20211320 Ver 1_Final Signed USACE Permit_20210908

Electronically Transmitted
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT

Action Id. SAW-2021-00593 County: Brunswick U.S.G.S. Quad: NC-Calabash

GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION

Permittee: NCDOT-Division 3
Mason Herndon, Project Development Environmental Engineer
Address: 5501 Barbados Blvd.
Castle Hayne, NC 28429
E-mail: [e-mail]

Size (acres) 0.01 Nearest Town Calabash
Nearest Waterway Calabash Creek River Basin Lower Pee Dee
USGS HUC 03040208 Coordinates Latitude: 33.889623
Longitude: -78.549428
Location description: The project is located in and around the proposed replacement of Bridge #15 over the Calabash River
along NC 179 just outside Calabash.

Description of projects area and activity: This verification authorizes the 7 Standard penetration Test (SPT) borings within the
open water section of the Calabash River directly adjacent to the existing Bridge.

Applicable Law(s): ܈Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
܈Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)

Authorization: NW-6 SURVEY ACTIVITIES

SEE ATTACHED NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL, AND/OR SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Special Condition: West Indian Manatee Protection: In order to protect the endangered West Indian manatee
(Trichechus manatus) the Permittee shall implement the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Manatee Guidelines,
and strictly adhere to all requirements therein. The guidelines can be found at https://saw-
reg.usace.army.mil/ESA/manatee_guidelines.pdf

Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the attached
Conditions, your application signed and dated 9/3/2021, and the enclosed plans “Google Earth Image showing locations of the
Bores” dated 9/3/2021. 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 and/or regional general permit
authorization is modified, suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide and/or regional general
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 permit. If the nationwide and/or regional general 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 permit, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon
the nationwide and/or regional general permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months of the
date of the nationwide and/or regional general 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 Morehead City, NC, at [phone].

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 Brad Shaver at 910-251-4611or [e-mail].

Corps Regulatory Official: _____________________________________________________Date: 09/08/2021

Expiration Date of Verification: 3/18/2022

The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we
continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at
https://regulatory.ops.usace.army.mil/customer-service-survey/

Copy furnished(electronic):

NCDEQ-DWR attn: Hannah Sprinkle
NCDEQ-DCM attn: Stephen Lane

Digitally signed by Brad Shaver
Date: 2021.09.08 09:53:20
-04'00'

Action ID Number: SAW-2021-00593 County: Brunswick

Permittee: NCDOT-Division 3, Mason Herndon, Project Development Environmental Engineer

Project Name: BR-0160 Geotechnical Investigations

Date Verification Issued: 09/08/2021

Project Manager: Brad Shaver

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: Brad Shaver
Wilmington Regulatory Office
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
or
[e-mail]

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



 



 



  

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