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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY LYNDO TIPPETT
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
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ATTN.: Mr. John Thomas 1 L
NCDOT Coordinator
Subject: Individual Permit Application for Section 404 and 401 permits for the
Widening of US 321. US 321 Widening From SR 1370 (Kirby Mountain
Road) to SR 1500 (Blackberry Road) in Bailey Camp. Caldwell County. TIP
No. R-2237B. State Project No. 6.739001T, NC DOT Division 11, $475.00
Debit WBS Element 34402.1.4.
Dear Sir:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in consultation with the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposes to widen US 321 in Caldwell
County, from SR 1370 (Kirby Mountain Road) just north of Patterson to SR 1500
(Blackberry Road) in Bailey Camp. The location of the two additional lanes varies from
the east to the west side of the existing roadway depending upon the location of existing
development, natural and historic resources, severity of terrain, and design objectives.
The proposed project is approximately 6.5 miles in length, and will provide four 12-foot
lanes with afour-foot painted median and 10-foot shoulders (13 feet with guardrail). The
proposed right-of--way varies throughout the project, ranging from approximately 110 to
885 feet. Enclosed with this application is the cover letter, ENG 4345 Form, permit
drawings, plan sheets, meeting minutes from the 4B and 4C agency review meetings, a
copy of the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) request letter, and a copy of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) concurrence request letter.
Purpose and Need: As stated in the 1993 Environmental Assessment (EA), the purpose
of this project is to increase traffic capacity and safety by widening US 321 from the
existing two-lane facility to a four-lane roadway. US 321 is a North Carolina intrastate
corridor. The proposed project will help the roadway meet the objectives of the North
Carolina intrastate corridor program. The intrastate system plan calls for the widening of
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all existing two-lane sections within this corridor to multi-lane facilities. With the
exception of the section of US 321 extending from NC 268 to US 221 in Blowing Rock,
the US 321 intrastate corridor is currently amulti-lane facility or is presently being
widened. US 321 from the South Carolina border south of Gastonia to Boone, North
Carolina is defined as the principle north-south route connecting the western piedmont.
The roadway improvements will serve to increase the roadway capacity to handle
projected growth within the region. Roadway characteristic improvements include
adding through and turning lanes, widening shoulders, and straightening substandard
curves. These improvements will allow safe passage for slower moving vehicles, permit
smoother flow of traffic, allow vehicles to enter and exit the roadway more easily, and
reduce the chances of head-on and rear end collisions. In addition, the proposed project is
included in the 1993-1999 North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program.
Summary of Impacts: Impacts to jurisdictional areas of R-2237B consist of a total of
0.16 acre of permanent, non-riverine wetland impacts, 0.13 acres of fill in surface waters,
and 1,680 linear feet of jurisdictional stream channels. All surface waters impacted by
the proposed project are located within the Yadkin-Pee Dee and Catawba River Basins.
Impacts to Sites 1 through 6 are located in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin USGS
Hydrologic Unit 03040101, subbasin 03-07-01; impacts to Sites 7 and 8 are located in the
Catawba River Basin Hydrologic Unit 03050101, subbasin 03-08-31. No 303(d) listed
waters are present within the project boundary. Table 1 summarizes the jurisdictional
impacts associated with the R-2237B project.
Table 1: Summa of Jurisdictional Im acts (Federal Clean Water Act)
Permanent Existing Surface
River Basin Non-Riverine Channel
Water (ac)
Wetland (ac)* Im acts ft
Yadkin Pee-Dee 0.16 889 0.08
Catawba 0.00 791 0.05
Totals 0.16 1,680 0.13
* includes fill, excavation, and mechanized clearing
Summary of Miti ag tion: Throughout the NEPA and design process this project has been
designed to avoid and minimize impacts to jurisdictional areas. The project will be
conducted on existing roadway and will thereby minimize natural resource impacts.
Specific strategies are detailed elsewhere in this document.
The necessary compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to 0.16 ac non-riverine
wetlands and 1,6801inear feet of streams will be provided by the EEP.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
This application applies to Section B of the R-2237 widening project. Construction of
Section A has been completed. The following table summarizes the schedule.
