20150751 Ver 1_USACE Permit_20150915

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WII,MINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW-2015-01879 County: Hvde U.S.G.S. Quad: NC-SCRANTON
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Pennittee: NC Deuartment of Transuortation
Clav Willis
Address: 113 Airport Drive
Suite 100
Edenton, NC, 27932
Telephone Nuinber:
Size (acres) 0.5 acres Nearest Town Sladesville
Nearest Waterway Smith Creek River Basin Pamlico
USGS HUC 03020104 Coordinates Latitude: 35.4866192621848
Longitude: -76.4817668362124
Location description: The uroiect is located on NCSR 1143 (Sladesville-Credle Roadl over Smith Creek, auuroximatelv 0.13
miles south of the intersection of Sladesville-Credle Road and NCSR 1152 north of Sladesville, in Hvde Countv, North
Carolina.
Description of projects area and activity: NCDOT urouoses to reulace Bridge 36 and associated utilities over Smith Creek on
NCSR 1143 (Sladesville-Credle Roadl north of Sladesville in Hvde Countv, North Carolina.
Applicable Law: � Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
� Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Regional General Pennit Nuinber or Nationwide Pennit Nuinber: NWP 3 Maintenance. NWP 12 Utilitv Line
Activities.
SEE ATTACHED 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 and your submitted application and attached information dated 08/14/2015. 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 reinain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide authorization is inodified,
suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide pennit authorization is reissued and/or
inodified, this verification will reinain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it coinplies with all requireinents of
the inodified nationwide pennit. If the nationwide perinit authorization expires or is suspended, revoked, or is inodified, such that the
activity would no longer coinply with the tenns and conditions of the nationwide pennit, activities which have coininenced (i.e., are
under construction) or are under contract to coininence in reliance upon the nationwide pennit, will reinain authorized provided the
activity is completed within twelve months of the date of the nationwide permit's expirarion, modificarion or revocation, unless
discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to inodify, suspend or revoke the authorization.
Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) inay also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification. You
should contact the NC Division of Water Quality (telephone [phone]) to detennine Section 401 requireinents.
For activities occurring within the twenty coastal counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Manageinent Act (CAMA),
prior to beginning work you inust contact the N.C. Division of Coastal Manageinent in Elizabeth City, NC, at [phone].
This Departinent of the Anny verification does not relieve the pennittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal,
State or local approvals/perinits.
If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Pennit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory
program, please contact Tracev Wheeler at 910-251-4627 or Tracev.L.Wheeler(a�usace.armv.mil.
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Corps Regulatory Of�cial: ���s95�sZ a�. _. -'a�=,a= Date: 09/15/2015
Expiration Date of Verification: 03/18/2017

Determination of Jurisdiction:
A. ❑ Based on preliininary infonnation, there appear to be waters of the US including wetlands within the above described project
area. This preliininary detennination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Prograin Adininistrative Appeal Process
( Reference 33 CFR Part 331).
B. � There are Navigable Waters of the United States within the above described project area subject to the pennit requireinents of
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Unless there is a change in the law or our
published regulations, this detennination inay be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this
notification.
C. � There are waters of the US and/or wetlands within the above described project area subject to the pennit requireinents of
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations,
this deterinination inay be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
D. ❑ The jurisdictional areas within the above described project area have been identified under a previous action. Please reference
jurisdictional deterinination issued . Action ID: SAW- .
Basis For Determination: Smith Creek is a designated Section 10 Water and the tidal wetlands adjacent to Smith
Creek were delineated by Clay Willis, NCDOT using the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regional Suplement to the 1989 Wetland
Delineation Manual.
E. Attention USDA Program Participants
This delineation/determination l�as been conducted to identify the limits of Corps' Clean Water Act jurisdicrion for the particular site
identified in this request. The delineation/deterinination inay not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security
Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Prograin participants, or anticipate participation in USDA prograins, you should request
a certified wetland deterinination from the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
F. Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated in B
and C above).
This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional detennination for the above described site. If you object to this
detennination, you inay request an adininistrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331. Enclosed you will find a
Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request for appeal (RFA) fonn. If you request to appeal this deterinination you
inust subinit a coinpleted RFA fonn to the following address:
US Ariny Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Jason Steele, Review Officer
60 Forsyth Street SW, Rooin 1OM15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
Phone: [phone]
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps inust detennine that it is coinplete, that it ineets the criteria for appeal
under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been received by the Division Office within 60 days of the date of the NAP. Should you
decide to subinit an RFA fonn, it inust be received at the above address by .
**It is not necessary to subinit an RFA form to the Division Office if you do not object to the deterinination in this correspondence.**
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Tracey Wheeler
Date of JD: 09/15/2015
Expiration Date of JD: 9/15/2020
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SAW-2015-01879
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Vertical clearance below utility lines inust not decrease as a result of this project.

