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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
December 18, 2006
Mr. Roger Edwards, Regional Supervisor
NC Division of Water Quality - DENR
2090 US Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Mr. Danny Smith, NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit
NC Division of Water Quality - DENR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
Subject: Notice of Violation
SR 1511 - Reeves Cove Road - Unnamed Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Haywood County
DWQ Project No. 060254
Dear Sirs:
This correspondence is in response to the subject Notice of Violation dated November 20, 2006,
which was received November 22, 2006. Per your request, this office will provide information
concerning the events leading to the violations and corrective measures taken and planned. This
office acknowledges it performed work prior to receiving appropriate permit modifications and
failed to follow all BMP's for the work performed on the Reeves Cove Road project in Haywood
County. This office acknowledges it did violate site stabilization requirements on another project
in Haywood County.
The following is the sequence of events on the Reeves Cove Road project:
? February 10, 2006 - NCDOT applied for a Nationwide Permit 14 and 401 WQC.
? March 1, 2006 - NCDOT received a letter from DWQ dated February 24, 2006 asking for
additional information regarding the channel relocation.
? August 31, 2006 - NCDOT applied for a permit modification, which included the channel
relocation plans.
? September 6, 2006 - NCDOT received the US Army Corps of Engineers NWP 14.
? September 15, 2006 - NCDOT received the 401 certification from DWQ.
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? September 18, 2006 - Construction began on the project.
? October 16, 2006 - The channel relocation was completed. Upon completion, NCDOT
received a request to restore access to a property owner's barn. Access to the barn existed
prior to the channel relocation. Restoring access required adding twenty feet of pipe in
Crabtree Creek. Since this pipe was not included in the permit, NCDOT determined a permit
modification was necessary.
? October 26, 2006 - NCDOT Environmental Officer and project personnel met with Mike
Parker to review the proposed permit modification. Mr. Parker indicated a permit
modification was feasible for the pipe installation.
? October 31, 2006 - NCDOT applied for a permit modification for an additional twenty linear
feet of stream impact.
? November 6, 2006 - Mr. Parker conducted a site visit. He discovered NCDOT was just
completing the culvert installation. He observed the creek below the pipe installation was
muddy. This activity was completed prior to the issuance of the modified 401 WQC.
? November 22, 2006 - NCDOT received the Notice of Violation from DWQ dated November
20, 2006.
? December 7, 2006 - NCDOT received the modified 401 WQC dated December 1, 2006,
which included the additional 20 linear feet of stream impact associated with the new access
road.
Impacts to Streams Without Proper 401 WQC Coverage
As indicated in the above timeline, NCDOT did cause impacts to Crabtree Creek on Reeves
Cove Road prior to receiving the permit modification. In investigating why our personnel
directed this work prior to receiving the permit modification, we learned that project personnel
did not clearly understand the permit modification must be received prior to performing this
work. Although it was clearly understood by Division 14 managers and environmental staff that
verbal approval for permit modifications are only issued in emergency situations, project
personnel incorrectly believed the verbal approval was given for the permit modification at the
meeting on October 26, 2006. This office issued the attached memorandum to Division 14 to
project engineers stating that verbal approvals issued by any agency will be documented and a
copy of this documentation will be on the project. Division 14 is scheduling environmental
training this winter and this topic will be heavily emphasized at that meeting.
Failing to Follow BNIP's During Culvert Installation
Interviews with project personnel on the Reeves Cove Road project indicate not all BMP's were
followed. The culvert was installed by excavating the new channel for the culvert in the dry from
the outlet end to the inlet end, placing the new culvert into the channel and backfilling the
culvert, then directing the creek's flow into the new culvert. It was determined all BMP's were
not followed by failing to keep all flow of Crabtree Creek in the existing channel by diking the
inlet side on the new channel for the pipe. As a result a slight portion of the flow did enter the
new channel prior to being stabilized with the new culvert. As part of the planned environmental
training mentioned above, BMP's for installing culverts in streams will be heavily emphasized.
SR 1511 NOV Page 3 December 18, 2006
Proper Site Stabilization
A review of records on the Reeves Cove Road project indicates NCDOT did meet site
stabilization goals and requirements on this project. However, this office has determined that site
stabilization requirements were not met on at least one other project in Division 14 this past year.
In investigating this problem, Division 14 managers have identified needed improvements in
meeting its obligations to stabilizing construction sites. Division 14 has begun a process that will
identify projects with problems in meeting fifteen-day ground cover requirements and notify
decision-makers of these projects. This process will enable persons with authority to take
corrective actions prior to projects becoming non-compliant. This new process will be finalized
in February 2007 prior to the start of the 2007 construction season.
In addition to the measures describe above, Division 14 is also implementing the following
measures to enhance its environmental program:
? Preconstruction conferences will be held on all projects with permits or more than one half
acre of ground disturbance beginning in April 2007. A project checklist is being developed
to guide project engineers and field personnel regarding content of the conference.
? On all projects requiring preconstruction conferences as described above, Division 14 will
name an environmental agent and a project engineer. Roles and responsibilities of these
persons will be defined prior to the start of construction.
? The environmental training being planned within Division 14 will include guidance for
project inspectors on contract construction projects regarding control of contractors
operations.
In closing, this office would like to reassure you that Division 14's commitment to delivering
projects while protecting and enhancing the natural environment is strong. It is our expectation
that we fully comply with all environmental laws and polices and work within the parameters of
all permits and special conditions. This office believes the measures planned will achieve these
objectives. If you would like any additional information or have any suggestions for
improvement, we would appreciate your input. If any of this information needs further
explanation, do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
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Joel Setzer,
Division Engineer
Mark S. Davis
Division Environmental Officer
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Attachments
cc: Mr. Mike Parker, Division of Water Quality, DENR, Asheville
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, DENR, Raleigh
Mr. David Baker, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Mr. Steve Varnedo, P.E., Chief Engineer, NCDOT, Raleigh
Mr. Jon Nance, P.E., Director of Field Operations, NCDOT, Raleigh
Mr. Don Lee, State Roadside Environmental Engineer, NCDOT, Raleigh
Mr. Joel Setzer, P.E., Division Engineer, NCDOT, Sylva
Mr. Brian Burch, P.E., Division Maintenance Engineer, NCDOT, Sylva
Mr. Jonathan Woodard, P.E., District Engineer, NCDOT, Bryson City
Mr. Mark Davis, Division Environmental Officer, NCDOT, Sylva
Mr. E. L. Ingle, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer, NCDOT, Mills River
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
December 1, 2006
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM TO: Mark Gibbs, P.E., Jonathan Woodard, P.E., Wesley Grindstaff, P.E.,
Keith Brazell, Rick Styles, P.E., and Trent Anderson
FROM: J. B. Setzer, P.E.
Division Engineer
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SUBJECT: Verbal Approval to Modify Permit Conditions
We have recently had a situation where project personnel mistakenly believed they had verbal
approval from an environmental agency to make a modification to a permit condition. Please
review with all project staff that verbal approvals are not given by environmental agencies except
in extreme emergencies. When verbal approvals are issued, they shall be documented with an
email or memorandum and this documentation will be on the project until the modification is
received.
Please contact Mark Davis if you need any clarification.
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cc: Mike Parker, DEHNR
Mark Davis, Division Environmental Officer
Jamie Wilson, P.E., Division Construction Engineer
Brian Burch, P.E., Division Maintenance Engineer
Fourteenth Division 253 Webster Road Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
November 20, 2006
CERTIFIED MAIL - 7005 0390 0001 3553 2210
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Joel Setzer, Division Engineer, P.E.
NC Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, NC 28779
Mark Davis, Environmental Officer
NC Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, NC 28779
Dear Sirs:

