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Home My WebLink About20100362 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20111110 �� NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Naturaf Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H Sullins Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary November 10 2011 Dr Greg Thorpe PhD Manager Pro�ect Development and Env�ronmental Analysis North Carolma Department of Transportation ' 1598 Mail Service Center � Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1598 I Sub�ect Mod�fication to the 401 Water Qualrty Certification Pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act wrth ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS for proposed unprovements to US 17 from Jacksonville Bypass to Drummer Kellum Road u►Onslow County Federal Aid Pro�ect No STP NHF 17(31) State Pro�ect No � 8 1261901 TIP U 4007 NCDWQ Pro�ect No 20100362 v 2 Dear Dr Thorpe Attached hereto ts a modification of Certificahon No 003835 issued to T'he North Carolma Department of i Transportation(NCDOT)dated August 26 2010 � If we can be of further assistance do not hesrtate to contact us i Smcerely � �oleen H Sullms I D�rector � I i Attachments i I cc Brad Shaver US Army Corps of Engmeers Wilmmgton Field Office � H Allen Pope PE Division 3 Engmeer � Stoney Mathis Division 3 Envvonmental Officer(electromc copy only) Chris Milrtscher Envuonmental Protection Agency(electromc copy only) I Travis Wilson NC Wildhfe Resources Commission(electromc copy only) Steve Sollod Drvision of Coastal Management(electromc copy only) � Soma Carrillo NCDWQ Central Regional Office(electronic copy only) � File Copy 1 � Transportation Permitting Unit NorthCarolina 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650 Location 512 N Salisbury St Raleigh NoRh Carolina 27604 �aturallt� Phone 919�07 63001 FAX 919�07 6492 Internet http llh2o enr state nc uslncwetlands! An Equal OppoRunity 1 AffirmaUve Ac�on Employer u Mod�ficat�on to the 401 Water Quality Cert�ficat�on Pursuant to Sect�on 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act wrth ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THIS CERTIFICATION is issued m conformrty wrth the requ�rements of Section 401 Public Laws 92 500 and 95 217 of the Umted States and sub�ect to the North Carolma Division of Water Quality(NCDWQ)Regulations m 15 NCAC 2H 0500 This certification authorized the NCDOT to unpact 8 48 acres of�urisdictional wetlands and 3 154 lmear feet of�unsdictional streams m Onslow County The pro�ect shall be constructed pursuant to the modification dated received September 20 2011 and additional mformation received October 19 2011 No�mpacts � to Sections C or D are bemg author�zed at th�s t�me T'he modified authorized unpacts for Site 2 on U 4007 � Section B are as described below I Wetland Im acts m the Whrte Oak R�ver Basm non ri arian � S�te Fdl Fill Excavat�on Mechanized Hand Area under Total (ac) (temporary) (ac) Clearmg Clearmg Br�dge Wetland ac ac ac ac Im act ac U 4007B I Origmal approved unpacts at Srte 2(23+60 27+59 Ramp 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 B LT) Revised unpacts with this ' approval at Site 2(23+60 0 09 0 014 0 0 0 0 23 � 27+59 Ram 1B LT) Origmal approved unpacts at Srte 2 16+30 19+76 Ser 1) 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Revised impacts wtth this i approval at Site 2(16+30 016 0 0 09 0 09 0 0 0 34 � 19+76 Ser 1) � Total 0 25 0 0 23 0 09 ` 0 0 0 57 , Total Rev�sed Wetland Impacts for Site 2 on U 4007B 0 57 acres � I The application provides adequate assurance that the discharge of fill mater�al u►to the waters of the White Oak River Basm m con�unchon with the proposed development will not result►n a violation of applicable Water Quality Standards and discharge guidelmes Therefore the State of North Caroluia certifies that this activity will not violate the applicable portions of Secrions 301 302 303 306 307 of PL 92 500 and PL 95 217 if conducted m accordance wrth the apphcation and condrtions heremafter set forth This approval is only vahd for the purpose and design that you submitted m your modified apphcahon dated received September 20 2011 and additional u�formarion recerved October 19 2011 All the authorized activities � and condrtions of certification associated with the ongmal Water Quality Certification dated August 26 2010 still � apply except where superceded by this certification Should your pro�ect change you are requ�red to notify � NCDWQ and submit a new apphcation If the property�s sold the new owner must be grven a copy of this � Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying wrth all the condit�ons If any addrtional Iwetland unpacts or stream unpacts for this pro�ect(now or m the future)exceed one acre or 1501mear feet � respectively addrtional compensatory mirigation may be requ�red as described m 15A NCAC 2H 0506(h)(6)and � (7) For this approval to remaui vahd you are requ�red to compty with all the condrtions listed below In addition � you should obtam all other federal state or local permrts before proceedmg wrth your pro�ect mcludmg(but not lumted to)Sedunent and Erosion control Coastal Stormwater Non discharge and Water Supply watershed regulations This Certification shall expue on the same day as the exp�ration date of the correspondmg Corps of � Engmeers Permrt �, ( Condit�on(s)of Cert�ficat�on i 1 All other conditions written mto previous Water Quality Certification dated August 26 2010 for th►s � pro�ect still applies � I I �� 2 Compensatory mrtigation for the additional0 22 acres of impacts to non npanan wetlands is requued at a 2 1 ratio We understand that you have chosen to perform compensatory mrtigahon for unpacts to wetlands through the North Carolma Ecosystem Enhancement Program(EEP) and that the EEP has agreed to unplement the mrtigarion for this addrtional unpact EEP has mdicated m a letter dated October 6 2011 that they will assume responsibility for satisfymg the federal Clean Water Act compensatory mitigation requvements for the above referenced pro�ect m accordance wrth the North Carolu►a Department of Envuonment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program In L�eu Fee Instrument signed July 28 2010 Violations of any condrtion herem set forth may result in revocation of this Certificahon and may result►n cnmuial and/or civil penalties This Certification shall become null and void unless the above condrtions are made condrtions of the Federa1404 and/or Coastal Area Management Act Permrt This Certification shall exp�re upon the c expuarion of the 404 or CAMA permrt ' If you wish to contest any statement ui the attached Certification you must file a petition for an admuustrative I hearmg You may obtam the petrtion form from the office of Admmistrat�ve hearuigs You must file the petrtion � with the office of Admmistrative Hearu►gs wrthui sUCty(60)days of receipt of this notice A petrtion is considered filed when rt is received m the office of Admmistrat�ve Hearmgs durmg normal office hours The Office of Admmistrative Hearmgs accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 OOam and 5 OOpm except for official state holidays The origmal and one(1)copy of the petition must be filed wrth the Office of Admmistrative Hearmgs The petition may be faxed provided the origmal and one copy of the document is received by the Office of � Admmistrative Hearu►gs withm five(5)busmess days followmg the faxed transmission T'he mailmg address for the Office of Admmistrative Hearmgs is Office of Admmistrative Hearmgs 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 6714 Telephone (919) 733 2698 Facsimile (919) 733 3478 A copy of the petrtion must also be served on DENR as follows Ms Mary Penny Thompson General Counsel Department of Envvonment and Natural Resources 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1601 f i � � This the l Oth day of November 2011 i i DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY I I (��,;�oleen H Sullms �ap D�rector i WQC No 20100362 v 2 I I � �