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Home My WebLink About20160007 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20160208Water Resources ENVIRONMENIAL �Ur�LitY i'_A I \ll�(�K(rl�l� I)O\ \I,I) R. ��;��?� I)I�:IZ V�IAEZT ti J r� Y' / I I��1 I� ( I�: IZ M A N February 8, 2016 Wake County NCDWR Project No. 2016007 SR 1400 State Project No. SC.092016 APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION and NEUSE BUFFER AUTHORIZATION with ADDIT[ONAL COI�IDITIONS Mr. J. Hopkins, P.E., Division Engineer NCDOT, Division 5 2612 North Duke Street Durham, NC 27704 Dear Mr. Hopkins: You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following impacts for the purpose of road improvements to SR 1400 in Wake County: Site Total Stream I Riprap �tabilization io Perennial Stream (linear ft) 20 ��cts in the Neuse River Basin iemporary �7ewaiering to Perennial Stream (linear ftl Total Stream Impact for Project: 60 linear feet. Site � Zone 1 lmpact Totals I 3600 60 (Concurrent) Neuse Ri arian Buffer Im acts Zone 1 Buffer Mitigation Zone 2 Impact teauired (using 3:1 ratiol (sq ft) IV/A 2400 Totai Stream Impact (linear ft) 60 Zone 2 Buffer Mitigation :equired (usin� 1.5:1 ratio * n/a = Total for Site is less than 1/3 acre and 150 linear feet of impact, no mitigation required Total Buffer Impact for Project: 6000 square feet. N/A The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application received December 29, 2015. After reviewing your application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3883. This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit 14 issued by the Corps of Engineers. This approval is also valid for the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0233). In addition, you should acquire any other federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and E:osion �ontrol, Nor-Dischar,e and V4'a,er Supp!y �'Jatershed re�ula±ion�. This appraval �;�ill ex�ire v�ith the accompanying 404 permit. State of North Carolina IF.nvironmental Qualrty'i Wa,er Resources 1617 Mai� Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1017 Phooe:919-807-63C0 This approval is valid solely for the purpose and design described in your application (unless modified below). Should your project change, you must notify the NCDWR and submit a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter, and is thereby responsible for complying with all the conditions. If total wedand fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). Additional buffer impacts may require compensatory mitigation as described in 15A NCAC 2B.0233. For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the conditions listed in the attached certification and any ad�itiona! conditions !isted below. Conditions of Certifcation: I. Unless otherwise approved in this certification, placement of culverts and other structures in open waters and streams, shall be placed below the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being maintained if requested in writing by the NCDWR. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting features encountered during construction, please contact the NCDWR for guidance on how to proceed and to determine whether or not a permit modification will be required. [ I SA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 2. [f multiple pipes or barrels are required, they shall be designed to mimic natural stream cross section as closely as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate. Widening the stream channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of structures typically decreases water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage. [ I SA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 3. Riprap shall not be placed in the streambed in a manner that precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed. [ 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 4. For all of streams being impac±e:� due t� siTe de�vaterin¢ activities. the sitP shall be �r�ded to i±s rre�onstractior. contours and revegetated with appropriate native species. f 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)� 5. All stormwater runoff shall be directed as sheetflow through stream buffers at non-erosive velocities, unless otherwise approved by this certification. [ l5A NCAC 2B.0233] 6. All riparian buffers impacted by the placement of temporary fill or clearing activities shall be restored to the preconstruction contours and revegetated. Maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with non-woody species by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. For the purpose of this condition, maintained buffer areas are defined as areas within the transportation corridor that will be subject to regular NCDOT maintenance activities including mowing. The area with non-maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with native woody species before the next growing season following completion of construction. [ I SA NCAC 2B.0233J 7. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 2B.0233(6), sediment and erosion control devices shall not be placed in Zone 1 of any Neuse Buffer without prior approval by the NCDWR. At this time, the NCDWR has approved no sediment and erosion control devices in Zone l, outside of the approved project impacts, anywhere on this project. Moreover, sediment and erosion control devices shall be allowed in Zone 2 of the buffers provided that Zone 1 is not compromised and that discharge is released as diffuse flow. 8. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area shall be maintained to prevent direct contact between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete shall not be discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills. [15A NCAC 02B.0200] �3. lluring the construction of the projeci, no staging of equipirent of any icind is permitted in waters of the U.S., or protected riparian buffers. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 10. Thz dimension, pattern a�d profile ofthe stream above and be{ow the crossing shal� not be modified. �isturbed floodplains an� sTreams shall be restored to natural geomorphic conditions. [i5A NCAC 02H.0506(bj(2 j] I I. The use of rip-rap above the Normal High Water Mark shall be minimized. Any rip-rap placed for stream stabilization shall be placed in stream channels in such a manner that it does not impede aquatic life passage. [ I SA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] 12. The Permittee shall ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings submitted for approvaL [ I SA NCAC 02H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)] ]3. All work in or adjacent to stream �vaters shall be cond!