NOV 2 2 2006

401 Certification Condition Items, Stabilization
Efforts, Potential Water Quality Impacts and
Standards Violations
NC Department of Transportation, Division 14
Based on recent site visits and file review, it has come to the attention of Division of
Water Quality that a number of issues encountered in the Department of Transportation's
Division 14, warrant immediate attention. More specifically, concerns encountered in
Division 14 focus on the following issues:
1. Impacts to streams (culvert installation) without the proper 401 WQC coverage; and
2. Following Best Management Practices (BMPs) during culvert installation and
possible violation of Water Quality Standards; and
3. Proper site stabilization (timing of grubbing, and providing a ground cover, in
particular).
Item 1.:
On November 6, 2006, Mr. Mike Parker of the Division of Water Quality's (DWQ)
Asheville Regional Office conducted a site visit of Reeves Cove Road, NCSR 1511, in
Haywood County. During the site visit, Mr. Parker took photographs and made
observations of ongoing activities at the project. The project included the relocation of
an unnamed tributary to Crabtree Creek, Class C waters in the French Broad River Basin.
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Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
Mr. Mark Davis
November 20, 2006
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NC Department of Transportation stream relocation activities at the site had eliminated
access to the property located at 285 Reeves Cove Road. The property owner requested
access be restored, thus requiring an additional impact of 20 linear feet to the unnamed
tributary to Crabtree Creek, upstream of the relocated segment, for a culvert to allow the
desired access. A file review revealed that a request for a modification to the 401 Water
Quality Certification (WQC) for the additional 20 feet of impact was submitted by the
NC Department of Transportation. Division of Water Quality staff received this request
on November 6, 2006. As of the November 6, 2006, Division of Water Quality site visit,
a review of 401 Certification Application for the additional 20 linear feet of stream
impact had not been completed, and the modification had not been issued to NC
Department of Transportation. On November 6, 2006, Division of Water Quality staff
observed that work on the installation of a culvert had begun at the site prior to the
issuance of any modification to the 401 Water Quality Certification for the activity.
Item 2:
In addition, installation of the culvert was not being conducted in the dry, as outlined in
NC DOT's Best Management Practices for Construction and Maintenance Activities and
listed as Condition No. 14 in the original 401 Water Quality Certification dated
September 15, 2006. As a result of this activity the downstream waters were noted to be
very muddy and probably resulted in violation of Water Quality Standards for turbidity,
however, no stream samples were collected.
When construction activities are performed in, or near streams, the watercourse must be
managed to prevent adverse impacts to jurisdictional waters. Waters draining from or
impacted by the work area must be kept from mixing with downstream waters. In order
to achieve this goal, work in, or near streams must meet the following three conditions:
1. The work area must be dewatered so that work can be accomplished "in the
dry".
2. Equipment and materials must be kept from entering the stream channel.
3. Appropriate erosion and sedimentation control measures must be maintained
and best management practices employed.
Item 3: '
Another issue that merits immediate attention is proper erosion and sedimentation control
stabilization efforts. On a number of occasions, the window of time by which
groundcover has not been provided at construction sites is beyond the required 15 day
time period. This procedure is unacceptable, and is a violation of general conditions of
the 401 Water Quality Certification as well the Department of Transportation's Best
Management Practices for Construction and Maintenance Activities. If equipment is
faulty or inoperable such that a groundcover cannot be provided within the required time
period, replacement equipment or other means must be secured so that work on the site
may remain in compliance with regulations.
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
Mr. Mark Davis
November 20, 2006
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As a result of the site inspection and file review of Reeves Cove Road, NCSR 1511, in
Haywood County, the following violations detailed below, are noted:
1. 401 WQC Conditions
2. Removal of Best Usage
Item 1: 401 WQC Conditions
The impacts beyond those that were set forth in the 401 Water Quality Certification
represents a violation of the Certification. Mr. Mark Davis, Division 14 Environmental
Officer, NC Department of Transportation, 253 Webster Road, Sylva, North Carolina
28779, submitted a Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) on September 6, 2006. The
impacts were requested under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 14, and
the corresponding General Water Quality Certification 3404. DWQ issued an approval
letter for the impacts on September 15, 2006.
The approval letter specifies that the activities must follow the conditions listed in the
General Water Quality Certification, as well as additional conditions listed in the letter.
Water Quality Certification No. 060254, Condition 2, 14, and 18 state(s) the following:
Condition 2. "There shall be no excavation, from or waste disposal into,
jurisdictional wetlands or waters associated with this permit without appropriate
modification. Should waste or borrow sites be located in wetlands or streams,
compensatory mitigation will be required since that is a direct impact form road
constriction activities."
Condition 14. "All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a
dry work area. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of
NCDOT Construction and Maintenance manual such as sandbags, rock berms,
cofferdams and other diversion strictures should be used to prevent excavation in
flowing water."
Condition 18. "The pennittee and its authorized agents shall conduct its activities
in a manner consistent with State water quality standards (including the
requirements resulting from compliance with 303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and
any other appropriate requirements of State or Federal law. If DWQ determines
that such standards or laws are not being met (including failure to sustain a
designated achieved use) or that State or Federal law if being violated, or that
further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and
modify this certification.
Item 2: Removal of Best Usage
Unauthorized installation of a culvert represents a violation with 15A NCAC 02B .0211
(2), which states:
"The waters shall be suitable for aquatic life propagation and maintenance of
biological integrity, wildlife, secondary recreation, and agriculture; sources of
water pollution which preclude any of these uses on either a short-term or long-
term basis shall be considered to be violating a water quality standard."
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
Mr. Mark Davis
November 20, 2006
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Requested Response
This Office requests that you respond to this letter in writing within 30 days of receipt of
this Notice. Your response should be sent to both this office at the letterhead address and
to the attention of Mr. Danny Smith at the Wetlands and Stormwater Branch, NPS
Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1617. Your response should address the following items:
Please clearly explain why appropriate 401 Water Quality Certification
modifications were not secured before work began on the project.
Please detail the events that resulted in non-compliance with the above-
mentioned 401 WQC conditions.
Please explain how you propose to prevent these problems (401 conditions
compliance, working in the dry, securing 401 WQC modifications, and
stabilization activities) from reoccurring on fixture projects.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please note that the Division of Water
Quality routinely issues Notices of Violation for impacts similar to those listed above.
Your above-mentioned response will be considered in further regulatory decisions
regarding these matters.
Concerns with impacts to streams during improper culvert installation and other
constriction related activities are not limited to the Reeves Cove project. This type of
violation has been observed in other settings, and warrants further scrutiny and
immediate action by the NC Department of Transportation beyond Division 14.
Finally, DWQ wishes to better understand the nature and types of issues and complaints
the Department of Transportation typically encounters with construction projects, and
how communications between the Division of Water Quality and the Department of
Transportation can be enhanced in the future. Also, please do not hesitate to provide any
additional information in your written response that you feel merits consideration by the
Division of Water Quality. Should you have any questions regarding these matters,
please contact Mr. Mike Parker at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Roger Edwards, Regional Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
cc: DWQ Asheville Regional Office file copy
Danny Smith - DWQ NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit
John Hennessy - DWQ Transportation Permitting Unit
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DWQ Central Files
Staff Report
Project Num: 20060254
Name: NCDOT - SR 1511
County: Haywood
Location: UT Crabtree Creek Crabtree
Latitude:
SW Plan Location:
Owner: NC DOT Division 14 - Bryson City
Contact Person: Tippett, Lyndo
Inspection Date: 11/06/2006
Reason for Inspection: Routine
On-Site Representative(s):
Primary Inspector: Michael R Parker
Secondary Inspector(s):
Phone: [phone]
Question Areas:
0 Site Visit
Inspection Summary:
DOt requested modification to the Water Quality Certification issued on 09/15/2006 for 18 additional feet to provide access to farm
land. It is recommended that WQ Certification No. 3404 be issued.
The 401 Certification was issued on December 1, 2006.
Version: 2 Status: Issued
Project Type: Road maintenance/repair/improvements
Region: Asheville
Longitude:
Title:
Phone:
Entry Time: 11:00 AM Exit Time: 11:15 AM
Inspection Type: Staff Report
Page: 1
Project Num: 20060254 Owner: NC DOT Division 14 - Bryson City
Inspection Date: 11/06/2006 Inspection Type: Staff Report Reason for Visit: Routine
Site Visit Yes No NA NE
Do impacts described in the application differ those seen in the field? ? N ? ?
If yes, please describe differences:
Are the Intermittent/Perennial calls different in the application? ? 0 ? ?
If yes, please describe differences, and how mitigation ratios are affected:
Are there additional impacts not described in the application? ? 0 ? ?
If yes, please describe and quantify:
Were the impacts in place prior to the application for the 401 Certification? 0 0 11 11
Additional conditions recommended for the Certification: DOT had just installed culvert before my site inspectio
Recommended project modifications:
Is this a modification request to an existing Certification? ¦ ? ? ?
Are there additional stromwater conditions that should be required due to the following classifications: ? 0 ? ?
# 303(d)list, Class WS, NSW, ORW, HQW
Describe:
Is this a subdivision or otherwise part of a larger project? ? ? ¦ ?
# If yes, what phase is this?
Are there prior impacts from prior phases? ? ? ¦ ?
If yes, what are the cumulative imacts for this project?
Possible secondary impacts noted:
Comment:
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
T Alan W. Klimck, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
December 1, 2006
Haywood County
DWQ Project No. 060254V2
NCSR 1511 (Reeves Cove Road)
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions-Modification
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
Division Engineer
N C Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Setzer:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, for the following impacts to
two (2) unnamed tributaries to Crabtree Creek, for the purpose of making improvements to NCSR 1511, Reeves Cove
Road in Haywood County:
Stream Impacts in the Broad River Basin
Site Permanent Fill in Temporary Fill in Permanent Fill in Temporary Fill in Total Stream Stream
Intermittent Intermittent Stream Perennial Stream Perennial Stream Impact Impacts
Stream (linear ft) (linear ft) (linear ft) (linear ft) (linear ft) Requiring
Mitigation
linear 11
Site 1 _ 24 _ 24
Site 2 12 12
Site 3 18 18

Site 4
210 stream _
210 stream
210
relocation relocation
Site 5 20 20
Total - - - _
284 284
Total Stream Impact for Project: 284 linear feet.
The project should be constructed in accordance with your original application dated February 10, 2006 (received
February 17, 2006), revised application dated August 31, 2006 (received September 6, 2006) and another revised
application dated October 31, 2006 (received November 6, 2006), including the environmental commitments made in the
application letters. After reviewing your applications, we have decided that this till is covered by General Water Quality
Certification No. 3404, corresponding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit Number 14. In addition,
you must 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 Water Quality
Certification will expire with the accompanying 404 Permit issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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 in writing 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
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December 1, 2006
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conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or if total impacts to streams (now
or in the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 21-1.0506
(h) (6) and (7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any
additional conditions listed below.
1. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the proper design,
installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to protect surface waters
standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control
Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures must be
such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow
sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the
project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated,
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with the
requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
2. There shall be no excavation from or waste disposal into, jurisdictional wetlands or waters associated with this permit
without appropriate modification. Should waste or borrow sites be located in wetlands or streams, compensatory
mitigation will be required since that is a direct impact from road construction activities.
3. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise approved by this
Certification. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is unavoidable, they shall
be removed and the natural grade restored upon completion of the project.
4. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams and wetlands, shall be placed below the elevation of the
streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48-inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter
for culverts having a diameter less than 48-inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and
placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands, streambeds or banks, adjacent to, or upstream and down stream
of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that equilibrium is being maintained, if
requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting features
encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to determine
whether or not a permit modification will be required.
5. Adequate sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and maintained on the project site to
minimize sediment transport to downstream aquatic resources. Temporary cover (wheat, millet or similar annual
grain) or permanent herbaceous cover should be planted on all bare soil within fifteen (15) days of ground disturbing
activities to provide long-term erosion control. Erosion control mating should be used in conjunction with appropriate
seeding on disturbed soils in steep slope and riparian areas. Matting should be secured in place with staples or
wherever possible, live stakes of native trees. Straw mulch and tall fescue should not be used in riparian areas.
6. Compensatory mitigation for impacts to 210 linear feet of streams at a replacement ratio of 1:1 is required. We
understand, based on the 401 Certification Application, that you have chosen to perform compensatory mitigation for
impacts to streams through the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP).
7. All channel relocations will be constructed in a dry work area and stabilized before stream flows are diverted.
Channel relocations will be completed and stabilized, and must be approved on site by DWQ staff, prior to diverting
water into the new channel. Whenever possible, channel relocations shall be allowed to stabilize for an entire
growing season. Vegetation used for bank stabilization shall be limited to native woody species, and should include
establishment of a 30-foot wide wooded and an adjacent 20-foot wide vegetated buffer on both sides of the relocated
channel to the maximum extent practicable. A transitional phase incorporating coir fiber and seedling establishment is
allowable. Also, riprap may be allowed if it is necessary to maintain the physical integrity of the stream, but the
applicant must provide written justification and any calculations used to determine the extent of riprap coverage area.

