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PAT MCCRORY
GovERNOR
June 17, 2014
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
ATTN: Liz Hair
NCDOT Coordinator
Dear Madam:
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ANTHONY J. TATA
SECRETARY
Subject: Pre- Construction Notification for proposed replacement of Bridge No. 230330 over UT Cow Bog
Branch on SR 1006 in Columbus County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) proposes to replace the 19 -foot 4 -inch, single span
Bridge No. 230330 with a 20 -foot 1 -inch by 6 -foot 6 -inch Corrugated Aluminum Box Culvert on the existing
alignment. Traffic will follow an offsite detour during construction. Permanent impacts to jurisdictional resources
cover approximately 0.01 acres resulting from placement of the Corrugated Aluminum Box Culvert.
Please see enclosed copies of the Pre- Construction Notification (PCN), Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination
Form, permit drawings, stormwater management plan and design plans for the above - referenced project. The State
Minimum Criteria Checklist was completed on 6/25/2012 and copies were distributed shortly thereafter. Additional
copies are available upon request.
This project was let on 2/19/2013 and construction is due to begin 9/25/2014.
Regulatory Approvals
Section 404 Permit: All aspects of this project are being processed by the Federal Highway Administration as a
"State Minimum Criteria Checklist" in accordance with 23 CFR 771.115(b). The NCDOT requests that these
activities be authorized under a Nationwide 14 permit.
Section 401 Permit: The NCDOT requests that these activities be authorized under Water Quality Certification
Number 3886. We anticipate that written approval from the NC Department of Water Resources will be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (910) 437 -0207.
cerely/Rerko
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James J
Division Environmental Officer — Division 6
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Corps action ID no.
DWQ project no.
Form Version 1.3 Dec 10 2008
Pre - Construction Notification C Form
A. Applicant Information
I. Processing
1a. Type(s) of approval sought from the
Corps:
®Section 404 Permit ❑Section 10 Permit
1b. Specify Nationwide Permit (NWP) number. 14 or General Permit (GP) number:
1c. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps?
❑ Yes
® No
1d. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWQ (check all that apply):
® 401 Water Quality Certification — Regular ❑ Non -404 Jurisdictional General Permit
❑ 401 Water Quality Certification — Express ❑ Riparian Buffer Authorization
le. Is this notification solely for the record
because written approval is not required?
For the record only for DWQ 401
Certification:
® Yes ❑ No
For the record only for Corps Permit:
® Yes ❑ No
1f. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation
Of impacts? If so, attach the acceptance letter from mitigation bank or in -lieu
fee program.
❑ Yes
® No
1 g. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties. If yes, answer 1 h
below.
❑ Yes
® No
1h. Is the project located within a NC DCM Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)?
❑ Yes
® No
2. Project Information
2a. Name of project:
Replacement of Bridge 230330 on SR 1006 over UT Cow Bog Branch
2b. County:
Columbus
2c. Nearest municipality / town:
Nakina
2d. Subdivision name:
not applicable
2e. NCDOT only, T.I.P. or state
project no:
NCDOT Project: 17BP.6.R.40
3. Owner Information
3a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
3b. Deed Book and Page No.
Not applicable
3c. Responsible Party (for LLC if
applicable):
James J. Rerko, Division Environmental Officer
3d. Street address:
PO Box 1150
3e. City, state, zip:
Fayetteville, NC 28302
3f. Telephone no.:
(910) 437 -0207
3g. Fax no.:
(910) 486 -1959
3h. Email address:
[e-mail]
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4. Applicant Information (if different from owner)
4a. Applicant is:
❑ Agent ❑ Other, specify:
4b. Name:
Not applicable
4c. Business name
(if applicable):
4d. Street address:
4e. City, state, zip:
4f. Telephone no.:
4g. Fax no.:
4h. Email address:
5. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
5a. Name:
Not applicable
5b. Business name
(if applicable):
5c. Street address:
5d. City, state, zip:
5e. Telephone no.:
5f. Fax no.:
5g. Email address:
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B. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Property Identification
la. Property identification no. (tax PIN or parcel ID):
Not applicable
1 b. Site coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Latitude: 34.165556 Longitude: - 78.634222
(DD.DDDDDD) (- DD.DDDDDD)
1c. Property size:
<1 acre
2. Surface Waters
2a. Name of nearest body of water (stream, river, etc.) to
proposed project:
UT Cow Bog Branch
2b. Water Quality Classification of nearest receiving water.
