HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190223_NWP 3 SAW-2019-00309 bridge 178 Bladen-signed_20190314U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW-2019-00309 County: Bladen Countv U.S.G.S. Quad: Elizabethtown South
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Permittee
Address:
Telephone Number:
Size (acres)
Nearest Waterway
USGS HUC
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Division 6, DEO; Mr. Jim Rerko
1000 Transportation Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28302
910-364-0834
jjrerko(c�ncdot. o�v
n/a
Browns Creek
03030005
Nearest Town Elizabethtown
River Basin Cape Fear
Coordinates Latitude:34.6099435833974
Longitude: -78.6246030554884
Location description: The proiect site is located along Martin Luther King Drive (SR 1145), at bridge number 178 over Browns
Creek, in Elizabethtown, Bladen Countv, North Carolina.
Description of projects area and activity: This verification authorizes imuacts to waters of the U.S. in association with an NC
DOT bridge replacement uroiect. Suecifically, permanent impacts authorized total 0A1 acre of roadway fill in wetlands, 0.01
acre and 591inear feet of stream channel associated with pier installation and bank stabilization.
Applicable Law: � Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Regional General Permit Number and/or Nationwide Permit Number: NWP 3
SEE ATTACHED RGP or NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL AND/OR SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is aceomplished in strict accordance with the attached
conditions and your submitted application and attached information dated February 19, 2019. 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 and/or regional general permit
authorization is modified, suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide and/or regional
general 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 permit. If the nationwide and/or regional general 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 permit, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to
commence in reliance upon the nationwide and/or regional general permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed
within twelve months of the date of the nationwide and/or regional general 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 919-807-6300) 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 in Morehead City, NC, at (252) 808-2808.
This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the pertnittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal,
State or local approvals/permits.
SAW-2019-00309
If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory
program, please contact Sarah Hair at (910) 251-4049 or Sarah.E.Hair(�a,usace.armv.mil.
Corps Regulatory Official: u� r,��
Date: March 14, 2019
Expiration Date of Verification: March 18, 2022
A. Determination of Jurisdiction:
1. ❑ There are waters, including wetlands, on the above described project area that may be subject to Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (CWA) (33 USC § 1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403). This preliminary
determination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Program Administrative Appeal Process (Reference 33 CFR Part
331). However, you may request an approved JD, which is an appealable action, by contacting the Corps district for further
instruction. Please note, if work is authorized by either a general or nationwide permit, and you wish to request an appeal of an
approved JD, the appeal must be received by the Corps and the appeal process concluded prior to the commencement of any
work in waters of the United States and prior to any work that could alter the hydrology of waters of the United States.
2. ❑ There are Navigable Waters of the United States within the above described project area subject to the permit requirements
of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403) and Section 404 of the C1ean Water Act (CWA) (33 USC §
1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to
exceed five years from the date of this notification.
3. ❑ There are waters, including wetlands, within the above described project area that are subject to the permit requirements of
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in the law ar our published regulations,
this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
4. � A jurisdiction determination was not completed with this request. Therefore, this is not an appealable action.
However, you may request an approved JD, which is an appealable action, by contacting the Corps for further
instruction.
5. ❑ The aquatic resources within the above described project area have been identified under a previous action. Please reference
the approved jurisdictional determination issued . Action ID: SAW- .
B. Basis For Jurisdictional Determination: N/A. An Approved JD has not been completed.
C. Remarks:
D. Attention USDA Program Participants
This delineation/determination has been conducted to identify the limits of Corps' Clean Water Act jurisdiction for the particular site
identified in this request. The delineation/determination may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security
Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, ar anticipate participation in USDA programs, you should request
a certified wetland determination from the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
E. Appeals Information for Approved Jurisdiction Determinations (as indicated in A2 and A3 above).
If you object to this determination, you may request an administrative 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) form. If you request to appeal this
determination you must submit a completed RFA form to the following address:
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Jason Steele, Review Officer
60 Forsyth Street SW, Room 1OM15
Atlanta, Geargia 30303-8801
Phone: (404) 562-5137
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In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is complete, that it meets 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 submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by N/A.
It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the Division Office if you do not object to the determination in this
correspondence.
Corps Regulatory Official: �� �Cr.li2.
arah Hair
Date of JD: N/A Expiration Date of JD: N/A
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continue to do so, please complete our Customer Satisfaction Survey, located online at
http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm apex/f?p=136:4:0.
Electronic Copy furnished:
NC DWR-Ms. Joanne Steenhuis
NC DOT-Division 6-Mr. Greg Price
Action ID Number: SAW-2019-00309 County: Bladen County
Permittee:
Project Name:
NCDOT/Division 6
NCDOT BROWNS CREEK ON SR1145 BRIDGE NO. 178
Date Verification Issued: March 14, 2019
Project Manager: Sarah Hair
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: Sarah Hair
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
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