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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 A74
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March 29, 1996
Brunswick County
DEM Project # 960105
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Town of Shallotte
P. O. Box 27
Shallotte, NC 28459
Dear Sirs:
You have our approval to place fill material in 1.81 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of
constructing a WWTP facultative pond at US 17 Bypass and 17 Business near Shallotte, as you
described in your revised application dated 14 March 1996. 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. In
addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your
project.
If you to 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 Dorney at 919-733-
1786.
Attachment
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Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Wilmington Field Office
Wilmington DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
Dwight Waeer; McKim and Creed
Sincerely,
?Pr n Howard, Jr. P.E.
960105.1tr
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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MEMORANDUM PRINT NAMES:
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TO : JOHN DORNEY WQ SUPV.: dL/:?/ry5
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES BRANCH DATE: 1 iq 9{c
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
*EACH ITEM MUST BE ANSWERED (USE N/A FOR NOT APPLICABLE) **
PERMIT YR: 96 PERMIT NO: 0000105 COUNTY: BRUNSWICK
APPLICANT NAME: TOWN OF SHALLOTTE
PROJECT TYPE: LAGOON CONST. WWTP PERMIT TYPE: NW26
COE #: DOT #:
RCD_FROM _CDA: APP DATE_FRM_CDA: 02/05/96
REG OFFICE: WIRO
RIVER _AND_SUB_BASIN 030759 STR_INDEX NO: 15-25-2-8 ` m
STREAM-CLASS: C
WL_IMPACT? : PN WL_TYPE: 5
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WL_REQUESTED: WL_ACR_EST?: Y/O
WL_SCORE(#): WATER IMPACTED BY FILL?: Y&
MITIGATION?: YR MITIGATION TYPE:
MITIGATION-SIZE: DID YOU REQUEST MORE INFO?:ON
IS WETLAND RATING SHEET ATTACHED?: &y N
HAVE PROJECT CHANGES/CONDITIONS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH APPLICANT?: WN
RECOMMENDATION (Circle One): ISSUE SSUE/COND DENY
COMMENTS :-2??it
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Central Files
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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
MEMORANDUM
Date: March 19, 1996
To: John Dorney o
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Subject: Regional Office Review and Recommendations
Application for Permit for Excavation and/or Fill
Central Office Permit #960105
Town of Shallotte
Brunswick County
The Town of Shallotte submitted a PDN on 1/17/96 for impacts to 2.88 acres of
headwater wetlands for the construction of a new wastewater lagoon. The lagoon was relocated
to this, sites from a previously proposed site due to groundwater concerns and concerns over
wetland drainage. -,The current site was recommended by this office because a large portion of
it is existing spray irrigation, fields which have recently been determined to be unsuitable for
continued irrigation of wastewater due to a high groundwater table. It was also felt that the
previously proposed lagoon site may be more valuable as a spray site than as a lagoon site.
A meeting was held on March 7, 1996 with Dwight Wasser of McKimm & Creed to
discuss further minimization of wetland impacts. We suggested that the lagoon location be
moved as close to the access road as possible. This alignment would result in the loss of
additional existing irrigation area but would also keep the majority of the irrigation areas away
from surface waters.
A revised PDN was submitted to this Office on March 14, 1996. With the lagoon moved
as close to the road as possible, wetland impacts are reduced by 35 %. Total wetland impacts
are now 1.81 acres. In that the siting of the lagoon was in part based on recommendations from
this Office aitthat fact that the applicants have minimized impacts on the current site as much
as they can, it is recommended that the Certification be issued.
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DEM ID:
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Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #): 26
s 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 WATER QUALITY PLANNING
CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
P.O. Box 1890 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
Telephone (919) '733-508-3
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: Town of Shallotte
2. Owners Address: P 0 BOX ?7 Shai 1 otte NC 28459
3. Owners Phone Number (Home):
(Work): 910/754-4032
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Brunswick
Nearest Town or City: Shallotte
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.):
A= i roujmptP 44 mi l aq north of i ntarsecti ter n Hi ghwaV 17 Bypass and Highway 17
Business on north side of Shallotte.
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Woodward Branch
7. River Basin: Shallotte River
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ ] NO (X ]
9. Have any Section 404 perm'i'ts been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO [X]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
7 10 acres
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: .43 (Filled for Berm Construction)
Drained:

Flooded: f E'
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Excavated: 2.45 (Excavated for Lined Lagoon)
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Total Impacted: 2.88 -H
pro'ect involves
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 112" X 11 drawings only):
,7 or.ro fannlfiAtlVe pond for storage of wastewater prior to land
a lication. The lagoon involves imPacti- some wetland "f:
13. Purpose of proposed work: E nsion of WWTP stora Ja
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be taken to minimize wetland impacts.
wetlands. Lagoon has been located in area to minimands9:98Also, rote measures
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ea?ttal' of wetlands. sticries.Semce
15. You are required to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) an St?j?tational M i o critical
S [ ] NO fX ]
(NMFS) regarding the presence or any Federally listed orproposed for listing endanQT4r species habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you o YE
TO CORPS.
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHQULD BE FORWARDED resence of historic
16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (S H O) uddonog the YES [ ] NO [X ] e so.? properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project? Yo
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? Wastewater lagoon and effluent spray fields .
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? and ___li c at? Qn by soravina _
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ENGINEERS Mr. John Dorney
NCDEHNR/Dem
SURVEYORS Water Quality Planning
P O Box 29535
ARCHITECTS Raleigh NC 27626-0535
PLANNERS RE: Nationwide Permit 26 and 401 Certification
Town of Shallotte
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Dorney:
The Town of Shallotte is currently planning for expansion of its wastewater
treatment system. Part of this system will include a wastewater holding lagoon
prior to a pump station which will apply the wastewater onto the ground surface
by spray application. The lagoon is approximately 12 acres in surface area and
wilhirnpact 2.88 acres of wetlands with the construction of its berm and
excEfVoon of the, holding cells. The attached Plan Sheet C-1 shows the location
of the lago.9n in relation to the wetlands.
Michael Hosey with. the Corps of Engineers and Jim Gregson with North Carolina
Department of Environmental Management have been to the site and done a site
evaluation for the wetlands. Attached are seven (7) copies of the joint forms for
the permits. It shows that.43 acres of the wetlands will be filled for the
construction of the berms while 2.45 acres will be excavated for holding area,
totaling approximately 2.88 acres.
If you have any questions during your review of this matter please do not
hesitate to give me a call.
Sincerely,
243 NORTH FRONT STREET McKIM & CREED ENGINEERS, P.A.
WILMINGTON, INC 28401
910/343-1048
Dwight . Waser, P.E.
FAX [phone] Project Engineer e `,F
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