20150887 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20151007

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory
Governor
October 7, 2015
City of Brevard
David Lutz, Public Services Director
95 West Main Street
Brevard, NC 28712
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Neely Road Pump Station and Flow Equalization
Dear Mr. Lutz:
Donald R. van der Vaad
Secretary
D W R # 15 -0887
Transylvania County
On September 1, 2015, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application dated
August 13, 2015, requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division for the subject
project. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be processed.
The application is on -hold until all of the following information is received:
1. Provide a detailed narrative and construction plan for the cofferdam installation across the
French Broad River. Include sequence of construction, associated details, cofferdam
installation, removal, and dewatering, including a plan of action for inclement weather and
associated information to meet condition #6 Working in the Dry of Water Quality
Certification 3884 (attached).
2. Provide stream bank restoration detail with appropriate plantings and stabilization
methods for proposed crossings.
3. Provide temporary stream diversion detail and associated information to meet condition #
6 Working in the Dry of Water Quality Certification 3884 for the additional proposed
crossings.
If all of the requested information is not received in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of
this letter, the Division will be unable to approve the application and it will be returned. The
return of this project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a
complete application package and the appropriate fee.
Water Quality Regional operations- Asheville Regional once
2090 US Hwy 70, Smnnanoa, NC 28776
Phone, 62829645001 FAX [phone]
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Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending three copies
of all of the above requested information to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for this
activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North Carolina General
Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact Tim Fox at 828 - 296 -4664 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely A
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Tim Fox
Environmental Specialist
Asheville Regional Office
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David Brown - USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Andrea Leslie - NCWRC
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Water Quality Certification No. 3884
GENERAL CERTIFICATION FOR PROJECTS ELIGIBLE
FOR U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONWIDE PERMIT
NUMBERS 12. (UTILITY LINE ACTiVITIESI AND 47 (PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM
DESIGNATED TIQIE SENSITIVEi INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS),
AND RIPARIAN AREA PROTECTION RULES (BUFFER RULES)
Water Quality Certification Number 3884 is issued In conformity with the requirements. of Section
401, Public Laws 92 -500 and 95 -217 of the United States and subject to the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality .(DWQ) Regulations in 15A NCAC 02H .0500 and 15A NCAC 02B'.0200
for the discharge of fill material to waters and wetland areas as described in 3$ CFR 330
Appendix A (B) (12 and 47) of the Corps of Engineers regulations including any fill activity for
utility line backflli and bedding, and for the Riparian Area Protection Rules (Buffer Rules) in 15A.
NCAC 028.0200;
The State of North Carolina certifies that the specified category of activity will not violate
applicable portions. of Sections. 301; 302 303, 306 and 307 of the Public Laws 92 -500 and 95 -217
If conducted in accordance with the conditions hereinafter set forth.
Activities meeting any one .(1) of the following thresholds or circumstances require written
approval for a 4O1 Water Quality Certification from the Division of W7terQuality (the
"Division' );
a) Permanent Impacts to any wetlands and /or waters, including streams; or
b) Any stream relocation; or
c) Impacts to any wetlands and /or waters if the maintenance corridor in a wetland or at a
stream crossing is greater than 15 feet wide (except activities located in areas with
Riparian Area Protection Rules when the maintenance corridor at stream crossing must
be 10 feet wide or less), Gas pipelines may have a maintenance corridor wider than
fifteen feet if mitigation is provided for these additional wetland fills.
d) Any impact associated with a Notice of Violation or an enforcement action for violation(s)
of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 02H .0500), Isolated Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 02H
.1300), DWQ Surface Water or Wetland Standards, or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC
Basins. or In the Randleman, Jordan or Goose Creek Watersheds (or any other basin or
watershed with Riparian Area Protection. Rules [Buffer Rules] in effect at the time of
application) unless the activities are listed as 'EXEMPT" from these rules or a Buffer
Authorization Certificate is issued through N C Division of Coastal Management (DCM)
delegation for `ALLOWABLE" activities
In accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143.215.3D(e), written approval for a 401
Water Quality General Certification must include the appropriate fee. If a project also requires a
CAMA Permit, then one payment to both agencies shall be submitted and will be the higher of the
two fees.
Activities included . in this General Certification that do not meet one of the thresholds
listed above do not require written approval from the Division as long as they comply with
the Conditions of Certification listed below, If any of these Conditions cannot be met, then
written approval from the Division Is required.
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Conditions of Certification:.
