20090836 Ver 1_Application_20091124

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE EUGENE A. MM, JR.
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
November 23, 2009 RD
S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-1343 (3Ct _ V -9 3 U, ZVOV 2 4 2009
ATTN: Ms. Kim Garvey
NCDOT Coordinator
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Subject: Application for Nationwide Permit 33 for the proposed replacement of Bridge
No. 28 over Jordan Creek (also Juniper Creek) on SR 1433 (McGirts Bridge
Road), Scotland County, Division 8.. State Project No. 8.2590901, F.A. Project
No. BRSTP - 1433(2), T.I.P. Project No. B-4642.
Reference: Section 404 Nationwide Permit No. 23 (Action ID No. SAW-2009-01543), issued
September 17, 2009.
Section 401 Water Quality Certification No. 3701 (NCDWQ Project No. 090836),
issued September 4, 2009.
Dear Madam:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace Bridge No. 28
over Jordan Creek (also Juniper Creek) on SR 1433 (McGirts Bridge Road). A Nationwide
Permit (NWP) 23 was issued by the Corps on September 17, 2009, authorizing <0.59 acres of
permanent wetland impacts resulting from roadway fill, excavation, and mechanized clearing
associated with the construction of the new bridge. A North Carolina Division of Water Quality
(NCDWQ) Water Quality Certification No. 3701 was issued for these impacts on September 4,
2009. In the permit application, information regarding an additional 4 square feet of impacts and
028 acres of hand clearing in wetlands (from the relocation of two telephone poles and the
associated aerial line) was also included.
Since the NWP 23 was issued, new impacts associated with utility work have been added to the
project. These impacts include: 1) 3 square feet of impacts due to the placement of a telephone
pole/guy pole combination into the wetland in the southwest quadrant of the project and 2) 8
square feet of temporary wetland impacts in the northwest quadrant (at Station -L- 10+90),
resulting from the cutting of a trench to place an underground section of telephone line. The
trench is necessary to run the telephone line to a telephone pole. Additionally, this trenching will
occur in an area previously designated for hand clearing.
MAUANG ADDRESS:
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PRot DE oP AND EN oNa4N ANALYsm
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FAX: [phone]
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
4701 Atlantic Ave.
Suite 116
Ralei& NC 27604
Trenching for a se.-ond underground section of telephone ime (at Station -L 17.01)), totaling 17
square feet in size, will occur within the wetland in the northeast quadrant; however, the trench
will be dug in an area already permitted as permanent mechanized clearing. This trench is also
necessary to run a telephone line to.a telephone pole. Sincethe area where the second trench is
being cut is already permitted for permanent impacts under the initial NWP.23 (for which
compensatory mitigation has already been approved), NCDOT is not requesting impacts
associated with the second trench be permitted under the NWP 33.
Please see the enclosed copies of the permit drawings showing the new utility impacts and the
restoration plan for the subject project. In addition to these items, a document answering
questions provided by you in an email dated November 5, 2009 is also enclosed. Per your
November 5, 21009 email, an updated .Pre-Construction .. Notification-(PCN) submitted
with this new request. Due to the minimal amount of new impacts, we do not propose additional
mitigation for this project.
This project is currently scheduled for letting on February 16, 2010 (review date of December 29,
2009). In order to keep this project on schedule and maintain the current let date, NCDOT will
need to have this permit issued before February 16, 2010. If this is not possible, please contact
us as soon as possible.
A copy of this permit application will be posted on the NCDOT website at:
http://www.nedot.ore/doh/preconstruct/-o . If you have any questions or need additional
information, please contact Jim Mason at either [phone] or ismasonanedot.gov.
Sincer ly,
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Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director, PDEA
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Mr. Brian Wrenn, NCDWQ (2 Copies)
w/o attachment (see website for attachments)
Dr. David Chang, P.E., Hydraulics
Mr. Mark Staley, Roadside Environmental
Mr. Greg Perfetti, P.E., Structure Design
Mr. Victor Barbour, P.E., Project Services Unit
Mr. Tim Johnson, P.E., Division 8 Engineer
Mr. Art King, Division 8 Environmental Officer
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E., Roadway Design
Mr. Majed Alghandour, P. E., Programming and TIP
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E., Highway Design
Mr. Scott McLendon, USAGE, Wilmington
Mr. Travis Wilson, NCWRC
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. Tracy Walter, PDEA Project Planning Engineer

RESTORATION PLAN
TIP Project No.: B-4642 (proposed replacement of Bridge No. 28 over Jordan Creek
(also Juniper Creek) on SR 1433 (McGirts Bridge Road), Scotland County, Division 8)
State Project No.: 8.2590901
Federal Aid Project No.: BRSTP - 1433(2)
Restoration Plan
All trenched soil will be temporarily sidecast onto matting that will be placed adjacent to
the area to be trenched prior to commencement of work. This soil will remain sidecast
while utility work is being performed. The sidecast soil will be returned to trenched areas
upon completion of work and matting will be removed. Backfilled areas will be restored
to their pre-project grade, elevation, and contours. These areas will also be re-vegetated,
if necessary.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2009 EMAIL
Date: November 18, 2009
TIP Project No.: B-4642 (proposed replacement of Bridge No. 28 over Jordan Creek
(also Juniper Creek) on SR 1433 (McGirts Bridge Road), Scotland County, Division 8)
State Project No.: 8.2590901
Federal Aid Project No.: BRSTP - 1433(2)
I) Type of utility: The utility impacts for this project are associated with telephone line
work.
2) Why you can't directionally drill/bore: Regarding the new temporary wetland
impacts resulting from trenching, if we bored or drilled, we would need a receiving pit at
least as big as the total trench. Drilling/boring would, therefore, result in a larger impact.
3) Specific sediment and erosion control plan: NCDOT's Standard BMPs for Erosion
Control will be employed for this project, except for the utility work. Since utility work
for this project will be handled by the telephone company, an erosion control plan for the
utility impacts will be developed by them.
4) Size of work corridor: Based on the permit drawings and roadway plans, the work
corridor for the entire project is approximately 825 feet long by a maximum of 110 feet
wide (including utility work). The corridor for utility work associated with this project
(roughly defined by the hand clearing limits provided in the initial NWP 23 application)
will be approximately 680 feet long by a maximum of 31 feet wide. The work area for
the temporary trench in the Northwest Quad (at Station -L- 10+90) will be large enough
to accommodate the digging of the trench and storage of the temporarily sidecast soil
associated with it.
5) Size of utility casement: The existing utility easement extends to the east and west
well beyond the project limits. Based on the permit drawings and roadway plans, the
width of the proposed utility easement associated with the project (shown on the plans as
the area between the northern ROW boundary and the Permanent Utility Easement (PUE)
boundary) ranges between zero (on the eastern end) and 20 feet (on the western end).
6) Specifically address Special Condition 20 (h): This condition, as it pertains to the
hand clearing associated with this project, was addressed in an email sent to you on
September S. 2009. This email was sent in response to several questions you had
regarding the initial NWP 23 permit application. In that email response, we outlined that
hand clearing impacts will not result in the permanent conversion of the currently
forested wetland to a persistent emergent herbaceous wetland. In a conference call
between you, Rachelle Beauregard, and me on September 17, 2009, you stated that you
were satisfied with our explanation and would not require compensatory mitigation for
the hand clearing. Additionally, mitigation for the hand clearing was not required by any
of the conditions of the original NWP, 23 permit issued by you on September 17, 2009.
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