20120712 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20121106

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild P E Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
November 6 2012
I I Craven County
NCDWQ Project No 20120712v 2
Bridge 176 over Slocum Creek
TIP B 4488
II MODIFIED APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION and NEUSE BUFFER
AUTHORIZATION with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr Jay Johnson
North Carolina Department of Transportation
P O Box 1587
Greenville NC 27835
Dear Mr Johnson
You have our approval in accordance with the conditions listed below to permanently impact an additional 535ft2
of wetlands(a project total of 0 77 acres) an additional 0 13 acres of wetlands dues to hand clearing(for a project
total of 0 13 acres) and 0 03 acres of wetlands due to temporary excavation(project total of 0 03 acres)for the
purpose of replacing Bridge Number 176 over Slocum Creek on SR 1763 (Church St) in Craven County Total
impacts to wetlands for the project now total 0 93 acres
The application provides adequate assurance that the discharge of fill material into the waters of the Neuse River
Basin in conjunction with the proposed development will not result in a violation of applicable Water Quality
Standards and discharge guidelines Therefore the State of North Carolina certifies that this activity will not violate
the applicable portions of Sections 301 302 303 306 307 of PL 92 500 and PL 95 217 if conducted in accordance
with the application and conditions hereinafter set forth
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you submitted in your modified application dated
received November 5 2012 All the authorized activities and conditions of certification associated with the original
Water Quality Certification dated July 31 2012 still apply except where superceded by this certification Should
your project change you are required to notify 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 any additional wetland impacts or stream impacts for this project(now or in the future)
exceed one acre or 150 linear feet respectively additional compensatory mitigation may be required as described in
15A NCAC 2H 0506(h)(6)and(7) Additional buffer impacts may require compensatory mitigation as described
in 15A NCAC 0242(9) For this approval to remain valid you are required to comply with all the conditions listed
below In addition you should obtain all other federal state or local permits before proceeding with your project
including(but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion control Coastal Stormwater Non discharge and Water Supply
watershed regulations This Certification shall expire on the same day as the expiration date of the corresponding
Corps of Engineers Permit
Condition(s)of Certification
1 This modification is applicable only to the additional proposed activities All of the authorized activities and
conditions of certification associated with the original Water Quality Certification dated July 31 2012 still
apply except where superceded by this certification
Transportation and Permitting Unit One
1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1617 NorthCarohna
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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 00pm 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
Mr William Cary General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
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 David Wainwright at 919 807 6405 or David Wainwright @ncdenr gov
Sincerely
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Charles Wakild
Director
cc Tom Steffens US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
Stephen Lane DCM Morehead City
Steve Sollod DCM Raleigh
Garcy Ward NCDENR Washington Regional Office
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