1. No Impacts Beyond those Authorized in the Written Approval or Beyond the Threshold of Use
of this Certification
No waste, spoil, solids or fill of any kind shall occur In wetlands waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre +Construction Notification, as
authorized In the written approval from the Division or beyond the thresholds established for
use of this Certification without Written authorization, including. incidental Impacts- All
construction activities, including the design, Installation, operation, . and maintenance of
sediment and erosion control" Best Management Practices shall be performed so that no
violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur, Approved plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference and are enforceable parts of this
2, Standard Erosion and Sediment; Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be In full compliance with all specifications
governing the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such 'Best
Management Practices and If applicable, comply with the specific conditions and
requirements of the NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit issued to the site:
a. Design, installation, operation and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control
measures must be such that they equal or exceed the requirements specified in the most
recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices
shall be maintained on all construction sites borrowsites, and wasteplle (spoil) projects,
including contractor -owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
b. For borrow pit sites the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
North Carolina Surface Mining Manual.
C. Reclamation measures
d. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and /or repair of erosion control measures
and stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at times..
e. If the project occurs in waters or watersheds classified as Primary Nursery Areas (PNAs),.
SA WS -I, . WS -II, High Quality (HQW), or Outstanding Resource (ORW) waters, then the
sedimentation and erosion control designs must comply with the requirements set forth
In 15A NCAC 04B.0124, Design Standards in Sensitive Watersheds.
3, No Sediment and Erosion Control Measures in Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion Control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters.
Exceptions to this condition require application submittal to and written approval by the
Division If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is
unavoidable, then design and placement of temporary erosion control measures shall not
conducted in a manner that may result in dis- equilibrium of wetlands, stream beds, or banks,
adjacent to or upstream and downstream of the above structures All sediment and erosion
control devices shall be removed and the natural grade restored within two (2) months of the
date that the Division of Land Resources (OLR) or locally delegated program has released
the specific area within the project.
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4, Construction Stormwater Permit NCGO10000
An NPDES Construction. Stormwater Permit is required for construction projects that disturb
one (1) or more acres of land. This Permit allows stormwater to be discharged during land
disturbing construction activities as stipulated in the conditions of the permit. If your project
is covered by this permit full compliance with permit conditions including the erosion &
sedimentation control plan, inspections and maintenance self - monitoring, record keeping
and reporting requirements is required. A copy of the genera). permit (NCG010000),
inspection log sheets, and other Information may be found at
httol//Portal.ncdenr.org/web/wcl/ws/su/npdessw#tab
The North Caroline Department of Transportation (NCDDT) shall be required to be in full
compliance with the conditions related to construction activities within the most recent version
of their individual NPDES (NCS000250) stormwater permit.
5. Construction Moratoriums and Coordination
If activities must occur during periods of high biological activity (i.e.. sea turtle nesting, fish
spawning or bird nesting), then biological monitoring may be required at the request of other
state or federal agencies and coordinated With these activities. "
All moratoriums on construction activities established by the NO Wildlife Resources
Commission:(WRC) US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW5), NO Division of Marine. Fisheries j
(DMF), or National Marine. Fisheries Service.(NMFS) to lesson impacts on trout, anadromous
fish, larval/post-larval fishes and crustaceans, or other aquatic species of concern shall be
Implemented. Exceptions to this condition require written approval by the resource agency j
responsible for the given moratorium.
Work within the twenty -five (25) designated trout counties or identified state or federal
endangered or threatened species habitat shall be coordinated with the appropriate WRC,
USFWS,. NMFS, and /or DMF personnel.
6. Work in the Dry
not: come in contact with the disturbed area. Approved best management practices from the
most current version of the NO Sediment and Erosion Control Manual, or the NO DOT
Construction and Maintenance. Activities Manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams,
and other diversion structures shall be used to minimize excavation in flowing water.
Exceptions to this condition require application submittal to and written approval by the
Division.
7. Riparian Area Protection (Buffer) Rule
Activities located in the protected riparian. areas (whether jurisdictional wetlands or not),
within the Noose, Tar - Pamlico, or Catawba River Basins or the Randleman, Jordan, or
Goose Creek Watersheds (or any other basin or watershed with buffer rules) shall be limited
to "uses" identified within and constructed In accordance with 15A NCAC 028.0233, .0259,
0243_0250_0267 .0267 and .0605, and shall be located, designed; constructed, and maintained
to have minimal disturbance to protect water quality to the maximum extent practicable
through the use of best management practices. All buffer rule requirements, including diffuse
flow requirements, must be met.
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8. Compensatory Mitigation
In accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (h), compensatory mitigation may be required for
losses of equal to or greater than 150 linear feet of streams (intermittent and perennial)
and /or equal to or greater than one (1) acre of wetlands. For linear public transportation
projects, impacts equal to or exceeding 150 linear feet per stream shall require mitigation.
Buffer mitigation maybe required for any project with Buffer Rules in effect at the time of
application for activities classified. as "Allowable with Mitigation" or "Prohibited" Within the
Table of Uses.
