20200393 Ver 2_B-4590 Reissuance Request letter_20230207_20230207

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER
GOVERNOR
February 7, 2023
J. ERIC BOYETTE
SECRETARY
Thomas A. Steffens, Regulatory Project Manager Hannah Sprinkle, Environmental Specialist II
Washington Regulatory Field Office NC Department of Environmental Quality
US Army Corps of Engineers Division of Water Resources
2407 West Fifth Street 127 Cardinal Drive
Washington, NC 27889 Wilmington, NC 28405
Subject: Reissuance Request for Section 404 Regional General Permit 50 and Section 401 General
Certification 4135 and Section 10 Nationwide Permit 57 for the Replacement of Bridge
29 over Smith Creek on SR 2812 (Castle Hayne Road) in New Hanover County WBS
No. 38420.3.3 TIP No. B-4590
Reference: Section 404 and Section 10 Nationwide Permit 3 and Nationwide Permit 12; Issued
March 31, 2020, USACE Action ID No. SAW-2015-00958
Section 10 Nationwide 58; Issued April 29, 2022 for new Alum Sludge line
Section 401 General Water Quality Certification 4132 and 4133; issued April 2, 2020;
DWR Project No. 20200393
Dear Mr. Steffens and Ms. Sprinkle:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is currently replacing New Hanover County
Bridge #29 over Smith Creek under the authorizations referenced above. Since the current
authorizations have expired, and construction within the permitted areas will not be completed by
the end of the grace period, the Department is requesting reissuance of the authorizations under
Regional General Permit 50 / Water Quality Certification 4135 and Nationwide 57 (for
Section 10 - no stream or wetland impacts are associated with this utility work). There have
been no changes to 404 or coastal wetlands impacts since the project was originally permitted. The
original wetland and surface water impacts summary dated 3/4/2020 (Permit drawing Sheet 10 of
10) reflects all impacts.
For your information, previously authorized changes in permitting since the original authorizations
included the addition of a Nationwide 58, also referenced above, for a new Alum Sludge line. The
sludge line did not require any direct impacts to waters or wetlands as it was bored from high
ground to high ground.
Mailing Address: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: [phone] BARBADOS BOULEVARD
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 CASTLE HAYNE, NC 28429-5647
5501 BARBADOS BOULEVARD
CASTLE HAYNE, NC 28429-5647
Website: ncdot.gov

As a reminder, this project is authorized by CAMA Major Permit 70-20 which was originally
issued on June 19, 2020. The project was issued a Letter of Authorization on December 6, 2021, a
minor modification on February 25, 2022, and a minor modification on May 9, 2022.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Anneliese Westphal
NCDOT Environmental Senior Specialist
cc: Mason Herndon, NCDOT Division 3 PDEA Engineer
Kristi Lynn Carpenter, DEQ Division of Water Resources
Stephen Lane, DEQ Division of Coastal Management