C; SW
2c. River basin:
Lumber
3. Project Description
3a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this
application:
Existing conditions at the Project Site include maintained/ disturbed roadside shoulder and forest areas. Land use in the
Project Vicinity is predominately agriculture and forest with scattered residential properties.
3b. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property:
< 0.1 acre
3c. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams (intermittent and perennial) on the property:
100 linear feet
3d. Explain the purpose of the proposed project:
To replace a structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge
3e. Describe the overall project in detail, including the type of equipment to be used:
Replace existing single -span (1 @ 19'4 ") reinforced concrete on I -beams structure with a Corrugated Aluminum Box
Culvert (20'1 "x6' -6 ") structure. Traffic will follow an offsite detour during construction. Standard road building equipment,
such as trucks, dozers and cranes will be used.
4. Jurisdictional Determinations
4a. Have jurisdictional wetland or stream determinations by the
Corps or State been requested or obtained for this property /
project (including all prior phases) in the past?
Comments:
❑ Yes ❑ No ® Unknown
4b. If the Corps made the jurisdictional determination, what type
of determination was made
❑ Preliminary ❑ Final
4c. If yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas?
Name (if known): Marts Mickley
Agency /Consultant Company: Mulkey, Inc.
Other.
4d. If yes, list the dates of the Corps jurisdictional determinations or State determinations and attach documentation.
5. Project History
5a. Have permits or certifications been requested or obtained for
this project (including all prior phases) in the past?
❑ Yes ® No ❑ Unknown
5b. If yes, explain in detail according to "help file" instructions.
6. Future Project Plans
6a. Is this a phased project?
❑ Yes ® No
6b. If yes, explain.
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C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
1 a. Which sections were completed below for your project (check all that apply):
® Wetlands ® Streams - tributaries ❑ Buffers
❑ Open Waters ❑ Pond Construction
2. Wetland Impacts
If there are wetland impacts proposed on the site, then complete this question for each wetland area impacted.
2a.
2b.
2c.
2d.
2e.
2f.
Wetland impact
Type of jurisdiction
number —
Type of impact
Type of wetland
Forested
(Corps - 404, 10
Area of impact
Permanent (P) or
(if known)
DWQ — non -404, other)
(acres)
Temporary
W1 ®P ❑ T
Permanent fill
❑ Yes
® No
® Corps
® DWQ
0.01
W1 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes
❑ Corps
❑ No
❑ DWQ
W2 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes
❑ Corps
❑ No
❑ DWQ
W4 ❑ P [IT
❑ Yes
❑ Corps
❑ No
❑ DWQ
W5 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes
❑ Corps
❑ No
❑ DWQ
W6 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ Yes
❑ Corps
❑ No
❑ DWQ
2g. Total wetland impacts
0.01
2h. Comments: Permanent impacts consist of placement of Corrugated Aluminum Box Culvert.
3. Stream Impacts
If there are perennial or intermittent stream impacts (including temporary impacts) proposed on the site, then complete this
question for all stream sites impacted.
3a.
3b.
3c.
3d.
3e.
3f.
3g.
