20140373 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140424

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
April 24, 2014
Randolph County
NCDWR Project No. 20140373v.I
Bridge No. 97 on US 311
State Project No. 41665AA -97
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION and RANDLEMAN BUFFER
AUTHORIZATION with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. Robert W. Stone, P.E., Division Engineer
NCDOT, Division 8
902 North Sandhills Boulevard
Aberdeen, NC 28315
Dear Mr. Stone:
You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following impacts for the purpose of
replacing Bridge No. 97 over the unnamed tributary to Muddy Creek on US 311 with a culvert in Randolph County:
Stream Impacis in the Cape Fear River Basin
* The 17 feet of temporary impacts are within the footprint of the permanent impacts
Total Stream Impact for Project: 103 linear feet.
Randleman Riparian Buffer Impacts
Permanent Fill
Temporary Fill
Permanent Fill
Temporary Fill
Total Stream
Stream Impacts
in Intermittent
in Intermittent
in Perennial
in Perennial
Impact
Requiring
Site
Stream
Stream
Stream
Stream
(linear ft)
Mitigation
Buffers (not
(linear ft)
(linear ft)
(linear ft)
(linear ft)
Mitigation
(linear ft)
gl
__
--
50
--
50
0
S2
__
__
53
17
53
0
TOTAL
0
0
103
17*
103
0
* The 17 feet of temporary impacts are within the footprint of the permanent impacts
Total Stream Impact for Project: 103 linear feet.
Randleman Riparian Buffer Impacts
* N/A = Total for Site is less than 1/3 acre and 150 linear feet of impact, no mitigation required
Total Buffer Impact for Project: 5,356 square feet.
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated received April 14, 2014. After reviewing
your application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number
3886. This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit 14 issued by the Corps of Engineers. This approval
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Zone 2
minus
=Zone I
Zone 1 Buffer
minus
=Zone
Buffer
Zone I
Wetlands
Buffers (not
Mitigation
Zone 2
Wetlands
Buffers (not
Mitigation
Site
Impact (sq ft)
in Zone 1
%etlands)
Required
Impact (sq ft)
in Zone 2
wetlands)
Required
(sq ft)
(sq ft)
(3:1 ratio)
(sq ft)
(sq ft)
1.5:1 ratio
131
1 4,241
r 0
1 4,241
N/A
1, 1 15=
0
1,115
N/A
TOTAL
1 4,241
0
4,241
N/A
1,115
0
1,115
N/A
* N/A = Total for Site is less than 1/3 acre and 150 linear feet of impact, no mitigation required
Total Buffer Impact for Project: 5,356 square feet.
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated received April 14, 2014. After reviewing
your application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number
3886. This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit 14 issued by the Corps of Engineers. This approval
Transportation and Permitting Unit One
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1617 t N6rthCarolina
Location. 512 N Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 f� �a'tura "1/
Phone- 919-807 -63001 FAX- 919 - 733 -1290 �/
Intemet www ncwaterguality.om
An Equal opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

