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STATE: OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201
GOVERNOR
January 10, 2005
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
401/Wetlands Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Reference: DWQ Project No. 020699
NCDOT/SR 1559 Chatham County
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Dear Sir or Madam:
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
Attached is certification of completion for the work performed under the above
referenced permit. The certification is signed by our field agent. If additional
information is required please advise.
Sincerely,
Timothy Johnson P.E.
Division Engineer
Attachment
cc: \I J. L. Picklesimer, PE PLS
Barry Harrington
Tim Welch, PE
Art King
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DIVISION 8, 11. O. BOX 1067, ABERDEEN, NC 28315
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
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Applicant:
Project Name:
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification: __` - /` I ___
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer
Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the
401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC,
27099-1 62 1. This form may be returned to DWQ by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the
project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these.
Applicant's Certification
1. - hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built
within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the
approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature: _ ,, , _ Date:.-
Agent's Certification
hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built
within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the
approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature: _ .?•!('?--?-- - -- Date:.---?`' / ?C? `?. r
Engineer's Certification
Partial Final
1. , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State
of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, gull time) the construction of
the proiect.for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in
the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature Registration No.
Date
Wetlands/401 I'nit 1650 Mail Servrcc Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201 LYNDO TIPPETT
GOVERNOR SRIM MARY
January 10, 2005
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
40] /Wetlands Unit
1621 Mail Service Center ' ?a
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621-? U VLV?
Reference: DWQ Project No. 020699 a 2005
NCDOT/SR 1559 Chatham County DENR. ,t
Dear Sir or Madam:H
Attached is certification of completion for the work perfonned under the above
referenced permit. The certification is signed by our field agent. If additional
information is required please advise.
Sincerely,
Timothy Johnson P.E.
Division Engineer
Attachment
cc: J. L. Picklesimer, PE PLS
Barry Harrington
Tim Welch, PE
Art King
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DIVISION 8, P. O. BOX 1067, ABERDEEN, NC 28315
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
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Applicant:
Project Name:
DWQ Project No.:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
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NC ENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
County:

Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer
Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the
401/Wetlands Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC,
27699-1621. This form may be returned to DWQ by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the
project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these.
Appli,cant's Certification
1, hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built
within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the
approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Date,: _
Agent's Certification
1, C,cy/t q , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and
diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built
within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the
approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature: /. el Date:
Engineer's Certification
Partial Final
1, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State
of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of
the project,for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in
the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature Registration No.
Date
Wetlands/401 Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1 62 1
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William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
May 9, 2002
Chatham County
DWQ Project No. 020699
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. W.F. Rosser, P.E., Division Engineer
NCDOT, Division 8
PO Box 1067
Aberdeen, NC 28315
Dear Mr. Rosser:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
material in 60 linear feet of streams for the purpose of grade and pave SR 1559 in Chatham County. The
project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated April 29, 2002. After reviewing your
application, we have decided that this till is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3375.
This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit Number 14 issued by the Corps of Engineers. In
addition, you should acquire any other federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project
including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Watershed
regulations. This approval will expire with the accompanying 404 permit, unless otherwise specified in the
Water Quality Certification.
This approval is valid solely for the purpose and design described in your application (unless modified
below). Should your project change, you must notify the DWQ and submit a new application. If the
property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter, and is thereby
responsible for complying with all the conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future)
exceed one acre, or of total impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory
mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H.0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to
remain valid, you must adhere to the conditions listed in the attached certification.
1.) Upon completion of the project, the NCDOT shall complete and return the enclosed "Certification of
Completion Form" to notify DWQ when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed.
The responsible party shall complete the attached form and return it to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the
Division of Water Quality upon completion of the 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 that 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.
Wetlands/401 Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1 62 1
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
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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 contact John Hennessy at 919-733-5694 or Steve Mitchell at 919-
571-4700.
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Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
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Sincerely,
61fl Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Wetlands/401 Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS LYNDo TIPPETT
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
April 29, 2002
Mr. Rob Ridings.. ?r!....( ??..._ U
Division Of Water Quality
401 Wetlands Unit MAY - 6
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 217699-1650 RNIU()R0(1P
Dear Mr. Ridings:
Subject: Chatham County - SR 1559A Emerson Cook Road
In an effort to obtain the permits needed for pipe replacement and to pave and grade on
SR 1559A in Chatham County, we are providing the pre construction notification application and
the supporting materials.
The project is on an intermittent stream that is outside of the critical habitat area for the Cape Fear
Shiner.
To our knowledge there are No High Quality Waters or Outstanding Water Resources occurring
in the project area. We anticipate that these activities will be authorized under Nationwide Permit
Number 14. Any detours required for this project will be done off site.
This letter and a copy of the application materials will be submitted to N.C. Division of Water
Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers for approval.
If you have any questions or comments, or need additional information, please contact our office
at [phone]. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
PAYMENT C *6
RECEIVED Art C. King
Division Environmental Officer
cc: W. F. Rosser, PE
J. Picklesimer, PE
B. F. Sloan
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020699
USACE Action ID No. DWQ No.
If any particular item is not applicable to this project, please enter "Not Applicable" or "N/A" rather than
leaving the space blank.
1. Processing A
1. Check all of the approval(s) requested for this project: MAY - 6 Mil
® Section 404 Permit
? Section 10 Permit ILA" oRbUP
® 401 Water Quality Certification wA' ?, ?ITl' Sl=i 110N
? Riparian or Watershed Buffer Rules
2. Nationwide, Regional or General Permit Number(s) Requested: Nationwide #14
3. If this notification is solely a courtesy copy because written approval for the 401 Certification
is not required, check here: ?
4. If payment into the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program (NCWRP) is proposed for
mitigation of impacts (see section VIII - Mitigation), check here: ?
II. Applicant Information
1. Owner/Applicant Information
Name: North Carolina Department of Transportation
Mailing Address: W. F. Rosser, P.E., Division Enizineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation Division 8
P.O. Box 1067
Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315
Telephone Number: 910-944-2344 Fax Number: 910-944-5623
E-mail Address: brosserna,dot.state. nc.us
2. Agent Information (A signed and dated copy of the Agent Authorization letter must be
attached if the Agent has signatory authority for the owner/applicant.)
Name: Benny F. Sloan
Company Affiliation: NC Department of Transportation
Mailing Address:1404 East Raleigh Street
Siler City, North Carolina 27344
Telephone Number: [phone] Fax Number: 919-742-3986
E-mail Address: bfsloan(a dot. state. nc.us
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III. Project Information
Attach a vicinity map clearly showing the location of the property with respect to local
landmarks such as towns, rivers, and roads. Also provide a detailed site plan showing property
boundaries and development plans in relation to surrounding properties. Both the vicinity map
and site plan must include a scale and north arrow. The specific footprints of all buildings,
impervious surfaces, or other facilities must be included. If possible, the maps and plans should
include the appropriate USGS Topographic Quad Map and NRCS Soil Survey with the property
boundaries outlined. Plan drawings, or other maps may be included at the applicant's discretion,
so long as the property is clearly defined. For administrative and distribution purposes, the
USACE requires information to be submitted on sheets no larger than 11 by 17-inch format;
however, DWQ may accept paperwork of any size. DWQ prefers full-size construction
drawings rather than a sequential sheet version of the full-size plans. If full-size plans are
reduced to a small scale such that the final version is illegible, the applicant will be informed that
the project has been placed on hold until decipherable maps are provided.
1. Name of project: SR 1559 A (Emerson Cook Rd)
2. T.I.P. Project Number or State Project Number (NCDOT Only): 6.522462
3. Property Identification Number (Tax PIN):
4. Location
County: Chatham Nearest Town: Pittsboro
Subdivision name (include phase/lot number):
Directions to site (include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): Travel east on US 64 towards
Pittsboro. Make a left onto SR 1561. Travel north to SR 1346 Make a right and go 0.6
miles and make a left onto SR 1559A.
5. Site coordinates, if available (UTM or Lat/Long): N35°78'2.54" W79°17'3.51"
(Note - If project is linear, such as a road or utility line, attach a sheet that separately lists the
coordinates for each crossing ofa distinct waterbody.)
6. Describe the existing land use or condition of the site at the time of this application:
Existing secondary road
7. Property size (acres):
8. Nearest body of water (stream/river/sound/ocean/lake): Dry Creek
9. River Basin: Cape Fear
(Note - this must be one of North Carolina's seventeen designated major river basins. The
River Basin map is available at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/maps/.)
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10. Describe the purpose of the proposed work: Pipe Replacement and grade and pave on SR
1559A in Chatham County.
11. List the type of equipment to be used to construct the project: Motor,grader, trackhoe,
bulldozer, scraper, etc.
12. Describe the land use in the vicinity of this project: Residential/agricultural
IV. Prior Project History
If jurisdictional determinations and/or permits have been requested and/or obtained for this
project (including all prior phases of the same subdivision) in the past, please explain. Include
the USACE Action ID Number, DWQ Project Number, application date, and date permits and
certifications were issued or withdrawn. Provide photocopies of previously issued permits,
certifications or other useful information. Describe previously approved wetland, stream and
buffer impacts, along with associated mitigation (where applicable). If this is a NCDOT project,
list and describe permits issued for prior segments of the same T.I.P. project, along with
construction schedules.
V. Future Project Plans
Are any future permit requests anticipated for this project? If so, describe the anticipated work,
and provide justification for the exclusion of this work from the current application:
VI. Proposed Impacts to Waters of the United States/Waters of the State
It is the applicant's (or agent's) responsibility to determine, delineate and map all impacts to
wetlands, open water, and stream channels associated with the project. The applicant must also
provide justification for these impacts in Section VII below. All proposed impacts, permanent
and temporary, must be listed herein, and must be clearly identifiable on an accompanying site
plan. All wetlands and waters, and all streams (intermittent and perennial) must be shown on a
delineation map, whether or not impacts are proposed to these systems. Wetland and stream
evaluation and delineation forms should be included as appropriate. Photographs may be
included at the applicant's discretion. If this proposed impact is strictly for wetland or stream
mitigation, list and describe the impact in Section VIII below. If additional space is needed for
listing or description, please attach a separate sheet.
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1. Wetland Impacts
Wetland Impact
Site Number
indicate on ma
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact
acres Located within
100-year Floodplain**
es/no Distance to
Nearest Stream
linear feet
Type of Wetland***
None

List eaca impact separately ana identity temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: mechanized clearing, grading, fill,
excavation, flooding, ditching/drainage, etc. For dams, separately list impacts due to both structure and flooding.
" 100-Year floodplains are identified through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRM), or FEMA-approved local floodplain maps. Maps are available through the FEMA Map Service Center at 1-800-358-9616, or
online at http:/hNlrly. fema sov.
List a wetland type that best describes wetland to be impacted (e.g., freshwater/saltwater marsh, forested wetland, beaver pond,
Carolina Bay, bog, etc.)
List the total acreage (estimated) of existing wetlands on the property:
Total area of wetland impact proposed:
2. Stream Impacts, including all intermittent and perennial streams
Stream Impact
Site Number
indicate on ma)
Tvpe of Impact* Length of
Impact
linear feet)
Stream Name** Average Width
of Stream
Before Impact Perennial or
Intermittent?
lease specify)
1 Permanent Pipe 60' UT of Dry Creek 2' - 3' [

* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: culverts and associated rip-rap,
dams (separately list impacts due to both structure and flooding), relocation (include linear feet before and after, and net loss/gain),
stabilization activities (cement wall, rip-rap, crib wall, gabions, etc.), excavation, ditching/straightening, etc. If stream relocation is
proposed, plans and profiles showing the linear footprint for both the original and relocated streams must be included.
•• Stream names can be found on USGS topographic maps. If a stream has no name, list as UT (unnamed tributary) to the nearest
downstream named stream into which it flows. USGS maps are available through the USGS at 1-800-358-9616, or online at
www.usos.,ov. Several internet sites also allow direct download and printing of USGS maps (e.g., XNANNN tOpozone.CO(Ti,
w w.mapquest.com, etc.).
Cumulative impacts (linear distance in feet) to all streams on site: 60'
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3. Open Water Impacts, including Lakes, Ponds, Estuaries, Sounds, Atlantic Ocean and any
other Water of the U.S.
Open Water Impact
Site Number
(indicate on ma
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact
(acres) Name Waterbody
(if applicable) Type of Waterbody
(lake, pond, estuary, sound,
bay, ocean, etc.
None

* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include. but are not limited to: fill, excavation, dredging,
flooding, drainage. bulkheads, etc.
4. Pond Creation
If construction of a pond is proposed, associated wetland and stream impacts should be
included above in the wetland and stream impact sections. Also, the proposed pond should
be described here and illustrated on any maps included with this application.
Pond to be created in (check all that apply): ? uplands ? stream ? wetlands
Describe the method of construction (e.g., dam/embankment, excavation, installation of
draw-down valve or spillway, etc.): N/A
Proposed use or purpose of pond (e.g., livestock watering, irrigation, aesthetic, trout pond,
local stormwater requirement, etc.):
Size of watershed draining to pond: Expected pond surface area:
VII. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
Specifically describe measures taken to avoid the proposed impacts. It may be useful to provide
information related to site constraints such as topography, building ordinances, accessibility. and
financial viability of the project. The applicant may attach drawings of alternative, lower-impact
site layouts, and explain why these design options were not feasible. Also discuss how impacts
were minimized once the desired site plan was developed. If applicable, discuss construction
techniques to be followed during construction to reduce impacts.
N/A
VIII: Mitigation
DWQ - In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0500, mitigation may be required by the NC
Division of Water Quality for projects involving greater than or equal to one acre of impacts to
freshwater wetlands or greater than or equal to 150 linear feet of total impacts to perennial
streams.
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USACE - In accordance with the Final Notice of Issuance and Modification of Nationwide
Permits, published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2000, mitigation will be required when
necessary to ensure that adverse effects to the aquatic environment are minimal. Factors
including size and type of proposed impact and function and relative value of the impacted
aquatic resource will be considered in determining acceptability of appropriate and practicable
mitigation as proposed. Examples of mitigation that may be appropriate and practicable include,
but are not limited to: reducing the size of the project; establishing and maintaining wetland
and/or upland vegetated buffers to protect open waters such as streams; and replacing losses of
aquatic resource functions and values by creating, restoring, enhancing, or preserving similar
functions and values, preferable in the same watershed.
If mitigation is required for this project, a copy of the mitigation plan must be attached in order
for USACE or DWQ to consider the application complete for processing. Any application
lacking a required mitigation plan or NCWRP concurrence shall be placed on hold as
incomplete. An applicant may also choose to review the current guidelines for stream restoration
in DWQ's Draft Technical Guide for Stream Work in North Carolina, available at
http://h2o.enr. state. nc us/ncwetiands/strmgide.
1. Provide a brief description of the proposed mitigation plan. The description should provide
as much information as possible, including, but not limited to: site location (attach directions
and/or map, if offsite), affected stream and river basin, type and amount (acreage/linear feet)
of mitigation proposed (restoration, enhancement, creation, or preservation), a plan view,
preservation mechanism (e.g., deed restrictions, conservation easement, etc.), and a
description of the current site conditions and proposed method of construction. Please attach
a separate sheet if more space is needed.
N/A
2. Mitigation may also be made by payment into the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration
Program (NCWRP) with the NCWRP's written agreement. Check the box indicating that
you would like to pay into the NCWRP. Please note that payment into the NCWRP must be
reviewed and approved before it can be used to satisfy mitigation requirements. Applicants
will be notified early in the review process by the 401/Wetlands Unit if payment into the
NCWRP is available as an option. For additional information regarding the application
process for the NCWRP, check the NCWRP website at http://12o.enr.state.nc.us/iN-m/index.htm. If
use of the NCWRP is proposed, please check the appropriate box on page three and provide
the following information:
Amount of stream mitigation requested (linear feet):
Amount of buffer mitigation requested (square feet):
Amount of Riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres):
Amount of Non-riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres):
Amount of Coastal wetland mitigation requested (acres):
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IX. Environmental Documentation (DWQ Only)
Does the project involve an expenditure of public funds or the use of public (federaUstate/local)
land?
Yes ® No ?
If yes, does the project require preparation of an environmental document pursuant to the
requirements of the National or North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)?
Note: If you are not sure whether a NEPA/SEPA document is required, call the SEPA
coordinator at [phone] to review current thresholds for environmental documentation.
Yes ? No
If yes, has the document review been finalized by the State Clearinghouse? If so, please attach a
copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval letter.
Yes ? No ?
X. Proposed Impacts on Riparian and Watershed Buffers (DWQ Only)
It is the applicant's (or agent's) responsibility to determine, delineate and map all impacts to
required state and local buffers associated with the project. The applicant must also provide
justification for these impacts in Section VII above. All proposed impacts must be listed herein,
and must be clearly identifiable on the accompanying site plan. All buffers must be shown on a
map, whether or not impacts are proposed to the buffers. Correspondence from the DWQ
Regional Office may be included as appropriate. Photographs may also be included at the
applicant's discretion.
Will the project impact protected riparian buffers identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233
(Neuse), 15A NCAC 2B .0259 (Tar-Pamlico), 15A NCAC 2B .0250 (Randleman Rules and
Water Supply Buffer Requirements), or other (please identify )?
Yes ? No ® If you answered "yes", provide the following information:
Identify the square feet and acreage of impact to each zone of the riparian buffers. If buffer
mitigation is required calculate the required amount of mitigation by applying the buffer
multipliers.
Zone* Impact
(square feet) Multiplier Required
Mitigation
1 3
2 1.5
Total
Lone l extends out 30 feet perpendicular from near bank of-channel; Zone 2 extends an
additional 20 feet from the edge of Zone 1.
Jf buffer mitigation is required, please discuss what type of mitigation is proposed (i.e., Donation
of Property, Conservation Easement, Riparian Buffer Restoration / Enhancement, Preservation or
Payment into the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund). Please attach all appropriate information as
identified within 15A NCAC 213 .0242 or.0260.
XI. Stormwater (DWQ Only)
Describe impervious acreage (both existing and proposed) versus total acreage on the site.
Discuss stormwater controls proposed in order to protect surface waters and wetlands
downstream from the property.
Neither the current impervious cover (gravel road bed) nor the new proposed impervious cover
(asphalt pavement) will exceed 30% of the total site area Erosion control devices a ropriate to
the site will be utilized on this project which may include silt fences. check dams and storm
water retaining basins.
XII. Sewage Disposal (DWQ Only)
Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non-discharge or discharge) of
wastewater generated from the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility.
XIII. Violations (DWQ Only)
Is this site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H.0500) or any Buffer Rules?
Yes El No
Is this an after-the-fact permit application?
Yes ? No
XIV. Other Circumstances (Optional):
It is the applicant's responsibility to submit the application sufficiently in advance of desired
construction dates to allow processing time for these permits. However, an applicant may
choose to list constraints associated with construction or sequencing that may impose limits on
work schedules (e.g., draw-down schedules for lakes, dates associated with Endangered and
Threatened Species, accessibility problems, or other issues outside of the applicant's control).
Applicant/Agent's Signature Date
(Agent's signature is valid only if an authorization letter from the applicant is provided.)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL. F. EASLEY DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS LYNDo TiPPETT
60VERNOR SF!C'RF.TARY
May 3, 2002
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Mr. Rob Riding
Division of Water Quality
401 Wetlands Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Dear Mr. Ridings:
Enclosed is the permit application for the following project:
Description: SR 1559A - Chatham County
Work Order #: 6.522462
TIP Number: N/A
Fee Category: $200.00
Please submit for automated payment.
MAY - 6
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PAYMENT
RECEIVED
Sincerely,
Art C. King
Division Environmental Officer
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WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Ill: 200200794 TIP No: State Project No: 6.522462 County: Chatham
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Applicant: North Carolina Department of Transportation fr - - it
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Address: W.F. Rosser, P.F,., Division Engineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation a I IN
Division 8
P.O. Box 1067
Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315
Telephone Number: [phone]
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Size and Location of project (waterway, road name/number, town, etc.): 44 linear feet of 48-inch RCP culvert
at centerline station 15+30 on SR 1559 in an unnamed tributary to Dry Creek in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Description of Activity: To replace 30 linear feet of existing 36-inch RCP culvert with 44 linear feet of 48-inch RCP
culvert with,2 FES. Traffic will be detoured onto existing roadways during construction. All temporary fill is to be
removed from the waterway in its entirety upon completion of the construction.
Applicable Law: X Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344)
Section 10 (River and Harbor Act of 1899)
Authorization: 14 Nationwide Permit Number
Regional General Permit Number
Your work is authorized by this Regional General (RGP) or Nationwide (NWP) Permit provided it is accomplished
in strict accordance with the attached conditions and your submitted plans. If your activity is subject to Section 404
(if Section 404 block above is checked), before beginning work you must also receive a Section 401 water quality
certification from the N.C. Division of Environmental Management, telephone [phone]. For any activity
within the twenty coastal counties, before beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal
Management, telephone [phone].
Please read and carefully comply with the attached conditions of the RGP or NWP. Any violation of the conditions
of the RGP or NWP referenced above may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, and/or
appropriate legal action.
This Department of the Army RGP or NWP verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain
any other required Federal, State, or local approvals/permits. The permittee may need to contact appropriate State
and local agencies before beginning work.
If there are any questions regarding this authorization or any of the conditions of the RGP or NWP, please contact
the Corps Regulatory Official specified below.
Date 12 June 2002
Corps Regulatory Official___Richard K__Skencer_ Telephone No._(910) 251-4172
Expiration Date of Veritication_ 12-June 2005 -__
CF: NCDOT, Art King (Division 8)
NDDWQ, Cynthia Van Der Wield
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Federal Register/Vol. G7, No. 10/Tuesday, January 15, 2002/Notices 2077
New York
New York District Engineer, ATTN: CENAN-
OP-R, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY
10278-0090
North Carolina
Wilmington District Engineer, ATTN:
CESAW-RG, P.O. Box 1890, Wilmington,
NC 28402-1890
North Dakota
Omaha District Engineer, ATTN: CENWO-
OP-R, 106 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE
68102-1618
Ohio
Huntington District Engineer, ATTN:
CELRH-OR-F, 502 8th Street, Huntington,
WV 25701-2070
Oklahoma
Tulsa District Engineer, ATTN: CESWT-PE-
R, 1645 S. 101st East Ave, Tulsa, OK
74128-4609
Oregon
Portland District Engineer, ATTN: CENWP-
PE-G, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-
2946
Pennsylvania
Baltimore District Engineer, ATTN: CENAB-
OP-R, P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD
21203-1715
Rhode Island
New England District Engineer, ATTN:
CENAE-R, 696 Virginia Road, Concord,
MA 01742-2751
South Carolina
Charleston District Engineer, ATTN: CESAC-
CG-P, P.O. Box 919, Charleston, SC
29402-0919
South Dakota
Omaha District Engineer, ATTN: CENWO-
OP-R, 106 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE
68102-1618
Tennessee
Nashville District Engineer, ATl'N: CELRN--
OP-F, P.O. Box 1070, Nashville, IN
37202-1070
Texas
Ft. Worth District Engineer, ATTN: CESWF-
PER-R, P.O. Box 17300, Ft. Worth, TX
76102--0300
Utah
Sacramento District Engineer, ATTN:
CESPK-CO-K, 1325 J Street, CA 95814-
2922
Vermont
New England District Engineer, ATTN:
CENAE-R, 696 Virginia Road, Concord
MA 01742--2751
Virginia
Norfolk District Engineer, A'1'"T iN: CF.NAO -
OP-R, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA
23510--1096
Washington
Seattlo District Engineer, ATTN: CENWS-
OP-RG, P.O. Box 3755, Seattle, WA 981'24--
2255
West Virginia
Huntington District Engineer, ATTN:
CELRII-OR-F, 502 8th Street. IRrntington,
WV 25701-2070
Wisconsin
St. Paul District Engineer, ATTN: CF.MVP---
CO -R, 190 Fifth Street East, St. Paul, MN
55161-1638
Wyoming
Omaha District Engineer, ATTN: CENWO-
OP-R, 106 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE
68102-1618
District of Columbia
Baltimore District Engineer, ATTN: CF,NAB-
OP-R, P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD
21203--1715
Pacific Territories (American Samoa, Guaro,
6 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands)
Honolulu District Engineer, ATTN: CEPOI I-
F..C-R, Building 230, Fort Shafter,
Honolulu, HI 96858-5440
Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands
Jacksonville District Engineer, ATI'N:
CESAJ-CO-R, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville,
FL 32202-4412
Dated: January 4, 2002.
Approved:
Robert H. Griffin,
Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Directorof Civil
Works.
Nationwide Permits, Conditions,
Further Information, and Definitions
A. Index of Nationwide Permits,
Conditions, Further Information, and
Definitions
Nationwide Permits
1. Aids to Navigation
2. Structures in Artificial Canals
3. Maintenance
4. Fish and Wildlife Il,'rvesting,
Enhancement, and Attraction Devices and
Activities
5. Scientific Measurement Devices
6. Survey Activities
7. Outfall Structures and Maintenance
8. Oil and Gas Structures
9. Structures in Fleeting and Anchorage
Areas
10. Mooring BLIOJ's
11. Temporary Recreational Structures
12. Utility Line Activities
13. Bank Stabilization
14. Linear Transportation Projects
15. U.S. Coast Guard Approved Bridges
16. Retcnll Water From Upland Contained
Disposal Arcas
17. Hydropower Projects
18. Minor Discharges
19. Minor Dredging
20. Oil Spill Cleanup
21. Surface Coal Alining Activities
22. Removal of Vessels
23. Approved Categorical Exclusions
24. State Administered Section 40.1 Programs
25. Structural Discharges
26. [Reserved]
27. Stream and Wetland Restoration
Activities
28. Modifications of Existing Marinas
29. Single-family Housing
30. Moist Soil Management for Wildlife
31. Maintenance of Existing Flood Control
Facilities
32. Completed Enforcement Actions
33. 'T'emporary Construction, Access and
Dewatering
34. Cranberrv Production Activities
35. Maintenance Dredging of Existing Basins
36. Boat Ramps
37. Emergency Watershed Protection and
Rehabilitation
38. Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
39. Residential, Commercial, and
Institutional Developments
40. Agricultural Activities
41. Reshaping Existing Drainage Ditches
42. Recreational Facilities
43. Stormwater Management Facilities
44. Mining Activities
Nationwide Permit General Conditions
1. Navigation
2. Proper Maintenance
3. Soil Erosion and Sediment Controls
4. Aquatic Life Movements
5. Equipment
6. Regional and Case-by-Case Conditions
7. Wild and Scenic Rivers
8. Tribal Rights
9. Water Quality
10. Coastal Zone Management
11. Endangered Species
12. Historic Properties
13. Notification
14. Compliance Certification
15. Use of Multiple Nationwide Permits.
16. Water Supply Intakes
17. Shellfish Beds
18. Suitable Material
19. Mitigation
20. Spawning Areas
21. Management of Water Flows
22. Adverse Effects from Impoundments
23. Waterfowl Breeding Areas
24. Removal of Temporary Fills
25. Designated Critical Resource Waters
26. Fills Within 100-year Floodplains
27. Construction Period
Further Information
Definitions
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Compensatory Mitigation
Creation
Enhancement
Ephemeral Stream
Farm 'T'ract
Flood Fringe
Floodway
Independent Utility
Intermittent Strearn
Loss of Waters of the US
Non-tidal Wetland
Open Water
Perennial Stream
Permanent Above-grade Fill
Preservation
Restoration
Riffle and Pout Complex
2078 Federal Register/Vol. 67, No. 10 /'Tuesday, January 15, 2002/Notices
Single and Complete Project
Stormwater Management bridges, culverted road crossings, water clone primarily to obtain fill for any
o

Stormwater Management Facilities
Stream Bed intake structures, etc.
) and the
placement of new or additional riprap t
restoration activities. The discharge of
o dredged or fill ruaterial and all related
Stream Channelization protect the structure, provided the work needed to restore the upland must
Tidal Wetland
Vegetated Buffer permittee notifies the District Hngineer
in accordance with General Condition be part of a single and complete project.
'['his permit cannot be used in
Vegetated Shallows
Waterbody 13. The removal of sediment is limited
to the minimum necessar
to restore th conjunction with NWP 18 or NWP 19 to

B. Nationwide Permits y
e
waterway in the immediate vicinity of restore damaged upland areas. This
permit cannot be used to reclaim

1. Aids to Navigation. The placement the structure to the approximate
dimensions that existed whe
th historic lands lost, over an extended

of aids to navigation and Regulatory
markers which are approved by and n
e
structure was built, but cannot extend period, to normal erosion processes.

This permit does not authorize
installed in accordance with the
re
ui
t
f
h further than 200 feet in anv direction
from the structure. The placement of ri maintenance dredging for the primary
f
q
remen
s o
t
e U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG) (See 33 CFR, chapter I, p
rap must be the rninimurn necessary to purpose o
navigation acid beach
restoration. This permit does not

subchapter C part 66). (Section 10) protect the structure or to ensure the
safety of the structure
All e
t
d authorize new strearn channelization or
2. Structures in Artificial Canals.
Structures constructed in artificial .
xcava
e
materials must be deposited and strearn relocation projects. Any work
authorized by this permit must riot
canals within principally residential
developments where the connection of retained in an upland area unless
otherwise specifically approved by the cause more than minimal degradation of
water quality, more than minimal
the canal to navigable water of the US
has been previousl
authoriz
d (
33 District I:ngineer wider separate
authorization. Any bank stabilization changes to the flow characteristics of the
str
a
i
fl
y
e
see
CFR 322.5(8)). (Section 10)
measures not directly associated with e
m, or
ncrease
ooding (See
General Conditions 9 and 21)
(Sections
'3. Maintenance, Activities related to: the structure will require a separate .
10 and 404)
(i) The repair, rehabilitation, or authorization from the District Engineer. Note: This NWP authorizes the repair

replacement of any previously
(iii) Discharges of dredged or fill ,
rehabilitation, or replacement of any
authorized, currently serviceable, material, including excavation, into all previously authorized structure or fill that
structure, or fill, or of any currently waters of the US for activities associated does not qualify for the Section 404(f)
serviceable structure or fill authorized with the restoration of upland areas exemption for maintenance.
by 33 CFR 330.3, provided that the damaged by a storm, flood, or other 4. Fish and Wildlife Harvesting

structure or fill is not to be put to uses
discrete event, including the ,
Enhancement, and Attraction Devices
differing from those uses specified or construction, placement, or installation and Activities. Fish and wildlife
contemplated for it in the original
permit or the most recently authorized of upland protection structures and
minor dredging to remove obstructions harvesting devices and activities such as
pound nets
crab tra
s
crab dred
i

modification. Minor deviations in the
'
in a water of the US. (Uplands lost as ,
p
,
g
ng,
eel pots, lobster traps, duck blinds
clam
structure
s configuration or filled area
including those due to changes in a result of a storm, flood, or other
discrete event can be replaced without ,
and oyster digging; and small fish
attraction devices such as open water
materials, construction techniques, or a Section 404 permit provided the fish concentrators (sea kites, etc.). This
current construction codes or safety uplands are restored to their original NWP authorizes shellfish seedin

standards which are necessary to make
pre-event location. This NWP is for the g
provided this activity does not occur in
repair, rehabilitation, or replacement are activities in waters of the US associated wetlands or sites that support
permitted, provided the adverse with the replacement of the uplands.) submerged aquatic vegetation (including
environmental effects resulting from The permittee must notify the District sites where submerged aquatic
such repair, rehabilitation, or
replacement are minimal. Currently Engineer, in accordance with General
Condition 13, within 12-months of the vegetation is documented to exist, but
may not be
resent in a
ive
)

serviceable means useable as is or with
date of the damage arid the work must p
g
n year.
,
This NWP does not authorize artificial
some maintenance, but not so degraded commence, or be under contract to reefs or impoundments and serni-
as to essentially require reconstruction.
This NWP authorizes the repair commence, within two years of the date
of the dama
e
The
er
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h
ld impoundments of waters of the US for
th
l
,
rehabilitation, or replacement of those g
.
p
m
ee s
ou
provide evidence, such as a recent e cu
ture or holding of motile species
such as lobster or the use of covered
structures or fills destroyed or damaged
by storms, floods, fire or other discrete topographic survey or photographs, to
justify the extent of the proposed oyster trays or clam racks. (Sections 10
and 404)
events, provided the repair,
rehabilitation, or replacement is restoration. The restoration of the
damaged areas cannot exceed th , 5. Scientific Measurement Devices,

commenced, or is tinder contract to e
contours, or ordinary high water mark, Devices, whose purpose is to measure
and record scientific data such as staff
commence, within two years of the date
of their destruction or damage. In cases that existed before the damage. The
District Engineer retains the right to Sages, tide gages, water recording
devices, water quality testing and
of catastrophic events, such as
hurricanes or tornadoes, this two-year determine the extent of the pre-existing
conditions and the extent of an improvement devices and similar

limit may be waived by the District y
restoration work authorized by this structures. Small weirs and flumes
constructed primarily to record water
Engineer, provided the permittee can
demonstrate funding, contract, or other permit. Minor dredging to remove
obstructions from the adjacent quantity and velocity are also
h

similar delays.
Waterbody is limited to 50 cubic yards aut
orized provided the discharge is
limited to 25 cubic yards and further for
(ii) Discharges of dredged or fill
material, including excavation, into all below the plane of the ordinary high
water mark
and is limit
d t
th discharges of 10 to 25 cubic yards

waters of the US to remove accumulated
sediments and debri
i
th
i
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e
amount necessary to restore the pre- provided the permittee notifies the
District Engineer in accordance with the
s
n
e v
c
n
ty of,
and within, existing structures (e.g., existing bottom contours of the
waterbody. The dredging may not be "Notification" General Condition.
(Sections 10 and 404)
Federal Kegister / Vol. 67, No. 10 /'Tuesday, January 15, 2002/Notices
2079
' G. Survey Activities. Survey activities
including core sampling, seismic
exploratory operations, plugging of
seismic shot holes and other
exploratory-type bore holes, soil survey,
sampling, and historic resources
surveys. Discharges and structures
associated with the recovery of historic
resources are not authorized by this
NWP. Drilling and the discharge of
excavated material from test wells for
oil and gas exploration is not authorized
by this NWP; the Plugging of such wells
is authorized. Fill placed for roads, pads
and otter similar activities is not
authorized by this NWP. The NWP does
not authorize any permanent structures.
The discharge of drilling mud and
cuttings may require a permit under
section 402 of the CWA. (Sections 10
and 404)
-7. Outfall Structures and
Aaintenance. Activities related to:
(i) Construction of outfall structures
and associated intake structures where
the effluent from the outfall is
authorized, conditionally authorized, or
specifically exempted, or are otherwise
in compliance with regulations issued
under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Program (Section
402 of the CWA), and
(ii) Maintenance excavation,
including dredging, to remove
accumulated sediments blocking or
restricting outfall and intake structures,
accumulated sediments from small
impoundments associated with outfall
and intake structures, and accumulated
sediments from canals associated with
outfall and intake structures, provided
that the activity meets all of the
following criteria:
a. The perrrrittee notifies the District
Engineer in accordance with General
Condition 13;
b. The amount of excavated or
dredged material must be the minimum
necessary to restore the outfalls, intakes,
small impoundments, and canals to
original design capacities and design
configurations (i.e., de Nth and width);
c. The excavated or ?redged material
is deposited and retained at an upland
site, unless otherwise approved by the
District Engineer under separate
authorization; and
d. Proper soil erosion and sediment
control measures are used to minimize
reentry of sediments into waters of the
Us.
The construction of intake structures
is not authorized by this NWP, unless
they are directly associated with an
authorized outfall structure. For
maintenance excavation and dredging to
remove accumulated sediments, the
notification must include information
regarding the original design capacities
and configurations of the facility and
ie presence of special aquatic sites
e.g., vegetated shallows) in the vicinity
of the proposed work. (Sections 10 and
404)
8. Oil and Gas Structures. Structures
for the exploration, production, and
transportation of oil, gas, and minerals
on the outer continental shelf within
areas leased for such purposes by the
DOI, Minerals Management Service
(MMS).'Such structures sliall riot be
placed within the limits of any
designated shipping safety fairway or
traffic separation scheme, except
temporary anchors that comply with the
fairway regulations in 33 CPR 322.5(1).
(Where such limits have riot been
designated, or where changes are
anticipated, District Engineers will
consider asserting discretionary
authority in accordance with 33 CFR
330.4(e) and will also review such
proposals to ensure they comply with
the provisions of the fairway regulations
in 33 CPR 322.5(1). Any Corps review
under this permit will be limited to the
effects on navigation and national
security in accordance with 33 CPR
.322.5(f)). Such structures will not be
placed in established danger zones or
restricted areas as designated in 33 CFR
part 334: nor will such structures be
permitted in EPA or Carps designated
dredged material disposal areas.
(Section 10)
' 9. Structures in Fleeting and
Anchorage Areas. Structures, buoys,
floats and other devices placed within
anchorage or fleeting areas to facilitate
moorage of vessels where the USCG has
established such areas for that purpose.
(Section 10)
, 10. Mooring Huovs. Non-commercial,
single-boat, mooring buoys. (Section 10)
11. TernpororyRecreational
Structures. Temporary buoys, markers,
small floating docks, and similar
structures placed for recreational use
during specific events such as water
skiing competitions and boat races or
seasonal use provided that such
structures are removed within 30 days
after use has been discontinued. At
Corps of Engineers reservoirs, the
reservoir manager must approve each
buoy or marker individually. (Section
10)
.12. Utility Line Activities. Activities
required for the construction,
maintenance and repair of utility lines
and associated facilities in waters of the
US as follows:
(i) Utility lilies: The construction,
nrainten,urce, or repair of utility lines,
including outfall and intake structures
and the associated excavation, backfill,
or bedding for the utility lines, in all
waters of the tJS, provided there is no
change in preconstruction contours. A
"utility line'' is defined as any pipe or
pipeline for the transportation of any
gaseous, liquid, liquescent, or slurry
substance, for any purpose, and any
cable, line, or wire for the transmission
for any purpose of electrical energy,
telephone, and telegraph messages, and
radio and television communication
(see Note 1, below). Material resulting
from trench excavation may be
temporarily sidecast (up to three
months) into waters of the US, provided
that the material is not placed in such
a manner that it is dispersed by currents
or other forces. The District Engineer
may extend the period of temporary side
casting not to exceed a total of 180 davs,
where appropriate. In wetlands, the top
6" to 12" of the trench should normally
be backfilled'with topsoil from the
trench. Furthermore, the trench cannot
be constructed in such a manner as to
drain waters of the US (e.g., backfilling
with extensive gravel layers, creating a
french drain effect). For example, utility
line trenches can be backfilled with clay
blocks to ensure that the trench does not
drain the waters of the US through
which the utility line is installed. Any
exposed slopes and stream banks must
be stabilized immediately upon
completion of the utility line crossing of
each waterbody.
(ii) Utility line substations: The
construction, maintenance, or
expansion of a substation facility
associated with a power line or utility
line in non-tidal waters of the [IS,
excluding non-tidal wetlands adjacent
to tidal waters, provided the activity
does riot result in the loss of greater than
1/2-acre of non-tidal waters of the US.
(iii) Foundations for overhead utility
line towers, poles, and anchors: The
construction or maintenance of
foundations for overhead utility line
towers, poles, and anchors in all waters
of the US, provided the foundations are
the minimum size necessary and
separate footings for each tower leg
(rather than a larger single pad) are used
where feasible.
(iv) Access roads: The construction of
access roads for the construction and
maiilteuance of utility lines, including
overhead power lines and utility line
substations, in non-tidal waters of the
US, excludin" non-tidal wetlands
adjacent to tidal waters, provided the
discharges do not cause the loss of
greater than 1/ -acre of non-tidal waters
of the US. Access roads shall be the
minimum width necessary (see Note 2,
below). Access roads must be,
constructed so that the length of the
road minimizes the adverse effects on
waters of the US and as near as possible
to preconstruction contours and

