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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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November 27, 1995
Macon County
DEM Project # 951212
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. Trent Anderson
County Maintenance Engineer
NC DOT
P. O. Box 1551
Andrews, N.C. 28901
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Dear Mr. Anderson:
You have our approval to place fill material in 0.28 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose
of constructing a access road for the new maintenance facility east of Highlands off of US 64, as you
described in your application dated 7 November 1995. After reviewing your application, we have
decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2671. This certification
allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If
you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application.
For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification. In
addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your
project.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory
hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing,
send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the
Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and
its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Environmental Management under Section 401
of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely
LOU"
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Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Domey
Central Files
Fred and Pat Neasham; The Neasham Companies 951212.1tr
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TP ANSPORTKFION
JAMES B. HUNT JR. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS GARLAND B. GARRETT JR.
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
P. O. Box 1551
Andrews, N. C' 28901
November 7, 1995
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Mr. Robert Johnson `• . WATER
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers -
Regulatory Field Office
Room 75, Grove Arcade Building
37 Battery Park Avenue
Asheville, N. C. 28801-2714
Dear Mr. Johnson:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is proposing to locate
a maintenance facility in the Highlands area. A suitable parcel of land is being acquired
for the facility from The Neasham Companies. - This property is located east of Highlands
off of U. S. Highway 64.
Due to the relatively poor alignment of U.S. Highway 64 in this area, a road to
access the proposed facility must intersect the highway in an area of wetlands and an
unnamed tributary to Big Creek (DEM Classification: WS-III - Trout Water). This
location is the safest and most economical area available.
In order to construct this access road in accordance with our current secondary
road standards it is necessary to relocate 95 linear feet of stream channel, install 60 linear
feet of 48" corrugated metal pipe for a driveway, and encroach upon 0.17 acre of
wetlands. We are requesting autTiorization to proceed under Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act.
I am sending a location map, plan-profile sheets, erosion control plans and details,
and a U.S.G.S. map indicating project area and location of wetland/stream encroachments.
The 48" pipe culvert will be installed slightly below the streambed elevation. If possible,
the stream channel relocation will be constructed before stream flow is permanently j
diverted into the newly constructed channels By doing this, the downstream movement of
silt will be minimized thereby protecting Big Creek as much as possible from
environmental damage.

Mr. Robert Johnson
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November 7, 1995
The best management practices will be used to minimize and control erosion and
sedimentation on this project. The construction foreman will review all erosion control
measures daily to ensure erosion and sedimentation are being effectively controlled. If the
planned devices are not functioning as intended, they will be immediately replaced with
better devices.
By copy of this letter I am asking Mr. David Yow, North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission (NCWRC) District 9 Environmental Coordinator, to comment'
directly to you concerning the 404 Nationwide Permit request.
A request will be made on' this project for a temporary encroachment in the Trout
Stream Buffer Zone of an unnamed tributary to Big Creek and I am asking Mr. Yow and
Mr. Ed Ingle, Area Roadside' Environmental Engineer (NCDOT), to comment' directly to
me concerning the buffer zone encroachment.
Also, by copy of this letter, I am requesting authorization to proceed under Section
401 of the Clean Water Act from the Division of Environmental Management (NCDEM).
We would like to begin constructing the access road as soon as possible. If further
information is required, please call me at [phone]. Your early review and
consideration will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
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W. Trent Anderson
County Maintenance Engineer
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Attachments
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cc: Mr. Richard Phillips, P. E., Regional Engineer, DEBNR
Mr. F. D. Martin, P. E., ion 14 Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. E. L. Ingle, Area Roadsi a Environmental Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P. E., Dis ct 3 Engineer, NCDOT
Mr. Eric Galamb, Water Quality Certification Unit, NCDEM
Mr. David Yow, District 9 E vironme tal Coordinator, NCWRC
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neasharn Owners
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Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #): 26
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER WATER QUALITY PLANNING
CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
P.O. Box' 1890 AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890 P.O. Boy 29535
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 uE®
Telephone [phone] ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY 401 ISS
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ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT:
1. Owners Name: The Neasham Companies - Fred and Pat Neasham
2. Owners Address: 506 Rocking N. Ranch Road: Tucson, Az. 85704
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): [phone] (Work): [phone]
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number:
?W Trent 'Anderson
N. C. Department of Transportation
P. 0. Box 1551, Andrews, N. C. 28901 Phone: [phone]
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: 'Macon
Nearest Town or City: Highlands, N. C....
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Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.); Proposed NC DOT Service Road to Proposed
New Maintenance Facility.;' Located adjacent to US-64 approximately 0.90 miles East
of SR 15 US 64 intersection.
6. Name of ClosestStream/River: , Big Creek (DEM Classification: WS TIT -'Trout)
7. River Basin: Little Tennessee.River Basin
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I; or WS H? YES t ] NO [ ]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO ]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the UIS., including wetlands, located on project site:
Water Area = 0.37 AC. Wetland Area = 0.38 Ac. TOTAL AREA- = 0.75 Ac-
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: 0.11 Ac. Waters 0.17 Ac Wetland
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retaining the sediment. They may also be used to divert water flow to protected it
outlets. Silt fences need to be checked after each significant rainfall to ensure there
effectiveness. They must be maintained on a regular basis. Silt fences shall not be
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