20170638 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170619

ROY COOPER
Goea�mor
MICHAELS. REGAN
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fnvironme�iral S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Ulreclur
Qualiry
June 19, ?017
Henderson Counry
NCDWR Project No. 2017-0638
Intersection Improvements NC 225
TIP Project No. U-� IOi
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFIC,4TION, with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. David McHenry, Division Environmental Officer
NCDOT, Division 14
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. McHenry:
You have our approval, in accordance wi[h the conditions lis[ed below, for the following impacts for [he purpose of
Intersec[ion Improvemen[s in Flenderson Count}':
Sfream Im�acts in the French [3roaJ Rivcr Basin
Permanen[ Fill Temporar,y Fill Permanent Fill 'fem�wrary Fill �Total Stream Stream hnryacts
Site �n Intermittent in Intermittent in Perennial in Perennial �mpect Requiring
Stream Stream Strcam Stream (��near ft) Mi[igation
(linear ft) �linear fq (linear ft) pinear ft) (linear fq
til
SIA
106 � i63 � 257
30 30
SIB 25
S3 GD 15
TOTAL 60 IS 312 106
Total Stream Impac[ for Project: 418 linear Peet.
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated may �3, 2017. After reviewin� your
application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 4088.
This certification corresponds ro the Generaq Permit 31 issued by the Corps of En�ineers. In addition. you should
acquire am other federal, stare or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to)
Sediment and Erosion Comrol, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Watershed reeulations. This approval will zxpire
with the accompanying 404 permit.
This approval is valid solely for the purpose and desi�n described in your application (unless modified below).
Should your project chan�e, you must notify [he NCDWR and submii a new application. Ifthe property is sold, the
new owner mus[ be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter, and is [hereby responsible for complyin�
with all the wnditions. Iftotal wetland fills for this project (now or in the fuwre) exceed one acre, or oftotal
impacts to streams (now or in [he fumre) esceed I i0 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as
described in I SA NCAC ?H A�06 Q�) (6) and (7). For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the
conditions listed in the attached cenification(s) and any additional conditions lisred below.
State ol'North Camlina I Em�ironmental Qualiry
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. Nonh Carolina 27699-I fil7
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Condition(s) of Certification:
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 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 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
aquatic 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
i�)i2)�
7. All work in ar 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 NCAC 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 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.
[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
10. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel excepf where authorized by this
certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
11. Discharging 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 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. [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 tnnes. 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 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. [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 02B.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. [15A NCAC
02H.0502( fl]
19. 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. [15A NCAC
02B.0231(a)(6)]
20. 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.[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)]
21. 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 [15A 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 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. .
22. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise
approved by this Certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)]
23. Compensatory mitigation for 3121inear feet of impact to streams is required. We understand that you
have chosen to perform compensatory mitigation for impacts to streams through the North Carolina
Division of Mitigation Service (DMS) (formerly NCEEP), and that the DMS has agreed to implement
the mitigation for the project. The DMS has indicated in a letter dated March 29, 2017 that they will

assume responsibility for satisfying the fedenl Clean Water Act compensatory mitigation requ'vements
for the above-referenced project, in accordance with the DMS Mitigation Banking Instrument signed
July 28, 2010.
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 fortn 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 Heazings during normal office hours. The Office of
Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and S:OOpm, except
for official state holidays. The original and one (t ) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings.
T'he petition may be faxed-provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office of
Administrative Heazings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Heazings
6714 Mail Service Center
Releiglt, NC 27699-6714
Telephone: [phone], Facsimile: [phone] .
A copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Mr. Bill F. Lane, General Counsel
Departrnent of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
This letter completes the re'view of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you
have any questions, please contact Kevin barnett at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
.r��.�--��
S. Ja Z�mmerman, Director
Division of Water Resources
Electronic copy only distribution:
Lori Beckwith, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Mazla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission

Environmental
Quality
NCDWR Projec[ No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Wa[er Quali[y Certifica[ion:
county:
ROY COOPER
r,�,c.•,nor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
�.•, rrr, u�r
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
n���.�,�r�„
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer Rules, and
an}' subsequen� modifications, the applican[ is required to return [his certificate [o the 401 Transportation Permitting
Unit, North Carolina Division of Wa[er Resources. 1617 Mail Service Cen[er, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form
may be retumed to NCD W R by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not
necessary to send certificates from all of these.
ApplicmrPs Cerlificulinrr
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 inrent of the 401 Water Qualiry Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signawre: Date:
Ageir!'s Certificalia�
I, , hereby stare that, to the best ofmy abilities, due care and diligence
was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to he built wi[hin substantial
compliance and inten[ of lhe 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Si�nature: Date:
Engirteer's Certificulion
Partial Final
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in [he State of North
Carolina, having been authorized [o observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project for [he
Permittee hereby state tha[, ro the bes[ of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in [he observation of [he
cons[ruc[ion such that [he construction was observed to be buil[ within substantial compliance and intent of the 40I
Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature
Date
Registration No.
Stalc ol North Carolina � Emironmental Qualiq�
1617 Mail Serv�te Centtr � Raleigh. North Camlina 276��-i617