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Table 2. Proiect Schedule
Section Project Limits Let Date
A Widening US 321 from NC July 1997
268 to SR 1370 Com leted June 2001
B Widening US 321 from SR

1370 to SR 1500 December 2004
Widening US 321 from SR
C 1500 to US 221 at Blowing March 2009
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NEPA DOCUMENT STATUS
An EA was approved on August 6, 1993 in compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act. The EA addressed the widening of US 321 from two to four lanes from NC
268 to US 221 (T.I.P. Project No. R-2237 A/B/C) in Caldwell and Watauga Counties.
The EA provided sufficient evidence that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
would not be necessary for Sections A and B (between NC 268 and SR 1500). A Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for R-2237 Sections A and B was approved on
September 19, 1994. The recommended alternative proposes widening US 321 from two
lanes to four 12-foot lanes with afour-foot painted median and a 10-foot shoulder (13
feet with guardrail). Copies of the EA and FONSI have been provided to regulatory
review agencies involved in the approval process. Additional copies will be provided
upon request.
INDEPENDENT UTILITY
R-2237B is in compliance with 23 CFR Part 771.111(f) which lists the FHWA
characteristics of the independent utility of a project:
(1) The project connects logical termini and is of sufficient length to address
environmental matters on a broad scope;
(2) The project is usable and a reasonable expenditure, even if no additional
transportation improvements are made in the area; and
(3) The project does not restrict consideration of alternatives for other reasonably
foreseeable transportation improvements.
RESOURCE STATUS
Wetland and Stream Delineations:
Wetland delineations were conducted using the criteria specified in the 1987 Corps of
Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual. Mr. John Thomas of the USACE Raleigh
Regulatory Field Office verified the stream and wetland delineations in the field on
December 18, 2002. A Jurisdictional Determination for the project was signed by Mr.
Thomas on January 29, 2003.
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Characterization of Jurisdictional Sites:
Wetlands
R-2237B will have 0.16 acre of permanent non-riverine wetland impacts (Table 3).
These impacts occur at Sites 6A and 6B in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin, HU
03040101. Both wetland sites are located within a power line easement surrounded by a
Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest community. The water source for the complex is culvert
drainage. The wetlands were delineated as a complex since they are hydrologically
connected.
The vegetative community for the complex is dominated by tag alder (Alnus serrulata),
common elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), and cattail (Typha latifolia). The area can be
classified as a Palustrine, Unconsolidated Bottom, Semi-Permanently Flooded,
Diked/Impounded (PUBAh) system (Cowardin et al., 1979).
Tahle 3_ .Turisdictional Tmnacts within R-2237B

Site

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Station
From/To Wetland

Impacts
(ac)* DWQ

Wetland
Rating Surface

Water
Impacts (ac) Existing

Channel
Impacts (lf) Temporary
Surface
Water

Im acts (1f)
Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin
1 03040101 -L- 66+40 / 66+83 0.015 128.7
2 03040101 -L- 77+OS / 78+18 0.012 118.5 10
-L- 78+80 / 80+15 0.016 147.1 10
3 03040101 -L-82+15 / 82+70 0.010 102.2
-L-83+08 / 83+63 0.006 65.1 10
4 03040101 -L- 91+12 / 91+40 0.003 39.9
-L-91+85 / 93+10 0.011 178.1
5 03040101 -L- 121+92 / 122+64 0.005 108.6
Catawba River Basin
6A 03040101 -L- 136+16 / 136+70 0.08 24
6B 03040101 -L- 137+96 /139+46 0.08 24
7 03050101 -L- 293+83 /294+90 0.009 191.4
8 03050101 -L- 324+96 /325+82 0.041 600.4
TOTAL 0.16** 0.13** 1680.0 30
* includes fill, excavation, and mechanized clearing
** value rounded to nearest hundredth
Streams
Within R-2237B, seven streams (Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8) will be impacted (Table 4).
