20160886 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20161013

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Environmen tal
Quality
Site
Util
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DONALD K. VAN DF,R VAART
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JAY ZIMMERMAN
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October 13, 2G 16
Wal:e County
Ni,DWR Project Na 201608b(i
Bridge 277 on SR 1006
T�P No. B-4655
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CF.RTIFICATIQN and NEUSE BUFFER AUTHORIZATION.
with ADDITIONAL CONDITIOiYS
P.�Ir. Ph.iiip S. Harris, III, P.E., CPM.
Naturai Enviivun�ent Secii�r� Head
Project Developineut and Environn�enial Analysis
Pdc �h Cara.ina C�partment of Transpartatian
1598 Mail �e�vice �enter
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Harris,
You have oar apprn��l, ir, accordance with the conditions listed be?o�.��, for the f�?lowir_g :m�acts for ThP �iUIpOSP of
replacing Bridge 277 in Wake County:
Strearu Im a:�s ia ihc :�1��s� Riv�r Easin
Site ( Riprap Stabilization to Perennial Stream (finear ft) _ Total Stream Impact (linear
Tota l I 43
Total Stream Impaet for Pro;ect: 43 linear feet.
Total I _
Wetland Im acts in the Neuse River Basin
Permanent Fill Excavation Mechanized Clearing Hand Clearing
(ac) (ac) (ac) ac)
0 <p.01 0.09 0
<0.01 f► 0 <0.01
-- �0.0� <0.01 I �D,49 ---- � -- `�1.�]-- —
Total Wetland Impact for Project: < 0.12 acres.
'��1Jr�t}�i»�� C:nr!�i�ares - -
Siatc oFN�ith Caroli�i� I E7vironmeetal Qca:ity
!Fi 1\42i� Ser��ce ��r.t�r I Kaleigh_ `!erth'�arolina''%59'i_i5; ;
9i9..7C7-S00�
43
Total Wetiand Impact
(ac)
0.10
0.02
-- 0.12 -- —

Neuse Ri aria� Buffer Irn acts
Site Zone 1 Impact Zone 1 Buffer Mitigation Zone 2 Impact Zone 2 Buffer Mitigation
s ft Re uired usin 3:i ratio) (s ft) Re uireii (usin 1.5:1 ratio
Bridge 2694 N/A 1642 NiA
Utility 252 N/A 284 N/A
Total� 2��6 0 A..-;, 1926 � 0
-- —�----- -- -- —
* 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: 4872 square feet.
The pr�je�t shall h� �anstru�ted in accordarce with yeur application received September 12, 2016. After revi�wing
your applie;ation, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Vb'aier Quality Cercification Number
3883. This certification corresponds to the Nationwi�e Permit 3� issued �� the Corps of Engineers. 'I'his
app:ova; is also va�id fcr the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules (]SA NCAC .02B .0295). ;n ad�ition, you should acquire
any other federa�, state or locai permits before you proceed with your project inclad:ng (hut not limited to) Sed�meat
and Eros:vn Cunirol, Non-Discharge and `JVate: Supply Watershed regulaiions. Tiiis appr�val �vill expire wit?: the
accompanying 404 permit.
This ap�ro��al is valid solely for the parpose and desi;n describea �n }�our app!icat:on (ur.iess ►i�odif:ed b�low).
�}l:�uld ycur �TOj2�i C�iuil�i., }�Oil il"iUSi i�Gil�' tile NCDW2 and submit a i��"vV 8F'i�l�cation. ;f t� ��ivpert-� is SO�C�, t�"iE
i�ew owner must be g�ven a cupy of this Certi ication anu apProval leiter, and is thereby rzsponsible for comp�yi�g
w�:th al! the cor.ditiens. If total ��etland tills for this project ir.e�v or :n the future) eYcee� one acre, or of tatal
impacts to streams (no�v or in th,, future) exceed 150 linear fe�t, compensatory mitigatio7 may be required as
described in 1 SA 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 additional conditions listed below.