Stream impact
Type of impact
Stream name
Perennial
Type of jurisdiction
Average
Impact
number -
(PER) or
(Corps - 404, 10
stream
length
Permanent (P) or
intermittent
DWQ — non -404,
width
(linear
Temporary (T)
(INT)?
other)
(feet)
feet)
S1 ®P [IT
Permanent SW
UT Cow Bog
Branch
® PER
❑ INT
® Corps
® DWQ
7.0
44.5
S2 []POT
Temporary SW
UT Cow Bog
® PER
® Corps
7.0
44.5
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
S3 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ PER
❑ Corps
❑ INT
❑ DWQ
S4 ❑ P ❑ T
❑ PER
❑ Corps
❑ INT
❑ DWQ
S5 ❑ P [IT
❑ PER
❑ Corps
❑ INT
❑ DWQ
S6 ❑ P [IT
❑ PER
❑ Corps
❑ INT
❑ DWQ
3h. Total stream and tributary impacts
89.0
3i. Comments: Permanent impacts consist of placement of Corrugated Aluminum Box Culvert.
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4. Open Water Impacts
If there are proposed impacts to lakes, ponds, estuaries, tributaries, sounds, the Atlantic Ocean, or any other open water of
the U.S. then individually list all open water impacts below.
4a.
4b.
4c.
4d.
4e.
Open water
Name of waterbody
impact number —
(if applicable)
Type of impact
Waterbody type
Area of impact (acres)
Permanent (P) or
Temporary
01 ❑P ❑T
02 ❑P ❑T
03 ❑P ❑T
04 ❑P ❑T
4f. Total open water impacts
4g. Comments:
6. Pond or Lake Construction
If pond or lake construction proposed, then complete the chart below.
5a.
5b,
5c.
5d.
5e.
Wetland Impacts (acres)
Stream Impacts (feet)
Upland
Pond ID
Proposed use or purpose
(acres)
number
of pond
Flooded
Filled
Excavated
Flooded
Filled
Excavated
Flooded
P1
P2
5E Total
5g. Comments:
5h. Is a dam high hazard permit required?
❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, permit ID no:
5i. Expected pond surface area (acres):
5j. Size of pond watershed (acres):
5k. Method of construction:
6. Buffer Impacts (for DWQ)
If project will impact a protected riparian buffer, then complete the chart below. If yes, then individually list all buffer impacts
below. If any impacts require mitigation, then you MUST fill out Section D of this form.
6a.
❑ Neuse ❑ Tar - Pamlico ❑ Other:
Project is in which protected basin?
❑ Catawba ❑ Randleman
6b.
6c.
6d.
6e.
6f.
6g.
Buffer impact
number —
Reason
Buffer
Zone 1 impact
Zone 2 impact
Permanent (P) or
for
Stream name
mitigation
(square feet)
(square feet)
Temporary
impact
required.
131 (:]POT
❑Yes
❑ No
B2 ❑P
❑Yes
❑ No
B3 ❑P
❑Yes
❑ No
6h. Total buffer impacts
6i. Comments:
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D. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
1a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing project.
The proposed culvert provides more effective hydraulic opening than the existing bridge and will be replaced in- place. The
culvert will be buried to maintain stream bedform and there will be no excavation in non - permitted jurisdictional areas. The
removal of road fill for the culvert bridge will increase the size of the opening. Promotion of sheet flow and infiltration over
rip /rap bank stabilization or grassed surfaces is proposed.
1 b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques.
Best Management Practices for Protection of Surface Waters and for Bridge Demolition and Removal will be implemented
during the construction phase. Drill shafts will not be utilized.
2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State
2a. Does the project require Compensatory Mitigation for
impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State?
❑ Yes ® No
2b. If yes, mitigation is required by (check all that apply):
❑ DWQ - []Corps
2c. If yes, which mitigation option will be used for this
project?
❑ Mitigation bank
❑ Payment to in -lieu fee program '
❑ Permittee Responsible Mitigation
3. Complete If Using a Mitigation Bank
3a. Name of Mitigation Bank:
3b. Credits Purchased (attach receipt and letter)
Type
Quantity
3c. Comments:
4. Complete If Making a Payment to In -lieu Fee Program
4a. Approval letter from in -lieu fee program is attached.