All streams are classified as trout waters (Tr) by DWQ, but are not included on the North
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Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC) list of trout water streams. All
streams have a sand, gravel and bedrock substrate.
• The stream at Site 1 (Rocky Cove Creek) is 1 to 4 feet wide and 3 inches deep.
• The stream at Sites 2 and 3 (Greenfield Branch) is 2 to 5 feet wide and 2 to 6 inches
deep. The stream at Site 4 (Greenfield Branch) is 1 to 3 feet wide and 3 inches deep.
• The stream at Site 5 (UT to Puncheon Camp Creek) is 2 to 4 feet wide and 3 inches
deep.
• The stream at Site 7 (UT to Right Fork Mulberry Creek) is 2 to 5 feet wide and 2
inches deep, and is classified as High Quality Waters (HQW) by DWQ.
• The stream at Site 8 (UT to Left Fork Mulberry Creek) is 1.5 to 3 feet wide and 3
inches deep and is classified as High Quality Waters (HQW) by DWQ.
R-2237B will impact a total of 1,680 linear feet of stream channel that will require
mitigation. A total of 889 ft of streams will be impacted in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River
Basin, HU 03040101. A total of 791 ft of streams will be impacted in the Catawba River
Basin, HU 03050101. A total of 30 feet of temporary stream impacts will occur at Sites 2
and 3. Temporary impacts are for surface fill to be placed at the culvert inlet and outlet of
Site 2 and the inlet of Site 3 in order to phase construct the culverts.
Tohln d inricrli~tinnal QtYPAm infnrmatinn nn R-2237R
DWQ
Station Number Stream DWQ DWQ Impact
Site (From/To) Structure Name INo x Class Rating Status (ft)

j -L- 66+40 / 66+83 42" RCP Rocky Cove 12-12-1 C;Tr 33.5 Perennial 129
Creek
2 -L- 77+OS / 78+18 8' x 6' RCBC
' Greenfield 12-12-1-1 C;Tr 37.5 Perennial 266
-L- 78+80 / 80+15 RCBC
8' x 6 Branch
3 -L- 82+15 / 82+70 8'x5' RCBC
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' Greenfield 12-12-1-1 C;Tr 33.25 Perennial 167
-L- 83+08 / 83+63 RCBC
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x 5 Branch
4 -L- 91+12 / 91+40 72" RCP
" Greenfield 12-12-1-1 C;Tr 35.5 Perennial 218
-L- 91+85 / 93+10 72
RCP Branch
UT to
$ -L- 121+92 / 122+64 36" RCP Puncheon 12-12-1 C;Tr 30.25 Perennial 109
Camp Creek
UT to Right
'] -L- 293+83 / 294+90 24" CSP 11-38-32-3 HQW 39 Perennial 191
M lberry
Creek
UT to Left
$ -L- 324+96 / 325+87 60" SPP/ 60" Fork 11-38-32-2 C;Tr, ~6 Intermittent 600
CSP Mulberry HQW
Creek
TOTAL 1680
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UTILITY IMPACTS
Two utility companies with aerial power lines are located within the project area. Blue
Ridge EMC has power line facilities along the entire length of the project. New pole
lines will be constructed to clear the project. The new lines will be within a 30 feet wide
easement and will contain 30 new poles. The easement will begin at Station 72 on the
west side of the project at the edge of the proposed right-of--way and continue along this
alignment to Station 134 at which point it will move further to the west and join with an
existing Blue Ridge transmission line easement. The existing Blue Ridge easement is
100 feet wide and extends throughout the remainder of the project. There will be 57 new
and/or replacement poles placed within this easement.
BellSouth also has multiple facilities along the entire length of the project. BellSouth
will attach telephone lines for joint use on the Blue Ridge pole line described above. No
utility impacts to jurisdictional waters or wetlands are anticipated.
