20110619 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20110729

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
July 29, 201 I
Randolph County
NCDWQ Project No. 110619
SR 1331 (Ridges Mountain Rd)
State Project No. SC.076131
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. Tim Johnson, P.E., Division Engineer
NCDOT, Division 8
902 N. Sandhills Blvd
Aberdeen, NC 283 ] 5
Dear Mr. Johnson:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
You have our approval, in accordance with [he conditions listed below, for the following impacts for the purpose of
implementing roadway improvements to SR 1331 (Ridges Mountain Rd) in Randolph Counry:
Stream Im acts in the Ca a Fear River Basin
Site Permanent Fill in Temporary Fill in Permanent Fill in Temporary Fill in Total Stream Stream
Intermittent Intermittent Stream Perennial Stream Perennial Stream Impact Impacts
Stream (linear ft) (linear ft) (linear [t) (linear ft) (linear ft) Requiring
Mitigation
linear ft)
S1 14 25 39 0
S2 16 25 41 0
S3 20 25 45 0
Total 16 25 34 50 ]25 0
Total Stream Impact for Project: 125 linear feet.
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated received Julyl, 2011 and amendments
dated received July 12, 2011. After reviewing your application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by
General Water Quality Certification Number 3820..This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit 14
issued by the Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should acquire any other federal, state or local permits before
you proceed with your project including (but no[ limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge and
Water Supply Watershed regulations. This approval will expire with the accompanying 404 permit.
This approval is valid solely for the purpose and design described in your application (unless modified below).
Should your project change, you must notify the NCDWQ and submit a new application. If the property is sold, the
new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter, and is thereby responsible for complying
with all the conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total
impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as
described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the
conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions listed below.
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Condition(s) of Certification:
Project Specific Conditions
1. This approval will expire with [he accompanying 404 federal permit. This condition supercedes condition
No. 19 in [he General Certification 3820.
2. Riprap shall not be placed in the active [halweg channel or placed in the sfreambed in a manner that
precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized
and installed
3. For the 75 linear feet of streams being impacted due to site dewatering activities, the site shall be graded to its
preconstruction contours and revegetated with appropriate native species.
4. All portions of the proposed project draining to 303 (d) listed watersheds that are impaired due to biological
criteria exceedances shall not discharge stormwater directly m surface waters. S[ormwater shall be treated
using appropriate best management practices (e.g., vegetated conveyances, constructed wetlands, detention
ponds, etc.) prior [o discharging to surface waters.
General Conditions
Unless otherwise approved in this certification, placement of culverts and other structures, in open waters
and sfreams shall be placed below the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a
diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less
than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and
other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may
result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or sfreambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of
the above strucmres. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being maintained
if requested in writing by NCDWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting
features encountered during construction, please contact NCDWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to
determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
6. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area shall be maintained to prevent direct contact
behveen curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete shall not be
discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
7. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in waters of the
U.S., or protected riparian buffers.
8. The dimension, pattern and profile of the stream above and below the crossing shall no[ be modified.
Disturbed Floodplains and streams shall be restored to natural geomorphic conditions.
9. The use of rip-rap above [he Normal High Water Mark shall be minimized, Any rip-rap placed. for stream
stabilization shall be placed in stream channels in such a manner [ha[ it does no[ impede aquatic life
passage.
10. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings
submitted for approval.
11. All work in of adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved BMP measures
from the most .current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manual such as
sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion strucmres shall be used to prevent excavation in
flowing water.
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12. Heavy equipment shall be operated from the banks rather than in the stream channel in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the introduction of other pollutants into the stream.

13. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters must be regularly inspected and maintained to
~• prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic Fluids, or other toxic materials.
14. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by [his
certification.
] 5. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to
surface waters is prohibited.
16. The permittee and its authorized agents shall conduct its activities in a manner consistent with State water
quality standards (including any requirements resulting from compliance with §303(d) of [he Clean Water
Act) and any other appropriate requirements of State and Federal law. If NCDWQ determines [hat such
standards or laws are not being met (including the failure [o sustain a designated or achieved use) or that
State or federal law is being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance,
NCDWQ may reevaluate and modify this certification.
17. All fill slopes located in jurisdictional wetlands shall be placed at slopes no flatter than 3:1, unless
otherwise authorized by [his certification..
18. A copy of this Water Quality Certification shall be maintained on [he construction site at all times. In
addition, the Water Quality Certification and all subsequent modifications, if any, shall be maintained with
the Division Engineer and the on-site project manager. ,. ,
19. The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary located within the construction corridor approved by this
authorization shall be clearly marked by highly visible fencing prior to any land disturbing activities.
Impacts to areas within the fencing are prohibited unless otherwise authorized by this certification.
20. The issuance of this certification does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (i.e. local, state, and
federal) havingjurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable buffer rules, stormwater management
rules, soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements, etc.
21. The Permittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Quality within 24
hours of discovery.
22. Upon completion of the project (including any impacts at associated borrow or waste sites), the NCDOT
Division Engineer shall complete and return the enclosed "Certification of Completion Form" [o notify
NCDWQ when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed.
23. Native riparian vegetation must be reestablished within the construction limits of the project by the end of
the growing season following completion of construction.
24. There shall be no excavation from, or waste disposal into, jurisdictional wetlands or waters associated with
this permit without appropriate modification. Should waste or borrow sites, or access roads to waste or
borrow sites, be located in wetlands or streams, compensatory mitigation will be required since that is a
direct impacrfrom road construction activities.
25. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the
proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to
protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures
must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in [he most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all
construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased
borrow pits associated with the project.

c. For borrow pi[ sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated, .~
and maintained in accordance with [he most recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining ~
Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with
the requirements of [he Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
26. Sediment and erosion control measures shall no[ be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise approved
by this Certification.
If you wish to contest any statement in the attached Certification you must file a petition for an administrative
hearing. You may obtain the petition form from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition
with the office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered
filed when it is received in the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of
Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and S:OOpm, except
for official state holidays. The original and one (I) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed-provided the original and one copy of [he document is received by the Office of
Administrative Hearings within five (S) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
Telephone: [phone], Facsimile: (919)-733-3478
A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows:
Ms. Mary Penny Thompson, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. if you
have any questions, please contact Mason Herndon at [phone].
Sincerely,
~/rjl7 Coleen H. Sullins
IVY- Director
Cc: Ronnie Smith, Wilmington US Army Corp District Office
Art King, Division 8 Environmental Officer
Travis Wilson, NC Wildlife Resources Commission (electronic copy)
Sonia Carrillo, NCDWQ Central Regional Office
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