20070957 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20070912

W A T~ Michael F. Easley, Governor
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OCR QG William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Uj ~ Coleen H. Sullins, Director
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September 12, 2007
Mr. J.B. Setzer, PE
Division Engineer, Division 14
N.C. Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, NC 28779
Subject: Correction to 401 Water Quality Certification for widening of SR 1179 in Swain County, DWQ
Project No. 20070957
Dear Mr. Setzer:
This letter is in regards to the 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) issued on June 29, 2007 for the
widening and paving of SR 1179 in Swain County (DWQ Project No. 20070957). The WQC issued on
June 29, 2007 contains the following language:
6. In-stream work and land disturbance within the 25-foot wide buffer zone are prohibited during the
trout-spawning season of October 15 through April 15 to protect the egg and fry stage of trout from
off-site sedimentation during construction of the roadway.
This language is hereby corrected to read as follows:
6. In-stream work and land disturbance within the 25-foot wide buffer zone are prohibited during the
trout-spawning season of January 1 through April 15 to protect the egg and fiy stage of trout from
off-site sedimentation during construction of the roadway.
Please attach a copy of this letter with any copies of the original Water Quality Certification. All other
conditions written into the previous Water Quality Certification for this project dated June 29, 2007 still
apply except where superceded by this correction. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have
caused. If you have any questions please contact Brian Wrenn 919-733-5715 or Mike Parker at 828-296-
4500.
Sincerely,
,/Coleen H. Sullins,
Director
Cc: David Baker, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Mike Parker, Asheville Regional Office, DWQ
Chris Militscher, US EPA
Kathy Matthews, US EPA
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