PROTECTED SPECIES
Plants and animals with federal classification of Endangered (E), Threatened (T),
Proposed Endangered (PE), and Proposed Threatened (PT) are protected under provisions
of Section 7 and Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The
January 29, 2003 USFWS lists three federally protected species for Caldwell County: the
spruce fir moss spider (Microhexura montivaga), dwarf-flowered heartleaf (Hexastylis
naniflora), and Heller's blazing star (Liatris helleri) (Table 5). The 1992 USFWS list for
Caldwell County included in Appendix B of the EA lists Spreading avens (Geum
radiatum) and Blue Ridge goldenrod (Solidago spithamaea) as protected species, but
these have since been removed. The spruce-fir moss spider (Microhexura montivaga),
listed as proposed endangered in Caldwell County on January 27, 1994, was added to the
list of federally protected species included in the FONSI dated September 1994.
Table 5. Federally Protected Species for Caldwell County
Biological
Scientific Name Common Name Status Conclusion
Microhexura montivaga spruce-fir moss spider Endangered No Effect
May Affect-Not
Hexastylis naniflora dwarf-flowered heartleaf Threatened Likely to
Adversel Affect
Liatris helleri Heller's blazing star Threatened No Effect
Endangered : a species that is in danger of exttnctton tnrougnout ati or a stgmncan~ poruon c~ iw ~~~~~.
Threatened : a species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout
all or a significant portion of its range.
The spruce-fir moss spider received a biological conclusion of "No Effect". There is no
habitat for the spruce-fir moss spider in the project study area. No spruce-fir forests occur
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within the study area and elevations within the project study area are less than 5,000 feet.
Rocks and boulders within the project study area are devoid of moss and lichens. A
review of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) database on June 24,
2004 revealed no occurrences of the spruce-fir moss spider within the project vicinity.
The dwarf-flowered heartleaf received a biological conclusion of "May Affect-Not Likely
to Adversely Affect". A search for dwarf-flowered heartleaf was conducted on May 28-
29, 2003. The entire project corridor was walked and potential habitat areas, specifically
those with acidic soils and boggy areas next to streams, were surveyed (approximately 70
acres). No dwarf-flowered heartleaf (or any heartleaf with similarities of appearance) was
found during the search. A review of the NCNHP database on June 24, 2004 revealed no
species occurrences within the project vicinity. Enclosed in this application is a copy of
the letter requesting concurrence from USFWS.
Heller's blazing star received a biological conclusion of "No Effect". In 1994 an
NCDOT biologist scanned bare, cut rock faces within the project study area for Heller's
blazing star. No threatened plants were discovered. A review of the NCNHP database on
June 24, 2004 revealed no species occurrences within the project vicinity. The closest
known population of Heller's blazing star occurs on the cliffs of Blowing Rock,
approximately one mile northwest of the project endpoint. There are no locations that
have elevations of greater than 3,500 feet, nor are there areas of extensive rock outcrops
within the project study area.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
In a letter dated April 15, 1992 included in Appendix B of the EA, the State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) concurred that no archeological sites within the project area
are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and requested that no additional
surveys be conducted. One architectural site is listed as eligible for listing within the
National Registry of Historic Places. 'The McCaleb Coffey House is located
approximately 550 feet west of the existing US 321 right-of--way, along the path of the
old Lenoir Blowing Rock Turnpike (SR 1379). NCDOT has completed a plan to
landscape the project right-of--way across from the McCaleb Coffey House into the final
design. Based on this commitment, the State Historic Preservation Officer concluded in a
letter dated May 14, 1993 included in Appendix B of the EA and FONSI, that the
preferred alternative will have no adverse effect on the McCaleb Coffey House.
FEMA COMPLIANCE
'The project has been coordinated with appropriate state and local officials and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assure compliance with FEMA, state, and
local floodway regulations.
WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SYTEM
The project will not impact waters designated within the Wild and Scenic Rivers System
or any rivers included in the list of study rivers (Public Law 90-542, as amended).
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MITIGATION OPTIONS
The Corps of Engineers has adopted, through the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ), a wetland mitigation policy that embraces the concept of "no net loss of
wetlands" and sequencing. The purpose of this policy is to restore and maintain the
chemical, biological, and physical integrity of the Waters of the United States. Mitigation
of wetland and surface water impacts has been defined by the CEQ to include: avoiding
impacts, minimizing impacts, rectifying impacts, reducing impacts over time and
compensating for impacts (40 CFR 1508.20). Executive Order 11990 (Protection of
Wetlands) and Department of Transportation Order 5660.1A (Preservation of the Nations
Wetlands), emphasize protection of the functions and values provided by wetlands.