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elevations (e.g., at grade corduroy roads
or geotextile/gravel roads). Access roads
constructed above preconstruction
contours and elevations in waters of the
US must be properly bridged or
culverted to maintain surface flows.
't'ire term ''utility line'' does not
include activities which drain a water o
the US, such as drainage tile, or french
drains; however, it does apply to pipes
conveying drainage from another area.
For the purposes of this NWP, the loss
of waters of the US includes the filled
area plus waters of the US that are
adversely affected by flooding,
excavation, or drainage as a result of the
project. Activities authorized by
paragraph (i) through (iv) may not
exceed a total of 1/2-acre loss of waters
of the CTS. Waters of the US temporarily
affected by filling, flooding, excavation,
or drainage, where the project area is
restored to preconstruction contours
and elevation, is not included in the
calculation of permanent loss of waters
of the US. This includes temporary
construction mats (e.g., timber, steel,
geotextile) used during construction and
removed upon completion of the work.
Where certain functions and values of
waters of the US are permanently
adversely affected, such as the
conversion of a forested wetland to a
herbaceous wetland in the permanently
maintained utility line right-of-way,
mitigation will be required to reduce the
adverse effects of the project to the
minimal level.
Mechanized land clearing necessary
for the construction, maintenance, or
repair of utility lines and the
construction, maintenance and
expansion of utility line substations,
foundations for overhead utility lines,
and access roads is authorized, provided
the cleared area is kept to the minimum
necessary and preconstruction contours
are maintained as near as possible. The
area of waters of the US that is filled,
excavated, or flooded must be limited to
the minimum necessary to construct the
utility line, substations, foundations,
and access roads. Excess material must
be reproved to upland areas
immediately upon completion of
construction. This NWP may authorize
utility lines in or affecting navigable
waters of the US even if there is no
associated discharge of dredged or fill
material (See 33 CFR part 322).
Notification: TlIe permittee crust
notify the District Engineer in
accordance with General Condition 13,
if any of the following criteria are met:
(a) Mechanized land clearing in a
forested wetland for the utility line
right-of-way;
(b) A Section 10 permit is required;
(c) The utility line in waters of the
US, excluding overhead lines, exceeds
500 feet;
(d) The utility line is placed within a
jurisdictional area (i.e., water of the US)
and it runs parallel to a stream bed that
is within that jurisdictional area;
f (e) Discharges associated with the
construction of utility line substations
that result in the loss of greater than I/,o
acre of waters of the US; or
(f) Perranent access roads
constructed above grade in waters of the
US for a distance of rnore than 500 feet.
(g) Permanent access roads
constructed in waters of the US with
impervious materials. (Sections 10 and
404)
Note 1: Overhead utility lines constructed
over Section 10 waters and utility lines that
are routed in or under Section 10 waters
without a discharge of dredged or fill
material require a Section 10 permit; except
for pipes or pipelines used to transport
gaseous, liquid, liquescent, or slurry
substances over navigable waters of the US,
which are considered to be bridges, not
utility lines, and may require a permit from
tine USCG pursuant to section 9 of the Rivers
and Harbors Act of 1899. However, any
discharges of dredged or fill material
associated with such pipelines will require a
Corps permit under Section 404.
Note 2: Access roads used for both
construction and maintenance may be
authorized, provided they meet the terms and
conditions of this NWP. Access roads used
solely for construction of the utility line must
he removed upon completion of the work and
the area restored to preconstruction contours,
elevations, and wetland conditions.
Temporary access roads for construction may
be authorized by NWP 33.
Note 3: Where the proposed utility line is
constructed or installed in navigable waters
of the US (i.e., Section 10 waters), copies of
the PCN and MVP verification will be sent
by the Corps to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Ocean Service (NOS), for charting
the utility line to protect navigation.
. 13. Bank Stobilizotion. Bank
stabilization activities necessary for
erosion prevention provided the activity
meets all of the following criteria:
a. No material is placed more than 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 title 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, to impair surface water flow
into or out of any wetland area;
f. No material is placed in a manner
that will be eroded by normal or
expected high flows (properly anchored
trees and treetops may be used in low
energy areas); and,
g. 'l'h , activity is part of a single and
complete project.
Hank stabilization activities in excess
of 500 feet in length or greater than an
average of one cubic yard per running
foot may be authorized if the permittee
notifies the District Engineer in
accordance with the "Notification"
General Condition 13 and the District
Engineer determines the activity
complies with the other terms and
conditions of the NWP and the adverse
environmental effects are minimal both
individually and cumulatively. This
NWP may not be used for the
channelization of waters of the US.
(Sections 10 and 404)
114. Linear'Fro nsportotion Projects.
Activities required for the construction,
expansion, modification, or
improvement of linear transportation
crossings (e.g., highways, railways,
trails, airport runways, and taxiways) in
waters of the US, including wetlands, if
the activity meets the following criteria:
a. This NWP is subject to the
following acreage limits:
(1) For linear transportation projects
in non-tidal waters, provided the
discharge does not cause the loss of
greater than 1/2-acre of waters of the US;
(2) For linear transportation projects
in tidal waters, provided the clischarge
does not cause the loss of greater than
1/3-acre of waters of the US.
b. The permittee must notify the
District Engineer in accordance with
General Condition 13 if any of the
following criteria are met:
(1) The discharge causes the loss of
greater than 1/1o-acre of waters of the US;
or
(2) 't'here is a discharge in a special
aquatic site, including wetlands;
c. The notification must include a
compensatory mitigation proposal to
offset permanent losses of waters of the
US to ensure that those losses result
only in minimal adverse effects to the
aquatic environment and a statement
describing how temporary losses will be
minimized to the maximum extent
practicable;
d. For discharges in special aquatic
sites, including wetlands, and stream
riffle and pool complexes, the
notification must include a delineation
of the affected special aquatic: sites;
e. The width of the fill is limited to
the nrinimurn necessary for the crossing;
f. This permit does not authorize
stream channelization, and the
authorized activities must not cause
more than minimal changes to the
hydraulic flow characteristics of the
stream, increase flooding, or cause more
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than minimal degradation of water
quality of any stream (see General
Conditions 9 and 21);
g. This permit cannot be used to
authorize non-linear features commonly
associated with transportation projects,
such as vehicle maintenance or storage
buildings, parking lots, train stations, or
aircraft hangars; and
It. The crossing is a single and
complete project for crossing waters of
the US. Where a road segment (i.e., the
shortest segment of a road with
independent utility that is part of a
larger project) has multiple crossings of
streams (several single and complete
projects) the Corps will consider
whether it should use its discretionary
authority to require an Individual
Permit. (Sections 10 and 404)
Note: Some discharges for the construction
of farm roads, forest roads, or temporary
roads for moving mining equipment may be
eligible for an exemption from the need for
a Section 404 permit (see 33 CFR 323.4).
• 15. U.S. Coast Guard Approved
Bridges. Discharges of dredged or fill
material incidental to the construction
of bridges across navigable waters of the
US, including cofferdams, abutments,
foundation seals, piers, and temporary
construction and access fills provided
such discharges have been authorized
by the USCG as part of the bridge
permit. Causeways and approach fills
are not included in this NWP and will
require an individual or regional
Section 404 permit. (Section 404)
. 16. Return Water From Upland
Contained Disposal Areas. Return water
from upland, contained dredged
material disposal area. The dredging
itself may require a Section 404 permit
(33 CFR 323.2(d)), but will require a
Section 10 permit if located in navigable
waters of the US. The return water from
a contained disposal area is
administratively.defined as a discharge
of dredged material by 33 CF'R 3212(d),
even though the disposal itself occurs
on the upland and does not require a
Section 404 permit. This NWP satisfies
the technical requirement for a Section
404 permit for the return water where
the quality of the return water is
controlled by the state through the
Section 401 certification procedures.
(Section 404)
- 17, flydropotver Projects. Discharges
of dredged or fill material associated
with (a) small hydropower projects at
existing reservoirs where the project,
which includes the fill, are licensed by
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FF.RC) under the Federal
Power Act of 1920, as amended; and has
a total generating capacity of not more
than 5000 kAV; and file pennittee
notifies the District Engineer in
accordance with the ''Notification''
General Condition; or (b) hydropower
projects for which the FERC has granted
an exemption from licensing pursuant
to section 408 of the Energy Security
Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2705 and 2708)
and section 30 of the Federal Power Act,
as amended; provided the perrnittee
notifies the District Engineer in
accordance with the "Notification"
General Condition. (Section 404)
18.:Minor Discharges. Minor
discharges of dredged or fill material
into all waters of the US if the activity
meets all of the following criteria:
a. The quantity of discharged material
and the volume of area excavated do not
exceed 25 cubic yards below the plane
of the ordinary high water mark or the
high tide line;
b. The discharge, including any
excavated area, will not cause the loss
of more than 1/,o-acre of a special
aquatic site, including wetlands. For the
purposes of this NW-P, the acreage
limitation includes the filled area and
excavated area plus special aquatic sites
that are adversely affected by flooding
and special aquatic sites that are
drained so that they would no longer be
a water of the US as a result of the
project;
c. If the discharge, including any
excavated area, exceeds 10 cubic yards
below the plane of the ordinary high
water mark or the high tide line or if the
discharge is in a special aquatic site,
including wetlands, the permittee
notifies the District Engineer in
accordance with the ''Notification"
General Condition. For discharges in
special aquatic sites, including
wetlands, the notification must also
include a delineation of affected special
aquatic sites, including wetlands (also
see 33 CFR 330.1(e)); and
d. The discharge, including all
attendant features, both temporary and
permanent, is part of a single and
complete project and is not placed for
the purpose of a stream diversion.
(Sections 10 and 404)
19. Minor Dredging. Dredging of no
more than 25 cubic yards below the
plane of the ordinary high water mark
or the mean high water mark front
navigable waters of the US (i.e., Section
10 waters) as part of a single and
complete project. This NWP does not
authorize the dredging or degradation
through siltation of coral reefs, sites that
support submerged aquatic vegetation
(including sites where SLdimergecl
aquatic vegetation is documented to
exist, but may not be present in a given
year), anadromous fish spawning areas,
or wetlands, or the connection of canals
or other artificial waterways to
navigable waters of the US (see 33 CFR
322.5(,,)). (Sections 10 and 404)
20. Oil Spill Cleanup. Activities
required for the containment and
cleanup of oil and hazardous substances
which are subject to the National Oil
and Ilazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (40 CF'R part 300)
provided that the work is done in
accordance with the Spill Control and
Countermeasure Plan required by 40
CFR 112.3 and any existing state
contingency plan and provided that the
Regional Response Team (if one exists
in the area) concurs with the proposed
containment and cleanup action.
(Sections 10 and 404)
21. Surface Coal Mining Activities.
Discharges of dredged or fill material
into waters of the US associated with
surface coal mining and reclamation
operations provided the coal mining
activities are authorized by the DOI,
Office of Surface Mining (OSM), or by
states with approved programs under
'T'itle V of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977 and
provided the perrnittee notifies the
District Engineer in accordance with the
''Notification" General Condition. In
addition, to be authorized by this NWP,
the District Engineer must determine
that the activity complies with the terms
and conditions of the NWP and that the
adverse environmental effects are
minimal both individually and
cumulatively and must notify the
project sponsor of this determination in
writing. The Corps, at the discretion of
the District Engineer, may require a
bond to ensure success of the
mitigation, if no other Federal or state
agency has required one. For discharges
in special aquatic sites, including
wetlands, and stream riffle and pool
complexes, the notification must also
include a delineation of affected special
aquatic sites, including wetlands. (also,
see 33 CFR 330.1(e))
Mitigation: In determining the need
for as well as the level and type of
mitigation, the District Engineer will
ensure no more than minimal adverse
effects to the aquatic environment
occur. As such, District Engineers will
determine oil a case-by-case hasis the
requirement for adequate mitigation to
ensure the effects to aquatic systems arc
minimal. In cases where OSM or the
state has required mitigation for the. loss
of aquatic habitat, the Corps may
consider this in determining appropriate
mitigation under Section 404. (Sections
10 and 404)
22. ilemovol of Vessels. Temporary
Structures or minor clischar ;es of
dredged or fill material required for the
removal of wrecked, abandoned, or
disabled vessels, or the removal of man-
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made obstructions to navigation. This
NWP does not authorize the rem
l
f within the forum prior to the discharge of bed and/or banks to restore or create
O
ova
o
vessels listed or determined eligible for
l concrete, sand, rock, etc. This NWP
does not authorize filled structural stream meanders; the backfilling of
artificial channels and d
i
di
h

isting on the National Register of
Fistoric Places unless the District
members that would support buildings,
building pads, homes
house
ads ra
nage
tc
es;
the removal of existing drainage
t
t
h

Engineer is notified and indicates that
there is compliance with the ''Historic ,
p
,
parking areas, storage areas and other
such structures, The structure itself s
ruc
ures; t
e construction of small
nesting islands; the construction of open

Properties" General Condition. This
NWP does not authorize mai
t may
require a Section 10 permit if located in water areas; the construction of oyster
habitat over unvegetated bottom in tidal
n
enance
dredging, shoal removal, or riverbank navigable waters of the US. (Section
404) waters; activities needed to reestablish

snagging. Vessel disposal in waters of
the US may need a permit from EPA
26. (Reserved]
27. Stream and Wetland Restoratio vegetation, including plowing or discing
for seed bed preparation and the

(see 40 CFR 229.3). (Sections 10 and
404) n
Activities. Activities in waters of the US planting of appropriate wetland species;
mechanized land clearing to remove

23. Approved Categorical Exclusions. associated with the restoration of former
waters, the enhancement of de
raded non-native invasive, exotic or nusiance

Activities undertaken, assisted,
authorized
re
ulated
fund
d g
tidal and non-tidal wetlands and vegetation; and other related activities.
This NWP does not authorize the
,
g
,
e
, or
financed, in whole or in part, by another riparian areas, the creation of tidal and
non-tidal wetlands and ri
i conversion of a stream to another

Federal agency or department where
that agency or department has par
an areas,
and the restoration and enhancement of aquatic use, such as the creation of an
impoundment for waterfowl habitat,

determined, pursuant to the Council on non-tidal streams and non-tidal open
water areas as follows: This NWP does not authorize stream
channelization
This NWP does
t
Environmental Quality Regulation for
Implementing the Procedural Provisions (a) The activity is conducted on:
(1) Non-Federal public lands and .
rio
authorize the conversion of natural

of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) (40 CF'R part 1500 et se
) .
private lands, in accordance with the
terms and
di
io
f wetlands to another aquatic use, such as
creation of waterfowl impoundments
q.
,
that the activity, work, or discharge is con
t
ns o
a binding
wetland enhancement
restoratio where a forested wetland previously

categorically excluded from ,
n, or
creation agreement between the existed. However, this NWP authorizes
the relocation of non-tidal wat

environmental documentation, because
it is included within a category of
landowner and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) or the Natural ers,
including non-tidal wetlands, on the

actions which neither individually nor
cumulatively have a significant effect on
Resources Conservation Service (MRCS),
the National Marine Fisherie
S
i project site provided there are net gains
in aquatic resource functions and

the human environment, and the Office s
erv
ce,
the National Ocean Service, or values. For example, this NWP may
authorize the creation of a

of the Chief of Engineers (ATTN: CECW-
OR) has been furnished notice of the
voluntary wetland restoration,
enhancement
and creatio
ti n open water
impoundment in a non-tidal emergent

agency's or department's application for
the categorical exclusion and ,
n ac
ons
documented by the NRCS pursuant to wetland, provided the non-tidal
emergent wetland is replaced by
concurs
with that determination. Before NRCS regulations- or
(2) Reclaimed surface coal
i creating that wetland type on the project

approval for purposes of this NWP of
' m
ne
lands, in accordance with a Surface site. This NWP does not authorize the
relocation of tidal waters or the
any agency
s categorical exclusions, the
Chief of Engineers will solicit public Mining Control and Reclamation Act
permit issued by the OSM or th conversion of tidal waters, including
id
l

comment. In addressing these
comments
the Chief of En
ine e
applicable state agency (the future t
a
wetlands, to other aquatic uses,
such as the conversion of tidal wetlands
,
g
ers may
require certain conditions for reversion does not apply to streams or
wetlands created, restored, or enhanced into open water impoundments.
Reversion, For enhancement

authorization of an agency's categorical
exclusions under this NWP. (Sections
as mitigation for the mining impacts,
nor naturall
due to h
drol
i ,
restoration, and creation projects
d
t
d
d

10 and 404) y
y
og
c or
topographic features, nor for a con
uc
e
un
er paragraphs (a)(3), this
NWP does riot authorize any future
24. State Administered Section 404
Program. Any activity permitted by a mitipgation bank); or
(3J Any other public, private or tribal discharge of dredged or fill material
associated with the reversion of the area
state administering its own Section 404
permit program pursuant to 33 U.S.C. lands;
(b) Notification: For activities on an to its prior condition. In such cases a
se
a
t
it
ld b

1344(8)-(l) is permitted pursuant to y
public or private land that are not p
ra
e perm
wou
e required for
any reversion
For restoration

section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899. Those activities that do not
described by paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2)
above
the permittee must notif
the .
,
enhancement, and creation projects
d
d
d

involve a Section 404 state permit are
i
l ,
y
District Engineer in accordance with con
ucte
un
er paragraphs (a)(1) and
(a)(2), this NWP also authorizes any
not
nc
uded in this NWP, but certain
structures will be exempted by section General Condition 13; and
(c) Plantin
of onl
nativ
i future discharge of dredged or fill

154 of Pub. L. 94-587, 90 Stat. 2917 (33 g
y
e spec
es
should occur on the site. material associated with the reversion of
the area to its documented prior
U.S.C. 591) (see 33 CFR 322.3(8)(2)).
(Section 10) Activities authorized by this NWP condition and use (i.e., prior to the

