20201698 Ver 1_USACE Permit_20210122

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action ID. SAW-2020-02193 County: Watauga
GENERAL PERNHT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Permittee: David Helms & Melissa Pollard
Address: 7 Steadman Wav
Greer, NC 29650
Telephone Number: 828-406-4477
Location description: The site is located off Locust Lane, in Boone, NC. Coordinates are: 36.148456-81.779189
Description of projects area and activity: This permit authorizes the installation of culvert for access. Impacts to stream
channels authorized by this permit total 30 linear feet. Recommendations from the North Carolina Wildlife Resource
Commission (NCWRC) are attached for your consideration. By subsequent email correspondence, NCWRC waived
the trout moratorium so work can proceed prior to April 15.
Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Regional General Permit Number or Nationwide Permit Number: 18
SEE ATTACHED RGP or NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the
attached conditions, above noted special conditions, and your submitted application and attached information dated
December 11, 2020. Any violation of the attached conditions or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the
permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, a Class I administrative penalty, and/or appropriate legal action.
This verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide/regional authorization is
modified, suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide/regional permit authorization
is reissued and/or modified, this verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it complies
with all requirements of the modified nationwide/regional permit. If the nationwide/regional permit authorization expires or is
suspended, revoked, or is modified, such that the activity would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the
nationwide/regional permit, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence
in reliance upon the nationwide/regional permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months
of the date of the nationwide/regional permit's expiration, modification or revocation, unless discretionary authority has been
exercised on a case -by -case basis to modify, suspend or revoke the authorization.
Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification.
You should contact the NC Division of Water Resources (telephone [phone]) to determine Section 401 requirements.
For activities occurring within the twenty coastal counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act
(CAMA), prior to beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.
This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required
Federal, State or local approvals/permits.
If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory
program, please contact Amanda Jones at 828-271-7980, ext. 4225 or [e-mail].
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Date: 2021.01.22 10:06:49
Corps Regulatory Official42835090-05'00' Date: January 22, 2021
Amanda Jones
Expiration Date of Verification: March 18, 2022
CF: Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting Inc., Attn: Adam Williams (via email)

Action ID Number: SAW-2020-02193 County: Watauga
Permittee: David Helms & Melissa Pollard
Project Name: Spice Bottom Creek Crossing / NWP 918
Date Verification Issued: January 22, 2021
Project Manager: Amanda Jones
Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit,
sign this certification and return it to the following address:
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Attn.: Amanda Jones
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers representative. Failure to comply with any terms or conditions of this authorization may
result in the Corps suspending, modifying or revoking the authorization and/or issuing a Class I
administrative penalty, or initiating other appropriate legal action.
I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed in
accordance with the terms and condition of the said permit, and required mitigation was completed in
accordance with the permit conditions.
Signature of Permittee
Date

® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
December 15, 2020
Ms. Brandee Boggs
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
SUBJECT: Spice Bottom Creek Crossing
Spice Bottom Creek, Watauga County
Dear Ms. Boggs,
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an
application to permanently impact 30 ft of Spice Bottom Creek for a 20-ft culvert in Watauga
County. Our comments on this application are offered for your consideration under provisions
of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
(48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d).
There are Brown Trout in the project vicinity, and instream activities should be avoided between
October 15 and April 15 to minimize impacts to trout reproduction.
The proposed culvert is a squash pipe, and a floodplain culvert is also planned, which should
help pass flood flows.
We offer the following recommendations to minimize impacts to fish and wildlife:
1. In -channel work should be accomplished as quickly as possible and vigilance used in
sediment and erosion control during site preparation, construction, and clean up. As
described in the application, disturbed areas should be seeded, mulched and/or matted at the
end of each workday.
2. Any erosion control matting used should be free of plastic or nylon mesh, as this type of
mesh frequently entangles wildlife and is slow to degrade, resulting in a hazard that may last
for years.
3. Instream activities should be avoided between October 15 and April 15 to minimize impacts
to trout reproduction.
4. We recommend planting native shrubs and trees in disturbed area of the channel.
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Spice Bottom Creek Crossing Page 2 December 15, 2020
Spice Bottom Cr, Watauga Co
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. Please contact meat
[phone] if you have any questions about these comments.
Sincerely,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
ec: Josselyn Lucas, BREC
Sue Homewood, NC Division of Water Resources