Bridge 73 Madison (B-6012_ NCDWR #20201293)-

Yates,

Thanks for taking the time to speak with me regarding this project.

Based on our discussion and the plan sheets attached, resetting the 24in culvert pipe is recommended.

These activities shall also include stabilization of the scour holes located downgradient of the culvert area.

Rip-rap should not be dumped in, but rather pressed into the stream banks to allow aquatic passage.

Please use this email as approval for these activities.

All the conditions listed in the 401 WQC (attached) still apply.

Let me know if I can provide additional assistance.

Ryan Conchilla, PWS

Environmental Specialist II

401 and Buffer Transportation Permitting Branch

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

919-707-9111 office

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From: Allen, Yates
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 10:14 AM
To: Conchilla, Ryan <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> >
Subject: Bridge 73 Madison (B-6012; NCDWR #20201293)

Good morning,

In 2020, we extended a 24” driveway pipe to allow for the installation of guardrail as part of the replacement of bridge 73 over Foster Creek on SR 1341 Foster Creek Road. The pipe
carried an unnamed tributary to Foster Creek which for some reason did not appear on the project plans. We applied for an After-The-Fact Nationwide Permit #18 and Water Quality Certification
4139. Last fall, Lori Beckwith of the US Army Corps of Engineers did a compliance inspection of the project and determined that either the pipe was perched when it was installed or
had caused a scour hole at the outlet. She requested that we reset the pipe properly or if that is not possible for some reason, to fill the scour hole with riprap. Since the action
had been permitted previously, she is not requiring us to send in another PCN. I would like to know how you want us to handle the situation.

Thanks for your help.

Yates Allen

NC DOT

Division 13 Environmental Specialist

55 Orange Street

Asheville, NC 28801

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