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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, LTMMA1
Health and Natural Resources / • •
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Division of Water Quality
J r., Governor
Jonathan a B. I- F-lo bwes? Secretary
A. Preston Ho ward, Jr., P.E., Director
August 25, 1996
Hyde County
DWQ Project # 960797
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. Donald Temple
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mattamuskeet-Swanquarter-Cedar Island NWR
Route 1, Box N-2
Swan Quarter, NC 27885
Dear Mr. Temple:
You have our approval to place fill material in 0.02 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of
placing temporary fill to repair an existing structure at Waupoppin Canal, Mattamuskeet NWR, as you
described in your application dated 14 August 1996. 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 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. 276 1 1-7447. 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,
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
Washington DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Mattamuskeet-Swanquarter-Cedar Island 401 ISSUED
National Wildlife Refuges
Route 1, Box N-2
Swan Quarter, North Carolina 27885
August 14, 1996
Water Quality Planning O
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Division of Environmental Management " r
N.C. Dept. of Environment, Health and Natural Resources ??ql ?6
P. O. Box 29535 ?c `90
Raleigh, NC 27626 14,
Attention: Mr. John Dorney
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Seven copies of an application for a 404 Nationwide Permit #33
for a temporary earthen coffer dam to facilitate repairs to an
existing structure are attached for your office's consideration
for Section 401 certification of the Clean Water Act.
Please process this certification as expeditiously as possible.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact this
office at 919/926-4021.
Sincerely,
Donald E. Temple
Refuge Manager
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Attachments

JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WM IvIINGTON DISTRICT FUNGINEER 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 1 t IcA6
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06.12.1996 10150 P.04
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ACTION ID:
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #): 33
Telephone [phone] ATTN! MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO TIEbo-w WkGEMEN GIN'F_ ERS.
SEVEN C1) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVMOT.
PLEASE PRINT. -
1. Owners Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2. Owners Address. Rt. 1 Box N-2, Swan Quarter, NC 27885
3. Owners Photo Number (Home): NA (Work): 919/926-4021
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
Donald E. Temple, Refuge Manager
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
Rt. 1 Box N-2, Swan Quarter, NC 27885 (926-4021)
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Hyde
Nearest Town or City: Engelhard
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): MI-10 impoundment pump station, Waupoppin
Canal, Mattamuskeet NWR, four miles west of Engelhard via US 264, Lake Landing area
and refuge roads.
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Lake Mattamuskeet, Waupoppin Canal
7. River Basin: Tar/Pamlico
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS L or WS 11? YES [ ] NO pA
Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [A NO
If yes, explain. Several, for repair and maintenance associated with managed wetlands
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
48,000 acres
I1. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: approx. 0.005 acres (40'x6') (temporarily)
Drained: 0.015 acres (35'x20') (temporarily)
Flooded: NA
Excavated: NA
Totallmpacted- 0.020 (temporarily)
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FROM WASHINGTON
08.12.1996 10:50 P.05
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLALS-8 1/2" X 11" drawings only): Install temporary earthen
coffer dam (40' length x 6' wide) across in1Pt to rmTmn czf•a1-4n,% Yn
water from work site to allow repairs to be made to m= gate
13. Purpose of proposed work: Temporary earthen coffer dam to facilitate the repair/modification
of a flapgate on a permanent pumping station
14. State reasons why the applicant believes chat this activity must be carried out in wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to minimize wetland impacts. _PumP outlet and flapgate are below.water and are not readily
removeable. Coffer dam is needed to facilitate mnDintkr water from renair site to A11nw
1.c Ue since r vnnel acee$$s e t equ1p? arg 1 ou are required to contact the U.S to. fish an?/or at E Fi3henteo s 8the
weeded
(NMPS) regarding the presence or any Federally listed orproposed for listing endangered or tlueatened species or critical repai,
habitat in the permit am that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you done so? YES N NO [ ]
RESPONSES PROM 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 [ ] No P4
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DF-M:
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.
Iw What is land use of surrounding property? Conservation. and agriculture
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal?
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Owner's Signature Dace
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
MI-10 Pump Station Gate Repair
404 Nationwide Permit # 33
The flap gates on the pump station for the MI-10 impoundment (a
managed wetland) on Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
requires repairs and minor modifications to correct a water ram
effect causing excessive water loss when holding water during the
winter months. To repair the flap gate on the outlet end of the
pump requires the water be removed from the proposed work site. A
coffer dam will be installed across the basin between the pump
station and the Waupoppin Canal and a portable pump used to pump
out the basin to allow personnel and equipment to access the flap
gate. A 404 Nationwide Permit #33 is being requested to install
the temporary earthen coffer dam. The coffer dam will be
approximately 40 feet in length by approximately six feet in width
and will represent approximately 0.005 acres of temporary fill in
a man-made- canal. The water depth averages 2-3 feet and the
earthen fill is estimated to be approximately 20 cubic yards. The
source of fill material will be the nearby spoil from the man-made
canal. The basin behind the coffer dam will pumped and represents
a temporary drainage of approximately 0.015 acres of aquatic
habitat. Once the repairs and modifications are completed, all
fill material will be removed and returned to the spoil bank and
shaped to original contours.
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