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Home My WebLink About20201815 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20210629 DocuSign Envelope ID:35990E44-3C83-4838-8AC1-E7B0F0896066 '��STAT3 cu�,y', ROY COOPER. 6 .'-- o,• Governor JOHN NICHOLSON ,�s'n� Interim Secretary ''''rt ` " S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality June 29,2021 Davidson County NCDWR Project No.20201815 Bridge 63 on SR 1472 WBS No. 17.BP.9.R.57 APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Ms.Amy Euliss NCDOT Division 9 375 Silas Creek Parkway Winston Salem,NC 27127 Dear Ms.Euliss: You have our approval,in accordance with the conditions listed below,for the following impacts related to replacing Bridge 63 with a new bridge over Reedy Creek on SR 1472(Welcome-Arcadia Road)in Davidson County. Stream Impacts in the Yadkin PeeDee River Basin Permanent Fill in Temporary Fill in in Stream Perennial Stream Perennial Stream Total Impacts Site (linear ft) (linear ft) Stream Requiring Impact Mitigation Bank Stabilization Utilities (linear ft) (linear ft) 3 89 - 89 - 4 - 3 3 - Totals 89 3 92 - Total Stream Impacts: 92 linear feet Wetland Impacts in the Yadkin PeeDee River Basin(Riverine). Hand Mechanized Wetland Impacts Site Fill Excavation Clearing Clearing Requiring (ac) (ac) (ac) (ac) Mitigation (ac) 1 1 <0.01 0.0 0.0 <0.01 1 - 1 2 1 <0.01 - I - <0.01 Totals <0.01 I 0.0 I 0.0 I <0.01 1 - Total Wetland Impacts for Project: <0.01 acres The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated received May 28,2021,and subsequent information received on June 24,2021. After reviewing your application,we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 4135. This certification corresponds to the Corps Regional D_E North 512North CaroSalisburylina DepartmeStreetnt of 17MavironmentailService CeE Quanlityter Raleigh j Division of WaterNorthCaro Resources , 699-1617 NORTH CAROLINA Department of E.Aronmeml0*ft 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:35990E44-3C83-4838-8AC1-E7B0F0896066 General Permit 50. 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 NCDWR 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 perennial streams(now or in the future)exceed 300 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(s)and any additional conditions listed below. Condition(s)of Certification: Project Specific Conditions 1. Bridge demolition and construction must be accomplished in strict compliance with the most recent version of NCDOT's Best Management Practices for Construction and Maintenance Activities. [15A NCAC 02H.0507(d)(2)and 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(5)] 2. The post-construction removal of any temporary bridge structures must return the project site to its preconstruction contours and elevations. The impacted areas shall be revegetated with appropriate native species. 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2) 3. Bridge deck drains shall not discharge directly into the stream. Stormwater shall be directed across the bridge or discharged to overbank areas and pre-treated through site-appropriate means(grassed swales,pre-formed scour holes,vegetated buffers,etc.)before entering the stream. To meet the requirements of NCDOT's NPDES permit NCS000250,please refer to the most recent version of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Stormwater Best Management Practices Toolbox manual for approved measures. [15A NCAC 02H.0507(d)(2)and 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(5)] General Conditions 1. 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 2. 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 3. If concrete 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. [15A NCAC 02B.0200] 4. Placement of culverts and other structures in open waters and streams 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 streambeds or banks,adjacent to or upstream and downstream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being maintained if requested in writing by NCDWR. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting features encountered during construction,please contact NCDWR for guidance on how to proceed and to determine whether or not a permit modification will be required. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] DENorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 NORTH CAROUNA Department of Environmentel ou.ury 919,707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:35990E44-3C83-4838-8AC1-E7B0F0896066 5. 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 6. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings submitted for approval. [15A NCAC 02H.0507(c)and 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)and(c)(2)] 7. All work in or 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)and(c)(3)] 8. Heavy equipment shall be operated from the banks rather than in the stream channel to minimize sedimentation and reduce the introduction of other pollutants into the stream. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 9. 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 10. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by this certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 11. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface waters is prohibited. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 12. 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 the NCDWR determines that such standards or 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,the NCDWR may reevaluate and modify this certification. [15ANCAC 02B.0200] 13. The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary located within the construction corridor approved by this authorization, including all non-commercial borrow and waste sites associated with the project, shall be clearly marked by highly visible fencing or flagging prior to any land disturbing activities. Impacts to areas within the fencing are prohibited unless otherwise authorized by this certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0501 and.0502] 14. All fill slopes located in jurisdictional wetlands shall be placed at slopes no flatter than 3:1, unless otherwise authorized by this certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0507(c)and 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)and(c)(2)] 16. 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)having jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable buffer rules, stormwater management rules, soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements,etc. 17. Upon completion of the project(including any impacts at associated borrow or waste sites), the NCDOT Division Engineer(or appointee) shall complete and return the enclosed "Certification of Completion Form" to notify the NCDWR when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed. [15A NCAC 02H.0502(f)] 18. 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)and(c)(3)] North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources D_E512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 NORTH CAROUNA Department of Environmentel ou.ury 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:35990E44-3C83-4838-8AC1-E7B0F0896066 19. 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 to protect surface waters standards[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)and(c)(3]): 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 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. 20. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise approved by this Certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)and(c)(3)] 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: (919)431-3000,Facsimile: (919)431-3100 A copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows: Mr.Bill F.Lane,General Counsel Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions,please contact Dave Wanucha at(336)403-5655 or dave.wanucha@ncdenr.gov. c—DocuSigned by: 0,-4441 c i VIA, '-9C9886312DCD474... S.Daniel Smith,Director Division of Water Resources DEj North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 NORTH CARO�1NA Department of Environmentel ou.ury 919,707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:35990E44-3C83-4838-8AC1-E7B0F0896066 Electronic copy only distribution: Andrew Williams,US Army Corps of Engineers,Raleigh Field Office Janet Mizzi,US Fish and Wildlife Service Marla Chambers,NC Wildlife Resources Commission File Copy jNsio2rNt h CnaDepartment of ironment Quality 1 ResourcesNORTH CAROUNADorth Salisburyaroli Street 1617Env Mail Serviceal Center RaleighDivision,NorthofWater Carolina 27699-1617 Deparhnert of Environmentel ou.ury 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID:35990E44-3C83-4838-8AC1-E7B0F0896066 ofi,,,STATE 4- ,1,11x,-q-7 7,''. Rtjy ROY COOPER i, jM o, Governor JOHN NICHOLSON ,` * an.. * �_= Interim Secretary 44 `^ S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality NCDWR Project No.: County: Applicant: Project Name: Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification: Certificate of Completion Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer Rules,and any subsequent modifications,the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Transportation Permitting Unit,North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC,27699-1617. This form may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant,the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these. Applicant's Certification I, ,hereby state that,to the best of my abilities,due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules,the approved plans and specifications,and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Agent's Certification I, ,hereby state that,to the best of my abilities,due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules,the approved plans and specifications,and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Engineer's Certification Partial Final I, ,as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina,having been authorized to observe(periodically,weekly,full time)the construction of the project for the Permittee hereby state that,to the best of my abilities,due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules,the approved plans and specifications,and other supporting materials. Signature Registration No. Date }� D �- North ollnm of oml Quality 1 Division of rc v�J 512 NorthCar SalisburyaDepart Streetent 1617Envir Mail n Serviceenta Center Raleigsih,NarthWater CarolinaResou 27699es 1617 NORTH CAROL3NA o.wtneM of enmmnmonui quai� - 919.707.9000