Dept of Army (9)

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF October 16, 1995
Regulatory Branch
Action ID No. 199506071 and Nationwide Permit No. 26 (Headwaters and Isolated
Waters)

Mr. J.J. Swain, Jr. OCT
State of North Carolina 2 ?9
Department of Transportation
Post Office Box 5189
Horse Shoe, North Carolina 28742 ti.
Dear Mr. Swain:
Reference yo;., September 27, 1995 after-the-fact application for
Department of the Army (DA) authorization to widen S.R. 1842 (Trammel Gap
Road) for 10,750 feet from S.R. 1846 to the South Carolina line, near Saluda,
in Henderson County, North Carolina. As part of the project, a culvert has
been extended (at station 5+50) and approximately 200 linear feet of class B
riprap installed along the banks of an unnamed tributary to the North oPacole
River. In addition, you have made corrections to instream habitat and streambank along the tributary as directed by Mr. Steve Chapin of our
Asheville Field Office Staff. As a result of the project, approximateacres of open water stream channel have been impacted and no wetlands been impacted. Tnis project has been coordinated with the NC WildlifeResources Commission (WRC).
For the purposes of the Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program, Title 33,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the Federal
Register on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits. Authorization was
provided, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, for discharges of
dredged or fill material into headwaters and isolated waters.
Your work is authorized by this nationwide permit provided it is
accomplished in strict accordance with the enclosed conditions and those
conditions outlined in the October 3, 1995 WRC letter (which you have already
received). This nationwide permit does not relieve you of the responsibility
to obtain other required State or local approval.
This verification will be valid until the nationwide permit is modified,
reissued or revoked. All the nationwide permits are scheduled to be modified,
reissued or revoked prior to 21 January 1997. It is incumbent upon you to
remain informed of changes to the nationwide permits. We will issue a public
notice announcing the changes when they occur. Furthermore, if you commence
or are under contract to commence this activity before the date the nationwide
permit is modified or revoked, you will have twelve months from the date of
the modification or revocation to complete the activity under the present
terms and conditions of this nationwide permit.
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Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Steve Chapin, Asheville
Field Office, Regulatory Branch, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Enclosure
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607