19981300 Ver 1_Complete File_19981231

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
AID;
NC ENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
January 13, 1999
Avery County
WQC 401 Project # 981300
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Bill Gilmore
NC DOT
PO Box 25201
Raleigh, NC 27611-5201
Dear Mr. Gilmore:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to place fill material in 0.20 acres of wetlands or
waters for the purpose of replacing bridge 12 over Linville River on SR 1525, as you described in your application dated
December 31, 1998. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 3114. This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 33 when the Corps of
Engineers issues it. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your
project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water
Supply Watershed regulations. Also this approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit expires
unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
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 send us 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 conditions. If total wetland fills for
this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC
2H .0506 (h). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification.
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. 276 1 1-7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you
have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-1786.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
pne How
ard, Jr. P.E.
981300.1tr
Division of Water Quality • Environmental Sciences Branch
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer • 50% recycled/10% post consumer paper

`Or aw,. wr••
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DVPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH. N.C. 27611-5201
December 22, 1998
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue
Room 143
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
ATTN: Mr. Steve Lund
9 81 fz 0 ()
E. NORRIS TOLSON
SECRETARY
NCDOT Coordinator
Dear Sir:
SUBJECT: Avery County, Replacement of Bridge No. 12 over the Linville River on
SR 1525. TIP No. B-2917, State Project No. 8.2720801, Federal Aid
Project No. BRZ-1525(1).
The construction of this project was authorized under Nationwide Permit No. 23 (NW 23),
Action ID. 199830871, by letter dated 28 July 1998. The design for the project remains
unchanged from the referenced permit. However, present construction plans not only include
those documented in the Categorical Exclusion (CE) for the subject project but also involve the
construction of temporary causeways in the Linville River. The temporary causeways are
necessary in order to construct the new bridge crossing the Linville River and to remove the
existing bridge. Temporary impacts to the surface waters from the temporary causeway total 0.17
acre. The temporary causeways will be constructed of clean rock and will be removed from the
streambed to the greatest extent practical without extensive disturbance of the existing streambed
after construction. Some residual may remain. Construction plans detailing the proposed
causeways are depicted in the attached drawings.
As stated in the CE document, Bridge No. 12 will be replaced approximately 60.0 feet east of the
existing structure. The new bridge will be 26 feet wide and approximately 180 feet in length.
Traffic will be maintained on the existing structure during construction. It is anticipated that the
above mentioned activities will be authorized under a Section 404 Nationwide Permit 33
99
I
(Temporary Construction Access and Dewatering). The DOT is therefore requesting the
issuance of a nationwide permit authorizing the construction of the causeway.
Enclosed are a project site map, construction drawings, as well as a completed pre-construction
notification form. Since this project occurs in a designated trout county, the DOT is also
requesting that the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) provide comments to the COE
regarding the application. By copy of this letter, the DOT also asks that the appropriate General
401 Water Quality Certification be issued by the Division of Water Quality for this construction
activity. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Lindsey Riddick at [phone],
extension 315.
Sincerely,
-/ c L' &J?'?
William D. Gilmore, P. E., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch
cc:
Mr. David Franklin, COE, Wilmington
Mr. John Dorney, NCDEHNR, DWQ
Mr. Joe Mickey, NCWRC
Mr. Whit Webb, P. E., Program Development Branch
Mr. R.L. Hill, P. E., State Highway Engineer - Design
Mr. A. L. Hankins, P. E., Hydraulics Unit
Mr. William J. Rogers, P. E., Structure Design Unit
Mr. Tom Shearin, P. E., State Roadway Design Engineer
Mr. F. D. Martin, P. E., Division 14 Engineer

1, •s
114
/ 1 U4 4 12%
v I IA' ?.
1119
1 1 t,
1 176 1 1 1 7 Q
0i II IB 11]4(
-- I
1114
\

pyoft
1 I
221
1117 :I 5
1116
194
AI 0
I Ilt?
T" THREE 0
Milb iz
C
111?
1112526

Ctinville
Falls
C O U N T Y
VICI11 CITY MAP
1501 ? °a
el i
v

1
1541 NOF
POP. 268
Pinec
151<.
1518
t:
536 PROdECT 15.38
1521

SITE
1533
t 522
L.INVILLE RIVER
• 3
/ 1518
/ . 9. O -
cx*
'`
\ O
p

B U R K E
d
T I
oo+oz I I ,
I I w
N
O
3 Est,. I 111 ? , w I

M.6Z,IZ.995_ _ *n
,56'?L z
co
W Wcr
111'
W I'I
F- I Y
O 1N IU
-j 2 Q Ile I
°? m X 19, I ,
uj I I ?.
C6
J ?I I
c? O ,il
L xI
I
q ?Rlp 11.
D g3 I
N ? ?I
co
I x?
a>
m;
W
wa
OCJ
a

