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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19950487 Ver 1_Complete File_19950510State 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., F.E., Director APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification Mr. C. R. Styles NC DOT P. O. Box 250 Bryson City, N.C. 28713 Dear Mr. Styles: ?EHNR May 16, 1995 Jackson County DEM Project # 95487 FILE COPS You have our approval to place fill material in 0.02 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of road maintenance at SR 1756, Charley's Creek , as you described in your application dated 3 May 1995. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2735. This certification allows you to use General Permit Number 031 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 30 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 Domey at 919-733-1786. Sincerely, oTtonn Howard, Jr. Attachment cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office Asheville DEM Regional Office Mr. John Dorney Central Files 95487.1tr P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 FAX 919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post-consumer paper a r DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JAMES B. HUNT, )R GOVERNOR Jackson County SR 1756 Mr. Bob Johnson 215 Army Corps of Engineer Reg. Field Office Room 75, Grove Park Ave. Asheville, NC 28801-2714 Dear Mr. Johnson, M?7Fo STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS Bryson City, NC 28713 May 3, 1995 Qsys? -lo 11" R. SAMUEL HUNT II I SECRETARY u, The North Carolina Department of Transportation is proposing to grade, drain, base and pave primarily along the existing roadway of SR 1756, Charley's Creek, in Jackson County. In order to construct this project in accordance with our current secondary road standards and due to the replacement of pipe culverts along a tributary of Charley's Creek (DEM Class WS-III HQW), we are requesting authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to replace this culvert. I am sending a straight line diagram with our proposed erosion control construction limits at various sites along the project. In addition a typical section of the road, cross sections, drawings for the pipe culvert replacements, general notes and standards on erosion control measures and a marked county map. We propose to install the new culverts slightly bellow the existing streambed elevations where bedrock is not encountered to minimize impacts to wildlife habitat and allow the existing stream gradients to remain as unchanged as is physically possible. The best management practices will be used to minimize and control sedimentation and erosion on this project. The construction foreman will review all erosion control measures daily to ensure sedimentation and erosion are being effectively controlled. If the planned devices are not functioning as intended, they will immediately be replaced with better devices. The rock silt screens and other erosion control devices will be in place prior to pipe construction and will remain in place until the project is stabilized. By copy of this letter I am asking Mr. David Yow, North Carolina Resources Commission, District Fisheries Biologist to comment directly to you concerning the 404 Nationwide permit request. Mr. Bob Johnson Page 2 May 3, 1995 Also by copy of this letter, I am requesting authorization to proceed under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act from Division of Environmental Management. We would like to begin construction as soon as possible. If further information is required, please advise. Your early review and consideration will be appreciated. Yours truly, ?an C. arch Assistant District Engineer cc: Mr. Richard Phillips, P. E., Regional Engineer DOM Mr. F. D. Martin, P. E., Division Engineer Mr. E. L. Ingle, Area Roadside Environmental Engineer Mr. Eric Galamb, Water Quality Certification Unit, DEM Mr. David Yow, District Fisheries Biologist, NC WRC DEM ID: ACTION ID: -Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #): _Zb 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 (919) 251-4511 ArrR.. MR. JOHN DORNEY Telephone (919) 733-5083 ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED?'APPLICA77ON 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: North Carolina Department of Transportation 2. OwnersAddress• P. O. Box 250, Bryson City, NC 28713 3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work): (704)488-2131 4. 'If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number C. R. Styles,P. E. 5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Jackson Nearest Town or City: sy 1 va . NC Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): SR 1756 - Charley ' s Creek 6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Charley' s Creek 7. River Basin: Little Tennessee River`. 8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA,©ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [x] NO [ ] 9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO [K ] If yes, explain. 10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: I1. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted, by the proposed project: Frlled• 0.02 Ac Drained: Flooded: Excavated: Total Impacted: 0.02 Ac \ ? l I ,ir l 1797 SNAGGY BALD WILDLIFE DOUBLE 70P ELEV. 5,538 MTN. y MANAGEMENT N A N T A H A L AREA •FE ? k n ^ CI[4 ROUGH WIT BALI,, BLACK MTN. \ >r !73Z ELEV. 6,010 't Hac4 MpMOin ... ELEV. 6,275 ti0 u +? I Be6chnat I! TANASEF BALD v - u ?L!!. ~ o Bolsom w`/?J'' - _w Rich Mountain ELEV. 5,622 \ c 1731 Cb• e 1 •o £ I {1 F PISGAHGiN 1719 m a: 11737 1714 \ kk . ?, WILDLIF ot'd? s ; ~ Fork ?ROCKY MANAGEMENT 3 ? Moses Cro" U RICH MTN. 215 - Cl, ' L61 ry 1747 ELEV. 5,500 Cullowk94r e " 7YY C".,% C? N A T I N A AREA n3a e ` L°I doh le;) 17:T6 A ?? I7 0 A ! Y - mll S'0 vse ,, sS 15' .1 1717 _ -7-2 •4 ''7 rh 1736 3.2 East Loport 1747 1747 O1pk Rid8 .t• L/ .y HORNEYNEAD vil. 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N - 0 u) EROSION CONTROL DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS Std. # Description Symbol 245.03 Temporary Silt Ditch 245.05 Temporary Diversion ................................. ?D ................. 7D 893.01 Temporary Silt Fence. ...................... 890.05 Temporary Slope Drain with Earth Berm •- .- 245.01 Silt Basin Type A .......... 245.02 Silt Basin Type B ........................................... 892.04 Temporary Rock Silt Check Type-A 895.10 Temporary Rock Silt Check Type-B -,-,,.,,,, 892.01 Temporary Rock Sediment Dam Type-A _ 892.02 Temporary Rock Sediment Dam Type-B 897.01 Rock Pipe Inlet Protection Type-A ._ 897.02 Rock Pipe Inlet Protection Type-B ........... 894.01 Rock Silt Screen 245.04 Stilling Basin ..... 3 . Rock . Inlet Protection: 896.01 Type A .............................. A. ? -- OR -- A 896.02 Type B ...... B - OR - B 896.03 Type C [3.. .. C 12 March, 1992 y TEMPORARY SILT FENCE: A temporary silt fence is commonly used at the toe of a fill section to prevent off- site sedimentation. It is made of permeable filter fabric buried at the bottom, stretched and supported by steel posts. The silt fence reduces, the water flow while retaining the sediment. They may also be used to divert. water flow to protected outlets. Silt fences need to be checked after each significant rainfall to ensure there effectiveness. They must be maintained on a regular basis. Silt fences shall not be installed across streams, ditches, or waterways. AREAS OF USE: • At toe of fill sections where sediment runoff can be stored and contained inside the project limits. DESIGN CRITERIA: Material With Wire - Without Wire Fabric Type 3 Class A -Type 3 Class B Steel posts length 5 ft 5 ft. Post spacing 10 ft. 6 ft. maximum 17 March, 1992 ?i L` Q !Y . ? F.? 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The rock silt screen utilizes class B stone lined with #5 or #57 stone to produce a ripple-effect in the stream to settle the larger sediment particles transported in the stream from the construction site. The trapped sediment shall be cleaned out before the device is'removed from the stream. AREAS OF USE: In live streams below construction sites where construction occurs in or adjacent to the stream. • In live streams below a culvert construction site. • Where it can be cleaned before it is removed from stream. DESIGN CRITERIA: • Structural stone - class B stone . • Sediment control stone - # 5 or* 57 stone • Dam height - 1.5 ft. minimum and 3 ft. maximum ( shall not be higher than 1 ft. above normal flow of stream) 37 March, 1992 r I <? a N ? W? O N k" ---- .? _ 1 ? Z Az1 4d a x E- Z co ZE-C.O h?A0.OW AFO va a woaaUO azwvQ oaw zv): 4:20: O maw Wa F Cd zz f, CL. E ,,, m aO .-4 3 CO x w a E ? 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Post Office Box 250 Bryson City, North Carolina 28713 Dear Mr. Styles: Refer ce.your application of May 8, 1995, for Department of the Army (DA) author' do to replace and/or extend several culverts in a tributary to Charl, 's'Cre k in conjunction with the upgrading of SR 1756, Charley's Creek Road near Sy a, Jackson County, North Carolina. The project will impact less th 1/3 acr of Waters of the United States. The proposal has been reviewed by t North rolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC). F the purposes of the Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program, Title 33, C of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the Federal Register on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits. Authorization was provided, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, for discharges of dredged or fill material into headwaters and isolated waters. Your work is authorized by this nationwide permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the enclosed conditions, and those outlined in the attached June 27, 1995 WRC letter. This nationwide permit does not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain other required State or local approval. This verification will be valid until the nationwide permit is modified, reissued or revoked. All the nationwide permits are scheduled to be modified, reissued or revoked prior to 21 January 1997. It is incumbent upon you to remain informed of changes to the nationwide permits. We will issue a public notice announcing the changes when they occur. Furthermore, if you commence or are under contract to commence this activity before the date the nationwide permit is modified or revoked, you will have twelve months from the date of the modification or revocation to complete the activity under the present terms and conditions of this nationwide permit. Questions or comments may be addressed to David Baker in our Asheville Regulatory office at (704) 271-4856. Sincerely, G. Wayne Wright Chief, Regulatory Branch Enclosures: Printed on 0 Recycled Paper -2- Copies Furnished (without enclosure): John Dorney Water Quality Section Division of Environmental Management North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27687