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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of f:nvironmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James G. Martin, Covernor
William W Cobey, Jr., Secretary
July 13, 1992
C,corke T Everett, Ph.D.
Director
Mr. Roger Cates, P.E.
N.C. Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 1460
Boone, N.C. 28607
Dear Mr. Cates:
Subject: Proposed Fill in Waters or Wetlands
Road upgrade, SR 1569
Watauga County
DEM Project #92376
Upon review of your request for Water Quality Certification
to place fill material in 60 feet of Boone Camp Branch for
road upgrading located at SR 1569 Steward Simmons Road in
Watauga County, we have determined that the proposed fill can be
covered by General Water Quality Certification No. 2665 issued
January 21, 1992. A copy of the General Certification is
attached. This Certification may be used in qualifying for
coverage under Corps of Engineers' Nationwide Permit No. 13.
If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney
at 919/733-1786.
Sincerely,
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Pr ston Howard, Jr. P.E.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890 JUN 1992
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IN REPLY REFER TO June 29, 1992
Regulatory Branch
Action ID. 199202512 and Nationwide Permit No. 13 (Bank Stabilization)
Mr. Roger Cates, P.E.
State of North Carolina
Department of Transportation
Post Office Box 1460
Boone, North Carolina 28607
Dear Mr. Cates:
Reference your May 22, 1992 application for Department of the Army
authorization to grade, drain, base, and pave the existing roadway of
S.R. 1569, Steward Simmons Road, Watauga County, North Carolina. Bank
stabilization with riprap fill will be required along approximately 60 feet of
Boone Camp Branch. No channel changes and no crossings will be required.
This project has been coordinated with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
(WRC).
For the purposes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program,
Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the
Federal Register on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits.
Authorization, pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, was provided for bank stabilization
activities provided:
a. No material is placed in excess of the minimum needed for erosion
protection;
b. The bank stabilization activity is less than 500 feet in length;
C. The activity will not exceed an average of one cubic yard per running
foot placed along the bank below the plane of the ordinary high water mark or
the high tide line;
d. No material is placed in any special aquatic site, including wetlands;
e. No material is of the type or is placed in any location or in any
manner so as to impair surface water flow into or out of any wetlands area;
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f. No material is placed in a manner that will be eroded by normal or
expected high flows; and
g. The activity is part of a single and complete project.
Your work is authorized by this nationwide permit provided it is
accomplished in strict accordance with the enclosed conditions. This
nationwide permit does not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain any
required State or local approval. Please contact Mr. John Dorney, North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, telephone [phone], to
obtain a waiver or water quality certification for the proposed work. This
permit is effective upon receipt of the waiver or certification.
This verification will be valid for 2 years from the date of this letter
unless the nationwide authorization is modified, reissued, or revoked. Also,
this verification will remain valid for the 2 years if, during that period,
the NWP authorization is reissued without modification or the activity
complies with any subsequent modification of the NWP authorization. If during
the 2 years, the NWP authorization expires or is suspended or revoked, or is
modified, such that the activity would no longer comply with the terms and
conditions of the NWP authorization, activities which have commenced (i.e.,
are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon the
NWP will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within 12 months
of the date of the NWP's expiration, modification or revocation, unless
discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify,
suspend, or revoke the authorization.
Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Steve Chapin, Asheville
Field Office, Regulatory Branch, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Enclosure

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Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Mr. Joe Mickey
Route 2, Box 278
State Road, North Carolina 28676
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JAMES G. MARTIN
GOVERNOR
THOMAS J. HARRELSON
SECRETARY
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
P.O. Box 1460
Boone, N.C. 28607
July 6, 1992
Mr. John Dor ney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh N.C. 27626--0535
Dear Mr. Dorney:
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
WILLIAM G. MARLEY, JR., P.E.
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
On May 22, 1992, an application was sent to the Corps of
Engineers to grade, drain, base, and pave along the existing
roadway of SR 1569 Steward Simmons Road in Watauga County.
In a letter dated June 29, 1992, the Corps issued a
Nationwide Permit 13 Bank Stabilization effective upon
receipt of a waiver or certification from you.
I am requesting a waiver from the Division of
Environmental Management for this project. The proposed rip
rap fill will be required along approximately 60 feet of
Boone Camp Branch and will be less than one cubic yard per
running foot.
lWe would like to begin construction as soon as possible.
If further information is required, please let me know. Your
early review and consideration will be greatly appreciated.
You r s_._a 1 y2
?Rogg;/Cates, P.E.
District Engineer
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cc: Mr. Steve Chapin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mr. Martin Bolick, County Maintenance Engineer
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