20150346 Ver 1_Application_20150408 (2)

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STATE oF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Patrick McCrory
GOVERNOR
April 8, 2015
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Office
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, NC 27889
Attention: Tracey Wheeler
Tony Tata
SECRETARY
Subject: Request for a Nationwide Permit 3 and 401 Water Quality Certification for the
replacement of 2 culverts on NC HWY 12 in Salvo, Dare County. WBS # 1.1028ll 1
The NC Department of Transportation is requesting the issuance of a Nationwide Permit
3 and 401 Watet• Quality Certification for the replacement of 2 culverts on NC HWY 12 in Salvo,
Dare County. The culverts are located on NC HWY 12 approximately 300 feet north of the
intersection with SR 1433. The culverts are located on a jurisdictional sh•ealn to the Pamlico
Sound, which is classified by DWR as class "SA;HQW" waters. The existing culverts are (2) 18"
diameter X 88' long corrugated metal pipes. These culverts will be removed using NCDOT's
guidelines for culvert removaL The proposed culverts are (2) 24" diameter X 90' long corc•ugated
aluminum pipes and will be placed on the existing alignments as shown in the permit drawings.
The new culverts will be placed more than 1 foot below the surveyed stream bed. The project
will result in two linear feet of stream impact and no jurisdictional wetland impacts. The site is
also within an Area of Envir•onmental Concern (AEC), and a CAMA General Permit .2300 will
be requested from the NC Division of Coastal Manageinent.
Included with this letter are the location map, PCN, and permit drawings. If you have
questions please call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Jerry Jennings
Division One Engineer
Paul Williams
Division One Environmental Specialist
CC: Garcy Ward, NCDWR
Rob Ridings, NCDWR