Action ID Number: SAW-2015-01879 County: Hvde
Permittee: NC Denartment of Transnortation
Clav Willis
Project Name: NCDOT/Brid�e 36/NCSR 1143 (Sladesville-Credle Road)/Low Impact Brid�e
Date Verification Issued: 09/15/2015
Project Manager: Tracev Wheeler
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: Tracey Wheeler
2407 West 5t� Street
Washington, North Carolina 27889
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

Applicant: NC Department of Transportation File Number: SAW-2015-01879
Cla Willis
Attached is:
❑ INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission)
n PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of nermissionl
PERMIT DENIAL
APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
Date: 09/15/2015
See Section below
A: INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or object to the permi�
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• ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and retum it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
OBJECT: If you object to the permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein, you may request
that the permit be modified accordingly. You must complete Section II of this form and return the form to the district
engineer. Your objections must be received by the district engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice, or you will
forfeit your right to appeal the permit in the future. Upon receipt of your letter, the district engineer will evaluate your
objections and may: (a) modify the permit to address all of your concems, (b) modify the permit to address some of your
objections, or (c) not modify the permit having determined that the permit should be issued as previously written. After
evaluating your objections, the district engineer will send you a proffered permit for your reconsideration, as indicated in
Section B below.
B: PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or appeal the permit
ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and retum it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
APPEAL: If you choose to decline the proffered permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein,
you may appeal the declined permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of
this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division engineer within 60 days
of the date of this notice.
C: PERMIT DENIAL: You may appeal the denial of a permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by
completing Section II of this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division
engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.
D: APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You may accept or appeal the approved JD or provide new
information.
ACCEPT: You do not need to notify the Corps to accept an approved JD. Failure to notify the Corps within 60 days of the
date of this notice, means that you accept the approved JD in its entirety, and waive all rights to appeal the approved JD.
• APPEAL: If you disagree with the approved JD, you may appeal the approved JD under the Corps of Engineers
Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of this form and sending the form to the district engineer. This form
must be received by the division engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.

E: PRELIMINARY JTJRISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You do not need to respond to the Corps regarding the
preliminary JD. The Preliminary JD is not appealable. If you wish, you may request an approved JD (which may be appealed),
by contacting the Corps district for further instruction. Also you may provide new information for further consideration by the
Corps to reevaluate the JD.
SECTIQN II - REQVEST FflR APPEAL or Q�JECTIQNS TQ AN INITIAL PR�FFERED I'ERMIT
REASONS FOR APPEAL OR OBJECTIONS: (Describe your reasons for appealing the decision or your objections to an initial
proffered permit in clear concise statements. You may attach additional information to this form to clarify where your reasons or
objections are addressed in the administrative record.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The appeal is limited to a review of the administrative record, the Corps memorandum for the
record of the appeal conference or meeting, and any supplemental information that the review officer has determined is needed to
clarify the administrative record. Neither the appellant nor the Corps may add new information or analyses to the record.
However, you may provide additional information to clarify the location of information that is already in the administrative
record.
PQINT �F CC)NTACT FflR QVESTIQNS �R INF�RMATIQN:
If you have questions regarding this decision and/or the If you only have questions regarding the appeal process you may
appeal process you may contact also contact:
District Engineer, Washington Regulatory Field Ofiice, Mr. Jason Steele, Administrative Appeal Review Officer
Attn: Tracey Wheeler CESAD-PDO
2407 West 5t" Street U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division
Washington, North Carolina 27889 60 Forsyth Street, Room 1OM15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
Phone: [phone]
RIGHT OF ENTRY: Your signature below grants the right of entry to Corps of Engineers personnel, and any government
consultants, to conduct investigations of the project site during the course of the appeal process. You will be provided a 15 day
notice of any site investigation, and will have the opportunity to participate in all site investigations.
Date: Telephone number:
Signature of appellant or agent.
For appeals on Initial Proffered Permits send this form to:
District Engineer, Washington Regulatory Field Ofiice, Attn: Tracey Wheeler, 2407 West 5t" Street, Washington, North
Carolina 27889.
For Permit denials, Proffered Permits and approved Jurisdictional Determinations send this form to:
Division Engineer, Commander, U.S. Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic, Attn: Mr. Jason Steele, Administrative Appeal
Ofiicer, CESAD-PDO, 60 Forsyth Street, Room 1OM15, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
Phone: [phone]