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8. The dimension, pattern and profile of the stream, above and below the crossing, should not be modified. Disturbed
floodplains and streams should be restored to natural geomorphic conditions.
9. Native riparian vegetation (e.g. rhododendron, dog hobble, willows, alders, sycamores, dogwoods, black walnut and
red maple) must be reestablished within the construction limits of the project by the end of the growing season
following completion of construction.
10. Any riprap placed for bank stabilization should be limited to the streambank below the high water mark, and
vegetation should be used for stabilization above the high water elevation. Riprap should not be place in the active
thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in such a manner that precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering
boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed.
11. Heavy equipment should be operated from the banks rather than in the stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the introduction of other pollutants into the stream.
12. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters must be regularly inspected daily and maintained to prevent
contamination of stream waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials.
13. Rock check dams at culvert outlets should be removed at project completion to avoid impeding aquatic life movement.
14. All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved BMP measures from the
most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms,
cofferdams and other diversion structures should be used to prevent excavation in flowing water.
15. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface waters is
prohibited.
16. If concrete is used during construction (e.g., headwalls), a dry work area should be maintained to prevent direct
contact between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be
discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pIl and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
17. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel, except where authorized by this
certification.
18. The permittec and its authorized agents shall conduct its activities in a manner consistent with State water quality
standards (including any requirements resulting from compliance with §303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other
appropriate requirements of State or Federal law. If DWQ determines that such standards or laws are not being met
(including failure to sustain a designated achieved use) or that State of Federal law if being violated, or that further
conditions are necessary to assure compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this certification.
19. This certification does not authorize the discharge of waste rock and dirt into the stream or riparian zone except for
permitted areas associated with the bank stabilization work.
20. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in waters of the U.S., or
protected riparian buffers.
21. Upon completion of the project, the NCDOT Division Engineer, shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion Form" to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the §401 Certification has been completed. This
form shall be returned to the Transportation Permitting Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality, 2321 Crabtree
Blvd., Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act
within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
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Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
December 1, 2006
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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 telephone Mr. Mike Parker of the Asheville Regional Office at 828296.4500.
Sincerely,
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
cc: Mark Davis, Division 14, DEO
Ed Ingle, Roadside Environmental
David Baker, USACE Asheville Field Office
Transportation Permitting Unit
Mike Parker, Asheville Regional Office

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
October 31, 2006
Mr. David Baker, NCDOT Regulatory Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
Subject: 404 and 401 Permit Application Modification 2
Action ID No. 2006303596
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
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DWQ Project No. 060254
SR 1511 - Reeves Cove Road - Haywood County
State Project No. 14C.044147 (DWQ Minor Permit Fee $200)
Dear Mr. Baker:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to widen, grade,
drain and pave SR 1511 in Haywood County. The original permit application dated February 10,
2006 included three pipe extensions totaling 54 linear feet of impact to an unnamed tributary of
Crabtree Creek (DWQ Class: Q. NCDOT submitted a permit modification letter dated August
31, 2006 for a 210-foot channel change, which was inadvertently left off of the original permit
application. During construction of the channel change an old access road to a barn was removed
due to the location of the new stream channel (Sta. 17+40 and 19+50). In order to provide access
back to the barn, NCDOT is requesting to install an additional 20 linear feet of CMP in the
unnamed tributary to Crabtree Creek near Station 19+60 (Site 5). This will increase the total
stream impacts due to culvert installation from 54 linear feet to 74 linear feet. I have enclosed a
revised impact table to the PCN application, topographical map and a new cross section of the
culvert at Site 5.
Permits Requested
NCDOT is hereby requesting authorization under NWP 14 and Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act to proceed with this project. By copy of this letter, I am asking Mr. David McHenry
of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to comment directly to the Corps
concerning the 404 Nationwide Permit Modification Request.

SR 151 1 Reeves Cove Road Page 2 October 31, 2006
Also by copy of this letter, I am requesting authorization to proceed under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act from the Division of Water Quality. In addition, I am asking Mr.
McHenryand Mr. Ed Ingle, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer, to comment
directly to me concerning this permit request.
Your earliest consideration for this request would be greatly appreciated. If you have any
questions or need additional information, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Mark S. Davis
Division Environmental Officer
Enclosures
cc: Mr. John Hennessy, DWQ, DENR, Raleigh (seven copies)
Mr. Mike Parker, DWQ, DENR, Asheville
Mr. David McHenry, Mountain Region Coordinator, NCWRC, Waynesville
Mr. Joel Setzer, P.E., Division Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. Jonathan Woodard, P.E., District Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. Ed Ingle, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer, NCDOT

1. Provide a written description of the proposed impacts: Three (3) extensions/replacements
and a 210 linear foot channel relocation. Add an additional culvert to provide access to a
private barn located on the eastside of an unnamed tributary to Crabtree Creek (Site 5).
2. Individually list wetland impacts below:
Wetland Impact
Site Number
(indicate on ma)
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact
(acres) Located within
100-year Floodplain**
(yes/no) Distance to
Nearest Stream
(linear feet)
Type of Wetland***
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

* List each impact separately and identify 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://www.fema.gov.
*** List a wetland type that best describes wetland to be impacted (e.g., freshwater/saltwater marsh, forested wetland, beaver pond,
Carolina Bay, bog, etc.) indicate if wetland is isolated (determination of isolation to be made by USAGE only).
List the total acreage (estimated) of all existing wetlands on the property
Total area of wetland impact proposed: N/A
3. Individually list all intermittent and perennial stream impacts below:
N/A
Stream Impact Length of Average Width Perennial or
Site Number Type of Impact* Impact Stream Name** of Stream Intermittent?
(indicate on (linear feet) Before Impact (please specify)
map)
1 @ Sta. 11+73 Culvert Extension 24 UT of Crabtree Creek 3' P
2 @ Sta. 14+57 Culvert Extension 12 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P
3 @ Sta. 17+40 Culvert Extension 18 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P
4 a) Sta 17+40 Channel Relocation 210 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P
5 @ Sta. 19+60 New Culvert 20 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P

* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not Inmted 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.usgs.gov. Several intcmet sites also allow direct download and printing of USGS maps (e.g., www.topozone.coin,
www.nUai est.com, etc.).
Cumulative impacts (linear distance in feet) to all streams on site: 264'
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Staff Report
Project Num: 20060254 Version: 1 Status: Issued
Name: NCDOT - SR 1511 Project Type: Pave road
County: Haywood Region: Asheville
Location: UT Crabtree Creek Crabtree
Latitude: +35°35'42" Longitude: -82°55'12"
SW Plan Location:
Owner: NC DOT Division 14 - Bryson City
Contact Person: Tippett, Lyndo Title: Phone:
Inspection Date: 09/12/2006
Reason for Inspection: Routine
On-Site Representative(s):
Primary Inspector: Michael R Parker
Secondary Inspector(s):
Entry Time: 11:10 AM Exit Time: 11:30 AM
Inspection Type: Staff Report
Phone: [phone]
Question Areas:
0 Site Visit
Inspection Summary:
DOT submitted an application for the grading, widening and paving on NCSR 1511, Reeves Cove Road on February 17, 2006 but did
not provide any information for the stream relocation. A revised application was submitted on September 6, 2006 which included the
stream relocation information. Impacts are to two unnamed tributaries to Crabtree Creek and three existing culverts will be extended
at total of 54 linear feet and the stream relocation will be 210 linear feet.
It is recommended that WQ Certification No. 3404 be issued.
The 401 Certification was issued on September 15, 2006.
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Project Num: 20060254 Owner: NC DOT Division 14 - Bryson City
Inspection Date: 09/12/2006 Inspection Type: Staff Report Reason for Visit: Routine
Site Visit
Do impacts described in the application differ those seen in the field?
If yes, please describe differences:
Are the Intermittent/Perennial calls different in the application?
If yes, please describe differences, and how mitigation ratios are affected:
Are there additional impacts not described in the application?
If yes, please describe and quantify:
Were the impacts in place prior to the application for the 401 Certification?
Additional conditions recommended for the Certification:
Recommended project modifications:
Is this a modification request to an existing Certification?
Are there additional stromwater conditions that should be required due to the following classifications:
# 303(d)list, Class WS, NSW, ORW, HQW
Describe:
Is this a subdivision or otherwise part of a larger project?
# If yes, what phase is this?
Are there prior impacts from prior phases?
If yes, what are the cumulative imacts for this project?
Possible secondary impacts noted:
Comment:
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Michael P. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
September 15, 2006
Haywood County
DWQ Project No. 060254
NCSR 1511 (Reeves Cove Road)
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P. E.
Division Engineer
N C Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Setzer:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to impact 264 linear feet in two
(2) unnamed tributaries to Crabtree Creek (54 linear feet of new pipe and 210 linear feet of stream relocation), in order to
make improvements to NCSR 1511 (Reeves Cove Road) in Haywood County. The project should be constructed in
accordance with your original application dated February 10, 2006 (received February 17, 2006) and revised application
dated August 31, 2006 (received September 6, 2006), including the environmental commitments made in the application
letter. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this till is covered by General Water Quality Certification
No. 3404, corresponding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit Number 14. In addition, you must
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 Water Quality
Certification will expire with the accompanying 404 Permit issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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 in writing 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 if 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 be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any
additional conditions listed below.
1. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the proper design,
installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to protect surface waters
standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control
Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures must be
such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment anti Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow
sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the
project.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 2090 U.S. Ilighway 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org PAX [phone] 1-877-623-6748
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Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
September 15, 2006
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c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated,
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with the
requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
2. There shall be no excavation from or waste disposal into, jurisdictional wetlands or waters associated with this permit
without appropriate modification. Should waste or borrow sites be located in wetlands or streams, compensatory
mitigation will be required since that is a direct impact from road construction activities.
3. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise approved by this
Certification. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is unavoidable, they shall
be removed and the natural grade restored upon completion of the project.
4. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams and wetlands, shall be placed below the elevation of the
streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48-inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter
for culverts having a diameter less than 48-inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and
placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands, streambeds or banks, adjacent to, or upstream and down stream
of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that equilibrium is being maintained, if
requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting features
encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to determine
whether or not a permit modification will be required.
5. Adequate sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and maintained on the project site to
minimize sediment transport to downstream aquatic resources. Temporary cover (wheat, millet or similar annual
grain) or permanent herbaceous cover should be planted on all bare soil within fifteen (15) days of ground disturbing
activities to provide long-term erosion control. Erosion control mating should be used in conjunction with appropriate
seeding on disturbed soils in steep slope and riparian areas. Matting should be secured in place with staples or
wherever possible, live stakes of native trees. Straw mulch and tall fescue should not be used in riparian areas.
6. Compensatory mitigation for impacts to 210 linear feet of streams at a replacement ratio of 1:1 is required. We
understand, based on the 401 Certification Application, that you have chosen to perform compensatory mitigation for
impacts to streams through the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP).
7. All channel relocations will be constructed in a dry work area and stabilized before stream flows are diverted.
Channel relocations will be completed and stabilized, and must be approved on site by DWQ staff, prior to diverting
water into the new channel. Whenever possible, channel relocations shall be allowed to stabilize for an entire
growing season. Vegetation used for bank stabilization shall be limited to native woody species, and should include
establishment of a 30--foot wide wooded and an adjacent 20 foot pride vegetated buffer on both sides of the relocated
channel to the maximum extent practicable. A transitional phase incorporating coir fiber and seedling establishment is
allowable. Also, riprap may be allowed if it is necessary to maintain the physical integrity of the stream, but the
applicant must provide written justification and any calculations used to determine the extent of riprap coverage area.
8. The dimension, pattern and profile of the stream, above and below the crossing, should not be modified. Disturbed
floodplains and streams should be restored to natural geomorphic conditions.
9. Native riparian vegetation (e.g. rhododendron, dog hobble, willows, alders, sycamores, dogwoods, black walnut and
red maple) must be reestablished within the construction limits of the project by the end of the growing season
following completion of construction.
10. Any riprap placed for bank stabilization should be limited to the streambank below the high water mark, and
vegetation should be used for stabilization above the high water elevation. Riprap should not be place in the active
thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in such a manner that precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering
boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed.
It. Heavy equipment should be operated from the banks rather than in the stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the introduction of other pollutants into the stream.
12. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters must be regularly inspected daily and maintained to prevent
contamination of stream waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials.
13. Rock check dams at culvert outlets should be removed at project completion to avoid impeding aquatic life movement.

Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
September 15, 2006
Page Three
14. All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved BMP measures from the
most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms,
cofferdams and other diversion structures should be used to prevent excavation in flowing water.
15. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface waters is
prohibited.
16. If concrete is used during construction (e.g., headwalls), a dry work area should be maintained to prevent direct
contact between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be
discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
17. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel, except where authorized by this
certification.
18. The permittee and its authorized agents shall conduct its activities in a manner consistent with State water quality
standards (including any requirements resulting from compliance with §303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other
appropriate requirements of State or Federal law. If DWQ determines that such standards or laws are not being met
(including failure to sustain a designated achieved use) or that State of Federal law if being violated, or that further
conditions are necessary to assure compliance, DWQ may reevaluate and modify this certification.
19. This certification does not authorize the discharge of waste rock and dirt into the stream or riparian zone except for
permitted areas associated with the bank stabilization work.
20. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in waters of the U.S., or
protected riparian buffers.
21. Upon completion of the project, the NCDOT Division Engineer, shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion Form" to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the §401 Certification has been completed. This
form shall be returned to the Transportation Permitting Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality, 2321 Crabtree
Blvd., Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act
within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions arc final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have
any questions, please telephone Mr. Mike Parker of the Asheville Regional Office at 828.296.4500.
Sincerely,
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Division of Water Quality
cc: Mark Davis, Division 14, DEO
Ed Ingle, Roadside Environmental
David Baker, USACE Asheville Field Office
Transportation Permitting Unit
Mike Parker, Asheville Regional Office

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MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
August 31, 2006
Mr. David Baker, NCDOT Regulatory Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
Subject: 404 and 401 Permit Application Revision/Modification
Action ID No. 2006303596
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
DWQ Project No. 20060254
SR 1511 - Reeves Cove Road - Haywood County
State Project No. 14C.044072 (DWQ Minor Permit Fee $200.00)
Dear Mr. Baker:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to widen, grade,
drain and pave SR 1511 in Haywood County. The original permit application dated February 10,
2006 included three pipe extensions totaling 54 linear feet of impact to an unnamed tributary to
Crabtree Creek. Upon further review, NCDOT inadvertently left a 210-foot channel change off
of the original permit application. The channel change is necessary due to the location of a barn
on the eastside of the road and will be constructed from Sta. 17+40 to 19+50. The new channel
will provide a wider vegetated buffer area between the road and the new stream channel.
I have enclosed a revised PCN application (impact table), photos and stream relocation
plans for Site 4. Natural channel design techniques were utilized and the new channel will be a
134a stream type. The channel will be a step-pool complex with cross vanes installed every (+/-)
25 feet to maintain channel stability. The new channel will be constructed in the dry and will be
seeded and matted with coconut fiber before water is diverted. The stream banks will also be
planted with native woody vegetation later this winter to provide long term stability.
Impacts to Waters of the United States
In order to construct the project in accordance with our current secondary road standards,
it will be necessary to impact waters of the United States in the French Broad River Basin.
Specifically, NCDOT is requesting to conduct a channel change and extend/replace three metal
culverts in unnamed tributaries to Crabtree Creek (DWQ Class: Q. Listed below is a summary
of the proposed impacts.
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Station Existing Condition Proposed Condition Net Impacts
Site 1 31' x 42" CMP 55' x 42" CMP 24' extension
11+73
Site 2 30'x 36" CMP 42' x 50" x 31 CM PA 12' extension
14+57
Site 3 31' x 36" CMP 49' x 50" x 31 CMPA 18' extension
17+42
Site 4 210' Stream Channel 210' Stream Channel 0' channel change
17+40 to 19+50 Relocation
Total Impact 54' Permanent
210' Temporary
Permits Requested
Also by copy of this letter, I am requesting authorization to proceed under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act from the Division of Water Quality. In addition, I am asking Mr. McHenry
and Mr. Ed Ingle, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer, to comment directly to me
concerning this permit request.
Your earliest consideration for this request would be greatly appreciated. If you have any
questions or need additional information, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely
Mark S. Davis
Division Environmental Officer
Enclosures
cc: Mr. John Hennessy, DWQ, DENR, Raleigh (seven copies)
Mr. Mike Parker, DWQ, DENR, Asheville
Mr. David McHenry, Mountain Region Coordinator, NCWRC, Waynesville
Mr. Joel Setzer, P.E., Division Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. Jonathan Woodard, P.E., District Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. Ed Ingle, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer, NCDOT
1. Provide a written description of the proposed impacts: Three (3) culvert extensions/
replacements and a 210 linear foot channel relocation
2. Individually list wetland impacts below:
Wetland Impact
Site Number
(indicate on map)
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact
(acres) Located within
100-year Floodplain**
(yes/no) Distance to
Nearest Stream
(linear feet)
Type of Wetland***
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: mechanized clearing, grading, i >
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 tloodplain maps. Maps are available through the FEMA Map Service Center at 1-800-358-9616, or
online at htti)://www.fema.aov.
*** List a wetland type that best describes wetland to be impacted (e.g., freshwater/saltwater marsh, forested wetland, beaver pond,
Carolina Bay, bog, etc.) Indicate if wetland is isolated (determination of isolation to be made by USAGE only).
List the total acreage (estimated) of all existing wetlands on the property: N/A
Total area of wetland impact proposed: N/A
3. Individually list all intermittent and perennial stream impacts below:
Stream Impact
Site Number
(indicate on ma)
Type of Impact* Length of
Impact
(linear feet
Stream Name** Average Width
of Stream
Before Im act Perennial or
Intermittent?
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1 L Sta. 11+73 Culvert Extension 24 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P
2 @ Sta. 14+57 Culvert Extension 12 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P
3 @ Sta. 17+40 Culvert Extension 18 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P
4 @. Sta. 17+40 Channel Relocation 210 Temp UT to Crabtree Creek 3' P