❑ Yes
4b. Stream mitigation requested:
linear feet
4c. If using stream mitigation, stream temperature:
❑ warm ❑ cool ❑cold
4d. Buffer mitigation requested (DWQ only):
square feet
4e. Riparian wetland mitigation requested:
acres
4f. Non - riparian wetland mitigation requested:
acres
4g. Coastal (tidal) wetland mitigation requested:
acres
4h. Comments:
5. Complete if Using a Permittee Responsible Mitigation Plan
Ea. If using a permittee responsible mitigation plan, provide a description of the proposed mitigation plan.
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6. Buffer Mitigation (State Regulated Riparian Buffer Rules) — required by DWQ
6a. Will the project result in an impact within a protected riparian buffer that requires
buffer mitigation?
❑ Yes, ® No
6b. If yes, then identify the square feet of impact to each zone of the riparian buffer that requires mitigation. Calculate the
amount of mitigation required.
Zone
6c.
Reason for impact
6d.
Total impact
(square feet)
Multiplier
6e.
Required mitigation ,
(square feet)
Zone 1
3 (2 for Catawba)
Zone 2
1.5
6f. Total buffer mitigation required:
6g. If buffer mitigation is required, discuss what type of mitigation is proposed (e.g., payment to private mitigation bank,
permittee responsible riparian buffer restoration, payment into an approved in -lieu fee fund).
6h. Comments:
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E. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWQ)
1. Diffuse Flow Plan
1a. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified
❑ Yes ® No
within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules?
1 b. If yes, then is a diffuse flow plan included? If no, explain why.
Comments:
El Yes ❑ No
2. Stormwater Management Plan
2a. What is the overall percent imperviousness of this project?
Not applicable
2b. Does this project require a Stormwater Management Plan?
® Yes ❑ No
2c. If this project DOES NOT require a Stormwater Management Plan, explain why:
2d. If this project DOES require a Stormwater Management Plan, then provide a brief, narrative description of the plan:
The Stormwater Management Plan is designed in accordance with NPDES Permit # NCS000250. See attached permit
drawings and stormwater management plan.
❑ Certified Local Government
2e. Who will be responsible for the review of the Stormwater Management Plan?
❑ DWQ Stormwater Program
® DWQ 401 Unit
3. Certified Local: Government Stormwater Review
3a. In which local government's jurisdiction is this project?
Not applicable
❑ Phase II
3b. Which of the following locally- implemented stormwater management programs
❑ NSW
❑ USMP
apply (check all that apply):
❑ Water Supply Watershed
❑ Other.
3c. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been
❑ Yes ❑ No
attached?
4. DWQ Stormwater Program Review
❑ Coastal counties
❑ HQW
4a. Which of the following state - implemented stormwater management programs apply
❑ ORW
(check all that apply):
❑ Session Law 2006 -246
❑ Other.
4b. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been
attached?
❑ Yes ❑ No
6. DWQ 401 Unit Stormwater Review
5a. Does the Stormwater Management Plan meet the appropriate requirements?
® Yes ❑ No
5b. Have all of the 401 Unit submittal requirements been met?
® Yes ❑ No
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F. Supplementary Information
1. Environmental Documentation (DWQ Requirement)
la, Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal /stateAocal) funds or the
® Yes ❑ No
use of public (federal /state) land?
1 b. If you answered "yes" to the above, does the project require preparation of an
environmental document pursuant to the requirements of the National or State
❑ Yes ® No
(North Carolina) Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)?
1c. If you answered "yes" to the above, has the document review been finalized by the
State Clearing House? (If so, attach a copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval
letter.)
❑ Yes ❑ No
Comments:
2. Violations (DWQ Requirement)
2a. Is the site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500), Isolated
Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .1300), DWQ Surface Water or Wetland Standards,
❑ Yes ® No
or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)?