A determination of buffer, wetland, . and stream mitigation requirements shall be made for any
General Water Quality Certification for this Nationwide and /or Regional General Permit.
Design and monitoring protocols shall follow the US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington
District Stream Mitigation Guidelines (April 2003) or its subsequent updates. Compensatory
mitigation plans shall be submitted to the Division for written approval as required in those
protocols. The mitigation plan must be Implemented and/or constructed before any impacts
occur on site. Alternatively, the Division will accept payment into an in -lieu fee program or a
mitigation bank,. In these cases, proof of payment shall be provided to the Division before
any impacts occur on site.
Relocated stream designs should include the same dimensions, patterns, and profiles as the
existing channel (or a. stable reference reach if the existing channel is unstable), to the
maximum extent practical. The new channel should be constructed in the dry and water shall .
not be turned into the new channel until the banks are stabilized. Vegetation used for bank
stabilization shall be limited to native woody species and should include establishment of a
30 -foot wide wooded and an adjacent 20 -foot wide vegetated buffer on both sides of the
relocated channel to the maximum extent practical A transitional phase incorporating
appropriate erosion control matting materials and seedling establishment is allowable,
however matting that incorporates plastic mesh and /or plastic twine shall not be used in
wetlands, riparian: buffers or floodplains as recommended by the North Carolina Sediment
and Erosion Control Manual. Rip -rap A- Jacks, concrete gabions or other hard structures
may be allowed if it is necessary to maintain the physical integrity of the stream,- however, the
of rip -rap coverage Please note that it the stream relocation Is conaucie t as a stream
restoration as defined in the US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, April 2003
Stream Mitigation Guidelines (or its subsequent updates), the restored length may be used
as compensatory mitigation for the impacts resulting from the relocation.
10. For sewer lines, when the construction corridor Is parallel to a stream, then the edge of the
construction corridor shall . not be closer than 10 feel from top of bank, For streams classified
as WS (except: WS -IV or WS -V), 8 SA, ORW, HQW, or from normal high water (or tide
elevation) and wetlands the edge of the construction corridor shall not be closer than 50 feet
to a. stream or 100 feet to private or public water supply sources or waters classified as WS -1
waters or Class I or Class If impounded reservoirs used as a source of drinking water in
accordance with 15A 102T .0305(f).
Utility fines within the Riparian Buffers shall be installed in accordance with the Table of uses
in the most recent verision of the appropriate buffer rules.
Utility lines shall not cross a stream channel at other than a near - perpendicular direction (i.e.,
stream channel crossings shall not be at an angle of less than 75 degrees or more than 105
degrees tothe stream bank).
11. Any wastewater line that crosses any stream shall be installed in accordance with the most
recent version of the Gravity Sewer minimum Design Criteria or the most recent version of
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the Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations. and Force Main
published on the Division of Water Duality's website, Exceptions to this condition require
application submittal to, and written: approval by the Division.
12. If concrete is used during the construction, then all necessary measures shall be taken to
prevent direct contact between uncured or curing concrete and waters of the state. Water
that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete shall not be discharged to waters of the state
due to the potential for elevated pH. and possible aquatic life/ fish kills,
13. Any rip -rap required for proper culvert placement, stream stabilization, or restoration of
temporarily disturbed areas shall be restricted to the the area directly impacted by approved
construotion activity, All rip -rap shall be buried and /or "keyed in" such that the original stream
elevation and streambank contours are restored and maintained Placement of rip -rap or
other approved materials shall not result in destabilization of the stream bed or banks
upstream or downstream of the area
14. Annual native species suitable for wet locations shall be planted and established within
jurisdictional wetlands for soil and erosion control. Non - native perennials such as fescue are
prohibited,
15. A one -time application of fertilizer to re- establish vegetation: is allowed in disturbed areas
including riparian buffers, but is restricted to no closer than 10 feet from top of bank of
streams Any fertilizer application must comply With all other Federal, State and Local
regulations.
16. The construction corridor (including access roads, sediment and erosion control measures
and stockpiling of materials) is limited to 40 feet (12.2 meters) in width in wetlands and across
stream channels and must be minimized to the maximum extent practicable.
17. Permanent, maintained access corridors shall be restricted to the minimum width practicable
and shall not exceed 15 feet in Width except at manhole. locations. A 15: -foot by 15 -foot
perpendicular vehicle, turnaround must be spaced at least 500 feel: (152.4 meters) apart.