These directives require that new construction in wetlands be avoided as much as
possible and that all practicable measures are taken to minimize or mitigate impacts to
wetlands.
AVOIDANCE AND MINIMIZATION: The NCDOT is committed to incorporating all
reasonable and practicable design features to avoid and minimize jurisdictional impacts,
and to provide full compensatory mitigation of all remaining, unavoidable jurisdictional
impacts. Avoidance measures were taken during the planning and NEPA compliance
stages; minimization measures were incorporated as part of the project design.
Minimization includes the examination of appropriate and practicable steps to reduce the
adverse impacts.
General minimization techniques were implemented as follows:
1. Wetland Impacts: Energy dissipater basins installed at pipe outfalls of filled
wetlands.
2. Stream Impacts: NCDOT revised the original alignment to minimize impacts to
streams by replacing the s-curves with longer, flatter curves instead of straight
tangent sections. In addition, the revised design incorporates retaining walls to
minimize impacts of long fill slopes. Baffles will be used to hold the bed in place
for any stream with a slope greater than 2%. Construction techniques will be used
to minimize the potential for contact between wet concrete and stream water.
Energy dissipater structures such as junction boxes or rock splash pads will be
incorporated at the outlets of non jurisdictional streams and energy dissipater
basins where feasible and requested on perennial streams.
3. Culverts: All culverts will be extended. Culverts will be cleaned out and the
invert adjusted as necessary in order to allow for the unimpeded flow of water.
During project design, NCDOT will consider measures for making culverts more
attractive to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife passage.
4. Cut slopes: NCDOT will minimize cut slopes to the extent practicable.
5. Pyritic shale: NCDOT completed geotechnical investigations and found no
evidence of pyritic shale.
6. Sensitive Watersheds: The NCDOT will comply with regulations for sensitive
watersheds as stated in 15A NCAC 04B.0124 and 15A NCAC 04B.0125 to
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account for high quality waters and trout waters located within the project area.
Stringent erosion and sediment erosion control practices will be used to minimize
water quality impacts.
7. NCDOT will minimize wetland disturbances through careful geometric design to
minimize clearing and filling at the Yadkin River tributaries.
8. NCDOT will restrict vegetation removal within adjacent natural communities.
9. Retaining walls will be included to avoid major fills in mountainous areas of the
project and reduce the amount of impact to adjacent properties.
10. NCDOT will develop an Erosion and Sediment Control Management and
Maintenance Plan that complies with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution
Control Act of 1973 during final design of the project. A soil erosion schedule
will be developed that describes the time relationship between the phases of work
that must be coordinated to reduce erosion, construction practices and temporary
control measures to minimize erosion and a plan for waste disposal. Permanent
erosion control work will be incorporated into the project at the earliest
practicable time and coordinated with temporary control measures to ensure
economical, effective and continuous erosion control. Precautions will be taken
to prevent pollution of water bodies.
1 1. Trees outside the construction limits will be protected from construction activities.
12. Consultations on proposed endangered, threatened and sensitive (PETS) species
and land transfers are on going with the National Forest Service and all required
coordination will be completed prior to any land transfers.
Site specific minimization techniques were implemented as follows:
Site 1: Baffles buried in natural material to allow for aquatic life movement. An
extended wing wall is used as a retaining wall.
Site 2: Culvert extended with a standard box with baffles on the inlet and a
bottomless structure on the outlet.
Site 4: No rip-rap placed in stream bed.
Site 5: No rip-rap placed in stream bed. Drop structure installed to reduce the outlet
velocity.
Site 6 A/B: Energy dissipater basins installed at pipe outfalls of filled wetlands.
Site 8: No rip-rap placed in stream bed.
