19970068 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19970204

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment..
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. Billy W. and Ms. Brenda Dills
12121 Hwy 19 W.
Bryson City, NC 28713
Dear Mr. and Ms. Dills:
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February 12,1997
Swain County
DWQ Project # 970068
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill material in acres of
wetlands or waters for the purpose of installing a culvert pipe at US 19 and Wesser Creek Road, as you
described in your application dated 4 February 1997. After reviewing your application, we have decided that
this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3108. 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. If total
wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required
as described in 15A NCAC 211.0506 (h) (6) and (7). 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. Also this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or
CAMA permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
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.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
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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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Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #):
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Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engi>tt 'file
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WM MINGTON 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 C?\Z
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ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THACS OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name:
2. Owners Address:
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work): ?11T_t{-A- q 1
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number-
5. Location of work-(MUST ATTACH MAP). County: S 1136 '1 V1
Nearest Town or City: A r y 5 n h V
Specific Location'(Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): 1/1 r-n r 'I ?.I r_?6 11 nT U I'n y
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6. Name of Closest StreanvRiver. ,??P r k
7. River Basin:
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ ] NO [Vj?
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for'use on this property? YES [ ] NO [y]am
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
Sma(! d ???1
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project: C)
Filled: mamnl_l t r+c- r_rd?,-e.r}-
Drained: Q
Flooded: 0
Excavated:
Total Impacted:
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 112" X 11" drawings only): n Sin I I
13. Purpose of proposed work: Tn r n h n y9. c `f" -f- a i n a l re o d y P_ ic, i? ? c I. ?r ?-TI e?
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carried out in wetlands. Also,
taken to minimize wetland impacts. ,Z:Ia,?n it r, ?4h n -,-4 c_r } 1k-e- r-4- to I "I rte. i e_ f
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 or proposed for listing endangered or threatened species or critical
habitat in the permil,area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you done so? YES [ ] NO [ ]
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CO S.
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 YES [ ] NO [ ]
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. AIIA
C. If delineation was performed by a consultant, include all data sheets relevant to the placement of the
delineation line. A$
D. If a stormwater management plan is required for this project, attach copy. N,4
E. What is land use of surrounding property?
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of s
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