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* List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: culverts and associate, rip-rap,
darns (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.usgs.gov. Several internet sites also allow direct download and printing of USGS maps (e.g., www.topozone.com,
www.map(juest.com, etc.).
Cumulative impacts (linear distance in feet) to all streams on site: 54' Permanent
210' Temporary
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UT CRABTREE CREEK RELOCATION
BEST ROAD (REEVES COVE) SR 1511
HAYWOOD COUNTY
AUGUST 15, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STREAM RELOCATION PLAN ............................................................................. 3
Objectives ...............................................................................................................3
Project Description .................................................................................................3
Morphological Stream Classification ..................................................................... 3
Reference Reach .....................................................................................................4
Site Maps ................................................................................................................4
Site Plans ................................................................................................................4
Biological Community Types ............................................................................... ..4
Stability Enhancements ........................................................................................ ..4
Sediment Transport .............................................................................................. ..4
Buffer and Planting Requirements ....................................................................... ..5
Potential Problems ................................................................................................ ..5
SUMMARY TABLES ............................................................................................. ..6
LOCATION MAPS ................................................................................................. ..7
PLAN VIEW ............................................................................................................ 10
PROFILE OF EXISTING ........................................................................................ 11
PROFILE OF PROPOSED STREAM ..................................................................... 12
CROSS SECTIONS OF EXISTING ....................................................................... 13
PROPOSED CROSS SECTION .............................................................................. 16
ROCK WEIR DETAILS .......................................................................................... 17
STREAM HABITAT EVALUATION .................................................................... 18
PEBBLE COUNTS .................................................................................................. 22
REFERENCE REACH ............................................................................................ 23
LOCATION MAPS .............................................................................................. 23
PLAN VIEW ........................................................................................................ 25
PROFILE OF UT WAYEHUTTA CREEK ......................................................... 26
CROSS SECTIONS OF UT WAYEHUTTA CREEK ........................................ 27
STREAM HABITAT EVALUATION ................................................................ 29
PEBBLE COUNTS .............................................................................................. 33
REGIONAL CURVES ......................................................................................... 36
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STREAM RELOCATION PLAN
Objectives
The NC DOT proposes to pave Reeves Cove Road, (Best Road), SR 1511 in Haywood County. An
un-named tributary to Crabtree Creek runs adjacent to the existing gravel road. This will require
relocating the stream along approximately 210 feet of the road to accommodate the new fill slope.
Project Description
This road is a dead end road and provides access to homes in the area. The existing stream
segment is in a pasture in a Type II valley. The lower portion of the watershed is pasture. The
stream is impacted by the land use and grazing.
The stream is proposed to be relocated away from the road which will increase its length through
the meander to 227 feet. The cross pipe at the end of the segment will be increased in size and
extended approximately 8 feet. A headwall will be used to limit the length of extension necessary.
Plans, profile, and cross sections are attached.
Morphological Stream Classification
The Rosgen stream classification system was used to classify the stream. Several factors made this
difficult. Grazing and the pasture adjacent to the stream obscured bank full indicators. The stream
appeared to be cutting down into a "G" type channel in some areas. Also the cross pipe on the
lower end of the segment restricts flows that approach bank full. This effectively flattened the
gradient for 100 feet to 150 feet upstream of the culvert at higher flows. The cross section at 154
was not useful in determining bank full since it was within this affected area. In addition, slight
shifts in the location of the bank full elevation influenced the resulting classification.
The upper cross section was classified as a "134" with a low width-depth ratio. This was attributed
to the stream cutting down to a "G" type channel.
The middle section of the existing stream classified most nearly to a "C" type channel due to the
influence of the culvert restriction.
A third cross section was taken at roadway station 23+50, approximately 400 feet upstream of the
section to be relocated. The left bank was functioning to some degree as a point bar and was free to
adjust at this location in a bend to the left. This cross section was used to verify cross section area,
since it appears that this stream has a low bank full cross section area compared to the regional
curve. This cross section most nearly classified as a "B" type stream. The bank full width was
wide at this point to capture area outside of the slight berm adjacent to the main flow. This
contributed to the apparent low entrenchment ratio and high width-depth ratio. Since this was not
representative of the majority of the stream length studied, the "134" classification was considered
to be the most stable for this reach.
The Valley Type II with some flood plain would support the type "B" classification. Downstream
of this section, the valley transitions to a Type VIII with a broader flood plain.
A table of morphological characteristics and supporting data is provided in the following pages.
Reference Reach
The reference reach used is a "B4a" type stream in Jackson County in Nantahala National Forest.
A parcel of private land is held within this watershed, but it is also wooded. The local slope at the
cross section at 140 feet was most similar to the stream to be relocated, although overall it was
slightly steeper. The classification data was near the average for this classification.
A National Forest employee related that this area was extensively logged during the first half of the
1900's. Heavy impacts from logging practices in this era have been obscured by reforestation.
White pines in the vicinity appear to be 40 - 50 years old.
Site Maps
'Location maps of the site and the reference reach are shown on the following pages.
Site Plans
Plans for the relocation include the plan view, a profile view showing grade control, a typical
section, and details of cross vanes used for stability.
Biological Community Types
The existing stream is in a pasture and is grassed almost exclusively within the riparian zone. At
some locations it is immediately adjacent to the roadway. The stream rating was improved by the
extensive amount of gravel and cobble in the stream bed and banks. The proposed stream will be
separated from the road for most of its length, which should allow better habitat to develop.
Woody vegetation in the riparian zone will also be an improvement.
Stability Enhancements
The lateral stability of the existing stream will be enhanced by the configuration of the stream
channel and by woody vegetation. The width-depth ratio and entrenchment ratio will be restored to
values more representative of the stable "B" reference cross sections.
Vertical stability of the existing stream is supported by large cobbles and several in the boulder
category and are expected to be present in the new channel. Prior to diverting the stream into the
new channel, larger substrate materials should be transferred from the old channel and utilized in
the proposed stream channel. Other measures to provide stability in the relocated section include
grade control with rock weirs and decreased slope between steps.
Bank erosion calculations indicate that sediment loss is on the order of 5 times the stable reference
reach. Stability enhancements will address the major factors contributing to the instability of the
existing stream.
Sediment Transport
The bed surface pebble count indicates a bimodal distribution with a sediment supply in the range
of .2 mm to .5 mm on the lower end. This is likely attributable to high rates of runoff due to the
amount of pasture in the watershed, although much of it may be originating from the stream banks.
This sediment supply is expected to remain. Although stabilizing the road surface with pavement
will reduce this source, there are other private roads and driveways.
Entrainment calculations on the existing channel indicated that particles of 150 mm to 190 mm
could be transported. Although a pavement/subpavement particle distribution was not done, a
particle count of the full reach indicated only 4 particles larger than 180 mm. These could be
attributed to bank sources and did not appear to be moving.
The proposed stream is designed to transport particles up to 200 millimeters. The step spacing
should result in a relatively uniform bankfull water surface slope at higher flows, which should
transport the available sediment load. Care should be taken to avoid long step spacings which will
isolate the slope between steps and result in a local slope that is insufficient to transport sediment
particle sizes. Stability control will be maintained with the use of rock weirs.
Buffer and Planting Requirements
Native grass seeding and mulching will be performed on the disturbed areas adjacent to the stream
for near term erosion control.
Stream bank reforestation will be planted along both stream banks. Coir fiber mat will be installed
on the stream banks where live staking is to be planted as shown on the stream bank typical cross
section and in locations as directed by the Engineer.
Standard seeding and mulching and reforestation specifications are included by reference and can
be provided upon request.
Potential Problems
The location of the existing and proposed stream in a pasture is a potential problem. Although
there were no stock in the pasture at the time, future use for grazing and watering could cause
erosion of the stream banks.
SUMMARY TABLE FOR: Reeves Cove Stream Relocation - UT Crabtree Creek - Haywood Co.