Conditions nf Certification;
1. Th� j�JSi-CO]iSl1'iiCtiGli icRiO�fli Of 8tly tCiilpGC81'y' viid�C Sil'UCiiiCc^,S i1�U�i ii;iUiCi tilE 7iOjCCi SitE iG iiS
�.�C.^,CO:�S?i'll;;::Qli CG:720Ui'� di:'.� Zi(;�8i?i!ii5. �:1:, :�1:�'uCt.`,Ci 81'��CS ��::t�l �t,' 1'i,1%Cr-,t'�3C�1� :4iT.il 'dY}7:O�t'i312 i�`dilVZ Sa�:CI.",S.
[15A N�.:AC �2:-' .05��6(b):2:]
2. As a condition �fthis 401 VVater Q�.�al�ty Certifcatien, the brid�e �emolition and construction must be
accomplished in strict com�liance with the most recent versio� of NCDOT's t3est Managernent Pracr'ces for
Construction and Maintenance Activities. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)]
3. Eridge deck drains shall not discharge directly into the stream. Sto,mw•ater shall bc directed across the bridge and
pre-ireated thr-ou�h site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-fionned scour holes, vegetateci buffers, etc.) hefore
enter�ng the stream. 1 o meet the requirements of NCDO�"s N'DES permit NCSOOOG250, piease refer to the most
recent version of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Sturmwater Best iLfanagement Practices
Toolbox manual for approved measures. [i5A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)]
4. All clearing of vegetation ior purpose of relocatiiig overhead power lines within jurisdictional wetlands shall be
perf��-mzd witi�out ihe use of ine�chanized equipment, �l 5� NCAC 02N.0�06(bi(3 j]
5. A�I storm��ater rui�off shall be directed as sneettlow through stream �uffers at rron-erosive velocities, unless
otherwise approved by this certification. [15A NCAC 2B.0233]
6. _%�li ripar�an busfers impacted by the placement of temporary fill or clearing activities shall be restored to the
precon�n•ucticn cuntours and rzvegetaEed. Maintain�d b�iffers shall be per.manently revegetated with non-woody
species by the end of tl-ie g�-owing season foilowing completion of ronstruction. For the pu�pose of this condition,
maintained �uffer areas are defined as areas within the transportatior co: ridor that �vill be subject to regular NCDc�T
mafr.tenance activities includin� mowing. "Ihe area wiih non-maintained bufters shall be permanently reve�eta�ed with
nat:ve �voody species before the aext growing season fellowing comp?etion of construction. [15A NCAC 2B.�233;
�. �uiSli�l?[ tt) �`• �,fC,�il �}3.�)� �3��j, SE:dilll�ilt 31id era5i:�r con7o� C1Ci�l'.'�� Sil1�l I1Jt hF 13�dC��li Itl Zt)il? � Ot c�i?Y
Neuse �3uffer without �r�or ap�roval by the i•iCDW2 At this time, the NC'�W2 h�as approved rio sadi�r,ent and
erosion coniro! de��ice=, in Z,o:�e 1, eutside ofthe apni�oved proiect im,�acts, anv�vhcre o7 tn;s p�ojeei. Mci�eo���er,

sediment and ero,ion contro! devices shall be allowed in Zone 2 of the buffers provide� that Zcne t is nat
compromised and that discharge is released as diffuse flow.
