20120141 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20120218

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Waklld P E
Governor Director
February 16 2012
Columbus County
NCDWQ Project No 12 0141
SR 1814 (Love Road)
State Project No 6C 024104
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr Greg Burns P E Division Engineer
NCDOT Division 6
PO Box 1150
Fayetteville NC 28302
Dear Mr Burns
Dee Freeman
Secretary
You have our approval in accordance with the conditions listed below for the following impacts for the purpose of
implementing roadway improvements to SR 1814 (Love Road) in Columbus County
Stream lmnacts in the Cane 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 ft)
(linear ft)
(linear ft)
Requiring
Mitigation
linear ft
SI
12
10
0
0
22
0
Total
12
10
t 0 t
0
22
0
Total Stream Impact for Project 22 linear feet
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated received February 10 2012 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 not 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 rcmain 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 the accompanying 404 federal permit This condition supercedes condition
No 19 in the General Certification 3820
General Conditions
Unless otherwise approved in this certification placement of culverts and other structures iii open waters and
streams shall be placed below the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diametei
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 streambeds or banks adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the above
structures 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
3 If conci ete is used during construction a dry work area shall be maintained to prevent direct contact
between 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
4 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
5 The dimension pattern and profile of the stream above and below the crossing shall not be modified
Disturbed floodplains and streams shall be restored to natural geomorphic conditions
6 The use of rip rap above the Normal High Water Mark shall be minimized Any rip rap placed for stream
stabilization shall be placed in stream channels in such a manner that it does not impede aquatic life
passage
7 The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings
submitted for approval
8 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 structures shall be used to prevent excavation in
flowing water
9 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
10 All mechanized equipment opeiated near surface waters must be regularly inspected and maintained to
prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels lubricants hydraulic fluids or other toxic materials
11 No rock sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by this
certification
12 Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface
waters is prohibited
13 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 the Clean Water
Act) and any other appropriate requirements of State and Federal law If NCDWQ determines that such
standards of laws are not being met (including the failure to 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

14 All fill slopes located in.juiisdictional wetlands shall be placed at slopes no flatter than 3 1 unless otherwise
authorized by this certification
15 A copy of this Water Quality Certification shall be maintained on the 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
16 1 he 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
17 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 a local state and
federal) having jurisdiction including but not limited to applicable buffer rules stormwater management
rules soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements etc
18 The Permittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Quality within 24 hours
of discovery
19 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 to notify
NCDWQ when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed
20 Native riparian vegetation must be reestablished in the riparian areas within the construction limits of the
project by the end of the growing season following completion of construction
21 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
impact from road construction activities
22 Erosion and sediment control practices must be m 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 etosion control measures
must be such that they equal or exceed the requirements specified in the 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 pit sites the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed installed operated
and maintained in accordance with the 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 the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act
23 Sediment and erosion control measures shall not 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 00am and 5 OOpm except
for official state holidays The original and one (1) 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 the document is received by the Office of
Administrative Hearings within five (5) 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 [phone]
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
Charles Wakild
Director
Ec Ronnie Smith Wilmington US Army Corp District Office
Jim Rerko Division 6 Environmental Office
Travis Wilson NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Sonia Carrillo NCDWQ Central Office
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