Station 290+00: NCDOT will install a retaining wall to protect the wetland located
east of US 321 (located outside of proposed right-of--way).
COMPENSATION: The primary emphasis of the compensatory mitigation is to
reestablish a condition that would have existed if the project were not built. As
previously stated, mitigation is limited to reasonable expenditures and practicable
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considerations related to highway operation. Mitigation is generally accomplished
through a combination of methods designed to replace wetland functions and values lost
as a result of construction of the project. These methods consist of creation of new
wetlands from uplands, borrow pits, and other non-wetland areas; restoration of wetlands;
and enhancement of existing wetlands. Where such options may not be available, or
when existing wetlands and wetland-surface water complexes are considered to be
important resources worthy of preservation, consideration is given to preservation as at
least one component of a compensatory mitigation proposal.
Based upon the agreements stipulated in the "Memorandum of Agreement Among the
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the North Carolina
Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District" (MOA), it is understood that the North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources EEP, will assume responsibility for satisfying the federal Clean
Water Act compensatory mitigation requirements for NCDOT projects that are listed in
Exhibit 1 of the subject MOA during the EEP transition period which ends on June 30,
2005.
Although the subject project is not listed in Exhibit 1, R-2237B is included on a
supplemental project list submitted to EEP. EEP will provide the necessary
compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts to waters that are jurisdictional
under the federal Clean Water Act. The offsetting mitigation will derive from an
inventory of assets already in existence within the same 8-digit cataloguing unit. The
Department has avoided and minimized impacts to jurisdictional resources to the greatest
extent possible as described above. The remaining, unavoidable impacts to 889 linear feet
of jurisdictional streams and 0.16 acre of non-riverine wetlands in the Yadkin Pee-Dee
River Basin HU 03040101 and 791 linear feet of jurisdictional streams in the Catawba
River Basin HU 03050101 will be offset by compensatory mitigation provided by the
EEP program. Enclosed in this application is a letter to EEP requesting mitigation at a
2:1 ratio for a total of 3,360 feet of stream mitigation and 0.32 acre of non-riverine
wetland mitigation.
INDIRECT AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
An Indirect and Cumulative Impact Study for R-2237B is under way and is expected to be
complete in July of 2004. A copy of this report will be sent to North Carolina Division of
Water Quality (NCDWQ) for review once complete. The construction of R-2237B is not
expected to result in any indirect or cumulative impacts that will adversely affect water
quality.
REGULATORY APPROVALS
Application is hereby made for a Department of the Army Individual 404 Permit as
required for the above described activities. We are also hereby requesting a 401 Water
Quality Certification from the NCDWQ. In compliance with Section 143-215.3D(e) of
the NCAC we will provide $475.00 to act as payment for processing the Section 401
permit application previously noted in this application (see Subject line). We are
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providing seven copies of this application to the North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, NCDWQ, for their review.
It is anticipated that comments from the NCWRC will be required prior to authorization
by the Corps of Engineers. By copy of this letter and attachment, NCDOT hereby
requests NCWRC review. NCDOT requests that NCWRC forward their comments to the
Corps of Engineers.
If you have any questions or need additional information please call Rachelle Beauregard
at [phone].
Sincerely,
f= -Gregory `~ Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director, PDEA
Enclosure
Cc: w/attachment
Mr. John Hennessy, NCDWQ (7 copies)
Ms. Mazla Chambers NCWRC
Ms. Becky Fox, USEPA -Whittier, NC
Mr. Ronald Mikulak, USEPA -Atlanta, GA
Ms. Mazella Buncick USFWS
Mr. David Chang, P.E., Hydraulics
Mr. Greg Perfetti, P.E., Structure Design
Mr. Michael A. Pettyjohn, P.E., Division Engineer
Mr. Heath Slaughter, DEO
w/o attachment
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E., Roadway Design
Mr. Omar Sultan, Programming and TIP
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E., Highway Design
Mr. Mazk Staley, Roadside Environmental
Ms. Stacy Baldwin, PDEA Project Planning Engineer
Mr. David Franklin, USACE, Wilmington
Ms. Beth Harmon, EEP
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