8. ii concrete is used during construction, a dry work area snali be maintained to prevent ciirect coniact netween
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]
9. llaring the constcuction af the proj�ct. ne siagir.g et equi�me�t of ary :cind is perr:�itte� �r waters of t!�e U.S., ar
protected riparian buffers. [15A N^AC 02N.OSQ6(b)(21]
1C. The dimension, pattem and protile c: the stream a�ove and belaw the c:cssing shail not be mod�fied. Uistu;bed
floodplains and streams shali be restored to natural geomorphic conditions. �15A NCAC 02H.OSOo(bj(2)]
l l. Trie use of rip-rap above the Normal High ��Jater Mark shall be minimized. Any rip-rap �laced for stream
stabilization shall be placeJ in strean� char.nels ij7 such a mann�r that :t does net i:�ipede agua�ic life passage. [. SA
NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)f
12. The Permittee sha!l ensure that the final design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit drawings
submittPd for approvaL [1SA NCAC U2H .0507 (c) and 15A NCAC 02H .OSQ6 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
13. All work in cr adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted �n a dry work urea. Approved BMP measures from
the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manua] 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)(31]
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. [] SA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
15. All mec?�anized equipmer.t operated near surface waters must be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent
contaminatiun of streatn waters from fuels, iubricants, hydraulic fiuids, ur ot;�cr toxic materials. [i5A NCAC
02H.G506fb)(31]
16. No rocl:, sand or other materials shall he �red�ed fram the stream channel except where authorizsd by this
cPrtification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
17. D;scr�arging hydroseed ir,ixtures and washing out hydroseeders and othe� eqaipment in or adjacent to surface waters
is prohibited. [l5A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
18. The �ermittee and its authorized agents shall cor.duct �±s activ�ties in a manr.er consistent ��;th State water quality
standards (inchiding any requirements resultin� from compliance witn §303(d) of the C�ean VJater Act) and any ether
appropriate req�airements of State and Federal. law. If the NCDWR_ deTerminPs that such standards er laws are not being
met (iricluding the failure to sustain a designated or achieved use) or thai 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
NC:4C �J2B.0200]
(9. All fill slopes located in jurisdictional wetlands shall be placed at slopes no flatter than 3:1, unless otherwise
authorized by this certification. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
20. A c�py of this Water Quality C�rtification shall be maintained on the construction site at all times. In addition, the
Water Quality Certification and all subsequent modifications, if any, shalf be maintained with the Divisior Engineer and
the on-site project manager. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and l�A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
?1. The outside buffer, wetlai�d or water bou�idary locateci wiihin the construction corridor approved by this
?U�.�li)C."L3r�(�:1, i�1�.�Gi:;�1� 7�i �i.�i'.-�;�i'llilF�Ci�! ��C17�_l:�' c^•^(1 'v���ic: =112� 3;;OG1�.1�(� Wli� [�1C ��i(1JeCi; 5};ail he Ci�3; �`i i111:`iC; :;
by highly visible fencing prior to any land disturbing activities. [mpacts to areas within the fencing are prohibited unless
otherwise authorized by this certification. [ 15A NCAC 02H.0501 and .0502]
2�- �'�7� IS�Sil^at1CP_ Cf f}I1S CCl^�lil�St101i C�Oe� IiOT eXelil�`t t:l� if�TCl;f�e0 fl'01�1 C�1Cil�1�`�i[1? 1"J1t!: �i[lj� TI1L� 8�f St3CU�ES, :IA;eS,
regulatians, or ardinances that �ay Le impose� by othe� g�vernmeni agenci�s �i.e. local, ,.a.e, a;�d federa!) having

jurisdiction, incl;�ding but not limitec' to a�plicable buffer rules, stormwater management :ules, sail erosion and
sedimentation control requirements, etc.
23. The Fern�ittee shall report any violations of this certification to the Division of Water Resources within 24 nours of
discovery. [15A NCAC 02B.0506(b)(2)]
24. ilpon com�letion of the proiP�t (including any imracts at associateu� borrow or waste sites), thP NCDOT Divisior.
Eng:n�er sh�l] complete and return ±h� e7c'ose� "L:e:-t;fication ef� CcmFletion Form" to notify th: NCD�'4�R �v"er al!
werk included in the 401 Ce►?ification has b�en con�pleted. [15A NCAC 02H.C502(fl]
25. Nat�ve riparian vegetaticn (i.e., t:e:,s a7d shrubs native to ycur geographic region} mast be reestablished in the
riparian areas within the construction limits of the project by the end of the growing season loliowing corripletion of
construction. [15A NCAC 02B.0233(l0)]
26. The:e shall be no excavat:an frcn:, ci� �aa�ie �i�;�osa� inte, jurisdicticnal �vetlands or waters assoc�3ted wrth this
permit without appropriate modification. Should waste or borrow sites, or access roads to waste or borrow sites, be
located in wetlands or streams, compensatory mitigation will be required since that is a direct impact from road
construction activities. [15A NCAC 02H.0506;b)(3) and (c)(3)]
27. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the proper design,
installat:on and operation and maintenance of such Best Maragemert Practices in arder 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 Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures must
be such that they equai, or exceed, the require�nents specifed in the most recent version of the North
Caro!ina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. 1'he devices shall be maintained or. all constructian
sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (5puil) p�ojects, includitig eontractur-owned ur leased bonvw pits
associated with the nroject.