25. Structural Discharges. Discharges include, to the extent that a Corps
permit is required, but are not limited restoration, enhancement, or creation
activities)
The reversion must

of material such as concrete, sand, rock,
etc., into tightly sealed forms or cells
to: the removal of accumulated
sediments; the installation
re
l .
occur
within five years after expiration of a

where the material will be used as a
structural member for stand
d
il ,
mova
,
and maintenance of small water control limited term wetland restoration or
creation agreement or permit, even if the
ar
p
e
supported structures, such as bridges, structures, dikes, and berms; the
installation of current deflectors; tine discharge occurs after this NWP expires,
This NWP also authorizes the reversion
transmission line footings, and
walkways or for general navigation, enhancement, restoration, or creation of
riffle and
ool stream structur
th of wetlands that were restored,
t

such as mooring cells, including the p
e;
e
placement of in-stream habitat en
ranced, or created on prior-converted
cropland that has not been abandoned

excavation of bottom material from
structures; modifications of the stream ,
in accordance with a binding agreement
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between the landowner and NRCS or
FWS (even though the restoration,
enhancement, or creation activity did
not require a Ser_tion 404 permit). The
five-year reversion limit does not apply
to agreements without time limits
reached under paragraph (a)(1). The
prior condition will be documented in
the original agreement or permit, and
the determination of return to prior
conditions will be made by the Federal
agency or appropriate state agency
executing the agreement or permit.
Before any reversion activity the
permittee or the appropriate Federal or
state agency trust notify the District
Engineer and include the
documentation of the prior condition.
Once an area has reverted to its prior
physical condition, it will be subject to
whatever the Corps Regulatory
requirements will be at that future date.
(Sections 10 and 404)
Note: Compensatory mitigation is not
required for activities authorized by this
MVP, provided the authorized work results
in a net increase in aquatic resource
functions and values in the project area. This
NWP can be used to authorize compensatory
mitigation projects, including mitigation
banks, provided the permittee notifies the
District Engineer in accordance with General
Condition 13, and the project includes
compensatory mitigation for impacts to
waters of the US caused by the authorized
work. However, this MVP does not authorize
the reversion of an area used for a
compensatory mitigation project to its prior
condition. MVP 27 can be used to authorize
impacts at a mitigation bank, but only in
circumstances where it has been approved
tinder the Interagency Federal Mitigation
Bank Guidelines.
28. Modifications of Existing Marinas.
Reconfiguration of existing docking
facilities within an authorized marina
area. No dredging, additional slips, clock
spaces, or expansion of any kind within
waters of the US, is authorized by this
NWP. (Section 10)
29. Single-farrtilvHousing. Discharges
of dredged or fill material into non-tidal
waters of the US, including non-tidal
wetlands for the construction or
expansion of a single-fancily home and
attendant features (such as a garage,
driveway, storage shed, and/or septic
field) for an Individual Pernlittee,
provided that the activity meets all of
the following criteria:
a. 'fhe discharge does not cause the
loss of more than IA-acre of non-ticlal
waters of the US, including non-tidal
wetlands;
b. The permittee notifies the District
Fngineer in accordance with the
''Notification'' General Condition;
c. The permittee has taken all
practicable actions to minimize the on-
site and off-site impacts of the
discharge. For example, the location of
the home may need to be adjusted on-
site to avoid flooding of adjacent
property owners;
d. The discharge is part of a single
and complete project; furthermore, that
for any subdivision created on or after
November 22, 1991, the discharges.
authorized under this 1vMP may not
exceed an aggregate total loss of waters
of the US of 1A acre for the entire
subdivision;
P.. Xn individual may use this NWT'
only for a single-family home for a
personal residence;
f. This NWP may be used only once
per parcel;
g. This MVP may not be used in
conjunction with NWP 14 or NWP 18,
for any )arcel; and,
h. Suficient vegetated buffers must be
maintained adjacent to all open water
bodies, strearns, etc., to preclude water
quality degradation clue to erosion and
sedimentation.
For the purposes of this NVVP, the
acreage of loss of waters of the US
includes the filled area previously
permitted, the proposed filled area, and
any other waters of the US that are
adversely affected by flooding,
excavation, or drainage as a result of the
project. This NWP authorizes activities
only by individuals; for this purpose,
the term "individual" refers to a natural
person and/or a married couple, but
does not include a corporation,
partnership, or similar entity. For the
purposes of this NMI, a parcel of land
is defined as ''the entire contiguous
quantity of land in possession of,
recorded as property of, or owned (in
any form of ownership, including land
owned as a partner, corporation, joint
tenant, etc.) by the same individual
(and/or that individual's spouse), and
comprises not only the area of wetlands
souglct to be filled, but also all land
contiguous to those wetlands, ownecl by
the individual (and/or that individual's
spous(') in any form of Ownership.-
(Sections 10 and 404)
30. Moist Soil Management for
Wildlife. Discharges of dredged or fill
material and maintenance activities that
are associated with moist soil
nutnageritent for wildlife performed on
nun-tidal Federally-owned or maua??ed,
state-owned or managed property, and
local government agency-owned or
ncanaged property, for the purpose of
continuing ongoing, site-specific,
wildlife management activities where
soil manipulation is used to manage
habitat and fording areas for wildlife.
Such activities include, but are not
limited to: The repair, maintenance of
replacement of existing water control
structures; the repair or maintenance of
dikes; and plowing or cliscing to impede
succession, prepare seed beds, or
establish fire breaks. Sufficient
vegetated buffers must be maintained
adjacent to all open water bodies,
streams, etc., to preclude water quality
degracation clue to erosion and
sedimentation. This MVP does not
authorize the construction of new dikes,
roads, water control structures, etc.
associated with the management areas.
This NWP does not authorize converting
wetlands to uplands, impoundments or
other open water bodies. (Section 404)
31. Maintenance of Existing Flood
Control Facilities. Discharge of dredge
or fill material resulting from activities
associated with the maintenance of
existing flood control facilities,
including debris basins, retention/
detention basins, and channels that
(i) were previously authorized by the
Corps by Individual Permit, General
Permit, by 33 CFR 330.3, or did not
require a permit at the time it was
constructed, or
(ii) were constructed by the Corps and
transferred to a non-Federal sponsor for
operation and maintenance. Activities
authorized by this NWP are limited to
those resulting from maintenance
activities that are conducted within t-he
"maintenance baseline," as described in
the definition below. Activities
including the discharges of dredged or
fill materials, associated with
maintenance activities in flood control
facilities in any watercourse that has
previously been determined to be
within the maintenance baseline, are
authorized under this NW. The MVP
does not authorize the removal of
sediment and associated vegetation from
the natural water courses except to the
extent that these have been included in
the maintenance baseline. All dredged
material must be placed in an upland
site or an authorized disposal site in
waters of the US, and proper siltation
controls must be used. (Activities of any
kind that result in only incidental
fallhack, or only the cutting and
removing of vegetation above the
ground, e.g., Mowing, rotary Cutting,
and chainsawing, where the activity
neither substantially disturbs the root
systent nor involves mer_hanized
pushing, dragging, or other siutilar
activities that redeposit excavated soil
material, do not require a Section 404
permit in accordance with 33 CFR
323.2(d)(2)).
Notification: After the maintenance
baseline is established, and before any
maintenance work is conducted, the
permittee must notify the District
I?ngiueer in accordance with the
''Notification" General Condition. The
notification may be for activity-specific

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maintenance or for maintenance of the
entire flood control facility by However, if one-time mitigation is
required for impacts associated with activity subject to the terms and
di

submitting a five year (or less)
maintenance activities, the District con
tions of this NWP and the
settlement agreement
includin
a
maintenance plan.
Maintenance Baseline: The Engineer will not delay needed ,
g
specified completion date; or

maintenance baseline is a description of maintenance, provided the District
Engineer and the permittee establish a (ii) The terms of a final Federal court
decision
consent decree
or settleme
t
the physical characteristics (e.g., depth,
width, length, location, configuration, or schedule for identification, approval,
develo
ment
constructio
d ,
,
n
agreement resulting from an
f

design flood capacity, etc.) of a flood
control project within which p
,
n an
completion of any such required en
orcement action brought by the U.S.
under section 404 of the CWA and/or

maintenance activities are normally mitigation. Once the one-time
mitigation described above has been section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899; or
authorized by NWP 31, subject to any
case-specific conditions required by the completed, or a determination made
th
t
lti
ti
i (iii) The terms of a final court

District Engineer. The District Engineer a
m
ga
ou
s not required, no
further mitigation will be required for decision, consent decree, settlement
agreement, or non-judicial settlement
will approve the maintenance baseline
based on the approved or constructed maintenance activities within the
i agreement resulting from a natural

capacity of the flood control facility, ma
ntenance baseline. In determining
appropriate mitigation, the District resource damage claim brought by a
trustee or trustees for natural resources
whichever is smaller, including any
areas where there are no con
t
t
d Engineer will give special consideration (as defined by the National Contingency
ruc
s
e
channels, but which are part of the to natural water courses that have been
included in the maintenance baseline Plan at 40 CFR subpart G) under section
311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)

facility. If no evidence of the
constructed capacity exist, the approved
and require compensatory mitigation
and/or BMI'
i ,
section 107 df the Comprehensive
e

constructed capacity will be used. The s as appropr
ate.
Emergency Situations: In emergency Environm
ntal Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA or
prospective permittee will provide
documentation of the physical situations, this NWP may be used to
authorize maintenance
ti
iti
i Superfund), section 312 of the National
M
i

characteristics of the flood control ac
v
es
n
flood control facilities for which no ar
ne Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), section
1002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
facility (which will normally consist of
as-built or approved drawings) and maintenance baseline has been
approved. Emergency situations are (OPA), or the Park System Resource
Protection Act at 16 U.S.C. '19jj
to the
documentation of the design capacities
of the flood control facility. The those which would result in an
unacceptable hazard to life, a significant ,
extent that a Corps permit is required.
For either (i), (pi) or (iii) above

documentation will also include BtYlPs
loss of property, or an immediate, ,
compliance is a condition of the NWP
to ensure that the impacts to the aquatic unforeseen, and significant economic itself. Any authorization under this
environment are minimal, especially in hardship if action is not taken before a NWP is automatically revoked if the
maintenance areas where there are no
constructed channels. (The Corps may maintenance baseline can be approved.
In such situations, the determination of permittee does not comply with the
terms of this N4VP or the terms of the
request maintenance records in areas
where there has not been recent mitigation requirements, if any, may be
deferred until the emergency has been court decision, consent decree, or
judicial/non-judicial settlement
maintenance.) Revocation or
modification of the final determination resolved. Once the emergency has
ended, a maintenance baseline must be agreement or fails to complete the work
by the specified completion date. This
of the maintenance baseline can only be established expeditiously, and NWP does not apply to any activities
done in accordance with 33 CFR 330.5.
Except in emergencies as described mitigation, including mitigation for occurring after the date of the decision,

below
this NWP can not be used u
til maintenance conducted during the decree, or agreement that are not for the
,
n
the District Engineer approves the emergency, must be required as
appropriate. (Sections 10 and 404) purpose of mitigation, restoration, or
environmental benefit. Before reaching
maintenance baseline and determines
the need for mitigation and any re
ional 32. Completed Enforcement Actions.
A
t any settlement agreement, the Corps
g ny s
ructure, work or discharge of will ensure compliance with the
or activity-specific conditions. Once
determined, the maintenance baseline dredged or fill material, remaining in
place, or undertaken for mitigation provisions of 33 CFR part 326 and 33
CFR 330.6 (d)(2) and (e). (Sections 10
will remain valid for any subsequent ,
restoration, or environmental benefit in and 404)
reissuance of this NW. This permit
does not authorize maintenance of a compliance with either:
(i) The terms of a final written Corps 33. Temporary Construction, Access
and Dewatering. Temporary structures,
flood control facility that has been non-judicial settlement agreement work and discharges, including
abandoned. A flood control facility will resolving a violation of section 404 of cofferdams, necessary for construction
be considered abandoned if it has the CWA and/or section 10 of the Rivers activities or access fills or dewatering of
operated at a significantly reduced and Harbors Act of 1899; or the terms construction sites; provided that the
capacity without needed maintenance
being accom
lished in a ti
l of an EPA 309(a) order on consent associated primary activity is authorized
p
me
y manner,
Mitigation: The District Engineer will resolving a violation of section 404 of
the CWA, provided that: by die Corps of Engineers or the USCG,
or for other construction activities not
determine any required mitigation one- a. The unauthorized activity affected subject to the Corps or USCG
time only for impacts associated with
maintenance work at the same time that no more than 5 acres of non-tidal
wetlands or 1 acre of tidal wetlands; regulations. Appropriate measures must
be taken to maintain near normal
the maintenance baseline is approved.
Stich one-time miti
ation will be b. The settlement agreement provides
f downstream flows and to minimize
g
required when necessary to ensure that or environmental benefits, to an equal
or greater degree, than the flooding. Fill must be of materials, and
placed in a manner
that will not be
adverse environmental impacts are no
more than minimal
both individ
ll environmental detriments caused by the ,
erocled by expected high flows. The use
,
ua
y
and cumulatively. Such mitigation will unauthorized activity that is authorized
by this NWP; and of dredged material nary be allowed if
it is determined by the District En
ineer
only be required once for any specific
reach of a flood control
roject c. The District Engineer issues a
ifi
i
l g
that it will not cause more than minimal
p
. ver
cat
on
etter authorizing the adverse effects on aquatic resources.
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Temporary fill must be entirely removed
to upland areas, or dredged material
returned to its original location,
following completion of the
construction activity, and the affected
areas must be restored to the pre-project
conditions. Cofferdams cannot be used
to dewater wetlands or other aquatic
areas to change their use. Structures left
in place after cofferdams are removed
require a Section 10 permit if located in
navigable waters of the U.S. (See 33 CFR
part 322). The permittee must notify the
District Engineer in accordance with the
"Notification" General Condition. The
notification must also include a
restoration plan of reasonable measures
to avoid and minimize adverse effects to
aquatic resources. The District Engineer
will add Special Conditions, where
necessary, to ensure environmental
adverse effects is minimal. Such
conditions may include: limiting the
temporary work to the minimum
necessary; requiring seasonal
restrictions; modifying the restoration
plan; and requiring alternative
construction methods (e.g. construction
mats in wetlands where practicable.).
(Sections 10 and 404)
34. Cranberry Production Activities.
Discharges of dredged or fill material for
dikes, berms, pumps, water control
structures or leveling of cranberry beds
associated with expansion,
enhancement, or modification activities
at existing cranberry production
operations provided that the activity
meets all of the following criteria-
a. The cumulative totay acreage of
disturbance per cranberry production
operation, including but not limited to,
filling, flooding, ditching, or clearing,
does not exceed 10 acres of waters of the
U.S., including wetlands;
b. The permittee notifies the District
Engineer in accordance with the
"Notification" General Condition. The
notification must include a delineation
of affected special aquatic sites,
including wetlands; and,
c. The activity does riot result in a net
loss of wetland acreage. This NWP does
not authorize any discharge of dredged
or fill material related to other cranberry
production activities such as
warehouses, processing facilities, or
parking areas. For the purposes of this
N%VP, the cunnilative total of 10 acres
will be measured over the period that
this NW1' is valid, (Section 404)
35. Maintenance Dredging of Existing
Basins. Excavation and removal of
accumulated sediment for maintenance
of existing marina basins, access
channels to marinas or boat slips, and
boat slips to previously authorized
depths or controlling depths for ingress/
egress, whichever is less, provided the
dredged material is disposed of at an
upland site and proper siltation controls
are used. (Section 10)
36. Boat Ramps. Activities required
for the construction of boat ramps
provided:
a. The discharge into waters of the
U.S. does not exceed 50 cubic yards of
concrete, rock, crushed stone or gravel
into forms, or placement of pre-cast
concrete planks or slabs. (Unsuitable
material that causes unacceptable
chemical pollution or is structurally
unstable is not authorized);
b. The boat ramp does not exceed 20
feet in width;
c. The base material is crushed stone,
gravel or other suitable material;
d. The excavation is limited to the
area necessary for site preparation and
all excavated material is removed to the
upland; and,
e. No material is placed in special
aquatic sites, including wetlands.
Another NMI, Regional General
Permit, or Individual Permit may
authorize dredging to provide access to
the boat ramp after obtaining a Section
10 if located in navigable waters of the
U.S. (Sections 10 and 404)
37. Emergency Watershed Protection
and Rehabilitation. Work done by or
funded by:
a. The NRCS which is a situation
requiring immediate action under its
emergency Watershed Protection
Program (7 CFR part 624); or
b. The USFS under its Burned-Area
Emergency Rehabilitation Handbook
(FSH 509.13); or
c. The DOI for wildland fire
management burned area emergency
stabilization and rehabilitation (DOI
Manual art 620, Ch. 3).
For all of the above provisions, the
District Engineer must be notified in
accordance with the General Condition
13. (Also, see 33 CFR 330.1(e)).
(Sections 10 and 404)
38. Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic
Waste. Specific activities required to
effect the containment, stabilization, or
removal of hazardous or toxic waste
materials that are performed, ordered, or
sponsored by a government agency with
established legal or regulatory authority
provided the pertittee notifies the.
District Engineer in accordance with the
''Notification" General Condition. For
discharges in special aquatic sites,
including wetlands, the notification
must also include a delineation of
affected special aquatic sites, including
wetlands. Court ordered remedial action
plans or related settlements are also
authorized by this NWP. This NkVP does
not authorize the establishment of new
disposal sites or the expansion of
existing sites used for the disposal of
hazardous or toxic waste. Activities
s undertaken entirely on a
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) site by authority of
CERCLA as approved or required by
EPA, are not required to obtain permits
under section 404 of the CWA or section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.
(Sections 10 and 404)
39. Residential, Commercial, and
Institutional Developments. Discharges
of dredged or fill material into non-tidal
waters of the U.S., excluding non-tidal
wetlands adjacent to tidal waters, for the
construction or expansion of residential,
commercial, and institutional building
foundations and building pads and
attendant features that are necessary for
the use and maintenance of the
structures. Attendant features may
include, but are not limited to, roads,
parking lots, garages, yards, utility lines,
storrnwater management facilities, and
recreation facilities such as
playgrounds, playing fields, and golf
courses (provided the golf course is an
integral part of the residential
development). The construction of new
ski areas or oil and gas wells is not
authorized by this NWP.
Residential developments include
multiple and single unit developments.
Examples of commercial developments
include retail stores, industrial facilities,
restaurants, business parks, and
shopping centers. Examples of
institutional developments include
schools, fire stations, government office
buildings, judicial buildings, public
works buildings, libraries, hospitals,
and places of worship. The activities
listed above are authorized, provided
the activities meet all of the following
criteria:
a. The discharge does not cause the
loss of greater than 1/2-acre of non-tidal
waters of the U.S., excluding non-tidal
wetlands adjacent to tidal waters;
b. The discharge does not cause the
loss of greater than 300 linear-feet of a
stream bed, unless for intermittent
strearn beds this criterion is waived in
writing pursuant to a determination by
the District Engineer, as specified
below, that the project complies with all
terms and conditions of this MVP and
that any adverse impacts of the project
on the aquatic environment are
minimal, both individually and
cumulatively;
c. The permittee must notify the
District Engineer in accordance with
General Condition 13, if any of the
following criteria are met:
(1) The discharge causes the loss of
greater than Vio-acre of non-tidal waters
of the US, excluding non-tidal wetlands
adjacent to tidal waters; or
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(2) The discharge causes the loss of of any compensatory mitigation used to
any open waters, including perennial of offset the loss of waters of the US (e include the installation, placement, or
i

intermittent streams, below the ordinar
hi-li water mark (see Note
below)
or, .g.,
y 1/12-acre of emergent wetlands created construct
on of drainage tiles, ditches,
or levees; mechanized land clearing;
,
;

The discharge
ge ca
uses the loss of on-site);

j. If there are any open waters or
land leveling; the relocation of existing
g

greater than 300 l i
near
feet of
streams within the project area
the serviceable drainage ditches constructed

i
,
intermittent stream bed. In such case, to permittee will establish and maintain, t
be authorized the District Engineer must the maximum extent practicable n waters of the US; and similar
o activities, provided the permittee

determine that the activity complies ,
wetland or upland vegetated buffers com dies with the followin
I g terms and
with the other terms and conditions of

the NWP, determine adverse
next to those open waters or streams conditions:
a. For discharges into non-tidal

environmental effects are minimal both consistent with General Condition 19.
Deed restrictions
conservatio wetlands to improve agricultural

individually and cumulatively, and

waive the limitation on stream impacts ,
n
easements, protective covenants, or
other means of land conservation and
production, the following criteria must
be met if the permittee is an United

prwrioceetid; ng before the permittee may
pr
preservation are required to protect and States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Program participant:

d. For discharges in special aquatic
i maintain the vegetated buffers
established on the project site
(1) The permittee must obtain a
s
tes, including wetlands, the .
Only residential
commercial
and categorical minimal effects exemption,
notification must include a delineation
of affected special aquatic sites; ,
,
institutional activities with structures minimal effect exemption, or mitigation
exemption from NRCS in accordance

e. The discharge is part of a single and on the foundation(s) or building pad(s),
as well as the attendant featur with the provisions of the Food Security

complete project;
f. The permittee must avoid and es, are
authorized by this NWP. The
Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S C. 3801
et seq.);
minimize discharges into waters of the
US at the project site to the maximum compensatory mitigation proposal that
is required in paragraph (e) of this NWP (2) The discharge into non tidal
wetlands does not result in the l
f
extent practicable: The notification,
when required
must include
itt may be either conceptual or detailed.
The wetland or upland vegetated buffer oss o
greater than 1/2-acre of non-tidal
l
,
a wr
en
statement explaining how avoidance
required in paragraph (i) of this NWP
will be determined
b wet
ands on a farm tract;
(3) T}re permittee must have NRCS-
and minimization of losses of waters of
the US were achieved on the project on a case-
y-case
basis by the District Engineer for
dd certified wetland delineation;

