20110100 Ver 1_Information Letter_20110511

Permit Class
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Permit Number
67-11
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environment and Natural Resour?
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Coastal Resources Commission M
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X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS I I3A-118
Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229
Issued to N.C. Department of Transportation, 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
Authorizing development in Chowan County at Queen Anne Creek, Bridge No. 12 on
, as requested in the permittee's application dated 1124/11 including the
attached workplan drawings (18) as referenced in Condition No. 1 of this permit.
This permit, issued on 5/10/2011 , is subject to compliance with the application (where consistent
with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation of these terms may
be subject to fines, imprisonment or civil action; or may cause the permit to be null and void.
TIP No. B-4463, Bridge Replacement
1) All work authorized by this permit shall be carried out in accordance with the following attached
workplan drawings (18), except as modified herein: 2 dated 9/20/10; 1 dated 8/25/10; 9 dated
8/24/10; 1 dated 1/26/11; l dated 3/29/10; and 4 dated 1/25/11.
2) In order to protect spawning adult and juvenile anadromous fisheries resources in Queen Anne Creek
and its adjacent wetlands, no in-water work shall be conducted between February 15 to June 15 of
any year without prior approval of the N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM), in consultation
with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC). For the purposes of this moratorium, in-
water is defined as those areas within Queen Anne Creek and its adjacent wetlands that during
periods of inundation have an active connection to Queen Anne Creek.
(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)
This permit action may be appealed by the pernuttee or
other qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing
date. An appeal requires resolution prior to work initiation or
continuance as the case may be.
This permit must be accessible on-site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
No expiration date, pursuant to GS 136-44.7B
In issuing this pertnit, the State of North Carolina agrees
that your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DENR and the
Chairman of the Coastal Resources Commission.
James HJames H. Gregson, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
Signature of Permittee
N.C. Department of Transportation Permit 467-11
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
3) The permittee shall implement the N.C. Department of Transportation's (NCDOT's) Stream Crossing
Guidelines for Anadromous Fish Passage.
4) No vegetated wetlands or waters of the State shall be excavated, without permit modification.
5) No excavated or fill material shall be placed at any time in any vegetated wetlands or surrounding
waters outside of the alignment of the fill areas as indicated on the attached workplan drawings, without
permit modification.
6) Material excavated may be used in fill areas associated with the project or shall be removed from the site
and taken to a high ground location.
7) All excavated materials shall be confined above normal water level and landward of regularly or
irregularly flooded wetlands behind adequate dikes or other retaining structures to prevent spillover of
solids into any wetlands or surrounding waters.
8) The temporary placement and double handling of any excavated or fill material within waters or
vegetated wetlands is not authorized. This condition also applies to the removal of the existing bridge,
roadway asphalt and associated materials.
9) All fill material shall be clean and free of any pollutants except in trace quantities.
10) All fill material shall be obtained from an upland source.
11) Live concrete shall not be allowed to contact the water in or entering into Queen Anne Creek, or the
adjacent wetlands.
12) Construction staging areas shall be located only in upland areas, and not in wetlands or waters of the
State.
13) The bridge shall be constructed using lop down construction methodologies with an off site detour. Any
other construction method may require additional authorization from the Division.
14) Unless specifically altered herein, the NCDOT's document "Best Management Practices for
Construction and Maintenance Activities" (August 2003) shall be followed during bridge removal and
bridge construction procedures.
15) Pilings from the existing bridge; as well as any remnant pilings from previous bridges, shall be removed
in their entirety, except that in the event that a piling breaks during removal and cannot be removed in its
entirety, the piling may be cut off flush with the bed of the water body, and DCM shall be notified of
each occurrence within one working day.
16) The installation of the bridge piles shall be accomplished by pile driving and/or the use of a vibratory
hammer. Should the permittee and/or its contractor propose to utilize another type of pile installation,
such as jetting or drilled shaft construction, additional authorization from DCM shall be required.
N.C. Department of Transportation
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Permit #67-11
Page 3 of 5
17) All materials and debris associated with the removal and/or construction of the existing and/or new
bridge, existing and/or new causeway, other existing structures within the Right-of-Way as authorized
by the permit and associated materials shall not enter wetlands or Waters of the State, even temporarily.
Any such material shall be disposed of at an approved upland site or shall be recycled in an
environmentally appropriate manner provided appropriate authorizations from any relevant state,
federal, or local authorities are obtained.
NOTE: The bridge demolition debris may be suitable for use as artificial reef material. The permittee is
encouraged to contact the Artificial Reef Coordinator at the DMF Morehead City Office at (252)
726-7021 to coordinate review of the suitability of the material and arrangements for such use.
18) The permittee did not propose the use of deck drains in the permit application package. Any future
proposal to utilize deck drains shall require additional authorization from DCM.
19) The placement of riprap shall be limited to the areas as depicted on the attached workplan drawings.
The riprap material shall be clean and free from loose dirt or any pollutant except in trace quantities.
The riprap material shall consist of clean rock or masonry materials such as, but not limited to, granite,
marl or broken concrete.
Utility Impacts
NOTE: The construction of the new bridge will also require the following: relocation of utility poles for
overhead powerline, telephone and CATV; relocation of the waterline and gas line by directional
bore; and removal of an existing waterline.
20) Any relocation of utility lines that is not specifically depicted on the attached workplan drawings, or
described within the attached permit application, shall require approval from DCM, either under the
authority of this permit, or by the utility company obtaining separate authorization.