c. For bon�r�w pit sites, tl�e erosiou and sedinient cont_roi measures �nust be designed, insiailed, opefa�eu,
a7d maintained in a�cordance wit� the most recent versicn of the Nnrrh Carolina .Surface A�inir.g
Manucrl.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with the
requiremeuts of the Sedirnentation Pollutian �ontrol Act.
28. Sediment and erosion cor.trel ►:�easares sha!! not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise appro��ed by th:s
Certification. [l�A NCAC: 02H.0506(nl(3) and (c)('sl]
ii you wish to contest any statement in the attached Cartification you niust 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
f led when ii is recei��ed in the off�z of Adminish•ative Hearings duri:lg normai office hours. The OF ►c:; oC
Adminis+rative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and S:OOpm, except
for official state holidays. 'l�he original and one (11 copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings.
The petitiun may be faxed-provided ih� ��ri�inal and one copy of the document is received by the C)ffice of
r�C�illifli:Ta:iYP }is.�7';i1�S iVEtl'ilil IIVF +;') LJiiSlfic'SS itiij� iCi�iOW�liv_ irc'. �aXC�� tr�l!��:Ti:Sil��7.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
C:fiice ofAdwtii�is?�'ati�e Hea�+n�s
071�1 h9�i� cer:-ice Cei�ter
Rale�gh,'�'C '_'7699-6714
i�iephone: (9i9)a31-3C00, [�acs�rr;��e� ��19)�3!-�!��

A copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Ivlr. Sam Ni. Hayes, General Counsei
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
��his letter cc�mpletes the revie�x� ef the Division of Water Resources under Se�tion 401 of the Cl�an b'l�ate: A�t. if you
have any questions, pl.ease contact Rob Rid;ngs at 919-707-8786.
Sincerely,
�� �
S. Jay Zimmerman. Director `
Division of Water RQsources
Electronic copy only distribution:
Eric Alsmeyer, US Army Corps of Eng:neers, Raleigh Field Office
Chris Murray, Division 5 En�ironmental Officer
Chris Rivenba:k, NC Qepartment of Transportatien
1-�iie Copy

Environ,men tal
Qualiry
itiCDWR Peoject No.: _
App:icant: ---
Project I�Iame:
Date �tf Issuanc� of dp1 `Na±er Quality Certificatian:
C�anty:
PA"I MCCRORY
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I)ONALD R. VAN DER VAAR1'
Secre;arl'
JAY TIMMERMAN
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Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work appro�ed within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicab�e Buffer Rules, and
any subsequent modificat:ans, the applicant is reqaired to return this certificate ±o the 4C 1 Tra�sportation Pe:-mitting
Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form
may be ratuined to NCDW'�2 by the applicanl, the applicant's auihorized a�ent, or the project en�ineer. It is nol
necessary to send certificates from all of these.
.Applicant's Certifrcntion
[, , 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
speci icaiions, anu ottier supporting materials.
�i�nat��r�; n�tP:
ilSen.'s Certificutenn
I; , hereby state that, to the best of my ab�lities, due care and dil�gence
was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be buiit within substantial
com�liance and intert of tt�e 401 1�l-'ater Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications; and other supporting materials.
Signat�re: Date:
Engineer'.s Certification
Par�iai Final
I, , as a dul� registered f'rofessicr.al Enaiae�r ir. the State of'�orth
Ca: o!in�, havina heen autrarized to observe (periodically, �veek�; , f�l? time) the construc;ion of the preject fnr the
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilit�es, due care and diligence was used in the onservation of the
consti-uction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compiiance and intent of the 401
��Vater Quality Certificatior and Suffe: Ru�es, the approved p!ans and specifications, an�' other supportinp materials.
Signature
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