GC 3026

GENERAL CERTIFICATION
FOR PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIO'~~~IDE PERMIT
NUMBERS 3 (MAINTENA?~CE) , 14 (ROAD CROSSINGS FOR PR',, ~ECTS a )
IMPACTING WATERS ON=~' A.N1D b) SUBJEC'T' TO SEPP. OR NE. =:) 18 (MINOR
DISCHARGES FOR PROJECTS WITH LESS ,: SAN 10 CUBIC YA~,S ~F FTT,i~ TN
t';~ATERS OR WETLANDS) , AND 2 3 (CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS
This General Certification is ~ ssued in confo_.::ity with the
requirements of Section 401, Public Laws 92-500 anc 95-217 of the
United States and s~:bject to the North Carolina Di ~._sion of
Environmental Manage.~ent Regulations in 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500
and 15 NCAC 2B . 0109 and . 0201 for .the discharge o. f i ~ 1 material
to waters and wetland areas which are waters of the United States
as described i n 33 CSR 330 Appendix A (B) (3, 14, ~, 23~ of the
Corps of Engineers regulations. Th_s Certificatio:: replaces
Certification Numbe= 2745.
The State of North Carolina certifies that the svecified
category of activity will not violate Sections 301, 302, 303, 306
and 307 of the Publ i c Laws 92-500 a:~d 95-217 i f conducted in
accordance with the conditions hereinafter set fors:.
Conditions of Ce_tification:
1. These act_vities do not require writter~~c~ncurrence
from the ~i vision of Environmental Manag -ent as long
as they cc ~~ply with all c~~nditions of tr:_~ General
Certlf 1Ca~ ~ On;
2. The use of Nationwide 23 (Categorical Excusions7
requires ~,ritten notification to DEM of t e extent of
impact to waters and wetlands;
3. That established sediment and erosion control ractices
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are utll~zed to prevent violations of the appropriate
turbidity cater quality standard X50 NTUs in streams
and rivers not designated as trout by DE?.; 25 NTUs in
all saltwater classes, and all lakes and reservoirs;
and 10 NTUs in trout waters) ;
~. 4 . Measures shall be taken to prevent live c~r fresh
concrete from coming into contact with w~~ers of the
state until the concrete has hardened;
5. Stormwater management shad not be re uir~d for th'
q is
Certlflcatlon;
6. Compensatory mitigation ~i.e., restoratic::, creation or
preservation)'for wetland losses will nog be required
for this Certification;
7. This Certification does not relieve the applicant of
the responsibility to obtain all other reouired State
or local approval;

8. This Certifi~~tion shall expire when the appropriate
Nationwide Permit is re~~sued, expires or is modified.
Non-compliance wit: or violation of the conditions herein set
forth by a specific fi_1 project sha11 result in revocation of
this Certification for she project.
This is the day of Septembe=, 1995
DIV=SION 0~ EI~~vI~ONI~~NTAL I~fANAGEI~~E'~`~T
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By 1
a . Preston toward, Jr . P . E .
Director
WQC # 302 6
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