20211243 Ver 1_Pre-Filing Acknowledgement Email_20210819

Strickland, Bev
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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 1:20 PM
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Cc: Wanucha, Dave
Subject: Pre -Filing Meeting Request Acknowledgement - FHWA Project BLRI 2D17, Blue Ridge
Pkwy, Replace Laurel Fork Bridge - 20211243 Ver 1
Attachments: DWR Pre -Filing Meeting Request Form.pdf
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources has received the Pre -Filing Meeting Request Form
for FHWA Project BLRI 2D17, Blue Ridge Pkwy, Replace Laurel Fork Bridge that you submitted on
(date). The ID number for that project is 20211243, Version 1.
Reviewer Contact Information:
Reviewer: David Wanucha
Reviewer Email: [e-mail]
Reviewing Office: Winston-Salem Regional Office - [phone]
When you submit your application please upload a copy of the attached document in this email.
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DWR Pre -Filing Meeting Request Form
ID#*
Regional Office*
Reviewer List*
20211243
Version *
1
Winston-Salem Regional Office - [phone]
Dave Wanucha
Pre -Filing Meeting Request submitted 8/17/2021
Contact Name *
Contact Email Address*
Project Name*
Project Owner*
Project County*
Ryan Kimberley
[e-mail]
FHWA Project BLRI 2D17, Blue Ridge Pkwy, Replace Laurel Fork Bridge
Federal Land, US Government
Ashe
Owner Address: Street Address
22001 Loudoun County Parkway
Address Line 2
Building E2, Suite 200
City State / Rovince / Region
Ashburn VA
Fbstal / Zip Code Country
20147 USA
Is this a transportation project?* ( Yes r No
Type(s) of approval sought from the DWR:
fJ 401 Water Quality Certification - I— 401 Water Quality Certification -
Regular Express
I— Individual Permit I— Modification
I— Shoreline Stabilization
Does this project have an existing project ID#?*
(' Yes r No
Please list all existing project ID's associated with this projects.*
NC SEPAINEPA No 19-0242
Do you know the name of the staff member you would like to request a meeting with?
Dave Wanucha
Please give a brief project description below and include location information. *

The Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service
plan to replace the Laurel Fork Bridge at Milepost 248.9 on the Blue
Ridge Parkway in Ashe County. The existing bridge was built in 1939.
The bridge spans a creek known locally as Laurel Fork and listed as
Cranberry Creek (B,TR,+) by NCDEQ. (36° 23.291'N, 81° 15.603'W)
The bridge replacement is being conducted in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental
regulations. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared for the
undertaking. The EA also included four other bridges that are not
included in this Water Quality Certification request. Information about
the project was submitted to NCDEQ and the State Clearinghouse.
Comments were provided by Dave Wanucha from the NC Division of
Water Resources. The comments were included in the NEPA
document and incorporated in the project plans.
The replacement bridge will be built on the same horizontal and
vertical alignment as the existing. There will be no permanent impacts
to streams or wetlands, since the abutments and piers are not
located within them. Project impacts are no more than minimal, and
are related to improvements of the existing agricultural easement that
will be used for construction access.
An application package has already been sent to the NCDEQ Land
Quality Section related to the Trout Buffer Waiver, ESC review, and
NPDES.
Based on the previous level of coordination with NCDEQ, and a follow
up call with David Wanucha on 8/17/2021, FHWA is not requesting an
additional meeting. FHWA is also requesting a reduced or waived 30-
day waiting period.
Please attach the documentation you would like to have the meeting about.
pdf only
By digitally signing below, I certify that I have read and understood that per the Federal Clean Water Act Section
401 Certification Rule the following statements:
• This form completes the requirement of the Pre -Filing Meeting Request in the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification
Rule.
• I understand by signing this form that I cannot submit my application until 30 calendar days after this pre -filing
meeting request.
• I also understand that DWR is not required to respond or grant the meeting request.
Your project's thirty -day clock started upon receipt of this application. You will receive notification regarding meeting location
and time if a meeting is necessary. You will receive notification when the thirty -day clock has expired, and you can submit an
application.
Signature
Submittal Date 8/17/2021
KA,