(4) The permittee must im
lement an
site. Compensatory mitigation will
normally be required to offset the los a
ressing water quality concerns. The
requi
re
d
wetland
o
r upla
nd vegetated p
NRCS-approved compensatory
i
i
ses
of waters of the US. (See General b
ufferi
s
part of
th
e
overall m
t
gation plan that fully offsets
wetland losses, if required; and
Condition 19.) The notification must
also include a compensator
miti
ation compensatory mitigation requirement
for this NWP. If the project site was (5) The permittee must submit a
y
g
proposal for offsetting unavoidable
previously used for agricultural report, within 30 days of completion of
the authorized work
to the District
losses of waters of the US, If an
applicant asserts that the adve
ff
t purposes and the farm owner/operator
used NWP 40 to authorize activities in ,
Engineer that contains the following
rse e
ec
s
of the project are minimal without
waters of the US to increase production information: (a) The name, address, and
telephone number of the permittee; (b)
mitigation, then the applicant may
submit justification ex
lainin
wh or construct farm buildings, NWP 39
cannot be used by the developer The location of the work; (c) A
d
p
g
y
compensatory mitigation should not be
i
d f
' authorize a i
additional activities. This is
more than the acrea
e limit for NWP 39 escription of the work; (d) The type
and acreage (or square feet) of the loss
requ
re
or the District Engineer
s
consideration; g
impacts to waters of the US (i.e., the
b of wetlands (e.g., 1/3-acre of emergent
wetlands); acrd (e) The type
acreage (or
g. When this NWP is used in
conjunction with any other MVP
an com
ined acreage loss authorized under
NWPs 39 and 40 cannot exceed 1/2-acre, ,
square feet), and location of
y
,
combined total permanent loss of waters
see General Condition 15),
Fo
r
id
ti
l compensatory mitigation (e.g. 1/3-acre of
emergent wetland on a farm tract;
of the US exceeding lho-acre requires

that the perrrrittee notif
c'
the District
r
es
en
a
subdivisions, the aggregate total loss of
credits
credits purchased from a mitigation
y
Engineer in accordance with General

Condition 13;
waters of US authorized by NWP 39 can
not exceed 1/2-acre. This includes any bank ; or

b. For discharges into non tidal

h. Any work authorized by this NWP
mu
t
t loss of waters associated with

development of individual
bdi
i
i wetlands to improve agricultural
production, the following criteria must
s
no
cause more than minimal
degradation of water or more
quality su
v
s
on
lots. (Sections 10 and 404) he met if the permittee is not a USDA

than minimal changes to the flow
Note: Areas where wetland vegetation is Program participant (or a USDA
Program participant for which the
characteristics of any stream (see

General Conditions 9 and 21); not present should be determined by the
presence or absence of air ordinary high
proposed work does not qualify for

i. For discharges causing the loss of
water mark or bed and bank. Areas that are authorization under aragra h a
p p of this

Vio-acre or less of waters of the US, the waters of the US based on this criterion
would require a PCN although water is NWP):
(1) The discharge into non-tidal
permittee must submit a report, within
30 days of completion of the work
to infrequently present in the stream channel
(
t f
h wetlands does not result in the loss of
,
the District Engineer that contains the excep
or ep
emeral waters, which do not
require PCNs) greater than 1/z-acre of non-tidal

following information: (1) The name,
address
and tele
hone number of th .
40. Agricultural Activities. Discharges
f d
d wetlands on a farm tract;
(2) The permittee must notify the
,
p
e
permittee; (2) 'file location of the work; o
re
ged or fill material into non-tidal
waters of the US, excluding non-ticial District Engineer in accordance with
General Condition 13
if the discha

(3) A description of the work; (4) The
type and acreage of the loss of waters of
wetlands adjacent to tidal waters, for
improving agricultural
roduction and ,
rge
results in the loss of greater than 1/ia-
f

the US (e.g., VI 2-acre of emergent
wetlands); and (5) The t
e and ac p
the construction of building pads for
f
b
l acre o
non-tidal wetlands;
(3) The notification must include a
yp
reage arm
ui
dings. Authorized activities delineation of affected wetlands; and
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(4) The notification must include a discharge qualifies for an exemption ditches to their original dimensions and
compensatory mitigation proposal to
offset losses of waters of the US; or under section 404(f) of the MA, even
though a categorical minimal
ff
t configuration, which does not require a

c. For the construction of building
pads for farm buildin
s
the dischar
e e
ec
s
exemption, minimal effect exemption, Section 404 permit (see 33 CFR
3214(a)(3)). This NWP does not
g
,
g
does riot cause the loss of greater than
1 or mitigation exemption from NRCS
pursuant to the Food Security Act of authorize the relocation of drainage
ditches constructed in waters of the US

h-acre of non-tidal wetlands that were
in agricultural production prior to
1985, as amended, may be required.
Activities authorized by para
ra
hs a ;
the location of the centerline of the
h
d d

December 23, 1985, (i.e., farmed
wetlands) and th
itt g
p
.
through ci, may not exceed a total of/z- res
ape
rainage ditch must be
approximately the same as the location
e perm
ee must notifv
the District Engineer in accordance with acre on a single farm tract. If the site was
used for agricultural purposes and the of the centerline of the original drainage
di
h

General Condition 13; and
farm owner/operator used either tc
. This MVP does not authorize

cf. Any activity in other waters of the
US is limited to the relocation
f
paragraphs a., b., or c, of this NWP to stream channelization or stream
relocation projects. (Section 404)
o
existing serviceable drainage ditches authorize activities in waters of the US
to increase agricultural production or 42. Recreational Facilities. Discharges

constructed in non-tidal streams. This
construct farm buildings
and the of dredged or fill material into non-tidal

NWP does not authorize the relocation

f greater than 300
exi
ti
o
u
e
e ,
current landowner wants to use MVP 39 waters of the US, excluding non-ticlal
wetlands adjacent to tidal waters
for the
ng
serviceable
onstrus
e
d
tche
s
o to authorize residential, commercial, or
industrial development activities in ,
construction or expansion of

in non-tidal streams unless, for drainage
waters of the US on the site
the recreational facilities, provided the
ditches constructed in intermittent non- ,
combined acreage loss authorized b activity meets all of the following
tidal streams, the District Engineer y
NWPs 39 and 40 cannot exceed 1/2-acre criteria:
thi
eri
n
t
n
l1e
(see General Condition 15)
(Section a. The discharge does not cause the
D s
trict En- ne
er h as
determ ned that
0 .
404) loss of greater than'/z acre of non tidal

the project complies with all terms and
41. Reshaping Existing Drainage waters of the US, excluding non-tidal
conditions of this NWP, and that any Ditches. Discharges of dredged or fill wetlands adjacent to tidal waters;
adverse impacts of the project on the material into non-tidal waters of the US b The discharge does not cause the
aquatic environment are minimal, both ,
excluding non-tidal wetlands adjacent loss of greater than 300 linear-feet of a
individually and cumulatively. For to tidal waters, to modify the cross stream bed, unless for intermittent
impacts exceeding 300-linear feet of sectional configuration of currently stream beds this criterion is waived in
impacts to existing serviceable ditches serviceable drainage ditches constructed writing pursuant to a determination by
constructed in intermittent non-tidal in waters of the US. The reshaping of the District Engineer, as specified
streams, the permittee must notify the the ditch cannot increase drainage below, that the project complies with all
District Engineer in accordance with the
'' capacity beyond the original design terms and conditions of this NWP and
Notification" General Condition 13; capacity. Nor can it expand the area that any adverse impacts of the project
and
'' drained by the ditch as originally on the aquatic environment are
e. The term
farm tract" refers to a designed (i.e., the capacity of the ditch minimal, both individually and
parcel of land identified by the Farm must be the same as originally designed cumulatively;
Service Agency. The Corps will identify and it cannot drain additional wetlands c. The permittee notifies the District
other waters of the US on the farm tract, or other waters of the US), Engineer in accordance with the
NRCS will determine if a proposed Compensatory mitigation is not required "Notification" General Condition 13 for
agricultural activity meets the terms and because the work is designed to improve discharges exceeding 300 linear feet of
conditions of paragraph a. of this NWP, water quality (e.g., by regrading the impact of intermittent stream beds. In
except as provided below. For those drainage ditch with gentler slopes such cases, to be authorized the District
activities that require notification, the ,
which can reduce erosion
increase Engineer must determine that the
District Engineer will determine if a ,
growth of vegetation, increase uptake of activity complies with the other terms
proposed agricultural activity is
authorized by paragraphs b., c., and/or nutrients and other substances by
vegetation, etc.). aria conditions of the NWP, determine
the adverse environmental effects are
d. of this NWP. USDA Program Notification: The permittee must minimal both individually and
participants, requesting authorization for notify the District Engineer in cumulatively, and waive this limitation
discharges of dredged or fill material accordance with General Condition 13 if in writing before the permittee may
into waters of the US authorized by greater than 500 linear feet of drainage proceed;
paragraphs (c) or (d) of this NWI', in ditch will be reshaped. Material d. For discharges causing the loss of
addition to paragraph (a), must notify
the District En
ineer in accord
ith resulting from excavation may not be greater than Vio-acre of non-tidal waters
g
ance w
General Condition 13 and the District permanently sidecast into waters but
may be temporarily sidecast (up to three of the US, the permittee notifies the
District Engineer in accordance with
Engineer will determine if the entire months) into waters of the US, provided General Condition 13;
single and complete project is
authorized by this NWP
Dischar
es
f the material is not placed in such a e. For discharges in special aquatic
.
g
o
dredged or fill material into waters of manner that it is dispersed by currents
or other forces. The District Eii-ineer sites, including wetlands, the
notification must include a delineation
the US associated with completing
required compensatory rnitigation are Wray extend the period of temporary
sidecasting not to exceed a total of 180 of affected special aquatic sites;
f. The discharge is part of a single and
authorized by this NWP. However, total days, where appropriate. In general, this complete project; and
impacts, including other authorized
impacts under this N4VP, may not NkVP does not apply to reshaping
drainage ditches constructed in g. Compensatory rnitigation will
normally he required to offset the losses
exceed the '/z-acre limit of this NWP.
This MVP does not affect
or oth
i uplands, since these areas are generally of waters of the US. The notification
,
erw
se
regulate, discharges associated with not waters of the US, and thus no permit
from the Corps is required
or to the must also include a compensatory
miti
ati
l
ff
h

agricultural activities when the ,
maintenance of existing drainage g
on proposa
to o
set aut
orized
losses of waters of the US.

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For the purposes of this NWP, the
term "recreational facility" is defined as
a recreational activity that is integrated
into the natural landscape and does not
substantially change preconstruction
grades or deviate from natural landscape
contours. For the purpose of this permit,
the primary function of recreational
facilities does not include the use of
motor vehicles, buildings, or impervious
surfaces. Examples of recreational
facilities that may be authorized by this
NWP include hiking trails, bike paths,
horse paths, nature centers, and
campgrounds (excluding trailer parks).
"Phis NWP may authorize the
construction or expansion of golf
courses and the expansion of ski areas,
provided the golf course or ski area does
not substantially deviate from natural
landscape contours. Additionally, these
activities are designed to minimize
adverse effects to waters of the US and
riparian areas through the use of such
practices as integrated pest
management, adequate stormwater
management facilities, vegetated buffers,
reduced fertilizer use, etc. The facility
must have an adequate water quality
management plan in accordance with
General Condition 9, such as a
stormwater management facility, to
ensure that the recreational facility
results in no substantial adverse effects
to water quality. This NWP also
authorizes the construction or
expansion of small support facilities,
such as maintenance and storage
buildings and stables that are directly
related to the recreational activity. This
NWP does not authorize other
buildings, such as hotels, restaurants,
etc. The construction or expansion of
playing fields (e.g., baseball, soccer, or
football fields), basketball and tennis
courts, racetracks, stadiums, arenas, and
the construction of new ski areas are not
authorized by this N4VP. (Section 404)
43. Storm water Monogernent
Facilities. Discharges of dredged or fill
material into non-tidal waters of the US,
excluding non-tidal wetlands adjacent
to tidal waters, for the construction and
maintenance of stormwater management
facilities, including activities for the
excavation of stormwater ponds/
facilities, cletention basins, and
retention basins; the installation and
maintenance of water control structures,
outfall structures and emergency
spillways; aril the maintenance
dredging of existing stormwater
management ponds/facilities and
detection and retention basins,
provided the activity meets all of the
following criteria:
a. The discharge for the construction
of new stormwater management
facilities does not cause the loss of
greater than '/,-acre of non-tidal waters
of the US, excluding non-tidal wetlands
adljacent to tidal waters;
h. The discharge does not cause the
loss of greater than 300 linear-feet of a
stream bed, unless for intermittent
stream beds this criterion is waived in
writing pursuant to a determination by
the District Engineer, as specified
below, that the project complies with all
terms and conditions of this NWP and
that any adverse impacts of the project
on the aquatic environment are
minimal, both individually and
cumulatively;
c. For discharges causing the loss of
greater than 300 linear feet of
intermittent stream beds, the permittee
notifies the District Engineer in
accordance with the "Notification"
General Condition 13. In such cases, to
be authorized the District Engineer must
determine that the activity complies
with the other terms and conditions of
the NWP, determine the adverse
environmental effects are minimal both
individually and cumulatively, and
waive this limitation in writing before
the permittee may proceed;
d. The discharges of dredged or fill
material for the construction of new
stormwater management facilities in
perennial streams is not authorized;
e. For discharges or excavation for the
construction of new stormwater
management facilities or for the
maintenance of existing stormwater
management facilities causing the loss
of greater than'/,o-acre of non-tidal
waters, excluding non-tidal wetlands
adjacent to tidal waters, provided the
permittee notifies the District Engineer
in accordance with the "Notification"
General Condition 13. In addition, the
notification must include:
(1) A maintenance plan. The
maintenance plan should be in
accordance with state and local
requirements, if any such requirements
exist;
(2) For discharges in special aquatic
sites, including wetlands and
submerged aquatic vegetation, the
notification must include a delineation
of affected areas; and
(3) A compensatory mitigation
proposal that offsets the loss of waters
of the US, Maintenance in constructed
areas will riot require mitigation
provided such maintenance is
accomplished in designated
maintenance areas and not within
compensatory mitigation areas (i.e.,
District Engineers may designate non-
maintenance areas, normally at the
cownstream end of the stormwater
management facility, in existing
stormwater management facilities). (No
mitigation will be required for activities
that are exempt from Section 404 permit
requirements);
f. The permittee must avoid and
minimize discharges into waters of the
US at the project site to the maximum
extent practicable, and the notification
must include a written statement to the
District Engineer detailing compliance
with this condition (i.e, why the
discharge must occur in waters of the
US and why additional minimization
cannot be achieved);
g. The stormwater management
facility must comply with General
Condition 21 and be designed using
BMPs and watershed protection
techniques. Examples may include
forebays (deeper areas at the upstream
end of the stormwater management
facility that would be maintained
through excavation), vegetated buffers,
and siting considerations to minimize
adverse effects to aquatic resources.
Another example of a BMP would be
bioengineering methods incorporated
into the facility design to benefit water
quality and minimize adverse effects to
aquatic resources from storm flows,
especially downstream of the facility,
that provide, to the maximum extent
practicable, for long term aquatic
resource protection and enhancement;
Ii. Maintenance excavation will be in
accordance with an approved
maintenance plan and will not exceed
the original contours of the facility as
approved and constructed; and
i. The discharge is part of a single and
complete project. (Section 404)
44. Mining Activities. Discharges of
dredged or fill material into:
W Isolated waters; streams where the
annual average flow is 1 cubic foot per
second or less, and non-tidal wetlands
adjacent to headwater streams, for
aggregate mining (i.e., sand, gravel, and
crushed and broken stone) and
associated support activities;
(ii) Lower perennial streams,
excluding wetlands adjacent to lower
perennial streams, for aggregate mining
activities (support activities in lower
perennial streams or adjacent wetlands
are not authorized by this NWP); arid/
or
(iii) Isolated waters and non-tidal
wetlands adjacent to headwater streaurs,
for hard rock/mineral ruining activities
(i.e., extraction of metalliferous orc;s
from subsurface locations) and
associated support activities, provided
the discharge meets the following
criteria:
a. The mined area within waters of
the US, plus the acreage loss of waters
of the US resulting front support
activities, cannot exceed V?-acre;
b. The permittee must avoid and
minimize discharges into waters of thL!
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US at the project site to the maximum
extent practicable, and the notification complete mining operation can be
authorized by this NWI' provided the waterbody, including those species that
normally migrate throu
h the area

must include a written statement
detailing compliance with this
'/ -acre limit is not exceeded; and
I. Notification: The permittee must g
,
sinless the activity's primary purpose is
i

condition (i. e., why the discharge must
notify the District Engineer in to
mpound water. Culverts placed in
streams must be installed to maintain
occur in waters of the US and why
additional minimization cannot be accordance with General Condition 13.
The notification must include: (1) A low flow conditions.
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i

achieved);
c. In addition to General Conditions
description of waters of the US
adversely affected by the
roject
(2) A .
qu
pment. Heavy equipment
working in wetlands must be placed on
t
h

17 and 20, activities authorized by this p
;
written statement to the District ma
s, or ot
er measures must be taken
to minimize soil disturbance

permit must not substantially alter the
sediment characteristics of areas of
Engineer detailing compliance with
paragraph (b), above (i.e., why the .
6. Regional and Case-fay-Case
Conditions. The activity must comply
concentrated shellfish beds or fish discharge must occur in waters of the with any regional conditions that may
spawning areas. Normally, the US and why additional minimization have been added by the Division
mandated water quality management
plan should address thes
i
t cannot be achieved); (3) A description of Engineer (see 33 CFR 330.4(e)),
e
mpac
s;
d. The permittee must implement measures taken to ensure that the
proposed work complies with Additionally, any case specific
conditions added by the Corps or by the
necessary measures to prevent increases
in stream gradient and water velocities paragraphs (c) through (f), above; and (4)
A reclamation plan (for aggregate state or tribe in its Section 401 Water
Quality Certification and Coastal Zone
and to prevent adverse effects (e.g., head
cutting, bank erosion) to upstream and mining in isolated waters and non-tidal
wetlands adjacent to headwaters and Management Act consistency
determination

downstream channel conditions;
hard rock/mineral mining only). .
7. Wild and Scenic Rivers. No activity
e. Activities authorized by this permit
must not result in adverse effects on the This NWP does not authorize hard
rock/mineral mining, including placer may occur in a component of the
National Wild and Scenic River System;
course, capacity, or condition of
navigable waters of the US mining, in streams. No hard rock/ or in a river officially designated by
"
;
f. The permittee must use measures to mineral mining can occur in waters of
the US within 100 feet of the ordinary Congress as a
study river" for possible
inclusion in the system, while the river
minimize downstream turbidity;
g. Wetland impacts must be high water mark of headwater streams.
'
'' is in an official study status; unless the

compensated through mitigation The term
s
headwaters'' and "isolated
" appropriate Federal agency, with direct

appproved by the Corps;
h. Beneficiation and mineral waters
are defined at 33 CFR 330.2(d)
and (e), respectively. For the purposes management responsibility for such
river, has determined in writing that the

processing for hard rock/mineral mining of this NWP, the terra ''lower perennial
stream" is defined as follows: "A stream proposed activity will not adversely
affect the Wild and Scenic River
activities may not occur within 200 feet
of the ordinary high water mark of an in which the gradient is low and water designation, or study status. Information
y
open waterbody. Although the Corps velocity is slow, there is no tidal on Wild and Scenic Rivers may be

does not regulate discharges from these influence, some water flows throughout obtained from the appropriate Federal

activities, a CWA section 402 permit the year, and the substrate consists land management agency in the area

may be required; mainly of sand and n1ud." (Sections 10 (e.g., National Park Service, U.S. Forest

i. All activities authorized must and 404) Service, Bureau of Land Management,

comply with General Conditions 9 and
C. Nationwide Permit General U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
8. Tribal Rights. No activity or its
21. Further, the District Engineer may
require modifications to the required Conditions
h operation may impair reserved tribal

water quality management plan to T
e following General Conditions
must be followed in order for anv rights, including, but not limited to,
reserved water rights and treaty fishing
ensure that the authorized work results
in minimal adverse effects to w
t authorization by an NWP to be valid: and hunting rights.
a
er
quality; 1. Navigation. No activity may cause 9. Water Quality. (a) In certain states

j. Except for aggregate mining more than a minimal adverse effect on and tribal lands an individual 401 Water

activities in lower perennial streams, no navigation.
2. Proper Maintenance. Any structure Quality Certification must be obtained
or waived (See 33 CFR 330A(c))

aggregate mining can occur within
stream beds where the avera
e
l
or fill authorized shall be properly .
(h) For NwYs 12, 14, 17, 18, 32, 39,
g
annua
flow is greater than 1 cubic foot per maintained, including maintenance to
ensure public safety. 40, 42, 43, and 44, where the state or
tribal 401 certification (either
second or in waters of the US within 3. Soil Erosion and Sediment generically or individually) does not
100 feet of the ordinary high water mark
of headwater stream segments where the Controls. Appropriate soil erosion and
sediment controls must be u
d
d require or approve water quality

average annual flow of the stream is se
an
maintained in effective operating management measures, the permittee
must provide water quality management
greater than 1 cubic foot per second
(a
re
at
i
i condition during construction, and all measures that will ensure that the
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e m
n
ng call occur in areas
immediately adjacent to the ordinary exposed soil and other fills, as well as
any work below the ordinary high water authorized work does not result in more
than minimal degradationi of water
high water mark of a stream where the mark or high tide line, must be quality (or the Corps determines that
average annual flow is 1 cubic foot per permanently stabilized at the earliest compliance with state or local
second or less);
k. Single and complete project: The practicable date. Permittees are
encouraged to perform work within standards, where applicable, will ensure
no more than minimal adverse effect on
discharge must be for a single and
complete project
includin
su
ort waters of the United States during
i
f l
d
l water quality). An important component
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activities. Discharges of dredged or fill per
s o
ow-f
o
ow or no-flow.
4. Aquatic Life Xfovernents. No of water quality management includes
stornwater management that minimizes
material into waters of the US for
multiple mining activities on several activity may substantially disrupt the
necessary life-c
cle m
v
ts
f th degradation of the downstream aquatic

designated parcels of a single and y
o
emen
o
ose
species of aquatic life indigenous to the system, including water quality (refer to
General Condition 21 for stormwater