Reach Name or Into Source:
Existing
Existing
Reference
Reference
Reference Regional
Curve (1)
Design
Cross section location: 29 154 140 168.0 Rdwy Ste 23+50
BANKF.ULL':MEASUREMENTS
Banklull Width, Wbkf II) 7.0 10.4 9A 8.7 16.9 14.7 11.0
Bankfull Mean Depth, Dmhkf (fl) 0.67 0.55 0.57 0.69 0.47 0.85 0.84
Bankfull Max Depth, Dmax fl 1.90 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.0 1.5
Bid Cross Sec At ea, Abkf srf fl 4.70 5.70 5.4 6.0 8.0 11.8 9.20
Banklull Discharge, Qbk( cls " 46 31.0 46.0 44,0 62.8 54.0
CLASSIFICATION: DATA
Slrcam T re B4 -->G4 C46 B4a Boa No
Entrenchment Ratio, W(pa!Wbkl 1.7 2.9 1.5 1.7 1.2 2.0
Width/Depth Ratio Wbkf/Dmbkf 10.4 19.0 16.4 12.6 353 13.2
Sinuosity, KI=Lchan/Lval 1.04 1.10 1.06
Slope, It/it 0.031 0.023 0.060 0.058 0.023
Channel Material D50, mm 9.1 12.0 45.0 9.1
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Drains eAiea acres) 277.0 277.0 214.0 214.0 265.0 277.0 277.0
Drainage Areas . mi. 0.433 0.433 0.334 0.334 0.414 0.433 0.433
Valley Tye II If II II
Soil Type _ ScB SbD Sc13 ScB
Stream Order 2 2 2 2
Stream Classification _
C WS-III C C
Watershed Classification French Broad Little Tennessee French Broad French Broad
C .. L:: I_ . ..I S
Low Bank Hei hl (Start). ft. 1.4 0.9 1.40
Low Bank Height (End), It. 3.7 0.9 3.70
Width of Flood Prone Area, WIpa 12.0 30.0 13.1 14.5 19.9 22.0
CHANNEL PATTERN I
Minimum Riffle Length, It. 15 1.0 1.0
Max Riffle Length (ft) 197.0 102 19.8
Median Pool ten Ih 6.9 7.0 7.0
Min. Pool Length 4.3 5.0 5.0
Max. Pool Length 11.0 11.0 11.0
Avg. Pool to Pool Spacing 12.8 23 26
Min Pool Spacing, L s fl 8.9 10 10
Max Pool Spacing, L s fl 16.7 102 30
Average meander length, Lm fl 135 95
Min. Meander Length, Lrti II 100 86
Max. meander long th, Il 171 103
Wall Bell Width, Wblt fl 20 24 54
Min Bell Width, Wbll (ft) 16 23 54
Max Bell Width, Wbll fl 24 25 54
Mean Radius of Cuivaltue„ Rc ft 27 24 53
Min Radius of Curvature, Rc ft 24 22 50
Max Radius of Curvature, Rc (ft) 60 26 180
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valley Slope, svol Itilt 0.027 0,0640 0,027
Valle Length, Lval ft 219 182.0 219
Stream Length, ft. 227.0 200.0 232
Stream slope, fl/ft 0.024 0.060 0.023
Elevation dro total, It. 5.3 12.0 5.3
FAC T::S '
Min. Riffle Slope, it/ft 0.058 0.067 0.06
Max. Riffle Slope, it/ft 0.066 29.00 0.5
Mean Pool Slope, Il/ft 0.0200 0.0050 0.005
Min. Pool Slope ft/fl 0.0020 0.0020 0.002
Max Pool Slope ft/ft 0.0070 0.0078 0.008
FEATURE MIDPOINTS
Mean Riffle Depth, it. 1.4 0.93 0.84
Min. Riffle Depth, ft. 1.1 0.60 1.00
Max Riffle Do 1h, ft. 1.9 1.20 1.50
Moan Pool Depth, ft. 1.6 1.32 1.6
Min Pool Depth, it. 1.3 1.31 1.3
Max. Pool De th, It. 2.1 1.34 2.1
DES G ...I
Depth of trapezoidal channel 1.03
Base of trapezoidal channel _ 6.88
Average step drop, ft 0.50
Average step length, 11 1.00
Number of steps 9
Slop + pool + little Spacing, ft 25.8
Average length of tittles and pools, if 24.8
Average drop in riffle + ool, fl. 0.09
Avers a slo a between sle s, fVf1 0.004
Elevation drop in steps, ft. 4.50
Elevation drop in riffle + pool, ft 0.80
Distance in steps, ft. 9.00
Length of riffles and eels, ft 223.00
RATIOS - AN.._ i, pIM.. St: N$
Bank height ratio, LBH/Dmbf 2.1 2.6 1.6 1.3 1,7
Min. Riffle Depili/Dbkf 1.6 1.9 1.0 0.9 1.2
Max. riffle De th/Dbkf 2.8 3.4 2.1 1.7 1.8
Mean Pool De iIh/Dbkf 2.4 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.9
Min. pool Depili/Dbkf 1.9 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6
Max. pool De Ih/Dbkf 3.1 3.8 2.3 1.9 2.5
RATIOS - CHANNEL:PATTERN
Minimum Rttle ten lh/Wbkf 0.5 0.3 0. 1 0.1 0.1
Maximum Riffle Longlli/Wbkf 28.1 18.9 10.9 11.7 1.8
Mean Pool Ion thNVbkf 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6
Min. Pool Lenglh/Wbkf 0.61 0.41 0.53 0.57 0.45
Max. Pool Len IhANbkr 1.57 1.06 1.17 116 1.00
Mean Pool Spacing Ratio, L )s.NVbkf 1.83 1.23 2.45 2.64 2.34
Min Pool Spacing Ratio, L s/Wbkf 1.27 0.86 1.06 1.15 0.91
Max Pool Spacing Ratio, L s/Wbkf 2.39 1.61 10.85 11.72 2.73
Meander Length Ratio, Lin/Wbkl 19.3 13.0 10.1 10.9 0.0
Mean MW Ratio, WbltfVVbkf (IQ 2.9 1.9 2.6 2.8 4.9
Min MW Ratio, Wblt/Wbkf fl 2.3 1.5 2.4 2.6 _ 4.9
Max MW Ratio, WbIl7Wbkt (ft) 3.4 2.3 2.7 2.9 4.9
Moon Re Ratio, Ro/Wbkf 3.9 2.6 2.6 2.8 --- - -- 4.8
Min Re Ratio, Re/Wbkl 3.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 4.5
Max Rc Ratio, RcfWbk( 8.6 5.8 2.8 3.0 16.4
RATIOS, FACET:SLOPES
Mean Riffle Slop Ratio, Srif./S 2.0 242.2 12.3
Min. Riffle Slope Ratio 1.87 1.12 2.63
Max. Riffle Slo )e Ratio 2.13 483.33 21.89
Mean Pool Slope Ratio, Sp/S 0.65 0.08 0.22
Min. Pool Slope Ratio 0.06 0.03 0.09
Max Pool Slope Ratio 0.23 0.13 0.35
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Mannings it (2) 0,038 0.038 0,034 0.034 0.038 0.031
Bankfull Mean Velocity, vbkf (ft/s)(2) 4.7 3.7 5.7 7.8 5.5 5.9
Bankfull flow = vA 221 21.1 31.0 46.7 44.0 54.0
Bankfull Mean Velocity, vhkf (fl/s)' 3.3 5.2 7.3 4.4 4.2
Bankfull flow = vA 15.5 28.1 43.8 35.2 39.0
Hydraulic radius =A/Pw=A1(25+W) 0.56 0.50 0.51 0.60 0.45 0.73
Slope at cross section 0.023 0.021 0.042 0.063 0.058 0.023
T au= 62.4'R's(lb/112) (s@ XS) 0.81 0.65 1.34 2.34 1.62 1.04
Particle size movell, mm 190 150 100 200 200 80-200
Largest particle on riffle surface, nun 300 300 200 300
Largest article in sub avement, nun 80
' Average or u/u' methods
(1) Bankfull area hour "NC Rural Mountain 8 Piedmont Regional Curve" NRCS, NCDSWC, NCSl1. Only 1 data point below 1 sq. ml.
nankfull width and depth from "eankfull Regional Curves for North Carolina Mountain SNeams" No data below 2 sq. m1.
I larman, Wlse, Walker, Morris, Cantrell, Clemmons, Jennings, Clinton, and Patterson.
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Date: 3/13/2006 Caption: Reeves Cove Channel Change
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Appendix E DWQ Stream Habitat ?-vaiuation Form
5/99 Revision 4
x bi A' ,?.-sscssment Field Data Sheet
NJ(,.,mtain/ Piedmont Streams
Directions for use of this Assessme c '1"';;,, to sarvey,a minimum of 100 meters of stream, preferably in an upstream
direction starting above the briHg,? :: 1 the roar:: ?ht-of-way. The stream segment which is assessed should represent average
stream conditions. In order to per,for a :roper l;z ;i :zt evaluation the observer needs to get into the stream. All meter readings
need to be performed prior to walkzaR thr;, strearn. 'nihen'working the habitat index,•select the description which best fits the
observed habitats and then circle, tl;; ?f tli° observed habitat falls in between two descriptions, select an intermediate score.
There are eight different metric, :n t;a:_; i ? ;ex and anal habitat score is determined by adding the results from the different
metrics, -
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Stream R .EVeS ?4?Le :: ,r; rc;. ; S/Z /Sl/ County J?Q ywp?
Date - 13- D `o C- ;; Basin l"?[ e yt 1 I -Oad Subbasin
Observer(s) GLN ?? t f _ t :.'., , „ion D;V !
14 Sy /1/41 Agency A/C POT
Type of Study: Fish Bentha: Special Study (Describe) .S h-? M t-CIoCa/1'0,A•t
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Latitude 35 S',3 s Lor i_,:.;: 08o2..SS=09 --cor -ion (circle one) MT P Distance Surveyed_ meters
Physical Characterization: f•, r .{ ?;;, . ,,.r?? s to immediate area that you can see from sampling location - include what you
see driving thru the waters.h? 1 rscs section. Also use the remarks section for such descriptions as "deeply
incised" or "exposed bedrock t i conditions.
Land use: Forest- Ir 'X, t? 70 Active Crops _% rFallow Fields % Commercial %
Industrial _% Residential /Q i.; io-Describe:
Width: (meters) Stream-- --- ? harm-?J__4-_ Average Stream Depth: (m) velocity m/sec
Flow conditions (circle one): i-:gh Normal 0:03)
Manmade Stabilization: Y[ ] M,'Xj Describc:_
Water Quality: Temperature-_°C Dissolved Oxygen mg/l Conductivity µmhos/cm PH
Turbidity: (circle) Clear ;lightiy'1'u,bid Turbid Tannic
Weather Conditions:-Pc (.1Zp l Photo #
Remarks:
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Typical Stream Cros,-sntio)i
1+- Streari Widt!l --- +
1. Channel Modification (Use topo map as an additional aid for this lre.rt -v,-r,
A. channel natural, frequent bends (good diversity of
B, channel natural, infrequent bends ........................................... .
C. some channelization present ........................................... ......
D. more extensive channelization, >40% of stream disr;!,,ii; c ......... ,
E. no bends, completely channelized or rip rapped or ;,-.1 .
Score
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Remarks Subtotal
H. Instream Habitat: Consider t ercet?t t reach that is favorable for benthos colonization or fish cover.
Circle the habitats which occur- ocks Macrophytes sticks and feat paackr) (;snags and logs) (undercut banks or rot
mats) Definition: leafpacks consts older at are packed toiCetlo - ?r', i have begun to decay. Piles of leaves in pc
areas are not considered leaf packs. EXAMPLE: If >70% of the reu:.h ; )c V. 'I lyre is present, circle the score of 17.
AMOUNT OF REACH FAVORABLI ; .f uE A:; OLONIZATION OR COVER
>70% fir; "10" o 2.0-4Q% . <20%
Scor'a _r>re Score Score
4 or 5 types present ................. 20 1 ,. 12 8
3 types present ......................... 19 t ^ 1 ] 7
2 types present ......................... 18 10 6
1 type present ........................... 17 1? 9 5
No types present ........................... 0 ,
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A. substrate with good mix of gravel cobble and boulders Score
1. embeddedness <20% (very little sand, usually only be.hint'. large boulders) ......................... 15
2. embeddedness 20-40% .......................................................................................................... 12
3. embeddedness 40-80% ......................................................................................................... 8
4. embeddedness >80% ........................................................................................................... 3
B. substrate gravel and cobble
1. embeddedness <20% ............................................................................................................ 14
2. embeddedness 20-40% ......................................................................................................... 11
3. embeddedness 40-80% ........................................................................................................ ?_O
4. embeddedness >80% ............................................................................................................ 2
C. substrate mostly gravel
1. embeddedness <50% ............................................................................................................ 8
2. embeddedness >50% ............................................................................................................
D. substrate homgeneous
1. substrate nearly all bedrock ................................................................................................... 3
2. substrate nearly all sand ........................................................................................................ 3
3. substrate nearly all detritus .................................................................................................... 2
4. substrate nearly all silt/ clay .................................................................................................. I
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IV. Pool Variety Pools are areas of deeper 9Ve1 MN. M.-wn depths with little or no surface turbulence. Water velocities
associated with pools are always slow. Pooh; tray ak: the crrn of "pocket water", small pools behind boulders or obstructions, in '
large high gradient streams.
A. Pools present Score
1. Pools Frequent (>30% of 100m ar s., S,
a. variety of pool sizess ....................................................................................................... 10
b. pools same size ............................................................................................................. 8
2. Pools Infrequent (<30% of the tnr}..r, zi.: ,,.,: •,. 'y,^.c;'.
a. variety of pool size .............. . ........... ........... ............. :.............................................. 6
b.pools same size ............. .....;....,..:.. ......... ................... ................................................... 4
B. Pools absent
1. Runs present ................................. .... ....... ......... ............................................................................ O
2. Runs absent ............................. ......... ................. ............ .................................?........................... 0
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Riffles Frequent Riffles Infrequent
Score Score
A. well defined riffle and run, r i`,.. le •.,s jtr.;xo and o-xtends 2X width of stream..... 16 12
B. riffle as wide as stream but rifrl r,.:'1 i? not X s rum width ..:.................................. 14 7
C. riffle not as wile as stream ar. ? ni- «*!i fs nut 2X str":am width ................................ 10 3
D. riffles abseart........................... ......... ............................................................................0
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1. diverse 'r•:,rs, shrubs, g ,.sc. vilh, good root systems .............. 6 6
2. few trees or :;mall trees _ > .itior appears generally healthy ...................... 5 5
3. sparse vegetation; plant auggest poorer soil binding ....................... 3 3
4. mostly grasses, few if any u-r high ersosion and failure potential at high flow (2:) 2-