is also valid for the Randleman Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0248). In addition, you should acquire any
other federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and
Erosion Control, Non - Discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations. This approval will expire with the
accompanying 404 permit.
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 NCDWR and submit a new application. If the property is sold, the
new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter, and is thereby responsible for complying
with all the conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total
impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as
described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). Additional buffer impacts may require compensatory mitigation
as described in 15A NCAC .0250 for Randleman. For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the
conditions listed in the attached certification(s) and any additional conditions listed below.
Conditions of Certification:
Project Specific Conditions
I. All stormwater runoff shall be directed as sheetflow through stream buffers at non- erosive velocities, unless
otherwise approved by this certification.
All riparian buffers impacted by the placement of temporary fill or clearing activities shall be restored to the
preconstruction contours and revegetated. Maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with non -
woody species by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. For the purpose of
this condition, maintained buffer areas are defined as areas within the transportation corridor that will be
subject to regular NCDOT maintenance activities including mowing. The area with non - maintained buffers
shall be permanently revegetated with native woody species before the next growing season following
completion of construction.
3. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 2B .0250 for Randleman, sediment and erosion control devices shall not be placed in
Zone 1 of any Randleman Buffer without prior approval by the NCDWR. At this time, the NCDWR has
approved no sediment and erosion control devices in Zone I, outside of the approved project impacts,
anywhere on this•prcject. Moreover, sediment and erosion control devices shall be allowed in Zone 2 of the
buffers provided that Zone I is not compromised and that discharge is released as diffuse flow.
General Conditions
Unless otherwise approved in this certification, placement of culverts and other structures in open waters and
streams 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
inchesi 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 or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and downstream of the above
structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being maintained if requested
in writing by the NCDWR. if this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting features
encountered during construction, please contact the NCDWR for guidance on how to proceed and to
determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
5. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area shall be maintained to prevent direct contact,
between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete shall not be
discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
6. 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.
7. The dimension, pattern and profile of the stream above and below the crossing shall not be modified.
Disturbed floodplains and streams shall be restored to natural geomorphic conditions.
8. The use of rip -rap above the Normal High Water Mark shall be minimized. Any rip -rap placed for stream
stabilization shall be placed in stream channels in such a manner that it does not impede aquatic life
passage.

8. The use of rip -rap above the Normal High Water Mark shall be minimized. Any rip -rap placed for stream
stabilization shall be placed in stream channels in such a manner that it does not impede aquatic life
passage.
9. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings
submitted for approval.
10. 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 the NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manual such as
sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures shall be used to prevent excavation in
flowing water.
H. . Heavy equipment shall be operated from the banks rather than in the stream channel 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 and maintained to
prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials.
13. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by this
certification.
14. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface
waters is prohibited.
15. 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 and Federal law. If the NCDWR determines that such
standards or laws are not being met (including the failure to sustain a designated or achieved use) or that State
or federal law is being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, the NCDWR
may reevaluate and modify this certification.
16. The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary located within the construction corridor approved by this
authorization shall be clearly marked by highly visible fencing prior to any land disturbing activities. Impacts
to areas within the fencing are prohibited unless otherwise authorized by this certification.
17. The issuance of this certification does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (i.e. local, state, and
federal) having jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable buffer rules, stormwater management
rules, soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements, etc.
18. Native riparian vegetation must be reestablished in the riparian areas within the construction limits of the
project by the end of the growing season following completion of construction.
19. 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, or access roads to 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.
20. 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.
21. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise approved
by this Certification.
22. A copy of this Water Quality Certification shall be maintained on the construction site at all times. In
addition, the Water Quality Certification and all subsequent modifications, if any, shall be maintained with
the Division Engineer and the on -site project manager.
23. The Permittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Resources within 24
hours of discovery.
24. Upon completion of the project (including any impacts at associated borrow or waste sites), the NCDOT
Division Engineer shall complete and return the enclosed "Certification of Completion Form" to notify the
NCDWR when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed.
If you wish to contest any statement in the attached Certification you must file a petition for an administrative
hearing. You may obtain the petition form from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition
with the office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered
filed when it is received in the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of
Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and 5:OOpm, except
for official state holidays. The original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings. ,
The petition may be faxed - provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office of
Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
Telephone: [phone], Facsimile: (919) -431 -3100
A copy of the petition must also be served on DEN as follows:
Mr. Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
\ 1601 Mail Service Center
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you
have any questions, please contact David Wainwright at (919)707 -8787 or David. Wain wright @ncdenr.gov.
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Sincerely,
Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Liz Hair, Wilmington US Army Corp District Office (electronic copy only
Art King, Division 8 Environmental Officer
Gary Jordan, US Fish and Wildlife Service (electronic copy only)
Travis Wilson, NC Wildlife Resources Commission (electronic copy only)
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