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management is the establishment and
maintenance of vegetated buffers next to _
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12. Historic Properties. No activity
which may affect historic
ro
erties Division Engineer. Subsequently, the
permittee's right to proceed under the

open waters, including streams (refer to
General Condition 19 for ve
etat
d p
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listed, or eligible for listing, in the
Natio
l R
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f NWP may be, modified, suspended, or
revoked only in accordance with the
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buffer requirements for the NWPs). na
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Historic Places is
authorized, until the District En
ineer procedure set forth in 33 CFR

'I'bis condition is only applicable to
h g
has complied with the provisions of 33 330.5(d)(2).
(b) Contents of Notification: Th

projects t
at have the potential to affect
water quality. While appropriate
CFR part 325, Appendix C. The
prospective permittee must notify the e
notification must be in writing and

measures must be taken, in most cases
it is
t
District Engineer if the authorized include the following information:
(1) Name, address and tele
hone
no
necessary to conduct detailed
studies to identify such measures or to activity may affect any historic
properties listed, determined to be p
numbers of the prospective permittee;

require monitoring.
eligible, or which the prospective (2) Location of the proposed project;

10. Coastal Zone Management. In
permittee has reason to believe may be (3) Brief description of the proposed

certain states, an individual state coastal

eligible for listing on the National

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roject's
project; the ro) purpose;
ect s direct and
indirect
adverse environment
l
ff
zone management consistency
concurrence must be obtained or waived egister of Historic Places, and shall not
begin the activity until notified by the a
e
ects
the project would cause; any other

(see Section 330.4(d)). District Engineer that the requirements NWP(s)' Regional General Permit(s), or

11. Endangered Species. (a) No
of the National Historic Preservation Act
h
b Individual Permit(s) used or intended to
be used to authorize an
art of th

activity is authorized under any NWP
which is likely to jeopardize the
ave
een satisfied and that the activity
is authorized. Information on the y p
e
proposed project or any related activity.

continued existence of a threatened or
location and existence of historic Sketches should be provided when

endangered species or a species
proposed for such designation
as
as
resources can be obtained from the State
Historic Preservation Office and the necessary to show that the activity

complies with the terms of the NWP
,
identified under the Federal En
dangered National Register of Historic Places (see (Sketches usually clarify the project and

Species Act (ESA), or which will 33 CFR 330.4(8)). For activities that may
ff when provided result in a quicker
decision
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destroy or adversely modify the critical
a
ect historic properties listed in, or .
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NWP
habitat of such species. Non-federal eligible for listing in, the National or
s 7, 12, 14, 18, 21, 34, 38,

permittees shall notify the District
Engineer if any listed species or Register of Historic Places, the
notification must state which historic 39, 41, 42, and 43, the PCN Hurst also
include a delineation of affected special

designated critical habitat might be
property may be affected by the a q sites, includin wetlands,
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affected or is in the vicinity of the proposed work or include a vicinit
vicinity vegetated shallows (e.g., submerged
project, or is located in the designated
iti
l h
b map indicating the location of the
historic pro
ert aquatic vegetation, seagrass beds), arid
riffle and pool complexes (see para
ra
h
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a
itat and shall not begin work
on the activity until notified by the p
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District Engineer that the requirements
D (a) Timing; where required by the (5) For NWP 7 (Outfall Structures and
the ESA have been satisfied and that terms of the NWP, the prospective Maintenance), the PCN must include
the activity is authorized. For activities permittee must notify the District information regarding the original

that may affect Federally-listed Engineer with a preconstruction design capacities and configurations of

endangered or threatened species or notification (PCN) as early as possible. those areas of the facility where

designated critical habitat
the The District Engineer must determine if maintenance dredging or excavation is
,
notification must include the name(s) of
the endangered or threatened species the notification is complete within 30
days of the date of receipt and can proposed;
(6) For NWP 14 (Linear

that may be affected by the proposed request additional information Transportation Crossings), the PCN

work or that utilize the desi
nated necessary to make the PCN complete must include a compensatory mitigation
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critical habitat that may be affected by only once. However, if the prospective proposal to offset permanent losses of

the proposed work. As a result of formal permittee does not provide all of the waters of the US and a statement

or informal consultation with the FWS requested information, then the District describing how temporary losses of

or NMFS the District Engineer may add Engineer will notify the prospective waters of the US will be minimized to

species-specific regional endangered permittee that the notification is still the maxinnuu extent practicable;

species conditions to the NWPs incomplete and the PCN review process (7) For NWP 21 (Surface Coal Mining
.
(b) Authorization of an activity by a will not commence until all of the Activities), the PCN must include an

NWP does not authorize the "take" of a requested information has been received Office of Surface Mining (OSM) or state-

threatened or endangered species as by the District Engineer. The approved mitigation plan, if applicable.

defined under the ESA. In the absence prospective permittee shall not begin
the activity To be authorized by this NWP, the
District Engineer must determine th
t
of separate authorization (e.g., an ESA
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the activity complies with the terms and
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with "incidental take" provisions, etc.) District Engineer that the activity may
proceed under the NWP with any conditions of the NWP and that the
adverse erivirounreutal effects are
from the USFWS or the NMFS, both
lethal and non-lethal "takes" of special conditions imposed by the minimal both individually and

protected species are in violation of the District or Division Engineer; or
(2) If notified in writing by the District cumulatively and must notify the
project sponsor of this determination in
ESA. Information on the location of
threatened and endangered s
ecies and or Division Engineer that an Individual
P writing;
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p
their critical habitat can be obtained
directly from the offices of the USFWS ermit is required; or
(3) Unless 45 days have passed from
h
' (8) E
or NWP 27 (Stream and Wetland
Restoration), the PCN Hurst include

and NMFS or their world wide web t
e District E:ngineer
s receipt of the
complete notification and the documentation of the prior condition of
the site that will be reverted by the
pages at burp://rvwrv.fws.gov/r9endspp/ prospective permittee has not received permittee;
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(9) For NWP 29 (Single-Family
housing), the PCN must also include:
(i) Any past use of this NWP by the
Individual Permittee and/or the
permittee's spouse;
(ii) A statement that the single-family
housing activity is for a personal
residence of the permittee;
(iii) A description of the entire parcel,
including its size, and a delineation of
wetlands. For the purpose of this NWP,
parcels of land measuring '/a-acre or less
will not require a formal on-site
delineation. However, the applicant
sliall provide an indication of where the
wetlands are and the amount of
wetlands that exists on the property. For
parcels greater than 1/4-acre in size,
formal wetland delineation must be
prepared in accordance with the current
method required by the Corps. (See
paragraph 13(f));
(iv) A written description of all land
(including, if available, legal
descriptions) owned by the prospective
permittee and/or the prospective
permittee's spouse, within a one mile
radius of the parcel, in any form of
ownership (including any land owned
as a partner, corporation, joint tenant,
co-tenant, or as a tenant-by-the-entirety)
and any land on which a purchase and
sale agreement or other contract for sale
or urchase has been executed;
110) For MVP 31 (Maintenance of
Existing Flood Control Projects), the
prospective permittee must either notify
the District Engineer with a PCN prior
to each maintenance activity or submit
a five year (or less) maintenance plan.
In addition, the PCN must include all of
the following:
(i) Sufficient baseline information
identifying the approved channel
depths and configurations and existing
facilities. Minor deviations are
authorized, provided the approved flood
control protection or drainage is not
increased;
(ii) A delineation of any affected
special aquatic, sites, including
wetlands; and,
(iii) Location of the dredged material
disposal site;
(11) For NkVP 33 ("Temporary
Construction, Access, and Dewatering),
the PCN must also include a restoration
plan of reasolMble measures to avoid
and minirize adverse effects to aquatic
resources;
(12) For NWPs 39, 43 and 4.1, the PCN
must also include a written statement to
the District Engineer explaining how
avoidance and minimization for losses
of waters of the US were achieved on
the project site;
(13) For NWI' 39 and N4VP 42, the
PCN must include a compensatory
mitigation proposal to offset losses of
waters of the US or justification
explaining why compensatory
rnitigation should not he required. For
discharges that cause the loss of greater
than 300 linear feet of an intermittent
stream bed, to be authorized, the Distric
Engineer must determine that the
activity complies with the other terms
and conditions of the NMI, determine
adverse environmental effects are
minimal both individually and
s ctmllrlatively, and waive the limitation
on stream impacts in writing before the
permittee may proceed;
(14) For NMI 40 (Agricultural
Activities), the PCN must include a
compensatory mitigation proposal to
offset losses of waters of the US. This
NWP does not authorize the relocation
of greater than 300 linear-feet of existing
serviceable drainage ditches constructed
in non-tidal streams unless, for drainage
ditches constructed in intermittent non-
ticlat streams, the District Engineer
waives this criterion in writing, and the
District Engineer has determined that
the project complies with all terms and
conditions of this NWP, and that any
adverse impacts of the project on the
aquatic environment are minimal, both
individually and cumulatively;
(15) For NWP 43 (Storrnwater
Management Facilities), the PCN must
include, for the construction of new
stormwater management facilities, a
maintenance plan (in accordance with
state and local requirements, if
applicable) and a compensatory
mitigation proposal to offset losses of
waters of the US. For discharges that
cause the loss of greater than 300 linear
feet of an intermittent stream bed, to be
authorized, the District Engineer must
determine that the activity complies
with the other terms and conditions of
the MVP, determine adverse
environmental effects are minimal both
individually and cumulatively, and
waive the limitation on stream impacts
in writing before the permittee may
proceed;
(16) For MVP 44 (Mining Activities),
the PCN must include a description of
all waters of the US adversely affected
by the project, a description of measures
taken to minimize adverse effects to
waters of the US, a description of
measures taken to comply with the
criteria of the NMI, and a reclamation
plan (for all aggregate mining activities
in isnlated waters and non-tidal
wetlands adjacent to headwaters and
any hard rock-hiiineral mining
activities);
(17) For activities that may adversely
affect Federally-listed endangered or
threatened species, the PCN trust
include the name(s) of those endangered
or threatened species that may be
affected by the proposed work or utilize
the designated critical habitat that may
be affected by the proposed work; and
(18) For activities that may affect
historic properties listed in, or eligible
t for listing in, the National Register of
Historic Places, the PCN must state
which historic property may be affected
by the proposed work or include a
vicinity map indicating the location of
the historic property.
(c) Form of Notification: The standard
Individual Permit application form
(Form ENG 4345) may be used as the
notification but must clearly indicate
that it is a PCN and must include all of
the information required in (b) (1)--(18)
of General Condition 13. A letter
containing the requisite information
may also be used.
(d) District Engineer's Decision: In
reviewing the PCN for the proposed
activity, the District Engineer will
determine whether the activity
authorized by the NWP will result in
more than minimal individual or
cumulative adverse environmental
effects or may be contrary to the public
interest, The prospective permittee may
submit a proposed mitigation plan with
the PCN to expedite the process. The
District Engineer will consider any
proposed compensatory mitigation the
applicant has included in the proposal
in determining whether the net adverse
environmental effects to the aquatic
environment of the proposed work are
minimal. If the District Engineer
determines that the activity complies
with the terms and conditions of the
NWP and that the adverse effects on the
aquatic environment are minimal, after
considering mitigation, the District
Engineer will notify the permittee and
include any conditions the District
Engineer deems necessary. The District
Engineer must approve any
compensatory mitigation proposal
before the permittee commences work.
If the prospective permittee is required
to submit a compensatory mitigation
proposal with the PCN, the proposal
may be either conceptual or detailed. If
the prospective permittee elects to
submit a compensatory mitigation plan
with the PCN, the District Engineer will
expeditiously review the proposed
compensatory mitigation plan. The
District I{ngineer must review the plan
within 45 clays of receiving a complete
PCN and determine whether the
conceptual or specific proposed
mitigation would ensure no more than
minimal adverse effects on the aquatic
environment. If the net adverse effects
of the project on the aquatic
environment (after consideration of the
compensatory mitigation proposal) are
determined by the District Engineer to
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be minimal, the District Engineer will
provide a tirnely written response to the
applicant. The response will state that
the project can proceed under the terms
and conditions of the NWP.
If the District Engineer determines
that the adverse effects of the proposed
work are more than minimal, then the
District Engineer will notify the
applicant either: (1) That the project
does not qualify for authorization under
the NWP and instruct the applicant on
the procedures to seek authorization
under an Individual Permit; (2) that the
project is authorized under the NWP
subject to the applicant's submission of
a mitigation proposal that would reduce
the adverse effects on the aquatic
environment to the minimal level; or (3)
that the project is authorized tinder the
NWP with specific modifications or
conditions. Where the District Engineer
determines that mitigation is required to
ensure no more than minimal adverse
effects occur to the aquatic
environment, the activity will be
authorized within the 45-day PCN
period. The authorization will include
the necessary conceptual or specific
mitigation or a requirement that the
applicant submit a mitigation proposal
that would reduce the adverse effects on
the aquatic environment to the minimal
level. When conceptual mitigation is
included, or a mitigation plan is
required under item (2) above, no work
in waters of the US will occur until the
District Engineer has approved a
specific mitigation plan.
(e) Agency Coordination: The District
Engineer will consider any comments
from Federal and state agencies
concerning the proposed activity's
compliance with the terms and
conditions of the NWPs and the need for
mitigation to reduce the project's
adverse environmental effects to a
minimal level. ,
For activities requiring notification to
the District Engineer that result in the
loss of greater than 1/2-acre of waters of
the US, the District Engineer will
provide immediately (e.g., via facsimile
transmission, overnight mail, or other
expeditious manner) a copy to the
appropriate Federal or state offices
(USFWS, state natural resource or water
quality agency, EPA, State Historic
Preservation Officer (SHPO), and, if
appropriate, the NMFS), With the
exception of NWP 37, these agencies
will then have 10 calendar days from
the date the material is transmitted to
telephone or fax the District Engineer
notice that they intend to provide
substantive, site-specific comments. If
so contacted by an agency, the District
Engineer will wait an additional 15
calendar days before making a decision
on the notification. The District
Engineer will fully consider agency
comments received within the specifiecl
time frame, but will provide oo
response to the resource agency, except
as provided below. The District
Engineer will indicate in the
administrative record associated with
each notification that the resource
agencies' concerns were considered. As
required by section 305(b)(4)(F1) of the
Ma.nugon-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
District Engineer will provide a
response to NMFS within 30 days of
receipt of any Essential Fish Habitat
conservation recommendations.
Applicants are encouraged to provide
the Corps multiple copies of
notifications to expedite agency
notification.
(f) Wetland Delineations: Wetland
delineations must be prepared in
accordance with the current method
required by the Corps (For NWP 29 see
paragraph (b)(9)(iii) for parcels less than
('/'-acre in size). The permittee may ask
the Corps to delineate the special
aquatic site. There may be some delay
if the Corps does the delineation.
Furthermore, the 45-day period will not
start until the wetland delineation has
been completed and submitted to the
Corps, where appropriate.
14. Compliance Certification. Every
permittee who has received NWP
verification front the Corps will submit
a signed certification regarding the
completed work and any required
mitigation. The certification will be
forwarded by the Corps with the
authorization letter and will include:
(a) A statement that the authorized
work was done in accordance with the
Corps authorization, including any
general or specific conditions;
(b) A statement that any required
mitigation was completed in accordance
with the permit conditions; and
(c) The signature of the permittee
certifying the completion of the work
and mitigation.
15. Use of Multiple Nationwide
Permits. The use of more than one NWP
for a single and complete project is
prohibited, except when the acreage loss
of waters of the US authorized by the
NWPs does riot exceed the acreage limit
of the NWP with the highest specified
acreage limit (e,g. if a road crossing over
tidal waters is constructed under NWP
14, with associated bank stabilization
authorized by NWP 13, the maximum
acreage loss of waters of the US for the
total project cannot exceed'/,-acre).
16. 6Vater Supply Intakes. No activity,
including structures and work in
navigable waters of the US or discharges
of dredged or fill material, pray occur it,
the proximity of a public water supply
intake except where the activity is for
repair of the public water supply intake
structures or adjacent bank stabilization.
17. Shellfish Beds. No activity,
including structures and work in
navigable waters of the US or discharges
of dredged or fill material, may occur in
areas of concentrated shellfish
populations, unless the activity is
directly related to a shellfish harvesting
activity authorized by NWP 4.
18. Suitable Material. No activity,
including structures and work in
navigable waters of the US or discharges
of dredged or fill material, may consist
of unsuitable material (e.g., trash,
debris, car bodies, asphalt, etc.) and
material used for construction or
discharged must be free from toxic
pollutants in toxic amounts (see section
307 of the CWA),
19. Mitigation. The District Engineer
will consider the factors discussed
below when determining the
acceptability of appropriate and
practicable mitigation necessary to
offset adverse effects on the aquatic
environment that are more than
minimal.
(a) The project must be designed and
constructed to avoid and minimize
adverse effects to waters of the US to the
maximum extent practicable at the
project site (i.e., on site),
(b) Mitigation in all its forms
(avoiding, minimizing, rectifying,
reducing or compensating) will be
required to the extent necessary to
ensure that the adverse effects to the
aquatic environment are minimal.
(c) Compensatory mitigation at a
minimum one-for-one ratio will be
required for all wetland impacts
requiring a PCN, unless the District
Engineer determines in writing that
some other form of mitigation would be
more environmentally appropriate and
provides a project-specific waiver of this
requirement. Consistent with National
policy, the District Engineer will
establish a preference for restoration of
wetlands as compensatory mitigation,
with preservation used only in
exceptional Circumstances.
(d) Compensatory rnitigation (i.e.,
replacenient or substitution of aquatic
resources for those impacted) will not
be used to increase the acreage losses
allowed by the acreage limits of some of
the NWPs. For example,'/4-acre of
wetlands cannot be created to change a
/4-acre loss of wetlands to a Ih-acre loss
associated with NWP 39 verification.
Ilowever, '/t-acre of created wetlands
can be used to reduce the impacts of a
1/1-acre loss of wetlands to the mininnmi
impact level in order to meet the
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minimal impact requirement associated
with NWP accomplishing and/or complying with discharges of dredged or fill material

