19960874 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19960910

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt,Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secreta ry
A. Presto n Howard, Jr., P.E., Dire cto r
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Ms. Linda Story
Town of Granite Falls
P.O. Drawer 10
30 Park Square
Granite Falls, NC 28630
Dear Ms. Story:
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C)EHNR
September 18, 1996
Caldwell County
DWQ Project # 960874
You have our approval to excavate in 0.069 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of sewer line
installation at Gunpowder Creek, as you described in your application dated 5 September 1996. After
reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification
Number 3022. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 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 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 Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely, i
A. Presto Howard, Jr. P.E.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Uorney
Central Files
Ms. Tonya Taylor, Wooten Co.
960874.1tr
Division of Water Quality - Environmental Sciences Branch
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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DEMI ED: 6 fie? .-.CTION ID:
Nationwide Pe:rrut Requested (Providt! Nationwide Permit 12
J0E T FORM FOR
Nation'"ide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
?Nation«ide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WILNILNGTONDISTRICT ENGLNEER DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
CORPS OF ENGINEERS NC DEPA-. MENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
DEPARTME'N'T OF THE AR-\I1' AND NA yL RESOURCES
P.O. Box 1890 ENVIRONXENTAL SCIENCES BRANCH RECEIVED
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890 4401 Ree v Creek Road
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E Raleigh, N.C. 27607 SEp
Telephone [phone] ATTN : "=.. JOHN DORNEY F 1?6
Telephcr._ [phone] N 0VV,4VNl
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ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENG-ERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE.N.C. DIVISION OF E\'VIRON-1N1EN7AL h'IA.T°AGE'-=N-t.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: Town of Granite Falls
2. Owners Address: P.O. Drawer 10, 30 Park Square, Granite Falls, NC 28630
3. Owners Phone Number (Home):
(Work):
[phone]
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate offizia], address, phone number:
Ms. Linda Story, Town Manager
P.O. Drawer 10, 30 Park Square
Granite Falls, NC 28630
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Cal dwel 1
Nearest Town or City: Granite Falls
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): HWY 321, South of Granite Falls, NC
6. Name of Closest Stream/River: Gunpowder Creek/Lake Hickory
7. River Basin: Catawba River Basin
8. Is this project located in a watershed classificd as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS 11? YES [ 1 NO ?
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
0.069 acres
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled:
Drained :
Flooded:
Excavated: 0.069 acres
Total Impacted: 0,069 acres
12. Description of proposed wor'.,: ;Attach Pl_, NS-8 1/2'' X l I" dra?-ings only):
Installation of sewer line from MH #1 to Granite Falls Wastewater
Treatment-Plant. Gunpowder Creek will be crossed during construction.
13. Purpose of aroposed work: Provide sewer service to new residential area outside the Town
of Granite Falls
14. State reasons why the applica .- believes that NSactivity must be carved out i-. wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to minimize wetland impac?.
15. You arc rrqu±-ed to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/c- National Marine Fisheries Service
(NWS) regarding the presence o- ?_:,iy Federally listed or proposed for listing endar,- rmd or threztencd species or critical
habitat in the , .t area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you zone so? YES [ ] NO [ )
RESPONSES FROM THE USF-WS ANTD/OR NHS SHOULD BE FORVf'ARD=D TO CORPS.
16. You are reouired to contact :ne State iistoric Preservation Oftcer (SHPO; -egarding the presence of histor;c
properties in the ptrmit area whit.`. may be affected by the proposes project? Have you done so? YES[ ] NO [ ]
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD B._,: FORWAR-DED TO CORPS.
17. Additional i-aormation regLE-td by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation ma showing all .?etlands, st?eams, a_-td lakes on the oroperry.
B. If available, representar-t-e photog,-ap'ln of wetlands to be i_Mipactr_d by prc.'tct.
C. If delineation was perfo.-:.d by a co-Sul=t, include all Lt? sheets re]_- Litt to the placement of the
delineation line.
D. If a stormwater manage=tnt plan is -?cu red for this proit-C , attach con;
E. What is land use of snrc'_nding prop-_: y'?
F. If applicable, Nvhat is pro--:)s_-_d method of sewage dispos--l?

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Mr. John Dorney
Division of Water Quality
NCDEHNR
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
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RE: Joint Form Nationwide Permit #12
Granite Falls US 321 South Sanitary Sewer
Town of Granite Falls
TWC 2412-DN
Dear Mr. Dorney:
RECEDED
SEP I 01996
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Attached are seven copies (7) copies of the Joint Form for Nationwide Permit No.
12 for the above referenced project. Seven copies of a location map and plans
showing the location of the creek crossing are also provided. This proposed sewer
line does not affect any known wetlands and is necessary to transport the sewer
from MH #l, across Gunpowder Creek, to the Granite Falls Wastewater Treatment
Plant.
Should you have any questions or need additional information, please let us know.
Sincerely,
THE WOOTEN COMPANY
Tonya E. aylor, E.I.T.
Enclosures
c: Ms. Linda Story, Town Manager
Mr. Shuford Wise, Superintendent
Since 1936