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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20091208 Ver 1_Application_20091110 (2) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA MICHAEL F. EASLEY GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATTON April 29, 2004 MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. John Hennessy Division of Water Quality/Wetlands (Div. 1-5) WETLANDS/ 401 GROUP MAY 0 S 2004 LYNADo T PrETT Y SECTION SECRETARY G C Y? FROM: William T. Goodwin, Jr., PE, Unit Head, Bridge Replacement Planning Unit, Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch SUBJECT: Notification of scheduled scoping meetings for the following projects: Project TIP County Division Planning Engineer Roadway Engineer B-4587 Nash 4 Joel Johnson Jimmy Goodnight B-4578 Martin : 1 Karen Capps Jimmy Goodnight B-4567 Lenoir 2 Karen Capps Jimmy Goodnight B-4573 Lincoln 12 Robin Hancock Jimmy Goodnight B-4446 Buncombe 13 Robin Hancock Jimmy Goodnight B-4454 Carteret 2 Karen Capps Jimmy Goodnight B-3606 Ashe 11 John Williams Jimmy Goodnight B-3803 Ashe 11 John Williams Jimmy Goodnight Attached for your review are location maps for the subject projects. Scoping meetings for these projects are scheduled for Tuesday, June 15, 2004 in the Roadway Design Conference Room (Century Center A). These scoping meetings will be held back to back beginning at 8:30 am in the order shown above. Expect each meeting to last approximately 15 minutes. You may provide us with your comments at the meeting, mail them to us prior to the meeting, or email them to the Planning Engineer prior to the meeting. If we have previously received your comments on these projects, they will be included in the information discussed at the scoping meeting. Thank you for your assistance in this part of our planning process. If there are any questions about the meetings or the projects, please call or email the Planning Engineer listed above. attachment MAILING ADDRESS: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 27699-1548 TELEPHONE: 919-733-3141 FAX: 919-733-9794 WESSITE: WWW.NCDOTORG LOCATION: TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET RALEIGH NC r - ---- ----- ?._. - ---------- - r Q 1270'9 127$ A L ama 34 F r O R W , S lzu } 43 ! 0 1f33 ' r ? \. it33 22 + f , 27 NEWPORT V ?y POP 2.556 i ?aa ?N 1 l? b 90 \ 1154 G 140 - W Y ? i l§m NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF /?O 9 TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS BRANCH CARTERET COUNTY REPLACE BRIDGE NO. 43 ON SR 1133 OVER DEEP CREEK B-4454 Figure 1 .y O WATF9 1, ?/\Q ii w -I Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality February 7, 2005 MEMORANDUI4I TO: Karen Capps, NCDOT Project Development Engineer tl`I? FROM: Nicole Thomson, NC Division of Water Quality, Transportation Permitting U t SUBJECT: Scoping Review of NCDOT's proposed bridge replacement projects: B-4648, B-4423, B- 4424, B-4664, B4665, B4548, B-4549, B4578, B-4567, B-4454, B4520, B4538, and B-4540 In reply to your correspondence dated April 29, 2004 (received May 6, 2004) in which you requested comments for the referenced projects, the NC Division of Water Quality has the following comments: 1. Proiect-Specific Comments B-4648 BridjZe No. 17 over Riders Creek. Tyrell Co.. Scott Creek are class C; Sw waters of the State. DWQ has no specific comments regarding, this project. B-4423 Bridle No. 67 over Horse Branch Creek. Beaufort Co.` Horse Branch Creek are class C; NSW waters of the State. DWQ is very concerned with sedimentation and erosion impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that highly protective sedimentation and erosion control BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Horse, Branch Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in Best Management Practices for the Protection of Surface Waters. Refer to 15A NCAC 2B .0224(2) and 15A NCAC 2H. 1006. Chocowinity Creek are class C; Sw; NSW waters of the State. DWQ is very concerned with sedimentation and erosion impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that highly protective sedimentation and erosion control BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Chocowinity Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in Best Management Practices for the Protection of Surface Waters. Refer to 15A NCAC 2B .0224(2) and 15A NCAC 2H. 1006. B-4664 Bridee No. 25 over Smith Creek, Warren Co. Smith Creek are class C waters of the State. Smith Creek is an impaired stream on the 303(d) list for low dissolved oxygen levels and impaired biological integrity due to erosion and sedimentation sources. ' DWQ is very concemed with sedimentation and erosion impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that highly protective sedimentation and erosion control BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Smith Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in Best Management Practices for the Protection of Surface Waters. Refer to 15A NCAC 2B .0224(2) and 15A NCAC 2H. 1006. B-4665.BridXe No. 36 over Hawtree Creek, Warren Co. Hawtree Creek are class C waters of the State. DWQ has no specific comments regarding this project. N?oo ?`h Carolina Transportation Permitting Unit - ,/Vltt 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1650 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-733-17861 FAX 919-733.6893 / Internet: htto?//h2o enr state nc us/ncwetlands II General Comments Regarding Bridge Replacement Proiects 1. If corrugated metal pipe arches, reinforced concrete pipes, or concrete box culverts are used to replace the bridge, then DWQ recommends the use of Nationwide Permit No. 14 rather than Nationwide Permit 23. 2. If the old bridge is removed, no discharge of bridge material into surface waters is preferred. Strict adherence the Corps of Engineers guidelines for bridge demolition will be a condition of the 401 Water Quality Certification. 3. DWQ prefers spanning structures. Spanning structures usually do not require work within the stream and do not require stream channel realignment. The horizontal and vertical clearances provided by bridges allows for human and wildlife passage beneath the structure, does not block fish passage, and does not block navigation by canoeists and boaters. 4. Bridge deck drains should not discharge directly into the stream; stormwater should be directed across the bridge and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes, vegetated buffers, etc.) before entering the stream. Please refer to NCDOT Best Management Practices for the Protection of Surface Waters 5. Live concrete should not be allowed to contact the water in or entering into the stream. Concrete is mostly made up of lime (calcium carbonate) and when in a dry or wet state (not hardened) calcium carbonate is very soluble in water and has a pH of approximately 12. In an unhardened state concrete or cement will change the pH of fresh water to very basic and will cause fish and other macroinvertebrate kills. 6. If possible, bridge supports (bents) should not be placed in the stream. T. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, they should be removed back to original ground elevations immediately upon the completion of the project. Disturbed areas should be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and native tree species should be planted with a spacing of not more than 10'x10'. If possible, when using temporary structures the area should be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact, allows the area to re-vegetate naturally and minimizes disturbed soil. 8. A clear bank (rip rap-free) area of at least 10 feet should remain on each side of the steam underneath the bridge. 9. Sedimentation and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented prior to any ground disturbing activities. Structures should be maintained regularly, especially following rainfall events. 10. Bare soil should be stabilized through vegetation or other means as quickly as feasible to prevent sedimentation of water resources. 11. All work in or adjacent to stream waters should be conducted in a dry work area. Sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams, or other diversion structures should be used where possible to prevent excavation in flowing water. Thank you for requesting our input at this'time. The DOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water Quality Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality standards are met and designated uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Nicole Thomson 919-715-3415. pc: Mike Bell and Bill Biddlecome, USACE Washington Field Office Eroc Alsmeyer, USACE Raleigh Field Office Chris Militscher, USEPA Travis Wilson, NCWRC Gary Jordan, USFWS File Copy