20100780 Ver 5_USACE Permit_20220719

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action ID. SAW-2014-01758 County: Graham U.S.G.S. Quad: Tapoco and Fontana Dam
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Permittee:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Email:
Size (acres):
Nearest Waterway:
River Basin/HUC:
Brookfield Smoky Mountian Hydro / Attn.: Ashley Thomas
439 Elizabeth Way
Fayetteville, WV 25840
304-222-4321
[e-mail]
0.14
Cheoah River
Lower Little Tennessee (06010204)
Nearest Town: Robbinsville
Coordinates: 35.40135, - 83.88147
Location description: The project sites are six (6) approximately 50-foot by 25-foot locations in the Cheoah River between the
Santeelah Dam and Tapoco in Graham County, North Carolina.
Description of projects area and activity: This permit verification authorizes 125 linear feet of permanent stream impacts to the
Cheoah River associated with placement of river gravel to restore aquatic habitat. Approximately 20 cubic yards of gravel will
be placed at each location during each gravel addition event. This is an on -going stream bed restoration project known as the
Cheoah River Gravel Addition. This verification authorizes the gravel addition events to be conducted at the 6 locations
between July 2022 and March 2027
Special Condition(s): Per comments from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, 1) suitable Appalachian elktoe habitat will be
surveyed (by a permitted biologist) within each area where the gravel is to be placed to approximately 50 meters below each
gravel placement location. The surveys will be conducted within 3 months of gravel placement. 2) If Appalachian elktoe is
found during the surveys, gravel will not be placed in that location.
Note: Your project is located in a North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission designated trout watershed. Per regional
condition A2 of the attached NWP, no work in streams at this location can be conducted between October 15 and April 15
during the trout waters moratorium.
Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Regional General Permit Number or Nationwide Permit Number: NWP 27
SEE ATTACHED RGP or NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the attached
conditions, above noted special conditions, and your submitted application and attached information dated June 23, 2022. Any
violation of the attached conditions or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a
restoration order, a Class I administrative penalty, and/or appropriate legal action.
This verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide/regional authorization is modified,
suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide/regional permit authorization is reissued and/or
modified, this verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it complies with all requirements of the
modified nationwide/regional permit. If the nationwide/regional permit authorization expires or is suspended, revoked, or is modified,
such that the activity would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the nationwide/regional permit, activities which have
commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon the nationwide/regional permit, will remain
authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months of the date of the nationwide/regional permit's expiration,
modification or revocation, unless discretionary authority has been exercised on a case -by -case basis to modify, suspend or revoke the
authorization.
Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification. You
should contact the NC Division of Water Resources (telephone [phone]) to determine Section 401 requirements.
For activities occurring within the twenty coastal counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA), prior
to beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.

CESAW-RG-A SAW-2014-01758
This Depaitment of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State
or local approvals/permits.
If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory program,
please contact David Brown at 828-271-7980, ext. 4232 or [e-mail].
Corps Regulatory Official:
David Brown
Expiration Date of Verification: March 14, 2026
Date: July 19, 2022
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue to do so,
please complete our Customer Satisfaction Survey, located online at https://regulatory.ops.usace.army.mil/customer-service-survey/.
Copy furnished (by email):
USFS- Nantahala National Forest, Cheoah Ranger District, Jason Farmer, [e-mail]
NCWRC, Chris Goudreau, [e-mail]

CESAW-RG-A SAW-2014-01758
Action ID Number: SAW-2014-01758 County: Graham
Permittee: Brookfield Smoky Mountian Hydro / Attn.: Ashley Thomas
Project Name: Cheoah River Gavel Additions 2022-2027
Date Verification Issued: July 19, 2022
Project Manager: David Brown
Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit, sign this
certification and return it to the following address:
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Attn.: David Brown
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers representative. Failure to comply with any terms or conditions of this authorization may result in the
Corps suspending, modifying or revoking the authorization and/or issuing a Class I administrative penalty, or
initiating other appropriate legal action.
I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed in accordance with
the terms and condition of the said permit, and required mitigation was completed in accordance with the permit
conditions.
Signature of Permittee Date