An anti -seep collar shall be placed at the downstream (utility line gradient) Welland
utility lines. Anti -seep collars maybe constructed with class S concrete, compacted clay,
PVC pipe, or metal collars. Wetland crossings that are directionally drilled, and perpendicular
wetland crossings that are open cut and less than 160 feet (45.7 meters) long do not require
anti -seep collars. The compacted clay shall have a specific infiltration of 1 X 10 5 cmisecor
less. A section and plan view diagram is attached for the anti -seep collars.
The following specifications shall apply to class B concrete:
a) Minimum cement content, sacks percubic yard with rounded course aggregate 5,0
b) Minimum cement content, sacks per cubic yard with angular course aggregate 5.5
o) Maximum water- cement ratio gallons per sack 6.8
d) Slump range 2" to 4"
e): Minimum strength- 28 day psi 2,500
19. The applicant shall have a specific plan for restoring wetland contours. Any excess material
will be removed to a high ground disposal area.
The mixing of topsoil and subsoils within the wetlands along utility corridors shall be
minimized to the greatest extent. practical.. During excavation, the soils shall be placed on
fabric to minimize impacts whenever possible. Topsoil excavated from utility trenches will be
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piled separately from subsoils and will [to backfilled into the trench only after the subsoils
have been placed and compacted.
Along utility corridors within wetlands, grub stumps only as needed to install the utility and cut
remaining stumps off at grade level. The general stripping of topsoil within wetlands along
the utility corridor is not permitted.
20. If an environmental document is required under the National or State Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA or SEPA) then this General Certification Is not valid untll a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) or Record of Decision (ROD) is issued by the State
Clearinghouse,
21. In the twenty (20) coastal counties, the appropriate DWQ Regional Office roust be contacted
to determine if Coastal Stormwater Regulations will be required.
22. This General Certification does not relieve the applicant of the responsibility to obtain all other
required Federal, State, or Local approvals:
23. The applicant/permittee and their authorized; agents shall conduct all activities in a manner
consistent with State water quality standards (including any requirements resulting from
compliance with §303(d) of the Clean Water Act) and any other appropriate requirements of
State and Federal Law. If the Division determines that such standards or laws are not being
met, including failure to sustain a designated or achieved use, or that State or Federal law is
being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, then. the
Division may reevaluate and modify this General Water Quality Certification.
24. When written authorization is required for use of this certification, upon completion of all
permitted impacts included within the approval and any subsequent modifications, the
applicant shall be required to return the certificate of oompletlon attached to the approval.
One copy of the certificate shall be sent to the DWQ Central Office in Raleigh at 1650 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650.
26. Additional site - specific conditions including monitoring and /or modeling requirements, may
be added to the written approval letter for projects proposed under this Water Quality
CeHifioafwn in order to ensure compliance with all applicable water qua ty an a luent
standards.
26. This certification grants permission to the director, an authorized representative of the
Director, or DENR staff, upon the presentation of proper credentials, to enter the property
during normal business hours.
This General Certification shall expire on the same day as the expiration date of the
corresponding Nationwide and /or Regional General Permit. The conditions in effect on the date
of issuance of Certification for a specific project shall remain in effect for the life of the project,
regardless of the expiration date of this Certification.
Non- compliance with or violation of the conditions herein set: forth by a specific project may result .
in revocation of this General Certification for the project and may also result in criminal and /or civil
penalties.
The Director of the North Carolina. Division of Water Quality may require submission of a. formal
application for Individual Certification for any project in this category of activity if it is determined
that the project is likely to have a. significant adverse effect upon water quality, including state or
federally listed endangered or threatened aquatic species, or degrade the waters so that existing
uses of the wetland or downstream . waters. are precluded.
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Public hearings maybe held for specific applications or group of applications prior to a
Certificallon decision if deemed in the public's best Interest by the of the North. Carolina
Division of Water Quality.
Effective date: March 1:9, 2012
DIVISION OF WATER'. QUALITY
By
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Charles Wakild, P. r.
Director
History Note: Water Quality Certification (WQC) Number 3864 issued March 19, 2012 replaces
WQC Number 3819 issued March 19, 2010; WQC Number 3699 issued November 1, 2007, WQC
Number 3628 issued March 1.9, 2607; WQC Number 3374 issued March. 18, 2002; WQC Number
3288 issued June 1, 2000; WQC Number 3101 issued February 11, 1997, WQC Number 3022
issued September 6;: 1995, WQC Number 2664 issued January 21, 1992 This General
Codification is rescinded when the Corps of Engineers reauthodzes any of the corresponding
Nationwide end /or Regional General Permits or when deemed appropriate by the Director of the
Division of Water Quality,
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ANTI -SEEP COLLAR
finches I Utility Line
I I (Diameter Varies)
1 fyof I I Class B Concrete
L 14 or Compacted Clay
6 Inches 00.� MnchWI Inches
Not to exceed 40 feet
SECTION
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