2b. Is this an after- the -fact permit application?
❑ Yes ® No
2c. If you answered "yes" to one or both of the above questions, provide an explanation of the violation(s):
3. Cumulative Impacts (DWQ Requirement)
3a. Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in
❑ Yes ® No
additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality?
3b. If you answered "yes" to the above, submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with the
most recent DWQ policy. If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description.
4. Sewage Disposal (DWQ Requirement)
4a. Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non- discharge or discharge) of wastewater generated from
the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility.
Not applicable
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5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (Corps Requirement)
5a. Will this project occur in or near an area with federally protected species or
❑ Yes ® No
habitat?
5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act
® Yes ❑ No
impacts?
® Raleigh
5c. If yes, indicate the USFWS Field Office you have contacted.
❑ Asheville
5d. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical
Habitat?
NC Natural Heritage Program, USFWS website, USFWS scoping letter (see attached) and field surveys.
6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement)
6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as essential fish habitat?
❑ Yes ® No
6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Essential Fish Habitat?
NOAA Essential Fish Habitat Mapper.
7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (Corps Requirement)
7a. Will this project occur in or near an area that the state, federal or tribal
governments have designated as having historic or cultural preservation
❑ Yes ® No
status (e.g., National Historic Trust designation or properties significant in
North Carolina history and archaeology)?
7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources?
NCDOT PDEA — Human Environment Section
8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement)
8a. Will this project occur in a FEMA- designated 100 -year floodplain?
❑ Yes ® No
8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMA requirements:
8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination? FEMA Maps/ NC'Floodplain Mapping Program
James J. Rerko
July 15, 2014
Applicant/Agent's Printed Name
Date
��plicant/A� nt's ig ature
i I letter from the
(Agent's signature valid only authorization applicant
IF is ovided.
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TIP 17.BP.6.R.40 (Bridge 230330) Columbus County
PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL
DETERMINATION (JD):
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PRELIMINARY JD:
James J. Rerko, PWS NCDOT Box 1105 Fayetteville, NC 28302
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER:
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Along
SR 1006 500 feet east of the intersection of SR 1006 and SR 1933
(USE THE ATTACHED TABLE TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE WATERBODIES
AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State:NC County /parish/borough: Columbus City: Nakina
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Lat. 34.1655°
Pick List, Long. - 78.63420 Pick List.
Universal Transverse Mercator:
Name of nearest waterbody: Waccamaw River
Identify (estimate) amount of waters in the review area:
Non - wetland waters: 89 linear feet:.width (ft) and /or.
Cowardin Class: Riverine
Stream Flow: Intermittent
Wetlands: 0.01 acres.
Cowardin Class: Emergent
Name of any water bodies on the site that have been identified as Section 10
waters:
Tidal:
Non - Tidal:
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY): .
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
❑ Field Determination. Date(s):
1. The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional waters of the
United States on the subject site, and the permit applicant or other affected party
who requested this preliminary JD is hereby advised of his or her option to

request and obtain an approved jurisdictional determination (JD) for that site.
Nevertheless, the permit applicant or other person who requested this
preliminary JD has declined to exercise the option to obtain an approved JD in
this instance and at this time.
