20131308 Ver 1_Other Agency Comments_20140410

KDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
April 10, 2014
Richard W. Hancock, P.E.
Manager
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit
N.C. Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1598
SUBJECT: Conditional Consistency Concurrence - CD14 -011.
Proposed new route from US 64 to NC 32, in Washington County, TIP No.
R -3620 (DCM #20140017).
Dear Mr. Hancock:
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM) received a Consistency Certification from the N.C.
Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) on December 11, 2013 certifying that the subject project is
consistent with the N.C. Coastal Management Program. NCDOT proposes to construct a connector from
the US 64 /SR 1139 (Beasley Road) interchange to the intersection of NC 32 and NC 94 in Washington
County for a distance of 3.33 miles. The proposed typical section has two 12 -foot lanes with 8 -foot
shoulders (4 -foot paved).
The N.C. Coastal Management Program consists of, but is not limited to, the Coastal Area Management
Act, the State's Dredge and Fill Law, and the land use plan of the County and/or local municipality in
which the proposed project is located. It is the objective of DCM to manage the State's coastal resources
to ensure that proposed activities are compatible with safeguarding and perpetuating the biological, social,
economic and aesthetic values of the State's coastal resources.
To solicit public comments, DCM published a public notice in the "Roanoke Beacon" on February 12,
2014. DCM also circulated a description of the proposed project to State agencies that would have a
regulatory interest in the proposed development. No comments were received asserting that the proposed
project would be inconsistent with the N.C. Coastal Management Program.
Based upon the review of NCDOT's Consistency Certification, comments received from the interested
State agencies, and the enforceable policies of the N.C. Coastal Management Program, DCM concurs, as
conditioned below, that the proposed project is consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the
N.C. Coastal Management Program provided that the following conditions are implemented.
1. NCDOT shall comply with the Section 401 Water Quality Certification No. 3986 issued by the
N.C. Division of Water Resources on March 24, 2014, DWR Project Number 20131308.
400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557
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2. In accordance with the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) letter dated November 25, 2013,
compensatory mitigation for permanent impacts to 82 feet of stream, 1.81 acres of riparian
wetlands, and 7.32 acres of non - riparian wetlands associated with the authorized project shall be
provided by the EEP in accordance with the EEP In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated 7/28/10.
This project shall conform to all requirements of the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act
and NCDOT's Memorandum of Agreement with the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land
Resources.
4. Should the project be modified, or if there is any deviation from the stated commitments, then
NCDOT should consult with DCM, and a Supplemental Consistency Certification pursuant to 15
CFR 930.66 may be necessary.
These conditions allow DCM to concur with the proposed action. It should be noted that in accordance
with 15 CFR 930.4, if the conditions of concurrence are not met, then this concurrence shall be considered
an objection to the action. Should there be disagreement with any stated conditions of concurrence; a
response to this correspondence is requested as soon as possible, to resolve any disagreement with the
conditions.
If you have any questions about this Consistency Concurrence, please contact Cathy Brittingham at (919)
707 -9149 or via e-mail at cathy.brittingham @ncdenr.gov. Thank you for your consideration of the N.C.
Coastal Management Program.
Sincerely,
Doug Huggett
Manager, Major Permits and Consistency Unit.
N.C. Division of Coastal Management
cc: Beth Harmon, EEP
David Moye, DCM
Chris Rivenbark, NCDOT
David Wainwright, DWR
Tracey Wheeler, USACE
400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone: (252) 808 - 28081 Internet: htta : / /nortal.ncdenr.orglweb /cm/
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