20140041 Ver 1_USACE Permit_20190322

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action ID: 2012-01299 County: Alleghany USGS Quad: NC -Sparta East
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Applicant: NC Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Mr. Tim Baumgartner
Address: 217 West Jones Street, Suite 3000A
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Size and location of property (water body, road name/number, town, etc.): The Little Pine Creek III project site is located
on UTs to Little Pine Creek, and abutting wetlands off of Big Oak Road, approximately 8 miles east of Sparta,
Alleghany County, NC.
Site Coordinates: 36.5159790N, -80.995867°W Waterway: Little Pine Creek River Basin: New
Description of project area and activity: This permit authorizes mechanized land clearing, excavation, and the
placement of fill material associated with stream restoration and enhancement activities for the Little Pine Creek III
Stream Repair Mitigation Site. The impacts associated with this permit include 623 linear feet of stream channel and
0.007 acres of Bottomwood Hardwood Forest wetlands. See page 2 for details.
Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Nationwide or Regional General Permit Number(s): NWP 3 - Maintenance
SEE ATTACHED NATIONWIDE CONDITIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS ON PAGE 2 OF THIS FORM
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 February 7, 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 and/or
appropriate legal action.
• This verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide authorization is modified,
suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide 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 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 permit, will remain authorized
provided the activity is completed within twelve months of the date of the nationwide 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 [phone]) 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 Wilmington, NC, at [phone].
• This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal,
State or local approvals/permits.
• If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory
program, please contact Kim Browning at telephone [phone] x60.
Digitally signed By
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Corps Regulatory Official: 0 Date: 2019.03.2209:23:33-04'00' Date: March 22, 2019
Expiration Date of Nationwide Permit Verification: March 18, 2022
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Summary of Authorized Impacts and Required Mitigation
*Impacts are associated with stream restoration and enhancement activities and are expected to result in a net gain in
Waters of the US.
Additional Remarks and/or Special Permit Conditions:
1. The activities will be conducted in accordance with the information submitted and meet the conditions applicable
to the NWP, as described at Part C of the NWP Program and the Wilmington District NWP Regional Conditions.
2. This Nationwide Permit verification does not imply approval of the suitability of this property for
compensatory mitigation for any particular project. The use of any portion of this site as compensatory mitigation
for a particular project will be determined during our public interest review and 404 (b) (1) Guidelines analysis
during the permit review process for that project.
3. To avoid disturbance of nesting eagles and their young, USFWS recommends buffering the project site
by 660 feet and evaluating all potential nesting habitat within that buffer zone for any part of the project
where work will be conducted during the nesting season (December I- July 15). Please stop work and
notify our office immediately if a nest is located within the 660 foot buffer zone.
Copy Furnished: NCIRT (Electronic Copy)
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue
to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at our website at
http://colpsmmu.usace.army.mil/cm_gpcx/f?p=136:4: to complete the survey online.
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Open Water (ac)
Wetland (ac)
Streams (If)
NWP
Impact Label Pennanent
Impact Type
Label Temporary
Impact Type
Impact Label
Temporary
Stabilization
S1 UT2
284
Stabilization
S2 UT2A
169
Relocation
S3 UT2A
170
Excavation
W1 0.007
Impact
Totals
0.007
0
0
623
Total Loss of Waters of the U.S. (ac)
0* Total Loss of Waters of the U.S. (If) 0*
0*
Required Wetland Mitigation (ac) I i Required Stream Mitigation (If)
*Impacts are associated with stream restoration and enhancement activities and are expected to result in a net gain in
Waters of the US.
Additional Remarks and/or Special Permit Conditions:
1. The activities will be conducted in accordance with the information submitted and meet the conditions applicable
to the NWP, as described at Part C of the NWP Program and the Wilmington District NWP Regional Conditions.
2. This Nationwide Permit verification does not imply approval of the suitability of this property for
compensatory mitigation for any particular project. The use of any portion of this site as compensatory mitigation
for a particular project will be determined during our public interest review and 404 (b) (1) Guidelines analysis
during the permit review process for that project.
3. To avoid disturbance of nesting eagles and their young, USFWS recommends buffering the project site
by 660 feet and evaluating all potential nesting habitat within that buffer zone for any part of the project
where work will be conducted during the nesting season (December I- July 15). Please stop work and
notify our office immediately if a nest is located within the 660 foot buffer zone.
Copy Furnished: NCIRT (Electronic Copy)
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue
to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at our website at
http://colpsmmu.usace.army.mil/cm_gpcx/f?p=136:4: to complete the survey online.
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Determination of Jurisdiction
A. ❑ Based on preliminary information, there appear to be waters of the US including wetlands within the above
described project area. This preliminary determination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Program
Administrative 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 permit
requirements 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 determination may 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 permit
requirements 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 determination may 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 the jurisdictional determination issued on March 19, 2014 (Action ID: SAW -2012-01299).
E. 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, or 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.
F. Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated in
B and C above): This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional determination for the above described
site. 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 10M15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
Phone: [phone]
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 . It is not necessary to submit
an RFA form to the District Office if you do not object to the determination in this correspondence.
Corps Regulatory Official:
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Date: March 22, 2019 Expiration Date of Jurisdictional Determination: N/A
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WILMINGTON DISTRICT
POST -CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE FORM
Action ID Number: SAW -2012-01299
County: Alleghany
Permittee: NC Division of Mitigation Services Attn: Mr. Tim Baumgartner
Date Permit Issued: March 22, 2019
Project Manager: Kim Browning
Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit, sign
this certification and return it to the address of the Regulatory Field Office indicated below:
❑ Asheville Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
® Wilmington District Mitigation Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
❑ Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, NC 27889
❑ Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers representative. If you fail to comply with this permit you are subject to permit suspension,
modification, or revocation.
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