2. In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or
a Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring
"pre- construction notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non - reporting
NWP or other general permit, and the permit applicant has not'requested an
approved JD for the activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware of the
following: (1) the permit applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization
based on a preliminary JD, which does not make an official determination of
jurisdictional waters; (2) that the applicant has the option to request an approved
JD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit authorization, and
that basing a permit authorization on an approved JD could possibly result in less
compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3) that
the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting
the terms and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4)
that the applicant can accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply
with all the terms and conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation
requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary; (5) that undertaking
any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without requesting
an approved JD constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the
preliminary JD, but that either form of JD will be processed as soon as is
practicable; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered
individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps
permit authorization based on a preliminary JD constitutes agreement that all
wetlands and other water bodies on the site affected in any way by that activity
are jurisdictional waters of the United States, and precludes any challenge to
such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance or enforcement
action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7) whether
the applicant elects to use either an approved JD or a preliminary JD, that JD
will be processed as soon as is practicable. Further, an approved JD, a proffered
individual permit (and all terms and conditions contained therein), or individual
permit denial can be administratively appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331,
and that in any administrative appeal, jurisdictional issues can be raised (see 33
C.F.R. 331.5(a)(2)). If, during that administrative appeal, it becomes necessary
to make an official determination whether CWA jurisdiction exists over a site, or
to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional waters on the site, the Corps will
provide an approved JD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable.
This preliminary JD finds that there "may be" waters of the United States on the
subject project site, and identifies all aquatic features on the site that could be
affected by the proposed activity, based on the following information:
SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for preliminary JD (check all that apply
- checked items should be included in case file and, where checked and
requested, appropriately reference sources below):
is

Z Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the
applicant/consultant:
® Data sheets prepared /submitted by or on behalf of the
applicant/consultant.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets /delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets /delineation report.
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
® U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data.
❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps.
® U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name:Nakina, NC.
❑ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation:
❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name:
❑ State /Local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100 -year Floodplain Elevation is: (National Geodectic Vertical Datum
of 1929)
❑ Photographs: ❑ Aerial (Name & Date):
or ❑ Other (Name & Date):
❑ Previous determination (s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not
necessarily been verified bv-the Corps and should not be relied up
Signature and date of
Regulatory Project Manager
(REQUIRED)
3
inature da a of
rson re uesting preliminary JD
EQUI D, unless obtaining
signature is impracticable)

17RP R R 40 (RririnP 2303301 Columbus Countv
Estimated
amount of
Class of
Site
Latitude
Longitude
Cowardin
aquatic
aquatic
number
Class
resource in
resource
review area
1
34.1655
- 78.6342
Riverine
0.01acre
Non - section 10
— wetland
1
34.1655
- 78.6342
Riverine
89 LF
Non - section 10
- non - wetland

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Project Vicinity
Bridge No. 330 over UT to Cow Bog Branch
on SR 1006 (Ervin T Richardson Road)
WBS No. 17BP.6.R.4
Columbus County, North Carolina
North Carolina
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Proiect/Site: Bridge 330 City /County: Columbus Sampling Date: 3/27112
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: Up WA02
Investigator(s): Mario Mickley, Mulkey, Inc. Section, Township, Range: Nakina
flatwoods none o °
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope ( /o): °
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T Lat: 34.14875 Long: 78.63436 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Nakina fine sandy loam NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
Surface Water (Al) _
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2) _
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3) _
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (816)
_ Water Marks (131) _
Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (82) _
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4) _
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Iron Deposits (B5) _
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
X FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (Inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No primary hydrologic indicators
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Up WA02
Tree Stratum (Plot size:
1. Acer rubrum
2. Pinus taeda
3•
4.
5
6.
7
30 ft.
)
FAC
FAC
Absolute
% Cover
20
20
Dominant Indicator
Species? Status
X FACW
X FAC
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species o
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 71 /o (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
8.
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
40
=Total Cover
OBL species x 1 = 0
50% of total cover:
20 20% of total cover:
8
FACW species x 2 = 0
Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot
size: 15 ft
)
FAC species x 3 = 0
1. Pinus taeda
FAC
5
X
FAC
FACU species x4- 0
2. Acer rubrum
FAC
5
X
FACW
UPL species x5= 0
g Liqufdambar styraciflua
FAC
2
FAC
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
4. Baccharis halimifolia
FAC
2
FAC
Prevalence Index = B/A =
5.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7.
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
8.