s.
(e) To be practicable, the mitigation
the mitigation plan.
20. Spawning Areas. Activities, ,
into breeding areas for migratory
waterfowl must be avoided to the
must be available and capable of being
done considering costs, existing including structures and work in maximum extent practicable.
navigable waters of the US or dischar
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technology, and logistics in light of the g
of dredged or fill material, in spawning .
emova
of Temporary Fills. Anv
temporary fills must be removed in their
overall project purposes. Examples of areas during spawning seasons must be entirety and the affected areas returned
mitigation that may be appropriate and avoided to the maximum extent to their preexisting elevation

practicable include, but are not limited
practicable. Activities that result in the ,
25. Designated Critical Resource
to: reducing the size of the project; physical destruction (e.g., excavate, fill, Waters. Critical resource waters include

establishing and maintaining wetland or
or smother downstream by substantial ,
NOAA-designated marine sanctuaries

upland vegetated buffers to protect open ,
turbidity) of an important spawning area National Estuarine Research Reserves

waters such as streams; and replacing
are not authorized. ,
National Wild and Scenic Rivers

losses of aquatic resource functions and
21. Management of Water Flows. To ,
critical habitat for Federally listed
values by creating, restoring, enhancing, the maximum extent practicable, the threatened and endangered species,
or preserving similar functions and activity must be designed to maintain coral reefs, state natural heritage sites

values, preferably in the same
preconstruction downstream flow ,
and outstanding national resource
watershed. conditions (e.g., location, capacity, and waters or other waters officially
(f) Compensatory mitigation plans for flow rates). Furthermore, the activity designated by a state as having
projects in or near streams or other open must not permanently restrict or impede
the
as
f
l particular environmental or ecoloical
'
waters will normally include a p
sage o
norma
or expected high significance and identified by the
requirement for the establishment,
i
t
d flows (unless the primary purpose of the
fill is to im
ound waters)
d th District Engineer after notice and
ma
n
enance, an
legal protection (e.g.,
easements, deed restrictions) of p
an
e
structure or discharge of dredged or fill opportunity for public comment. The
District Engineer may also designate
vegetated buffers to open waters. In material must withstand expected high additional critical resource waters after
many cases, vegetated buffers will be flows. The activity must, to the notice and opportunity for comment.
the only compensatory mitigation maximum extent practicable, provide (a) Except as noted below, discharges
required. Vegetated buffers should for retaining excess flows from the site, of dredged or fill material into waters of
consist of native species. The width of provide for maintaining surface flow the US are not authorized by MVPs 7,
the vegetated buffers required will rates from the site similar to 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 29, 31, 35, 39, 40, 42,
address documented water quality or preconstruction conditions, and provide 43, and 44 for any activity within, or
aquatic habitat loss concerns. Normally, for not increasing water flows from the directly affecting, critical resource
the vegetated buffer will be 25 to 50 feet project site, relocating water, or waters, including wetlands adjacent to
wide on each side of the stream, but the redirecting water flow beyond such waters. Discharges of dredged or

District Engineers may require slightly
wider vegetated buffers to address Stream
channelizingtwill berreduced to the
aters
brel uthorizediby the above NWPs in ay
Y
documented water quality or habitat minimal amount necessary, and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers if the
loss concerns. Where both wetlands and
Where activity must, to the maximum extent activity complies with General
open waters exist
the project site, the
Corps will determine the appropriate practicable, reduce adverse effects such
as flooding or erosion downstream and Condition 7. Further, such discharges
may be authorized in designated critical
compensatory mitigation (e.g., stream upstream of the project site, unless the habitat for Federally listed threatened or
buffers or wetlands compensation)
based on what is best for the aquatic
at activity is part of a larger system
designed to manage water flows. In most endangered species if the activity
complies with General Condition 11 and
environment
a watershed basis. In cases, it will not be a requirement to
conduct detailed studies and
it
i the USFWS or the NMFS has concurred
cases where vegetated buffers are mon
or
ng
of water flow in a determination of compliance with

determined to be the most appropriate
form of compensatory mitigation
the .
This condition is only applicable to this condition.

(b) For MVPs 3, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19,
,
District Engineer'rnay waive or reduce
the requirement to provide wetland projects that have the potential to affect
waterflows. While appropriate measures 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, and
38, notification is required in

compensatory mitigation for wetland
impacts. must be taken, it is not necessary to
conduct detailed studies to identify accordance with General Condition 13,
for any activity proposed in the

(g) Compensatory mitigation
p
roposals submitted with th such treasures or require monitoring to
ensure their effectiveness. Normally, the designated critical resource waters
including wetlands adjacent to those
e
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notification'' may be either conceptual
or detailed. If conceptual plans are Corps will defer to state and local
authorities regarding management of waters. The District Engineer may
authorize activities under these MVPs

approved under the verification, then water flow.
22. Adverse Fffects From only after it is determined that the
i

the Corps will condition the verification
to require detailed plans be submitted
lrnpournrhnents. If the activity creates an mpacts to the critical resource waters
will be no more than minimal.

and approved by the Corps prior to impoundment of water, adverse effects
to the aquatic; system due to the 26. Fills Within 100-Year Floodplains.
F

construction of the authorized activity
in waters of the US
acceleration of the passage of water, or purposes of this General Condition,
100-year floodplains will be identified
,
(h) Permittees may propose the use of and/or the restricting its flow shall be
minimized to the maxinulm extent through the existing Federal Emergency
Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood
mitigation banks, in-lieu fee
arrangements or separate activity-
f practicable. This includes structures
and work in navigable waters of the US, Insurance Rate Maps or FEMA-approved
local floodplain maps

