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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment;
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., RE., Director
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June 29, 1995
Jackson County
DEM Project # 95645
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. Brian Burch
Assistant District Engineer
NC DOT
P. 0. Drawer 250
Bryson City, N.C. 28713
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Dear Mr. Burch:
You have our approval to place fill material in 0.01 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose
of the widening and paving of SR 1469, Paul Cooper Road, as you described in your application dated
13 June 1995. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General
Water Quality Certification Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit
Number 26 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If
you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application.
For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification. In
addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your
project.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory
hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing,
send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the
Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and
its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Environmental Management under Section 401
of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Domey at 919-733-1786.
S' erely,
Howard, Jr. P.E.
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Domey
Central Files
956451tr
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bryson City, NC 28713
June 13, 1995
JAMES B. HUNT, JK
GOVERNOR
Jackson County
SR 1469
Mr. Bob Johnson
215 Army Corps of Engineer
Reg. Field Office
Room 75, Grove Park Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801-2714
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Dear IL4r. Johnson,
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is proposing to grade, drain, base and
pave primarily along the existing roadway of SR 1469, Paul Cooper Road, in Jackson County. In
order to construct this project in accordance with our current secondary road standards, two pipe
culverts along tributaries of Shoal Creek (DEM Class C), will have to be replaced. We are
requesting authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to:replace these culverts.
I am sending a straight line diagram with our proposed erosion control construction limits at
various sites along the project. In addition a typical section of the road, cross sections, drawings for
the pipe culvert replacements, general notes and standards on erosion control measures and a
marked county map.
The best management practices will be used to minimize and control sedimentation and
erosion on this project. The construction foreman will review all erosion control measures daily to
ensure sedimentation and erosion are being effectively controlled. If the planned devices are not
functioning as intended, they will immediately be replaced with better devices. The rock silt screens
and other erosion control devices will be in place prior to pipe construction and will remain in place
until the project is stabilized.
By copy of this letter I am asking Mr. David Yow, North Carolina Resources Commission,
District Fisheries Biologist to comment directly to you concerning the 404 Nationwide permit
request.
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
R. SAMUEL HUNT III
SECRETARY
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June 13, 1995
also by copy of this letter, I am requesting authorization to proceed under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act from Division of Environmental Management.
We would like to begin construction as soon as possible. If further information is required,
please advise. Your early review and consideration will be appreciated.
Yours truly,
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Brian C. urch
Assistant District Engineer
cc: Mr. Richard Phillips, P. E., Regional Engineer DEHNR
Mr. F. D. Martin, P. E., Division Engineer
Mr. E. L. Ingle, Area Roadside Environmental Engineer
Mr. Eric Galamb, Water Quality Certification Unit, DEM
.Ir. David Yow, District Fisheries Biologist, NCWRC
DEM ID: ACTION ID:
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit ft NW P 2 6
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E
Telephone [phone]
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMEN'T'AL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: North Carolina Department of Transportation
2. Owners Address: P. O. Drawer 250, Bryson Citv NC 28713
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work):--(704 )488-2131
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
C. R, Styles, P. E.
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Jackson County
Nearest Town or City: Whittier
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): SR 14 69 , 'Paul Cooper Road
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Shoal Creek
7. River Basin: Little Tennessee
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ ] NO [x]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO [X]
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: 0.01 Ac
Drained:
Flooded:
Excavated:
Total Impacted: _ 0.01 A o

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ROCK SILT SCREEN:

A rock silt screen is a low-level dam structure to be used in streams below culvert
sites. Rock silt screens shall be used to trap sediment transported by running water
and shall be placed in the stream below the construction site within the right-of-
way or easement boundary. The rock silt screen utilizes class B stone lined with #5
or #57 stone to produce a ripple-effect in the stream to settle the larger sediment
particles transported in the stream from the construction site. The trapped sediment
shall be cleaned out before the device is removed from the stream.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
September 22, 1995
Regulatory Branch
Action ID No. 199505112 and Nationwide Permit No. 26 (Headwaters and Isolated
Waters)
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
Brian C. Burch
Post office Box 250
Bryson City, North Carolina 28713
Dear Mr. Burch:
Reference your application of June 13, 1995, for Department of the DA)
authorization to extend two culverts in unnamed tributaries of Sho 1 Creek in
conjunction with the upgrading of SR 1469, Paul Cooper Road, nea hitti.r,
Jackson County, North Carolina. The project will impact less tha 1/3 acre of
Waters of the United States. The proposal has been reviewe by the rth
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC).
For the purposes of the Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program, Title 33,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the Federal Register
on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits. Authorization was provided,
pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, for discharges of dredged or fill
material into headwaters and isolated waters.
Your work is authorized by this nationwide permit provided it is
accomplished in strict accordance with the enclosed conditions. This nationwide
permit does not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain other required State
or local approval.
This verification will be valid until the nationwide permit is modified,
reissued or revoked. All the nationwide permits are scheduled to be modified,
reissued or revoked prior to 21 January 1997. It is incumbent upon you to remain
informed of changes to the nationwide permits. We will issue a public notice
announcing the changes when they occur. Furthermore, if you commence or are
under contract to commence this activity before the date the nationwide permit
is modified or revoked, you will have twelve months from the date of the
modification or revocation to complete the activity under the present terms and
conditions of this nationwide permit.
Questions or comments may be addressed to David Baker in our Asheville
Regulatory office at [phone].
Sincerely,
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Enclosures
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Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27687