3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
14
= Total Cover
_
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50% of total cover:
7 20% of
total cover:
3,
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 ft
1. Festuca sop. 40
2. Solidago spp. 15
3. Andropogon virginicus FAC 2
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
X be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
X Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
FAC
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 In. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non - woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
57 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 29 20% of total cover. 11
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft. )
1. Lonicera japonica FAC 5 X FAC
2.
3.
4.
5.
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 3 20% of total cover: 1
morphological adaptations below).
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: Up WA02
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Tvae Loc
Texture Remarks
0 -3 10 YR 311 100
scl
3 -9 10 YR 6/3 100
scl
9 -18 10 YR 2/1 100
si white sand grains
'Type: C= Concentration, D =De letion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soile:
_ Histosol (A1)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 1538)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface- (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3Indicators of hydrop6tic vegetation and
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) ,
unless.disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 1508)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Fioodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
_ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
_ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: /
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
Relic hydre soil adjacent to ditch
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Bridge 330 City/County: Columbus Sampling Date: 3127/12
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA02
Investigator(s): Mark Mickley, Mulkey, Inc. Section, Township, Range: Nakina
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): swamp Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope ( %): 0%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T Lat: 34.148877 Long: - 78.634187 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Nakina fine sandy loam NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation , Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No—
Are Vegetation , Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that aoaly)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al) _
Aquatic Fauna (613)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
X High Water Table (A2) _
Mari Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
X Drainage Patterns (610)
X Saturation (A3) _
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (616)
_ Water Marks (61) _
Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (62) _
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (84) _
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135) _
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
X FAC- Neutral Test (135)
X Water- Stained Leaves (139)
_ Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 4„
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (Inches): 01
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
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Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft. )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
50% of total cover: 0
Saplino /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ft )
1, Acerrubrum FAC
2. Licuidambar stvraciflua FAC
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Sampling Point: WA02
Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet:
% Cover Species? . Status Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
= Total Cover
20% of total cover: 0
2 FACW
2 FAC
50% of total cover: 11
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Lonicera japonica FAC
2.
3.
4.
. 5.
50% of total cover: 1
(If
22 = Total Cover -
20% of total cover: 4
2 FAC
2 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 0
2 (A)
3 (B)
67% (A/e)
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 = 0
FACW species x 2 = 0
FAC species x 3 = 0
FACU species x4= 0
UPL species x 5 = 0
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0
4 = Total Cover
50% of total cover.
2 20% of total cover: 1
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
5 ft )
1. Peltandra virginica
OBL
5 X OBL
2.Typha latifolia
OBL
2 OBL
3, Juncus effusus
FACW
5 X FACW
4, Carex spp.
10 X
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover: 11
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Lonicera japonica FAC
2.
3.
4.
. 5.
50% of total cover: 1
(If
22 = Total Cover -
20% of total cover: 4
2 FAC
2 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 0
2 (A)
3 (B)
67% (A/e)
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 = 0
FACW species x 2 = 0
FAC species x 3 = 0
FACU species x4= 0
UPL species x 5 = 0
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WA02
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type Loc
Texture Remarks
0 -3 10 YR 312 100
sl
3 -8 10 YR 4/1 90
10 YR 4/6 10 C M
scl
B -12 •10 YR 5/2 90
10 YR 4/6 10 C M
scl
'Type: C= Concentration, D =De letion RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 1536)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P. T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
_ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 15313)
_ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

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United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Raleigh Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 -3726
May 11, 2012
Pamela R. Williams
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Transportation Program Management Unit
1595 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1595
Dear Ms. Williams:
'This letter is in response to your request for comments from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) on the potential environmental effects of 15 proposed Year -2 Design -Build Bridge
Replacement projects in Division 6, Columbus County. The following comments provide
information in accordance with provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(c)) and Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531-
1543).
Specific Comments
Columbus County Bridge #342:
The federally threatened Waccamaw silverside (Menidia extensa) occurs in Lake Waccamaw.