Speci
ic compensatory mitigation. In all
cases that require compensator
or discharges of dredged or fill material.
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t
l .
(a) Dis•chorges in F'loodplain; Belorv
y
mitigation, the mitigation provisions .
a
er foa
Breeding Areas.
Activities, including structures and Fleacltvaters. Discharges of dredged or
fill material into waters of the LIS within
will specify the party responsible for work in navigable waters of the US or the mapped 100-year floodplain, below
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headwaters (i.e. five cfs), resulting in
permanent above-grade fills, are not
authorized by NWPs 39, 40, 42, 43, and
44.
(b) Dischorges in Floodwoy; Above
Headwaters. Discharges of dredged or
fill material into waters of the US within
the FF.MA or locally mapped floodway,
resulting in permanent above-grade fills,
are not authorized by NWPs 39, 40, 42,
and 44.
(c) The permittee must comply with
any applicable FEMA-approved state or
local floodplain management
requirements.
27. Construction Period. For activities
that have not been verified by the Corps
and the project was commenced or
under contract to commence by the
expiration date of the NWP (or
modification or revocation date), the
work must be completed within 12-
months after such date (including any
modification that affects the project).
For activities that have been verified
and the project was commenced or
under contract to commence within the
verification period, the work must be
completed by the date determined by
the Corps.
For projects that have been verified by
the Corps, an extension of a Corps
approved completion date maybe
requested. This request must be
submitted at least one month before the
previously approved completion date.
D. Further Information
1. District Engineers have authority to
determine if an activity complies with
the terms and conditions of an MVP.
2. NWPs do not obviate the need to
obtain other Federal, state, or local
permits, approvals, or authorizations
required by law.
3. NWPs do not grant any property
rights or exclusive privileges.
4. NWPs do not authorize any injury
to the property or rights of others.
5. NWPs do not authorize interference
with any existing or proposed Federal
project.
E. Definitions
Best Management Practices (BMI's):
BMPs are policies, practices,
procedures, or structures implemented
to mitigate the adverse environmental
effects on surface water quality resulting
from development. BMPs are
categorized as structural or non-
structural. A BMP policy may affect the
limits on a development.
Compensatory Mitigation: For
purposes of Section 10/404,
compensatory mitigation is the
restoration, creation, enhancement, or in
exceptional circumstances, preservation
of wetlands and/or other aquatic
resources for the purpose of
compensating for unavoidable adverse
impacts which remain after all
appropriate and practicable avoidance
and rninirnization has been achieved.
Creation: The establishment of a
wetland or other aquatic resource where
one did not formerly exist.
Enhancement: Activities conducted in
existing wetlands or other aquatic
resources that increase one or more
aquatic'functions.
Ephemeral Stream: An ephemeral
stream has flowing water only during
and for a short duration after,
precipitation events in a typical year.
Ephemeral stream beds are located
above the water table year-round.
Groundwater is not a source of water for
the stream. Runoff from rainfall is the
primary source of water for stream flow.
Farm Tract: A unit of contiguous land
under one ownership that is operated as
a farm or part of a.farrn.
Flood Fringe: That portion of the 100-
year floodplain outside of the floodway
(often referred to as "floodway fringe").
Floodrvay: The area regulated by
Federal, state, or local requirements to
provide for the discharge of the base
flood so the cumulative increase in
water surface elevation is no more than
a designated amount (not to exceed one
foot as set by the National Flood
Insurance Program) within the 100-year
flood lain.
Independent Utility: A test to
determine what constitutes a single and
complete project in the Corps regulatory
program. A project is considered to have
independent utility if it would be
constructed absent the construction of
other projects in the project area.
Portions of a multi-phase project that
depend upon other phases of the project
do not have independent utility. Phases
of a project that would be constructed
even if the other phases were not built
can be considered as separate single and
complete projects with independent
utility.
Intermittent Stream: An intermittent
stream has flowing water during certain
times of the year, when groundwater
provides water for stream flow. During
dry periods, intermittent streams niav
not have flowing water. Runoff from
rainfall is a supplemental source of
water for stream flow.
Loss of Waters of the US: Waters of
the US that include the filled area and
other waters that are permanently
adversely affected by flooding,
excavation, or drainage because of the
regulated activity. Permanent adverse
effects include permanent above-grade,
at-grade, or below-grade fills that change
an aquatic area to dry land, increase the
bottom elevation of a waterbody, or
c}range the use of a waterbody. The
acreage of loss of waters of the US is the
threshold measurement of the impact to
existing waters for determining whother
a project may qualify for an N%VI'; it is
not a net threshold that is calculated
after considering compensatory
mitigation that may be used to offset
losses of aquatic functions and values.
The loss of stream bed includes the
linear feet of stream bed that is filled or
excavated. Waters of the US temporarily
filled, flooded, excavated, or drained,
but restored to preconstruction contours
and elevations after construction, are
not included in the measurement of loss
of waters of the US, impacts to
ephemeral waters are only not included
in the acreage or linear foot
measurements of loss of waters of the
US or loss of stream bed, for the purpose
of determining compliance with the
threshold limits of the NWPs.
Non-tidal Wetlond: A non-tidal
wetland is a wetland (i.e., a water of the
US) that is not subject to the ebb and
flow of tidal waters. The definition of a
wetland can be found at 33 CFR
328.3(b). Non-tidal wetlands contiguous
to tidal waters are located landward of
the high tide line (i.e., spring high tide
line).
Open Water: An area that, during a
year with normal patterns of
precipitation, has standing or flowing
water for sufficient duration to establish
an ordinary high water mark. Aquatic
vegetation within the area of standing or
flowing water is either non-emergent,
sparse, or absent. Vegetated shallows are
considered to be open waters. The term
"open water" includes rivers, streams,
lakes, and ponds. For the purposes of
the NWPs, this term does not include
ephemeral waters.
Perennial Stream: A perennial stream
has flowing water year-round during a
typical year. The water table is located
above the stream bed for most of the
year. Groundwater is the primary source
of water for stream flow. Runoff from
rainfall is a supplemental source of
water for stream flow.
Permanent Above-grade Fill: A
discharge of dredged or fill material into
waters of the US, including wetlands,
that results in a substantial increase in
ground elevation and permanently
converts part or all of the waterbody to
dry land. Structural fills authorized by
NWPs 3, 25, 36, etc. are not included.
Preservation: The protection of
ecologically important wetlands or other
aquatic resources in perpetuity through
the implementation of appropriate legal
and physical mechanisms. Preservation
may include protection of upland areas
adjacent to wetlands as necessary to
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ensure protection and/or enhancement
of the overall aquatic ecosystem.
Restoration: Re-establishment of
wetland and/or other aquatic resource
characteristics and function(s) at a site
where they have ceased to exist, or exist
in a substantially degraded state
Riffle and Pool Complex: Riffle arid
pool complexes are special aquatic sites
under the 404(b)(1) Guidelines. Riffle
and pool complexes sometimes
characterize steep gradient sections of
streams. Such stream sections are
recognizable by their hydraulic
characteristics. The rapid movement of
water over a course substrate in riffles
results in a rough flow, a turbulent
surface, and high dissolved oxygen
levels in the water. Pools are deeper
areas associated with riffles. A slower
stream velocity, a streaming flow, a
smooth surface, and a finer substrate
characterize pools.
Single and Complete Project: The
term "single and complete project" is
defined at 33 CFR'330.2(i) as the total
project proposed or accomplished by
one owner/developer or partnership or
other association of owners/developers
(see definition of independent utility).
For linear projects, the "single and
complete project" (i.e., a single and
complete crossing) will apply to each
crossing of a separate water of the US
(i.e., a single waterbody) at that location.
An exception is for linear projects
crossing a single waterbody several
times at separate and distant locations:
each crossing is considered a single and
complete project. However, individual
channels in a braided stream or river, or
individual arms of a large, irregularly
shaped wetland or lake, etc., are riot
separate waterbodies.
StormwoterMonagement: Stormwater
management is the mechanism for
controlling Stormwater runoff for the
purposes of reducing downstream
erosion, water quality degradation, and
flooding and rniti-atin- the adverse
effects of changes in land use on the
aquatic environment.
Storm water Morrogernent Facilities:
Stormwater management facilities are
those facilities, including but not
limited to, stormwater retention and
detention ponds and BMPs, which
retain water for a period of time to
control runoff and/or improve the
quality (i.e., by reducing the
concentration of nutrients, sediments,
hazardous substances and other
pollutants) of storrnwater runoff.
Strearn Fled: The substrate of the
stream channel between the ordinary
high water marks. The substrate may be
bedrock or inorganic particles that rane
in size frorn clay to boulders. Wetlands'
contiguous to the stream bed, but
outside of the ordinary high water
marks, are riot considered part of the
stream bed.
Stream Channelizotion: The
manipulation of a stream channel to
increase the rate of water flow through
the stream channel. Manipulation may
include deepening, widening,
straightening, armoring, or other
activities that change the stream cross-
section or other aspects of stream
channel geometry to increase the rate of
water flow through the stream channel.
A channelized stream remains a water
of the US, despite the modifications to
increase the rate of water flow.
Tidal Wetland: A tidal wetland is a
wetland (i.e., water of the US) that is
inundated by tidal waters. The
definitions of a wetland and tidal waters
can be found at 33 CFR 328.3(6) and 33
CFR 328.3(f), respectively. Tidal waters
rise and fall in a predictable and
measurable rhythm or cycle due to the
gravitational pulls of the moon arid sun.
Tidal waters end where the rise and fall
of the water surface can no longer be
practically measured in a predictable
rhythm clue to masking by other waters,
wind, or other effects. Tidal wetlands
are located channelward of the high tide
line (i.e., spring high tide line) and are
inundated by tidal waters two times per
lunar month, during spring hi-fi tides.
Vegetated Buffer: A vegetated upland
or wetland area next to rivers, streams,
lakes, or other open waters which
separates the open water from
developed areas, including agricultural
land. Vegetated buffers provide a variety
of aquatic habitat functions and values
(eg., aquatic habitat for fish and other
aquatic organisms, moderation of water
temperature changes, and detritus for
aquatic food webs) and help improve or
maintain local water quality. A
vegetated buffer can be established by
maintaining an existing vegetated area
or planting native trees, shrubs, and
herbaceous plants on land next to open-
waters. Mowed lawns are not
considered vegetated buffers because
they provide little or no aquatic habitat
functions and values. The establishment
and maintenance of vegetated buffers is
a method of compensatory mitigation
that can be used in conjunction with the
restoration, creation, enhancement, or
preservation of aquatic habitats to
ensure that activities authorized by
NWPs result in minimal adverse effects
to the aquatic environment. (See
General Condition 19.)
Vegetated Shallows: Vegetated
shallows are special aquatic sites under
the 404(b)(1) Guidelines. They are areas
that are permanently inundated and
under normal circumstances have
rooted aquatic vegetation, such as
seagrasses in marine and estuarine
systems and a variety of vascular rooted
plants in freshwater systems.
Waterbody: A waterbody is any area
that in a normal year has water flowing
or standing above ground to the extent
that evidence of an ordinary high water
mark is established. Wetlands
contiguous to the waterbody are
considered part of the waterbody.
(FR Doc. 02-539 Filed 1-14-02; 8:45 and
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ADDRESSES). The holding of such
hearing is at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAH. All statements and opinions
contained in the permit action
summaries are those of the applicant
and do riot necessarily reflect the views
of NMF'S.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following species are covered in
this notice:
Sea toles
"Threatened and endangered green
turtle (Chelonia rnydas)
Endangered hawksbill turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Endangered Kemp's ridley turtle
(Lepidochelyskemp ii)
Endangered leatherback turtle
(Derinochelys coriacea)
Threatened loggerhead turtle (Caretta
Caretta)
Application 1361
The applicant,is applying for a 5-year
permit to trawl for turtles, as needed, at
dredge and other construction/
destruction sites to remove the turtles to
a safe location. The turtles will be
captured, tagged, measured and released
offshore away from the dredging
activities. The applicant expects to
capture and relocate 95 green, 11
hawksbill, 160 loggerhead, 14 Kemp's
ridley and 4 leatherback turtles on the
Atlantic coast and 105 green, 17
hawksbill, 160 loggerhead, 50 Kemp's
ridley and 11 leatherback turtles on the
Gulf coast.
Dated: February 7, 2002.
Jill Lewandowski,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation, and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Sarvice.
[FR Doc. 02-3522 Filed 2-12-02; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Olson, at [phone], Mr.
Kirk Stark, at [phone] or Ms.
Leesa Beal at [phone] or access
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Home Page at: http://
www.usace,,irniy.mil/inet/functions/
cw/cecwo/reg/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
SUMMARY section on page 2020, the third
and fourth sentences are corrected to
read: "All NWPs except NWPs 3, 7, 12,
14, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 expire
on February 11, 2002. Existing NWPs 3,
7, 12, 14, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44
expire on March 18, 2002." In the last
sentence of the SUMMARY section, the
expiration date is corrected as "March
18, 2007", instead of "March 19, 2007
On page 2020, in second sentence of
the DATES section, the expiration date is
corrected as "March 18, 2007", instead
of "March 19, 2007". Therefore, the
NWPs published in the January 15,
2002; Federal Register will expire on
March 18, 2007, five years from their
effective date of March 18, 2002.
On page 2020, in the fifth paragraph
of the Background section, the third and
fourth sentences are corrected to read:
"All NWPs except NWPs 3, 7, 12, 14,
27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 expire on
February 11, 2002. Existing NWPs 3, 7,
12, 14, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44
expire on March 18, 2002." The
expiration date in the last sentence of
this paragraph is corrected as "March
18, 2007", instead of "March 19, 2007
On page 2020, the paragraph in the
section entitled "Grandfather Provision
for Expiring IVWPs at 33 CFR 330.6" is
corrected to read: "Activities authorized
by the current NWPs issued on
December 13, 1996, (except NWPs 3, 7,
12, 14, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44),
that have commenced or are under
contract to commence by February 11,
2002, will have until February 11, 2003,
to complete the activity. Activities
authorized by NWPs 3, 7, 12, 14, 27, 39,
40, 41, 42, 43, and 44, that were issuecl
on March 9, 2000, that are commenced
or under contract to commence by
March 18, 2002, will have until March
18, 2003, to complete the activity."
On page 2020, in the "Clean IVater
Act Scrtiou 401 Water Quality
Certification (IVQ(,') and Coostol Zone
Management Act (CZMA) Consistency
Agroenlent" section, thrl date ill the fifth
sentonce is corrected as "February 11,
2002", instead of "February 11, 2001".
On page 2023, third columm, last
sentence, tyre number 20 is replaced
with the number 19, because this
sentence refers to General Condition 19.
On page 2024, first column, in the
fourth sentence of the last paragraph the
phrase "less than" is replaced by
"greater than" because the 30 clay
completeness review period for NWP
pre-construction notifications is greater
than the 15 day completeness review
period for standard permit applications.
On page 2031, second column, second
full paragraph, the number 31 is
replaced with the number 3 because this
paragraph refers to NWP 3.
On page 2044, second column, fourth
complete paragraph, the title is
corrected to read "Stream and Wetland
Restoration Activities" because that is
the title of NWP 27.
On page 2054, second column, the
year cited in the third sentence of the
second paragraph is the year 2000, not
1996.
On page 2058, third column, in the
second sentence of the second complete
paragraph the word "intermittent" is
inserted before the phrase "stream bed"
because the waiver for filling or
excavating greater than 300 linear feet of
stream beds can apply only to
intermittent stream beds.
On page 2072, third column, last
sentence, the number 19 is inserted after
the term "General Condition" since this
sentence refers to General Condition 19.
On page 2076, second column, the
street address for the Walla Walla
District Engineer is corrected to read
"201 N, Third Avenue".
On page 2080, second column, third
paragraph from the top of the column
(in the "Notification" section of NWP
12), the word "or" at the end of
paragraph (e) is deleted and the period
at the end of the fourth paragraph
(paragraph (f)) is replaced with "; or".
On page 2080, second column,
paragraph (a) of NWP 13 is corrected to
read: "No material is placed in excess of
the minimum needed for erosion
protection;" The change was not
intended and we are correcting this
paragraph by reinstating the original
text as it appeared in the version of
NWP 13 published in the December 13,
1996, Federal Register (61 FR 65915).
Om page 2080, third column, the word
"or" is inserted at the end of paragraph
(a)(1) of NWP 14, Linear 'rransportatioll
Projects. Paragraph (a) of NWP 14 is
corrected to read: "a. This NWP is
suhjcct to tlr(', following acreage limits:
(1) For linear transportation projects in
nou-tidal waters, provided the discharge
does not cause the loss of greater than
1/2-acre of waters of the US; or (2) For
linear transportation projects in tidal
waters, provided the discharge does mot
cause the loss of greater than'/-acre of
waters of the US."
On page. 2085, second column, the
last sentence of NWP 36 is corrected to
read as follows: "Dredgig to provide
BILLING CODE 3510.22-S
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Issuance of Nationwide Permits;
Notice; Correction
AGENCY: Array Corps of Engincers, DoD.
ACTION: Final notice; correction.
SUMMARY: This document contains
corrections to the final notice of
issuance of Nationwide Permits (NWPs)
which was published in the Federal
Register on 'Tuesday, January 15, 200'2
(67 FR 2020-2095).
ADDRESSES: HQUSACE, AT'rN: CECW-
OR, 441 "G" Street, NEV., Washington,
DC 20314-1000.
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access to the boat ramp may be
authorized by another NWP, regional
general permit, or individual permit
pursuant to section 10 if located in
navigable waters of the United States.
* * *" The change was not intended
and we are correcting this paragraph by
reinstating the original text as it
appeared in the version of NWP 3G
published in the December 13, 1996,
Federal Register (61 FR 65919).
On page 2086, in the second full
paragraph of the second column,
"paragraph (e)" in the second sentence
is replaced with "paragraph (f)" and
"paragraph (i)" in the third sentence is
replaced with "paragraph (j)" to
accurately cite the previous paragraphs
of NWP 39. The last two sentences of
the paragraph before the subdivision
paragraph were incorrectly divided into
two sentences from the original single
sentence and identified as being related
to General Condition 15. 'T'his change
was not intended and we are correcting
this paragraph by reinstating the
original last sentence as it exists in the
March 9, 2000, text of NWP 39 (65 FR
12890).
On page 2086, middle column, the
parenthetical statement at the end of the
Note at the end of NWP 39 is corrected
to read "* * * (except for ephemeral
waters, which do not require PCNs
under paragraph (c)(2), above; however,
activities that result in the loss of greater
than V,o acre of ephemeral waters
would require PCNs under paragraph
(c)(1), above)." The addition to the Note
was intended to clarify that under
paragraph (c)(2) only the loss of
ephemeral open waters were not
included in the requirement for a pre-
construction notification (PCN).
However, under paragraph (c)(1) all
ephemeral waters of the United States
are included in the measurement for the
1/,o acre PCN requirement. The
correction is needed because the
statement in the parentheses could be
incorrectly interpreted to apply to
paragraph (c)(1) and possibly to all
PCNs, not just those affected by
paragra )h (c)(2).
For c?arity, we are providing the text
of NWP 39 in its entirety, with the
corrections described above:
39. Residerrtiol. Commercial, and
111stitutionrrlI-kvolopilrell ts. Discharges
of dredged or fill material into non-tidal
waters of the U.S., excluding non-tidal
wetlands adjacent to tidal waters, for the
construction or expansion of residential,
commercial, and institutional building
foundations and building pads and
attendant features that are necessary for
the use and maintenance of the
structures. Attendant features pray
include, but are not limited to, roads,
parking lots, garages, yards, utility lines,
stormwater management facilities, and
recreation facilities such as
playgrounds, playing fields, and golf
courses (provided the golf course is art
integral part of the residential
development). The construction of new
ski areas or oil and gas wells is not
authorized by this NWP.
Residential developments include
multiple and single unit developments.
Examples of commercial developments
include retail stores, industrial facilities,
restaurants, business parks, and
shopping centers. Examples of
institutional developments include
schools, fire stations, government office
buildings, judicial buildings, public
works buildings, libraries, hospitals,
and places of worship. The activities
listed above are authorized, provided
the activities meet all of the following
criteria:
a. Tlie discharge does not cause the
loss of greater than 1/1 z-acre of non-tidal
waters of the U.S., excluding non-tidal
wetlands adjacent to tidal waters;
b. The discharge does not cause the
loss of greater than 300 linear-feet of a
stream bed, unless for intermittent
stream beds this criterion is waived in
writing pursuant to a determination by
the District Engineer, as specified
below, that the project complies with all
terms and conditions of this NWP and
that any adverse impacts of the project
on the aquatic environment are
minimal, both individually and
cumulatively;
c.. The permittee must notify the
District Engineer in accordance with
General Condition 13, if any of the
following criteria are met:
(1) The discharge causes the loss of
greater than 1/,o-acre of non-tidal waters
of the US, excluding non-tidal wetlands
adjacent to tidal waters; or
(2) The discharge causes the loss of
any open waters, including perennial or
intermittent streams, below the ordinary
hi It water mark (see Note, below); or
?3) The discharge causes the loss of
greater than 300 linear feet of
intermittent stream bed. In such case, to
be authorized the District Engineer must
determine that the activity complies
with the other terurs and conditions of
the NW11, cleternline adverse
environ,unntal effects are minimal both
individually and cumulatively, and
waive the limitation on stream impacts
in writing before the permittee may
proceed;
d. For discharges in special aquatic
sites, including wetlands, the
notification must include a delineation
of affected special aquatic sites;
e. The discharge is part of a single and
complete project;
f. The permittee must avoid and
minimize discharges into waters of the
US at the project site to the maximum
extent practicable. The notification,
when required, must include a written
statement explaining how avoidance
and minimization of losses of waters of
the US were achieved on the project
site. Compensatory mitigation will
normally be required to offset the losses
of waters of the US. (See General
Condition 19.) The notification must
also include a compensatory mitigation
proposal for offsetting unavoidable
losses of waters of the US. If an
applicant asserts that the adverse effects
of the project are minimal without
mitigation, then the applicant may
submit justification explaining why
compensatory mitigation should not be
required, for,the District Engineer's
consideration;
g. When this NWP is used in
conjunction with any other NWP, any
combined total permanent loss of waters
of the US exceeding 1/1o-acre requires
that the permittee notify the District
Engineer in accordance with General
Condition 13;
It. Any work authorized by this NWP
must not cause more than minimal
degradation of water quality or more
than minimal changes to the flow
characteristics of any stream (see
General Conditions 9 and 21);
i. For discharges causing the loss of
1/, o-acre or less of waters of the US, the
permittee must submit a report, within
30 days of completion of the work, to
the District Engineer that contains the
following information: (1) The name,
address, and telephone number of the
permittee; (2) The location of the work;
(3) A description of the work; (4) The
type and acreage of the loss of waters of
the US (e.g., 1h-acre of emergent
wetlands); and (5) The type and acreage
of any compensatory mitigation used to
offset the loss of waters of the US (e.g.,
1h-acre of emergent wetlands created
on-site);
j. If there are any open waters or
streams within the project area, the
permittee will establish and maintain, to
the nraximurn extent practicable,
wetland or upland vegetated buffers
next to those open waters or streams
consistent with General Condition 19.
Deed restrictions, conservation
easements, protective covenants, or
other means of land conservation and
preservation are required to protect and
maintain the vegetated buffers
established on the project site.
Only residential, commercial, and
institutional activities with structures
on the foundation(s) or building pad(s),
as well as the attendant features, are
authorized by this NWP. The
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compensatory mitigation proposal that
is required in paragraph (f) of this NWP
may be either conceptual or detailed.
The wetland or upland vegetated buffer
required in paragraph (j) of this NWP
will be determined on a case-by-case
basis by the District Engineer for
addressing water quality concerns. The
required wetland or upland vegetated
buffer is part of the overall
compensatory mitigation requirement
for this NWP. If the project site was
previously used for agricultural
purposes and the farm owner/operator
used NWP 40 to authorize activities in
waters of the United States to increase
production or construct farm buildings,
NWP 39 cannot be used by the
developer to authorize additional
activities in waters of the United States
on the project site in excess of the
acreage limit for NWP 39 (i.e., the
combined acreage loss authorized under
NWPs 39 and 40 cannot exceed 1/2 acre).
Subdivisions: For residential
subdivisions, the aggregate total loss of
waters of US authorized by NWP 39 can
not exceed Vz-acre. This includes any
loss of waters associated with
development of individual subdivision
lots. (Sections 10 and 404)
Note: Areas where wetland vegetation is
not present should be determined by the
presence or absence of an ordinary high
water mark or bed and bank. Areas that are
waters of the US based on this criterion
would require a PCN although water is
infrequently present in the stream channel
(except for ephemeral waters, which do not
require PCNs under paragraph (c)(2), above;
however, activities that result in the loss of
greater than V,o acre of ephemeral waters
would require PCNs under paragraph (c)(1),
above).
On page 2088, in the sixth sentence of
the first paragraph in the first column,
the phrase "an adequate water quality
management plan" is replaced with the
phrase "adequate water quality
management measures" to reflect the
modified language in General Condition
9. This sentence is corrected to read
"The facility must have adequate water
quality management measures in
accordance with General Condition 9,
such as a stormwater management
facility, to ensure that the recreational
facility results in no substantial adverse
effects to water quality."
On page 2089, first column, the
second sentence of paragraph (c) of
NWI' 44 is corrected to read "Normally,
the water quality management measures
required by General Condition 9 should
address these impacts;". In addition, the
second sentence of paragraph (i) of NWP
44 is corrected to read "Further the
District Engineer may require water
quality management measures to ensure
the authorized work results in minimal
adverse effects to water quality;" These
corrections are necessary to reflect the
modified language in General Condition
9.
On page 2089, third column, the text
of General Condition 6 is corrected to
read: "The activity must comply with
any regional conditions that may have
been added by the Division Engineer
(see 33 CFR 330.4(e)) and with any case
specific conditions added by the Corps
or by the state or tribe in its Section 401
Water Quality Certification and Coastal
Zone Management Act consistency
determination." The change to General
Condition 5 that was published in the
January 15, 2002, Federal Register was
not intended and we are correcting this
sentence by reinstating the original text
as it existed in the March 9, 2000,
NWPs.
On page 2090, first column, the word
"Section" in the parenthetical at the end
of General Condition 10 is replaced with
"33 CFR" so that the parenthetical reads
"(see 33 CFR 330.4(d))".
On page 2090, at the top of the second
column, the second Internet URL is
replaced with "* * * http://
www.nun fs.noaa.gov/prot_ies/overview/
es.html * * *" because the Internet
address for the National Marine
Fisheries Service home page for
endangered species has been changed.
On page 2090, third column, in
paragraph (b)(4) of General Condition
13, NWP 40 should be added to the list
of NWPs that require submission of
delineations of special aquatic sites with
pre-construction notifications.
Therefore, paragraph (b)(4) of General
Condition 13 is corrected to read "For
NWPs 7, 12, 14, 18, 21, 34, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, and 43, the PCN must also
include a delineation of affected special
aquatic sites, including wetlands,
vegetated shallows (e.g., submerged
aquatic vegetation, seagrass beds), and
riffle and pool complexes (see paragraph
13(f));"
On page 2090, third column, in
paragraph (b)(6) of General Condition
13, the word "Projects" replaces the
word "Crossings", because the title of
NWP 14 is "Linear Transportation
Projects".
On page 2090, third columm, in
paragraph (b)(8) of General Condition
13, the word "Activities" is inserted
after the word "Restoration" because the
title of NWP 27 is "Stream and Wetland
Restoration Activities".
On page 2091, first column, in
paragraph (b)(10) of General Condition
13, the word "Projects" is replaced with
the word "Facilities" because the title of
NWP 31 is "Maintenance of Existing 11 .
Flood Control Facilities
On page 2094, third column, we are
correcting the definition of "Loss of
Waters of the US" by deleting the last
sentence and inserting the following
sentence after the fourth sentence of this
definition: "Impacts to ephemeral
streams are not included in the linear
foot measurement of loss of stream bed
for the purpose of determining
compliance with the linear foot limits of
NWPs 39, 40, 42, and 43."
Due to the number of corrections
made to the definition of "Loss of
Waters of the US", we are providing the
text of this definition in its entirety,
with the corrections described above:
Loss of Waters of the US: Waters of
the US that include the filled area and
other waters that are permanently
adversely affected by flooding,
excavation, or drainage because of the
regulated activity. Permanent adverse
effects include permanent above-grade,
at-grade, or below-grade fills that change
an aquatic area to dry land, increase the
bottom elevation of a waterbody, or
change the use of a waterbody. The
acreage of loss of waters of the US is the
threshold measurement of the impact to
existing waters for determining whether
a project may qualify for an NWP; it is
not a net threshold that is calculated
after considering compensatory
mitigation that may be used to offset
losses of aquatic functions and values.
The loss of stream bed includes the
linear feet of stream bed that is filled or
excavated. Impacts to ephemeral
streams are not included in the linear
foot measurement of loss of stream bed
for the purpose of determining
compliance with the linear foot limits of
NWPs 39, 40, 42, and 43. Waters of the
US temporarily filled, flooded,
excavated, or drained, but restored to
preconstruction contours and elevations
after construction, are not included in
the measurement of loss of waters of the
us.
In the January 15, 2002, Federal
Register, it was stated that the definition
was being revised (to clarify that
ephemeral waters and streams are not
included in t1w acreage or linear
thresholds for NWPs) to comport with
language in the preamble of the March
9, 2000 Federal Register notice.
However, the language in the preamble
of the March 9, 2000 Federal Register
notice (65 FR 12881, third column) does
not support this revision. Rather, the
referenced preamble states, "During our
review of the comments received in
response to the July 21, 1999, Federal
Register notice, we forum an error in the
proposed definition of the terns, "loss of
waters of the United States." In the
fourth sentence of the draft definition,
we stated that the loss of st•eani bed
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includes the linear feet of perennial or
intermittent stream bed that is filled or
excavated. This statement is inaccurate
because ephemeral stream bed that is
filled or excavated can also be
considered a loss of waters of the United
States. However, the 300 linear foot
limit for stream beds filled or excavated
does not apply to ephemeral streams.
We have modified this sentence to
define the loss of stream bed as the
linear feet of stream bed that is filled or
excavated." Thus, the modification of
this definition was intended to clarify
that activities that involve filling or
excavating ephemeral streams are not
included in the linear foot limits for
filling or excavating stream beds in
NWPs 39, 40, 42, and 43. However, it
was not intended to exempt ephemeral
waters or streams from calculations of
impacted acreages to determine PCN or
maximum acreage requirements fn
accordance with NWPs 39, 40, 42, and
43.
In the August 9, 2001, Federal
Register notice (66 FR 42099) we
proposed to modify the definition of
"Loss of Waters of the US" by adding
the sentence "' * * The loss of stream
bed includes the linear feet of perennial
stream or intermittent stream that is
filled or excavated * * *". The
proposed change was in response to a
commitment to clearly state in the text
of the NWPs (which includes the
definitions) that the 300 linear foot limit
in NWPs 39, 40, 42, and 43 for filling
and excavating stream beds would only
apply to intermittent and perennial
streams, not to ephemeral streams.
In the January 15, 2002, Federal
Register notice (67 FR 2074-2075) we
erroneously stated that both the acreage
acid linear limits of the NWPs do not
apply to ephemeral waters. This was
never intended to be adopted as policy
for the NWPs or the Corps regulatory
program. A previously stated, in the first
column of page 2075 of the January 15,
2002, Federal Register notice, we refer
to page 12881 of the March 9, 2000,
Federal Register notice, which only
discusses the 300 linear foot limit, not
the acreage limits of the NWPs. Our
intent is to continue to apply acreage
limits of NWI's to activities that result
ill the permanent loss orephemeral
waters, but the linear foot limits of the
NWPs N%,Vl's 39, 40, 42, arid 11:3) for
filling or excavating stream beds would
not apply to activities that involve
filling or excavating ephemeral streams,
TlIc last sentence of the definition of
"boss of Waters of the US" as published
in the January 15, 2002, Federal
Register notice does not comport with
remainder of this NWP package.
Therefore, we are correcting this
definition as described above.
We believe that correcting the text of
NWP 39 and the definition of "Loss of
Waters of the US" through the
publication of this correction notice is
appropriate. Nevertheless, in order to
give all interested parties further
opportunity to continent on this nutter,
we intend to publish a Federal Register
notice to solicit public comments on
those two corrections. If we determine
that any other matter relating to the final
NWPs requires correction or
clarification, but that matter was not
adequately dealt with in this correction
notice, we will address that additional
matter in the forthcoming Federal
Register notice, as well. We expect to
publish that Federal Register notice
within a few weeks.
Dated: February 7, 2002.
Lawrence A, Lang,
Assistant Chief. Operations Division,
Directorate of Civil LVorks.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences
Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences.
TIME AND DATE: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
February 5, 2002.
PLACE: Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences, Board of Regents
Conference Room (D3001), 4301 Jones
Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799.
STATUS: Open-under "Government in
the Sunshine Act" (5 U.S.C. 5526(e)(3)).
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
8:30 a.m. Meeting-Board of Regents
(1) Approval of Minutes-November 14,
2001
(2) Faculty Matters
(3) Department Reports
(4) Financial Report
(:) ) Report--President, USUHS
(6) Report- Doan, School of Medicine
(7) Report---Dean, Graduate School of
Nursing
(8) Comments-Chairman, Board of
Regents
(9) New Business
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Mr. Bobby D. Anderson, Executive
Secretary, Board of Regents, (301) 295-
3116.
Dated: February 8,'2002.
Linda Bynum,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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