20151055 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20151201

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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY
PAT MCCRORY
cor�i�,tor
DOI��ALD R. V�N DER VAAR7'
s��r�r�„�,
S. JAY L[MMERMAN
Urreclor
December 1, 2015
Graham County
NCDWR Project No. 2015-1055
Bridge 49 on SR 1223
State Project No. 17BP.14.R.89
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION with ADDITIONAL CONDIT[ONS
Mr. Mark S. Davis, Division 14 Environmental Supervisor
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Davis:
You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following impacts for the purpose of
replacement of Bridge 107 in Graham County:
Site
S1
S1A
S1B
S2
S2A
Total
Stream Im acts in the Little Tennessee River Basin
Permanent Fill in Temporary Fill in Total Stream
Perennial Stream Perennial Stream Impact (linear
linea'r ft linear ft ft
0 � 0
45
45
100
60
100
260
Total Stream Impact for Project: 305 linear i'eet.
100
45
60
100
305
'The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated October 6, 2015. After reviewing your
application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3883.
This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit 3 issued by the Corps of Engineers. [n 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 awner must be given a cepy of this Certification and approval letter, and is thereby responsible for com�lying
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 mitiga±ion may be required as
described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the
conditions listed in the attached certification(s) and any additional conditions listed below.
Condition(s) of Certification:
State of North C�rolina IEnvironmental Quality � Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center, Raieigh, North Carolina 27699-1517
Phone:[phone]

General Conditions
1. 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 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of
culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shail not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream
and doyvnstream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence ±hat the
equilibrium is being maintained if requested in writing by NCDWR. if this condition is unable to be met
due to bedrock or other limiting features encountered during construction, please contact NCDWR for
guidance on how to proceed and to determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
[ 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
2. 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. [15A NCAC 02B.0200]
3. 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. [ 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
4. 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. [15A NCAC
02H.0506(b)(2)]
5. 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
ac�uatic life passage. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
6. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit
drawings submitted for approval. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and
��)�2)�
7. 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 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. [15A NGAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)]
8. 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. [ 15A NCAC.
02H.0506(b)(3)]
9. All me�hanized 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.
[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
10. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by this
certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
11. Qischarging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to
surface waters is prohibited. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
12. 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 �aw. If the NCCWR deternines that
such standards or laws are not being met (including the failure to sustain a designated or achieved use) or
that State or federal ]aw �s being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance,
the NCDWR may reevaluate and modify this cert�fication. [15A NCAC 02B.0200;

13. All fill slopes located in jurisdictional wetlands shall be placed at slopes no flatter than 3:1, unless
otherwise authorized by this certification. [ 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
14. 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. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and 15A NCAC 02H
.0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
15. The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary located within the construction corridor approved by this
authorization shall be c!early marked by highly visi�le fencing prior to any land disturbing
activities. Impacts to areas within the fencing are prohibited unless otherwise authorized by this
certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0501 and .0502]
16. 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.
17. The Permittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Resources within
24 hours of discovery. [15A NCAC 026.0506(b)(2)]
18. � 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. [i5A NCAC
02H.0502(�]
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 �lirect impacT fr�m road construction �ctivities.[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(31 and �c)�3�]
20. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the
proper design, installation and operation and maintenance �f such Best Management Practices in order to
protect surface waters standards [ISA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3]):
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 maintenar.ce of the sediment and erosion cor.trol measures
must be such tilat they eaual, or exceed, the requiremer.ts specified in the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Munual. The devices shall be maintained on all
construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased
borrow p?ts associated with the pmject.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordancP with the most re�ent 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 �vetlands or waters unless otherwise
approved by this Certification. [ 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)]
[f you wish to contest any statement in the atta�hed Certification you must file a petition for an administrative
hearing. You may obtain the petit;on furni from the office af Admiiiistrative hearings. You �j�ust fiie 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
Adininisn•ative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and S:OOpm, except
for official sta±e holidays. The original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of
Adminis±rative 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: [phone]
A copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Mr. Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
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, p?ease contact Kevin Barnett at [phone] or [e-mail].
'ncerely,
G �,
�
S. Jay Zimmerman, Director
Division of Water Resources
Electronic copy only distribution:
Lori Beckwith, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Marla Chsmbe:s NC �1Jildlife Resources Commiss�on
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Water Resources '
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NCDWR Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 4Q1 Water Quality Certification:
COUIIt)':
YAT MCCRORY
Goi�cr��or
DONALD R. VAN DER VAAR1'
secrercrr,-
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Uireclor'
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer Rules, and
any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Transportation Permitting
Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617: This form
may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the �roject engineer. It is not
necessary to send certificates from all of these.
Applicant's Certification
I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence
was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
spec?fications, and other s�!ppert�ng materials.
Signature: Date:
AgenE's Ceriif catiofF
I, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence
was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specificatior�s, and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Engineer's Certification
Partiai
Final
Date:
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project for the
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, du� care anci dili�ence was used in the observation of the
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401
Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and othe� supporting materials.
Signature Registi�ation No.
Date
State of Nurrh Carolina �Environmental Quality ! Wate� Resouroes
1617 Maii Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Phone:[phone]