Also, Lake Waccamaw is designated Critical Habitat for the Waccamaw silverside. Bridge #342
is-located approximately 120 feet upstream of this Critical Habitat. It is unknown if Waccamaw
silversides occur within this canal; however, the project could potentially affect this species and
Critical Habitat. Of greatest concern would be sediment input into the canal flowing into Lake
Waccamaw or any other degradation of water quality resulting from bridge replacement. To
further discuss this project, the Service desires to attend the field scoping meeting for this bridge,
preferably on the June 21 date.
Columbus County
Bridge #47 #49 #62 #212 #213 #217 #231 #232 #235 #240 #243 #245 #330 and #336:
The Service does not have any specific concerns for any of these projects. General comments
apply. We do not plan to attend any of these field scoping meetings.-
General Comments
The Service recommends the following general conservation measures to avoid or minimize
environmental impacts to fish and wildlife resources:
1. Wetland, forest and designated riparian buffer impacts should be avoided andminimized
to the maximum extent practical;

2. If unavoidable wetland or stream impacts are proposed, a plan for compensatory
mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts should be provided early in the planning
process;
3. Off -site detours should be used rather than construction of temporary, on -site bridges.
For projects requiring an on -site detour in wetlands or open water, such detours should be
aligned along the side of the existing structure which has the least and/or least quality of
fish and wildlife habitat. At the completion of construction, the detour area should be
entirely removed and the impacted areas be planted with appropriate vegetation,
including trees if necessary;
4. Wherever appropriate, construction in sensitive areas should occur outside fish spawning
and migratory bird nesting seasons. In waterways that may serve as travel corridors for
fish, in -water work should be avoided during moratorium periods associated with
migration, spawning and sensitive pre -adult life stages. The general moratorium period
for anadromous fish is February 15 - June 30;
5. New bridges should be long enough to allow for sufficient wildlife passage along stream
corridors;
6. Best Management Practices (BMP) for Construction and Maintenance Activities should
be implemented;
7. Bridge designs should include provisions for roadbed and deck drainage to flow through
a vegetated buffer prior to reaching the affected stream. This buffer should be large
enough to alleviate any potential effects from run -off of storm water and pollutants;
8. The bridge designs should not alter the natural stream and stream -bank morphology or
impede fish passage. To the extent possible, piers and bents should be placed outside the
bank -full width of the stream; and
9. Bridges and approaches should be designed to avoid any fill that will result in damming
or constriction of the channel or flood plain. If spanning the flood plain is not feasible,
culverts should be installed in the flood - plain - portion of the approach to restore some of
the hydrological functions of the flood plain and reduce high velocities of flood waters
within the affected area.
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act requires that all federal action agencies (or their
designated non - federal representatives), in consultation with the Service, insure that any action
federally authorized, funded, or carried out by such agencies is not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of any federally threatened or endangered species. To assist you, a county -
by- county list of federally protected species known to occur in North Carolina and information
on their life histories and habitats can be found on our web page at http://www.fws.gov/nc-
es/es/countyfr.html .
If you determine that the proposed action may affect (i.e. likely to adversely affect or not likely
to adversely affect) a listed species, you should notify this office with your determination, the

results of your surveys, survey-methodologies and an analysis of the effects of the action on
listed species, including consideration of direct, indirect and cumulative effects, before
conducting any activities that might affect the species. If you determine that the proposed action
will have no effect (i.e. no beneficial or adverse, direct or indirect effect) on listed species, then
you are not required to contact our office for concurrence.
The Service appreciates the opportunity to comment on this project. If you have any questions
regarding our response, please Contact Mr. Gary Jordan at (919) 856 -4520, ext. 32.
Sincerely,
Pete Benjl in
u Field Supervisor
Electronic cc: Ronnie Smith, USACE, Wilmington, NC
Travis Wilson, NCWRC, Creedmoor, NC
Chris Militscher, USEPA, Raleigh, NC

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