/
/ o
i o
o ? o
I

;I
zrw j
?. Q J I
-ap
XO= 0-
Wed U
O
Z O LO
I 1+'?
N ? J
W I Q Q O
J co
-<
i= III = QOM
p Z w
J I ?
CD
d i w I d^Y
Ln c-)
a ? 3 I z
p? I^ ~ Nw~
L'i Z Q O N V) 0-
co ? c? X aoo
U W U to N
O
Z -
v m
O
W
d
O x O
O
O = ? w ?-
I v W ?
ON C:) r- w
? N w
z cn
\ 1
N O ? \
I-
X \
IAVyIII
O
0 O
O ?-
O M 8 °I -
ti 8 "I
00 CV O O O"
C r- Op0
+ Ln O O 00 Q0
t Lf") '- O
oO NL!"7O O?
,_MLDO I - --------O/
Ln
O
- I --t II II r
J 0- Y U 00 OQ
W
J / Q
o oy
cam, -- -?--
m t0 + - - - / CC)
0 + N co
N
O O
CO
QUNNCr
- N z M M
N
N
M
I
O Q ^
II W
?; N II
^ J \
Q N V W V 7
Z
l
1
O I O O O
LD Ln V M
N N
N / N
r?-f / M M M
O /
0
t`
^ I
m
r
a
3
W
N
O
Q
U
Y
v
O
i?
Q
r
Q
3
w
N
Q
U
Y
U
O
ti,
I
C ,
OM
DETAIL, OF CAUSEWAY
)EXISTING BRIDGE
PLAIN RIP RAP
CLASS A 11
V? O O?O?O?O? 1' 0'
PLAIN RIP RAP OOOOCOOC?`
;,;JnOnO O Ono O b,0 1.5 \-NWSE=3239.90
CLASS a „_? _ _, , ., OO O O O
STREAM BED
C i O O^O C C ?r r O10 ?On C.
-7
r •v? , -, J ??wi',?^ J .w^? v .^U ice,-J..) ?-- .
NO FABRIC REOUIRED
(NOT TO SCALE)
AREA AND TONAGE OF CLASS IIRIP RAP BELOW NWSE
ROCK CAUSEWAY 'A' ROCK CAUSEWAY 'B'
CLASS II RIP RAP: 692 "TONS CLASS II RIP RAP: 477 PONS
CLASS A RIP RAP: 35 TONS CLASS A RIP RAP: 35 TONS
Footprint In Water = 1455 sq. ft.
Footprint In Water = 1325 sq. fl.
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
AVERY COUNTY
8.2720801(8-2917)
BRIDGE NO. 12
ON SR 1525
OVER LINVILLE RIVER
SCALE AS SNOMN SPED Or
1
DETAIL OF CAUSEWAY
PROPOSED BRIDGE
25'-0'
PLAIN RIP RAP
CLASS A
PLAIN RIP RAP J ;?? J C 10
CLASS II
r O ,? C 1.5
O ?- ?` O u ^JJ fTYPI I I
STREAM BED-- 7,3
v C/
NO FABRIC REQUIRED
(NOT TO SCALE)
AREA AND TONAGE OF CLASS IIRIP RAP BELOW NWSE
Rnrr rAIKGWAY 'A' Rnrr rmlUWAY 'R'
CLASS II RIP RAP: 1758 TONS
CLASS A RIP RAP: 103 TONS
CLASS II RIP RAP: 223 TONS
CLASS A RIP RAP: 35 TONS
Footprint In Water = 3605 sq. ft.
Footprint In Water = 861 sq. ft.
NWSE=3239.90

PROPERTY OWNERS

DB 141 PG 188
DB 233 PG 551
DB 148 PG 826
DB 9 PG 23
DB 106 PG 54
DB 151 PG 1318
GEORGE UNDERWOOD III
RUBY DAVIS
MARIAN S. FRANKLIN
DONALD FORBES
LYLE CHRISTIANSEN
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
AVERY COUNTY
8.2120801(8-2917)
BRIDGE NO. 12
ON SR 1525
OVER LINVILLE RIVER
SCALE AS SHOWN SHEET
OF

DEM ID: CORPS ACTION ID: 199830871
NATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #): 33
PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION APPLICATION
FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE:
1) NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
2) APPLICATION FOR SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
3) COORDINATION WITH THE NC DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
SEND THE ORIGINAL AND (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE APPROPRIATE
FIELD OFFICE OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET).
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). PLEASE PRINT.
1. OWNERS NAME: NCDOT
2. MAILING ADDRESS: P 0 Box 25201
SUBDIVISION NAME:
CITY: Raleigh STATE: NC ZIP CODE: 27611-5201
PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION NAME (IF DIFFERENT FROM
MAILING ADDRESS ABOVE):
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOME): (WORK): 919-733-3141
4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL,
ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER: William D. Gilmore, P. E.
5. LOCATION OF WORK (PROVIDE A MAP, PREFERABLY A COPY OF USGS
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SCALE):
COUNTY: Avery NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: Crossnor
1

SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.):
Bridge No. 12 over the Linville River on SR 1525
6. IMPACTED OR NEAREST STREAM/RIVER: Linville River
RIVER BASIN: Catawba
7a. IS PROJECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL SALTWATER
(SA), HIGH QUALITY WATERS (HQW), OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATERS (ORW),
WATER SUPPLY (WS-I OR WS-II)? YES [X] NO [ ] IF YES, EXPLAIN:
The Linville River is designated
Resources Commission as Hatcherv S
the North Carolinal Wildlife
rted Public Mtn. Trout Water
7b. IS THE PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL
MANAGEMENT AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (AEC)?YES[ ] NO[X]
7c. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COASTAL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 FOR
LIST OF COASTAL COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN (LUP) DESIGNATION?
8a. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON
THIS PROPERTY? YES [ ] NO [X] IF YES, PROVIDE ACTION I.D. NUMBER OF
PREVIOUS PERMIT AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401
CERTIFICATION):
8b. ARE ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUESTS EXPECTED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE
FUTURE? YES [ ] NO [X] IF YES, DESCRIBE ANTICIPATED WORK:
9a. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND: N/A
9b. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT
SITE:
0.20
2
10a. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY:
FILLING: 0.20 EXCAVATION:
FLOODING: OTHER:
DRAINAGE: TOTAL ACRES TO BE IMPACTED: 0.20
10b. (1) STREAM CHANNEL TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT (IF
RELOCATED, PROVIDE DISTANCE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER RELOCATION):
LENGTH BEFORE: N/A FT AFTER: N/A FT
WIDTH BEFORE (based on normal high water contours): N/A FT
WIDTH AFTER: N/A FT
AVERAGE DEPTH BEFORE: N/A FT AFTER: N/A FT
(2) STREAM CHANNEL IMPACTS WILL RESULT FROM: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
OPEN CHANNEL RELOCATION: PLACEMENT OF PIPE IN CHANNEL:
CHANNEL EXCAVATION: CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM/FLOODING:
OTHER: Temporary placement of stone in channel
11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A POND IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE
WATERSHED DRAINING TO THE POND? N/A
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED POND SURFACE AREA? N/A
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF TYPE OF
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED (ATTACH PLANS: 8 1/2" X 11" DRAWINGS
ONLY) :
Construction of a new bridge over the Linville River
Road construction eauipment
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK: To improve safety of the traveling
public by replacing a sub-standard bridae
3
s,
14. STATE REASONS WHY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE CARRIED
OUT IN WETLANDS. (INCLUDE ANY MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE WETLAND
IMPACTS): To prevent a curved aliqnment of the new bridqe
17. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS OR THE USE
OF PUBLIC (STATE) LAND?
YES [X] NO [] (IF NO, GO TO 18)
a. IF YES, DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE PREPARATION OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT?
YES [X] NO [ ]
b. IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT BEEN REVIEWED THROUGH THE NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION STATE CLEARINGHOUSE?
YES [X] NO [ ]
IF ANSWER TO 17b IS YES, THEN SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE TO DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO MS. CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE, NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, 116 WEST JONES STREET, RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA 27603-8003, TELEPHONE [phone].
4
18. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IF
PROPOSED ACTIVITY INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED OR FILL MATERIAL
INTO WETLANDS:
a. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, LAKES
AND PONDS ON THE PROPERTY (FOR NATIONWIDE PERMIT NUMBERS 14, 18, 21,
26, 29, AND 38). ALL STREAMS (INTERMITTENT AND PERMANENT) ON THE
PROPERTY MUST BE SHOWN ON THE MAP. MAP SCALES SHOULD BE 1 INCH EQUALS
50 FEET OR 1 INCH EQUALS 100 FEET OR THEIR EQUIVALENT.
b. IF AVAILABLE, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE
IMPACTED BY PROJECT.
C. IF DELINEATION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT, INCLUDE ALL DATA
SHEETS RELEVANT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE.
d. ATTACH A COPY OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IF REQUIRED.
e. WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? rural
f. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL?
N/A
g. SIGNED AND DATED AGENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER, IF APPLICABLE,
NOTE: WETLANDS OR WATERS OF THE U.S. MAY NOT BE IMPACTED PRIOR TO:
1) ISSUANCE OF A SECTION 404 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT,
2) EITHER THE ISSUANCE OR WAIVER OF A 401 DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (WATER QUALITY) CERTIFICATION, AND
3) (IN THE TWENTY COASTAL COUNTIES ONLY), A LETTER FROM THE
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT STATING THE PROPOSED
ACTIVITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.
g. C U p .
OWNER'S/AGENT'S SIGNATURE
12,12,-L,4 f9
DATE
(AGENT'S SIGNATURE VALID ONLY
IF AUTHORIZATION LETTER FROM
THE OWNER IS PROVIDED (18g.))
5