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A. Stream with good shading -xith surne breaks for light penetration .............................................
B. Stream with full canopy - breaks for light penetration absent .....................................................
C. Stream with partial shading
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E. No shading ..................................................................................................................................
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/1II. Riparian Vegetative Zone Width
Definition: A break in the riparian zone is any area which allows sediment to enter the stream. Breaks ref,ar to the near
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1. zone width > 18 meters .................................................................................. 5 5
2. zone width 12-18 meters .................................................................................. 4 4
3. zone width 6-12 meters ...................................................................................... 3 3
4. zone width < 6 meters ................................................................................. .2 2
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1. breaks rare
a. zone width > 18 meters ....................................................... .. ... .... 4 4
b. zone width 12-18 meters ............................................... ,.. .. .. 3
c. zone width 6-12 meters .................
d. zone width < 6 meters ................................................ ! 1
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a. zone width > 18 meters ............................................. 3
b. zone width 12-18 meters .............. ....................... 2
c. zone width 6-12 meters ...................... .................... ..... .... i 1
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Hahit.^! I+icld Dala Sheet
lti':o,antni.:/7iec'mant Streams
Directions for use of this Assessment: The observer ;s 'J it -+ nimum of 100 meters of stream, preferably in an upstream
direction starting above the bridge pool and the rca.: ,;,°=w:v. i"ho stream segment which is assessed should represent average
stream conditions. In order to perform a proper liabilr;' :rvc,!: ation .'.me observer needs to get intb the stream. All meter readings
need to be performed prior to walking the stream. V'v.va-cking the habitat index, select the desoription which best fits the
observed habitats and then circle the score. If the ct-s .: • d hal.,itas: falls in between two descriptions, select an intermediate score.
There are eight different metrics in this index and a ;% ? a!,itat Poore is determined by adding the results from the different
metrics. A/C -ee
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Physical Characterization: Land ase refers to area that you can see from sampling location - include what you
see driving thru the watershed in fhe remarks ,e rina;, .•', IF,!' r;se the remarks section for such descriptions as "deeply
incised" or "exposed berlrock" or other unusuid c0i w, •
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Industrial % Residential-^% Other
Width: (meters) Streams Channel-;, /w-.:age Stream Depth: (in 8 ? Velocity
Flow conditions (circle one): 1-Iigh Normal Lc
Manmade Stabilization: Y[ ] NM Describe:
Water Quality: Temperature °C Dissolved Ox; ;en _ mg/1 Conductivity µmhos/cm
Turbidity: (circle) le Slightly Turbid Turbid Tannic
Weather Conditions: /? 0LAA W`1_M --- Photo #
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1. Channel Modification (Use topo map as an additional aid for this parameter) Score
A. channel natural, frequent bends (good diversity of bends or falls) ............... .. ........................
B. channel natural, infrequent bends .................................................................................... 4
C. some channelization present ........................................................................... ....... ................... 3
D. more extensive channelization, >40% of stream disrupted ........................................... ................... 2
E. no bends, completely channelized or rip rapped or gabioned, etc .............. 0
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II. Instream Habitat: Consider t rcentage of the reach that is vm e for be ps color i tir.,n q?fis cover.
Circle the habitats which occur- ock (Macrophytes) sticks and leaf pack (snags and logs undercut banks or roo
mats) Definition: leafpacks consrs of older leaves that are pae cep oge. n ha a o<dec a Mites o eaves m
areas are not considered leaf packs. EXAMPLE: If >70% of the reach is rocks, 1 type c;rc.le the score of 17.
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2 types present ......................... 18 14 10 6
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A. substrate with good mix of gravel cobble and boulders Score
1. embeddedness <20% (very little sand, usually only behind large boulder,) ......................... 15
2. embeddedness 20-40% .......................................................................................................... 12
3. embeddedness 40-80% ......................................................................................................... 8
4. embeddedness >80% ......................................................... :................................................... 3
B. substrate gravel and cobble
1. embeddedness <20% ............................................................................................................ 14
2. embeddedness 20-40% .........................................................................................................
3. embeddedness 40-80% ........................................................................................................ 11 (ZN
4. embeddedness >80% ............................................................................................................ 2
C. substrate mostly gravel
1. embeddedness <50% ............................................................................................................ 8
2. embeddedness >50% ............................................................................................................ 2
D. substrate homgeneous
1. substrate nearly all bedrock ................................................................................................... 3
2. substrate nearly all sand ........................................................................................................ 3
3. substrate nearly all detritus .................................................................................................... 2
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IV. Pool Variety Pools are areas of deeper than average maxi .n1^Z dertlis with little or no surface turbulence. Water velocities'
associated with pools are always slow. Pools may take the form of "pocket water", small pools behind boulders or obstructions, in
large high gradient streams.
A. Pools present Score
1. Pools Frequent (>30% of 100m area surveyed)
a. variety of pool sizes ...........:...........................................................:...,I....:..................:..... 10
b. pools same size ..... .:.::................................................................................................... 8
2. Pools Infrequent (<30% of the 100m area surv,:ycd;
a. variety of pool sizes .................................... .....................................
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b.pools same size .................................................................................................................
B. Pools absent
1. Runs present .................................................................... ........................................................... 3
2. Runs absent ..........................................................................................................:........................ 0
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Score Score
A. well defined riffle and run, riffle as wide as stream n t-., rd:i wict2b of stream..... 12
B. riffle as wide as stream but riffle length is not 2 : str,:1 ;a v)at}, ..,... if'4 7
C. riffle not as wide as stream and riffle length is str ,m width ............................... 0 3
D. riffles absent ......................................................................................................................0
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A. Banks stable
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B. Erosion areas present
1. diverse trees, shrubs, grass; r_lants health; -, , 1 ru; ` systems ................................
2. few trees or small trees and shrubs; vegetatio,,i o,:,a,e-grs p,?ncrally healthy., ....................
3. sparse vegetation; plant types and conditions suggesaT)o., rer soil binding .......................
4. mostly grasses, few if any trees and shrubs, high orsosioci and failure potential at high flow
5, no bank vegetation, mass erosion and bank friiure evid'ent ............................................
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Score
A. Stream with good shading with some breaks for light penetration ............................................. lp
B. Stream with full canopy - breaks for light penetration absent ..................................................... 8
C. Stream with partial shading - sunlight and shading are essentially equa .................................... 7
D. Stream with minimal shading - full sun in all but a few areas ....................................................... 2
E. No shading .................................................................................................................................. 0
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1. zone width > 18 meters ..................................................................................... ?
2. zone width 12-18 meters ...................................................................................
3. zone width 6-12 meters .....................................................................................
4. zone width < 6 meters .....................................................................................:
B. Riparian zone not intact (breaks)
1. breaks rare
a. zone width > 18 meters .........................................................................
b. zone width 12-18 meters .......................................................................
c. zone width 6-12 meters ....................................................................... ,
d. zone width < 6 meters ......................................................................... 1
2. breaks common
a. zone width > 18 meters ......................................................................... 3
b. zone width 12-18 meters .....................................................................:.
c. zone width 6-12 meters ....................................................................... i 1
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February 24, 2006
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7002 2410 0006 2900 3950,
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E.
Division Engineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
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Subject: Permit Application for Proposed Road Improvements
DWQ Project No. 20060254
NCSR 1511-Reeves Cove Road
Haywood County
Dear Mr. Selzer:
The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your submittal for a 401 Water Quality Certification for the subject
project. Review of your application revealed it was lacking necessary information required for making an informed
permit decision. The permit application was deficient in the following areas:
• When reviewing the supporting information attached to the application, it was noted that a stream
segment (210 linear feet) is to be relocated adjacent to the roadway. The application did not include this
activity as impact or provide a stream mitigation/relocation plan. Please revise the application and
provide a stream relocation plan for this project.
Therefore, pursuant to 15A NCAC 2H .0507(a)(5), we will have to place the permit application on hold until we receive the
requested information. Furthermore, until the NC Division of Water Quality receives the information, we request (by copy
of this letter) that the US Army Corps of Engineers place the permit application on hold.
Hopefully, we can work together to expedite the processing of your permit application. If you have any question or require
additional information, please contact Mike Parker at 828-296-4500.
Sincerely,
tv
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
cc: Steve Lund, USACE Asheville Field Office
Mark Davis, Division 14 DEO
Transportation Permitting Unit
Asheville Regional Office
Michael h. Easley, 0ovemor
William (i. Koss,Ir., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
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Internet www.ncwaterquality.org EAX [phone] 1-877-623-6748
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Staff Report
Project Num: 20060254
Name: NCDOT - SR 1511
County: Haywood
Location: LIT Crabtree Creek Crabtree
Latitude: +35°35'42"
SW Plan Location:
Owner: NC DOT Division 14 - Bryson City
Contact Person: Tippett, Lyndo
Inspection Date: 02/20/2006
Reason for Inspection: Routine
On-Site Representative(s):
Primary Inspector: Michael R Parker
Secondary Inspector(s):
Phone: [phone]
Question Areas:
N Site Visit
Inspection Summary:
DOT is proposing to grade, widen and pave NCSR 1511 (Reeves Cove Road) in Haywood County. While reviewing the supporting
information provided with the application it was noted that a stream segment (210 linear feet) was proposed to be relocated. This was
not indicated in the application and there was no mitigation and/or relocation plan provided. Project was placed on hold and additional
info. was requested on 02/24/06.
Version: 1 Status: Received
Project Type: Pave road
Region: Asheville
Longitude: -82°55'12"
Title:
Phone:
Entry Time: 01:15 PM Exit Time: 01:40 PM
Inspection Type: Staff Report
Page: 1
Project Num: 20060254 Owner: NC DOT Division 14 - Bryson City
Inspection Date: 02/20/2006 Inspection Type: Staff Report Reason for Visit: Routine
Site Visit Yes No NA NE
Do impacts described in the application differ those seen in the field? ¦ ? ? ?
If yes, please describe differences:) Stream segment (210 linear feet) to be relocated. This impact was not addr
Are the Intermittent/Perennial calls different in the application? ¦ ? ? ?
If yes, please describe differences, and how mitigation ratios are affected:!
Are there additional impacts not described in the application? ¦ ? ? ?
If yes, please describe and quantify:i See above.
Were the impacts in place prior to the application for the 401 Certification? ? ¦ ? ?
Additional conditions recommended for the Certification:! _
Recommended project modifications:'
Is this a modification request to an existing Certification? ? ¦ ? ?
Are there additional stromwater conditions that should be required due to the following classifications: ? ¦ ? ?
# 303(d)list, Class WS, NSW, ORW, HQW
Describe:'
Is this a subdivision or otherwise part of a larger project? ? ? ¦ ?
# If yes, what phase is this?
Are there prior impacts from prior phases? ? ? ¦ ?
If yes, what are the cumulative imacts for this project?'
Possible secondary impacts noted:,
Comment:
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02@20YR,
FEB 1 7 2006
WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BRANCH
DE. NR - "fER STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
February 10, 2006
Mr. Steve Lund, NCDOT Regulatory Project Manager ^ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of) 0254
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-2714
Subject: Nationwide 14 Permit Application
SR 1511 - Reeves Cove Road
Haywood County
State Project No. 14C.044072 (DWQ Minor Permit Fee $200)
Dear Mr. Lund:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is proposing to widen, grade, and
pave SR 1511, Reeves Cove Road, in Haywood County from the intersection of SR 1503 for a
distance of 0.48 miles to a dead end. This proposal entails widening and paving the existing
gravel road to a standard 18-foot roadway. The proposed improvements of SR 1511 have been
identified as necessary maintenance and safety improvements. Funds have been allocated for
this project, and NCDOT would like to perform these activities sometime during the 2005-06
paving season.
I am sending a straight-line diagram with the proposed erosion control and construction limits
along this project. In addition, I am sending a typical section of the road, cross sections,
drawings for pipe culvert replacements as well as a marked county map and USGS quad map.
We propose to install the new culverts slightly below the existing streambed elevations where
bedrock is not encountered to minimize impacts to aquatic habitats and allow the existing stream
gradients to remain as unchanged as physically possible.
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Database was checked for records of threatened and
endangered species. There are no records of threatened and endangered species for the unnamed
tributary. Additionally, there are no records listed for the entire Crabtree Creek watershed.
These proposed culvert replacements and extensions are on small (3 feet in width) tributaries and