21) The water line and gas line shall be installed using a horizontal directional bore drilling method. Entry
and exit points of this activity, including disposal of material from the drilling activity, shall be outside
of all wetlands and Waters of the State.
22) There shall be no resultant change in preconstruction bottom contours due to utility line installation.
NOTE: Plans and specifications for the relocation and/or replacement of water mains must be submitted
to the N.C. Division of Environmental Health Public Water Supply Plan Review Section for
approval prior to construction. Final approval must be issued before water lines are placed into
service.
Impacts to Wetlands and Waters of the State and Compensatory Mitigation
23) Fill slopes in wetlands shall be 3:1 or steeper.
24) There shall be no clearing of wetlands outside of the areas indicated on the attached workplan drawings
without prior approval from the Division.
N.C. Department of Transportation Permit 967-11
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
25) Wetland areas to be temporarily impacted by clearing shall not be grubbed.
26) Construction mats shall be utilized to support equipment within wetland areas during clearing activities
to minimize temporary wetland impacts.
27) The areas of existing causeway fill material to be excavated underneath the new bridge shall be graded
to the approximate elevation of the adjacent natural wetlands.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
28) Turbidity curtains and silt fences shall be used to.isoiate all work areas from Queen Anne Creek and its
adjacent wetlands that during periods of inundation have an active connection to Queen Anne Creek.
Bottom disturbing activities include, but are not necessarily limited to, pile installation and removal,
placement of riprap, excavation or filling within or adjacent to wetlands or waters of the State. The
turbidity curtains shall be installed parallel to the banks on each side of the creek. The turbidity curtains
shall extend past the construction limits and be attached to the silt fences containing the work site. The
turbidity curtains shall be of sufficient length and effectiveness to prevent a visible increase in the
amount of suspended sediments in adjacent waters. The turbidity curtains shall not fully encircle the
work area or extend across Queen Anne Creek. The turbidity curtains shall be properly maintained and
retained in the water until constriction is complete and all of the work area contained by the turbidity
curtains has been stabilized by vegetation or other means. The turbidity curtains shall be removed when
turbidity within the curtains reaches ambient levels.
29) Appropriate sedimentation and erosion control devices, measures or structures shall be implemented to
ensure that eroded materials do not enter adjacent wetlands, watercourses and properties (e.g. silt fence,
diversion swales or berms, etc.).
30) This project shall conform to all requirements of the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and the
N.C. Department of Transportation's (NCDOT's) Memorandum of Agreement with the Division of
Land Resources.
31) The permittee shall follow "Best Management Practices for the Protection of Surface Waters"
32) In order to protect water quality, runoff from construction shall not visibly increase the amount of
suspended sediments in adjacent waters.
Stormwater Management
NOTE: The N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) confirmed in a letter dated 7/16/10 (SW7100502)
that the subject project is excluded from State Stormwater permitting requirements as set forth in
Section 2(d)(1) of Session Law 2008-211, effective October 1, 2008, and the stormwater rules
under Title 15A NCAC 2I-I 1000, as amended.

N.C. Department of Transportation
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
General
Permit 867-11
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NOTE: The permittee is strongly encouraged to take all precautions to prevent the spreading of Hydrilla
which is found in the basins and canals.in the project area. Iydrilla is an invasive species that
will out compete native sub-aquatic vegetation (SAV) species. In order to prevent further
spreading of Hydrilla, the permittee is strongly encouraged to remove all plant fragments from
the construction equipment that has been in contact with Queen Anne Creek and its adjacent
wetlands, as well as rinse the equipment before using it in other locations. For more information,
the permittee should contact the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) at [phone] or
the N.C. Division of Water Resources (DWR) at [phone].
33) No attempt shall be made by the permittee to prevent the full and free use by the public of all navigable
waters at or adjacent to the authorized work following completion of construction activities.
34) During bridge construction, the permittee shall make every attempt to maintain the same navigation that
is currently possible in Queen Anne Creek, upstream and downstream of the existing bridge.
35) The permittee shall exercise all available precautions in the day-to-day operation of the facility to
prevent waste from entering the adjacent waters and wetlands.
36) If it is determined that additional permanent and/or temporary impacts (such as but not limited to
temporary access roads, detours, or matting to transport equipment across wetlands) are necessary that
x are not shown on the attached workplan drawings or described in the authorized permit application, a
permit modification and/or additional authorization from DCM shall be required. In addition, any
changes in the approved plan may also require a permit modification and/or additional authorization
from DCM. The permittee shall contact a representative of DCM prior to commencement of any such
activity for this determination and any permit modification.
37) Development authorized by this permit shall only be conducted on lands owned by the NCDOT and/or
its Right-of-Ways and/or easements.
38) The permittee and/or his contractor shall contact the DCM Transportation Field Representative in
Morehead City at [phone] to request a preconstruction conference prior to project initiation.
39) The N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) authorized the proposed project on 1/31/11 (DWQ Project
No. 110100) under General Water Quality Certification No. 3701. Any violation of the Certification
approved by DWQ shall be considered a violation of this CAMA permit.
NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the proposed project under Nationwide Permit
Number 23 (COE Action ID No. SAW-2005-11635), which was issued on 2/25/11.
NOTE: This permit does not eliminate the'need to obtain any additional permits, approvals or
authorizations that may be required.