�cted in a dry work area. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures shall be used to prevent excavation in flowing water. [ 15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)] 14. Heavy equipment shall be operated from the banks rather than in the stream channel in order to minimize sedimentation and reduce the introduction of other pollutants into the stream. [ 1 SA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 15. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters must be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of stream waters from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials. [ISA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 16. No rock, sand or other materials shall be dredged from the stream channel except where authorized by this certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 17. Discharging hydroseed mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface waters is prohibited. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 18. The permittee and its authorized agents shall conduct its 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. !f the NCDWR determines that such standards or laws are not being met (including the 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, the NCDWR may reevaluate and modify this certification. [15A NCAC 02R.0200] 19. A copy of this Water Quality Certification shall be maintained on the construction site at all times. In addition, the Water Quality Certification and all subsequent modifications, if any, shall be maintained with the Division Engineer and the on-site project manager. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and ISA NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)] 20. The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary located within the construction corridor approved by this authorization shall be clearly marked by highly visible fencing prior to any land disturbing activities. Impacts to areas within the fencing are prohibited unless otherwise authorized by this certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0501 and .0502] 21. The issuance of this certification does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (i.e. local, state, and federal) having jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable buffer rules, stormwater management rules, soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements, etc. 22. The Permittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Resources within 24 hours of discovery. [15A NCAC 02B.0506(b)(?)] 23. Upon completion of the project (including any impacts at associated borrow or waste sites), the NCDOT Division Engineer shall complete and return the enclosed "Certification of Completion Form" to notify the NCDWR when all work included in the 401 Certification has been completed. [15A NCAC 02H.0502(�] 24. Native riparian vegetation (i.e., trees and shrubs native to your geographic region) must be reestablished in the riparian areas within the construction limits of the project by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. 15A NCAC U2B.U233(10)] 25. There shall be no excavation from, or waste disposal into, jurisdictional wetlands or waters associated with this permit witho�at appro�riate itioc�ification. Shauld �vaste or borrow sites; or access ;oacls t� �vaste c�r borrovr sit€s, be located in wetlands or streams, compensatory mitigation will oe required s�nce that is a dir�:ct impact from road construction activities.[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)] 26. 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 in order to protect surface waters standards [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)]: a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sedimerrt and Erosion Contro! Planning and Design Manual. b. The desigr., installation, o�eration, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures must be sueh that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version oi the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Conti•ol Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project. c. 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. d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. 27. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise approved by this Certification. [ISA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (c)(3)] If you wish to contest any statement in the attached Certification you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition form from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition with the office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed when it is received in the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and S:OOpm, except for official state holidays. The original and one (1) eopy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings. The petition �nay be faxed-provided the original and one copy of the dncument is received by the (�ffice of Admin:strativ? Hearings :+�:thin fivP (5) business d�ys fnllo��ing the faxed tr�r.smissi�r.. The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Telephone: (919) 431-3000, Facsimile: (919) 431-3100 A copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows: Mr. Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please contact Rob Ridings at 919-707-8786. incerely, C,l � , � � S. Jay Zimmerman, Director Division of Water Resources Elect:onic copy oniy distribution; Eri� Alsmeyer, US Army �arps af Engireers, Raleigh Field Cffice Heather Montague, DiviSion 5 Envircn�nental Specialist File Copy Water Resources ENVIRGNMENTAL QU:�Li I Y NCDWR Project No.: Applicant: Project Name: Date of [ssuance of 401 Water Quality Certification: COUfIi)': I' \ I �l� � R��IZI� �)� )�_� �,�) ��. �.'�� )�� :�:� �Z � ti 1 1 l / I�I �1 I IZ 1L�N Certificate of Completion Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Transportation Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form may be returned to Tv'CDWR by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engi7eer. It is not necessary to send certificates from all of these. Applicant's Certification [, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. aignature: Date: Agent'� Certi�tcatia,i [, , hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Engineer's Certification Partial Final I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the project for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Signature Registration No. �nte State of North Carolina IFarviromnental Qualrry I Water Res�urces 1017 Maii Service Cenler, Raleigh North Carolina 27699-1617 r'hone: 91 y-807-630Q