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are not of sufficient size to support mussels. For these reasons, there will be "no effect" on
threatened or endangered species.
Impacts to historic or cultural resources are not anticipated. If the State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO) and the Office of State Archaeology determines that further investigations are
required, NCDOT will conduct the appropriate site investigations and obtain compliance from
SHPO prior to project construction.
The best management practices will be used to minimize and control sedimentation and erosion
on this project. The construction foreman will review all erosion control measures daily to
ensure sedimentation and erosion is being effectively controlled. If the planned devices are not
functioning as intended, they will be immediately replaced with better devices. The rock silt
screens and other erosion control devices will be in place prior to pipe culvert construction and
will remain in place until the project is stabilized.
Impacts to Waters of the United States
The unnamed tributaries are not shown on the USGS topographic map. However, the streams
have well defined channels and perennial flow. The channels are composed of cobble, gravel
and sand. The channels lack vegetation. For these reasons, we believe these streams are under
the jurisdiction of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. In order to construct the project in
accordance with our current secondary road standards, it will be necessary to impact waters of
the United States in the French Broad River Basin. Specifically, NCDOT is requesting to
extend/replace three metal culverts in unnamed tributaries to Crabtree Creek (DWQ Class Q.
Listed below is a summary of the proposed impacts.
Site No. Existing Proposed Net Impacts
Station Condition Condition
Site 1 31' x 42" CMP 55' x 42" CMP 24' extension
11+73
Site 2 30' x 36" CMP 42' x 50" x 31 12' extension
14+57 Arch CMP
Site 1 31' x 36" CMP 49' x 50" x 31" 18' extension
17+42 Arch CMP
Total 54 linear feet
Permits Requested
NCDOT is hereby requesting authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to proceed
with the construction project outlined above. By copy of this letter, I am asking Mr. David
McHenry, Mountain Region Coordinator, of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
(NCWRC) to comment directly to you concerning the 404 Nationwide Permit request.
Also, by copy of this letter, I am requesting authorization under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
Division of Water Quality (DWQ). In addition, I am asking that Mr. McHenry and Mr. Ed Ingle,
Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer (NCDOT), to comment directly to me
concerning this permit request.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at [phone].
Your early review and consideration will be greatly appreciated.
Sinc ,
atha . W ar , E.
District Engineer
cc: Mr. John Hennessy, DWQ, DENR, Raleigh (seven copies)
Mr. Mike Parker, DWQ, DENR, Asheville
Mr. David McHenry, Mountain Region Coordinator, NCWRC
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E., Division Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. Mark Davis, Division Environmental Officer, NCDOT
Mr. E. L. Ingle, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. B. T. Williams, P. E., County Maintenance Engineer, NCDOT
Office Use Only: Form Version May 2002
20060254
USACE Action ID No. DWQ No.
(If anv particular item is not applicable to this project, please enter "Not Applicable" or "N/A".)
I. Processing
1. Check all of the approval(s) requested for this project:
® Section 404 Permit ? Riparian or Watershed Buffer Rules
? Section 10 Permit ? Isolated Wetland Permit from DWQ
® 401 Water Quality Certification
2. Nationwide, Regional or General Permit Number(s) Requested: 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 Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is proposed
for mitigation of impacts (verify availability with NCEEP prior to submittal of PCN),
complete section VIII and check here:
5. If your project is located in any of North Carolina's twenty coastal counties (listed on page
4), and the project is within a North Carolina Division of Coastal Management Area of
Environmental Concern (see the top of page 2 for further details), check here: ?
II. Applicant Information
1. Owner/Applicant Information
Name: North Carolina Department of Transportation
Mailing Address: 345 Toot Hollow Road
Bryson City, NC 28713
Attn • J. L. Woodard. PE District Engineer
Telephone Number: [phone] Fax Number: [phone]
E-mail Address: jwoodard e dot state nc us
2. Agent/Consultant 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: N/A
Company Affiliation: N/A
Mailing Address: N/A
Telephone Number: N/A
E-mail Address: N/A
Fax Number: N/A
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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.
Name of project: Widen grade drain and pave SR 1511 Reeves Cove Road in Haywood
County
2. T.I.P. Project Number or State Project Number (NCDOT Only): 14C.044072 _
3. Property Identification Number (Tax PIN):
4. Location
County: Haywood Nearest Town: Clyde
Subdivision name (include phase/lot number): n/a
Directions to site (include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): From Clyde take NC 209 North
to SR 1503 Crabtree Road Turn Right and follow SR 1503 to SR 1511. Turn right onto SR
1511, Reeves Cove Road This is the project
5. Site coordinates, if available (UTM or Lat/Long): Attached (Note - If project is linear.
such as a road or utility line, attach a sheet that separately lists the coordinates for each crossing of a distinct
waterbody.)
6. Property size (acres): 1.39 acres
7. Nearest body of water (stream/river/sound/ocean/lake): Crabtree Creek Class C
8. River Basin: French Broad
(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. 1c.us/admin/maw/.)
9. Describe the existing conditions on the site and general land use in the vicinity of the project
at the time of this application: Residential woodlands
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10. Describe the overall project in detail, including the type of equipment to be used:
This project includes cutting and filling earthwork where needed, replacing old drainage
structures that are inadequate, making the road safer by changing the road profile, and
paving Equipment to be used will be Track Hoes Back Hoes, Dump Trucks Bulldozers,
Manual Labor, etc.
11. Explain the purpose of the proposed work:-
To pave, widen the shoulders, and improve the alignment of SR 1511 to meet current
NCDOT standards.
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.
No additional permits have been applied for in the past---
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.
No additional permits are anticipated.
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. Provide a written description of the proposed impacts: Culvert Extensions
2. Individually list wetland impacts below:
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***
N/A

' List each impact separately and identify 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 htth AN????.f?m i.su%.
List a wetland type that best describes wetland to be impacted (e.g., freshwater/saltwater marsh, forested wetland, beaver pond,
Carolina Bay, bog, etc.) Indicate if wetland is isolated (determination of isolation to he made by USACF, only).
List the total acreage (estimated) of all existing wetlands on the property: N/A
Total area of wetland impact proposed: N/A
3. Individually list all intermittent and perennial stream impacts below:
Stream Impact
Site Number
(indicate on ma)
Type of Impact* Length of
Impact
(linear feet)
Stream Name** Average Width
of Stream
Before Im 1ct Perennial or
Intermittent?
sespecify)
1 @ Station 11+73 Culvert Extension 24 UI' to Crabtree Creek 3' Perennial
2@ Station 14+57 Culvert Extension 12 UT to Crabtree Creek 3' Perennial
3(ct? Station 17+42 Culvert Extension 18 Uf to Crabtree Creek 3' Perennial

" List each impact separately and identify tLtnporary impacts. hupacts include, but are not limited to: culverts and associated rip-rap,
dams (separately list impacts due to both structure and flooding), relocation (include liner 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 name, 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
\eusgsov, Several internet sites also allow direct download and printing of USGS maps (e.g.,
nut LKutest cons, etc.).
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Cumulative impacts (linear distance in feet) to all streams on site: 54
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4. Individually list all open water impacts (including lakes, ponds, estuaries, sounds, Atlantic
Ocean and any other water of the U.S.) below:
Open Water Impact
Site Number
indicate on ma)
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact
acres Name of Waterbod
y
(if applicable) Type of Waterbody
(lake, pond, estuary, sound,
bay, ocean, etc.
N/A

" List each impact separately and identify temporary impacts. Impacts include, but are not limited to: till, m-cavation, dredging,
flooding, drainage, bulklieads, etc.
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.): N/A
Size of watershed draining to pond: N/A Expected pond surface area: N/A
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.
Impacts cannot be avoided. Culverts must be extended in order to gain the necessary width
to improve SR 1511 to current NCDOT standards. All pipe extensions will be placed below the
existing; stream bed gradient so natural substrate can be re-established.
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 NCEEP 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
htth_//h2o.enr_state..nc.us/nc%?_etIands/strm, ide. lit ml.
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 Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (NCEEP). Please note it is the applicant's responsibility to contact the NCEEP at
[phone] to determine availability and to request written approval of mitigation prior
to submittal of a PCN. For additional information regarding the application process for the
NCEEP, check the NCEEP website at hitty./,'?"v,nceep.net. If use of the NCEEP is
proposed, please check the appropriate box on page three and provide the following
information:
Amount of stream mitigation requested (linear feet): 54
Amount of buffer mitigation requested (square feet): N/A
Amount of Riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres): N/A
Amount of Non-riparian wetland mitigation requested (acres): N/A
Amount of Coastal wetland mitigation requested (acres): N/A
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IX. Environmental Documentation (required by DWQ)
Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state) funds or the use of public
(federal/state) 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 (required by DWQ)
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
(Meuse), 15A NCAC 2B .0259 (Tar-Pamlico), 15A NCAC 2B .0250 (Randleman Rules and
Water Supply Buffer Requirements), or other (please identify N/A )?
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
l 3
2 1.5
Total
Gone f extends out ill teet petpenuscutar from near nanK of cnannel; lone 1 extends an
additional 20 feet from the edge of Tone 1.
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If 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 2B .0242 or.0260.
N/A
XI. Stormwater (required by DWQ)
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.
Stormwater will be diverted through settling basins or grass lined buffers prior to entering
streams. (See erosion control plan).
XII. Sewage Disposal (required by DWQ)
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.
No wastewater will be venerated from the proposed project
XIII. Violations (required by DWQ)
Is this site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500) or any Buffer Rules?
Yes ? 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/Agents Signature Date
(Agent's signature is valid only if an authorization letter from the applicant is provided.)
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SITE COORDINATES
Site #1
35.595° N 82.920° W
Site #2
35.594° N 82.919° W
Site #3
35.593° N 82.919° W
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