20140054 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140224

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder
Governor Director
Resources
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
February 24, 2014
Guilford County
Bridge No. 895 on SR 1436
NCDWR Project No. 20140054
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION and RANDLEMAN BUFFER
AUTHORIZATION with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. Mike Mills, P.E., Division Engineer
NCDOT, Division 7
1584 Yanceyville Street
Greensboro, NC 27415
Dear Mr. Mills:
You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following impacts to Cane Creek for
the replacing Bridge No. 895 on SR 1436 (East Lexington Ave.) in Guilford County.
Stream Impacts in the Cape Fear River Basin
Site
Permanent Fill
in Intermittent
Stream (linear
ft)
Temporary Fill in
Intermittent Stream
(linear ft)
Permanent Fill in
Perennial Stream
(linear ft)
Temporary Fill in
Perennial Stream
(linear ft)
Total Stream
Impact
(linear ft)
Stream
Impacts
Requiring
Mitigation
(linear ft)
S1
0
0
56
0
56
0
S2
0
0
0
45
45
0
S3
0
0
0
103
103
0
S4
0
0
34
0
34
0
S5
0
0
0
40
0
0
Total
0
0
90
188
278
1 0
Total Stream Impacts for Project: 278 linear ft.
Randleman Lake Buffer Riparian Buffer Im act
Transportation and Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: www.ncwaterguality.org
An Equal opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarohna
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Zone 2
Buffer
Zone I
minus
=Zone 1 Buffers
Zone 1
Zone 2
minus
=Zone 2
Mitigatio
Site
Impact
Wetland in
(not wetlands)
Buffer
Impacts (sq
Wetlands in
Buffers
n
(sq ft)
zone 1 (sq
(sq ft)
Mitigation
ft)
Zone 2 (sq ft)
(not
Required
ft)
Required
wetlands)
-(1.5:1
3:1 ratio )
(sq ft
ratio
I (Bridge)
3102
0
3102
0
732
0
732
0
2 (Utility)
2366'
0
2366
0
853
0
853
0
Total
5468
0
5468
0
1585
0
1585
0
Transportation and Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: www.ncwaterguality.org
An Equal opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
NorthCarohna
Naturally

Total Buffer Impacts for Bridge: 3834
Total Exempt Buffer Impacts for Utility Line: 3219
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated received January 15, 2014 and additional
information submitted February 18`h, 2014. After reviewing your application, we have decided that these impacts
are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3886, corresponding to the U.S Army Corps of
Engineers Nationwide Permit Number 14. 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 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 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 remain valid,
you must adhere to the conditions listed in the attached certification(s) and any additional conditions listed below.
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Condition(s) of Certification:
Project Specific Conditions
All riparian buffers impacted'by the placement of temporary fill or clearing activities shall be restored to the
preconstruction contours and revegetated. Maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with non-
woody species by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. For the purpose of
this condition, maintained buffer areas are defined as areas within the transportation corridor that will be
subject to regular NCDOT maintenance activities including mowing. The area with non - maintained buffers
shall be permanently revegetated with native woody species before the next growing season following
completion of construction.
2. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 2B .0267, sediment and erosion control devices shall not be placed in Zone 1 of any
Randleman Buffers without prior approval by the NCDWR. At this time, the NCDWR has approved no
sediment and erosion control devices in Zone 1, outside of the approved project impacts; anywhere on this
project. Moreover, sediment and erosion control devices shall be allowed in Zone 2 of the buffers provided
that Zone 1 is not compromised and that discharge is released as diffuse flow.
3. Strict adherence to the most recent version of NCDOT's Best Management Practices For Bridge Demolition
and Removal approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers is a condition of the 401 Water Quality
Certification.
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.
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.
3. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings
submitted for approval.
4. 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.

5. 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.
6. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by this
certification.
7. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface
waters is prohibited.
8. All fill slopes located in jurisdictional wetlands shall be placed at slopes no flatter than 3:1, unless otherwise
authorized by this certification..
9. 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.
10. The 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.
11. The Permittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Resources within 24
hours of discovery.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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
NCDWR when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed.
Violations of any conditions herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. This Certification shall become null and void unless the above conditions are
made condition of the Federal 404 and/or Coastal Area Management Act Permit. This Certification shall expire
upon the expiration of the 404 or CAMA permit.
If this Certification is unacceptable to you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
sixty (60) days following receipt of this Certification. This request must be in form of written petition conforming
to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings,
6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714. If modification are made to an original Certification, you
have the right to an adjudicatory hearing on the modifications upon written request within sixty (60) days
following receipt of the Certification. Unless such demands are made, this Certification shall be final and binding.
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 telephone Mrs. Amy Chapman of the Raleigh Central Office at 919 - 707 -8784.
j Sincerely,
Thomas A. Reeder

cc: Jerry Parker, Division 7 Environmental Officer (electronic copy)
Beth Harmon, Ecosystem Enhancement Program (electronic copy)
Winston -Salem Regional Office
Nikki Thomson, SEPI
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