NWP27_NCDMS Bug Headwaters_SAW-2018-01788

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW-2018-01788 County: Wilkes U.S.G.S. Quad: NC -Thurmond
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Permittee: NC Division of Mitigation Services Permittee: Wildlands Engineering, Inc
Attn: Mr. Lin Xu Attn: Jeff Keaton
Address: 217 West Jones Street, Suite 3000A Address: 312 W Millbrook, Suite 225
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Raleigh, NC 27609
Telephone :[phone] Telephone [phone]
Size (acres) 22.7
Nearest Waterway Big Bugaboo Creek
USGS HUC 03040101
Nearest Town Traphill
River Basin Yadkin-PeeDee
Latitude: 36.320698°N Longitude:-80.984329°W
Location description: The NCDMS Bug Headwaters Mitigation site is located at 8600 Austin
Traphill Rd, Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina. (PIN 1902517, 1902520).
Description of aroiects area and activity: The co -applicants. NCDMS and Wildlands Enaineerin
Inc have requested a Department of the Army permit authorization to discharge dredged
and/or fill material into waters of the United States associated with the NCDMS Bug
Headwaters Mitigation Site. Implementation of the proposed restoration and enhancement
activities will result in the discharge of fill material into 419 linear feet of stream channel, and
0.044 acres of wetlands associated with mechanized land clearing, excavation, placement of
fill material, and stream relocation activities for the mitigation site. Compensatory mitigation is
NOT reauired in coniunction with the aforementioned activities. Refer to the enclosed Table 1
for a detailed summary of impacts.
Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Regional General Permit Number and/or Nationwide Permit Number: NWP 27 —
Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Enhancement, and Establishment Activities
SEE ATTACHED RGP or NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict
accordance with the attached conditions and your submitted application and attached
information dated 8/11/2023. Any violation of the attached conditions or deviation from your
submitted plans may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, a Class I
administrative penalty, and/or appropriate legal action.
This verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide and/or
regional general permit authorization is modified, suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date
identified below, the nationwide and/or regional general permit authorization is reissued and/or
modified, this verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it complies
with all requirements of the modified nationwide permit. If the nationwide and/or regional general permit
authorization expires or is suspended, revoked, or is modified, such that the activity would no longer
comply with the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit, activities which have commenced (i.e.,
are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon the nationwide and/or
regional general permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months

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of the date of the nationwide and/or regional general permit's expiration, modification or revocation,
unless discretionary authority has been exercised on a case -by -case basis to modify, suspend or
revoke the authorization.
Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water
Quality Certification. You should contact the NC Division of Water Resources (telephone 919-807-
6300) to determine Section 401 requirements.
For activities occurring within the twenty coastal counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA), prior to beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal
Management in Morehead City, NC, at [phone].
This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain
any other required Federal, State or local approvals/permits.
If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps
of Engineers regulatory program, please contact Casey Haywood, [phone]
Casey M Digitally signed by Casey M
Haywood
Corps Regulatory Official: Haywood Date: 2023.09.2615:10:31-04'00' Date: 9/26/2023
Expiration Date of Verification: March 14, 2026

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Table 1. Authorized discharge of fill material into waters of the United States in association with the
NCDMS Bug Headwaters Mitigation Site (SAW-2018-01788).
1. Total Impacts: Stream — 419 LF, Wetland 0.044 AC
Impact
Fill Length
Fill acreage
Duration of Fill
Regulated Discharge of
Number
Classification
of Stream
wetland
Material
Fill Material Activity
(if)
(ac)
W-1
Headwater Forest
Temporary
Repair/Ecological
0.022
Restoration
Headwater Forest
W-2
Temporary
Ecological Restoration
0.001
Bottomland Hardwood
W-3
Forest
0.021
Temporary
Ecological Restoration
TOTAL WETLAND
0.044
IMPACTS
S 1
River/Stream
Pennanent
Stabilization/Ecological
119
Restoration
S2
River/Stream
Pennanent
Stabilization/Ecological
20
Restoration
S3
River/Stream
Pennanent
Stabilization/Ecological
252
Restoration
S4
River/Stream
Pennanent
Stabilization/Ecological
28
Restoration
TOTAL STREAM
IMPACTS
419
*Impacts are associated with aquatic resource restoration and enhancement activities and are expected to
result in a net gain in Waters of the US.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. The permittee understands and agrees that the document entitled "Mitigation Plan Final -
Bug Headwaters" dated September 2020, and the Memorandum dated July 7, 2023, is
incorporated and made part of this permit. Execution of the work and terms given in the
approved mitigation plan are a condition of this permit.
2. Tree clearing must be avoided from April 1 to October 15, when TCB (and NLEB) is most
likely to be foraging/roosting in forested areas, and during pup season (June 1 - July 31).
3. This Nationwide Permit verification does not imply suitability of this property for
compensatory mitigation for any particular project. The use of any portion of this site
as compensatory mitigation for a particular project will be determined during the permit
review process for that project.

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COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
Action ID Number: SAW-2018-01788
Permittee: NC Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Mr. Lin Xu
Project Name: NCDMS Bug Headwaters Mitigation Site
Date Verification Issued: September 26, 2023
Project Manager: Steve Kichefski
County: Wilkes
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Attn: Jeff Keaton
Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the
permit, sign this certification and return it to the following address:
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Regulatory Division Mitigation Office
Attn: Casey Haywood
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers representative. Failure to comply with any terms or conditions of this
authorization may result in the Corps suspending, modifying or revoking the authorization
and/or issuing a Class I administrative penalty, or initiating other appropriate legal action.
I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed
in accordance with the terms and condition of the said permit, and required mitigation was
completed in accordance with the permit conditions.
Signature of Permittee
Date