayetteville Regional Office
File Copy
Catherine Luckenbaugh, S&ME, Inc., 9751 Southern Pine Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28273
Filename: 090968PiedmontNaturalGasF ive_M i IePipel i ne(Hamett)401