20170306 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170417

ROY COOPER
cnr.rnor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Seu�e�dn�
Environmenfal S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
nrrec�nr
QUQ�Iry
April 17, 20U
Jackson Counry
NCDWR Project No.2017-0306
Bridge 101 on SR1740
TIP Project Number B-5159
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION with ADDITIOIVAL CONDITIONS
Mr, Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Natural Environment Section Head
NCDOT,PDEA
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Harris:
You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following impacts for the purpose of
Bridge Replacement in lackson County:
Si[e
Stream Im acts in the Little Tennessee River Basin
Permanent Temporary Total
Fill in Fill in S[ream
Site Perennial Perennial Impact
Stream Stream Qinear
(linear ft) (linear ft) ftj
I 30 30
I 10 10
I II Il
I 10 10
I 32 32
I 50 50
7OTAL 31 102 143
i otai �tream �mpact tor Yro�ect i4s imear teet.
Wetland Imoacts in the Little Tennessee River Basin
�n� l'otal Impacts
Fill (ac) Wetland Requiring
Qearing (a�) . . .. ,. .. ... - --. _..
I 0.0? 0.02 0.0'
I 0.03 0.03
To[al 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.02
Total Wetland Impact for Project: 0.03 acros.
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Stace of North Carolina I Environmental Qualiry
1617 Mail Szrnce Center I Raleigh. Nonh Carolina 27699-1617

The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application dated March 17, 2017. After reviewing your
application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Numbers 4087,
4093, and 4094. These certifications correspond to the Nationwide Permits 13, 23, and 33.issued by the Corps of
Engineers. 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 Erosion Control, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Watershed
regulations. This approval will expire with the accompanying 404 permit.
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 wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total
impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 1501inear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as
described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the conditions
listed in the attached certification(s) and any additional conditions listed below.
Condition(s) of Certification:
Project Specific Conditions
1. In-stream work and land disturbance within the 25-foot buffer zone are prohibited during the trout-
spawning season of October 15 through April 15 to protect the egg and fiy stages of trout. [15A
NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2) and 15A NCAC 04B. 0125
2. Compensatory mitigation for impacts to 0.02 acres of riverine wetlands is required. We understand
that you have chosen to perform compensatory mitigation for impacts to wetlands through the North
Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) (formerly NCEEP), and that the DMS has agreed to
implement the mitigation for the project. DMS has indicated in a letter dated March 1, 2017 that they
will assume responsibility for satisfying the federal Clean Water Act compensatory mitigation
requirements for the above-referenced project, in accordance with DMS's Mitigation Banking
Instrument signed July 28, 2010.
General Conditions
1. 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 downstream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the
equilibrium is being maintained if requested in writing by NCDWR. If this condition is. unable to be met
due to bedrock or other limiting features encountered during construction, please contact NCDWR for
guidance on how to proceed and to determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
2. 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. During the construction of the project, no staging of equipment of any kind is permitted in waters of
the U.S., or protected riparian buffers. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
4. The dimension, pattern and profile of the stream above and below the crossing shall not be modified.
Disturbed floodplains and streams shall be restored to natural geomorphic conditions. [15A NCAC
02H.0506(b)(2)]

5. 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. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)]
6. The Permittee shall ensure that the fmal design drawings adhere to the permit and to the permit
drawings submitted for approval. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(c) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and
(�)(2)]
7. All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted 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)]
8. Heavy equipment should 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. [15A NCAC
02H.0506(b)(3)]
9. 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.
[15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
10. 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)]
11. Discharging hydroseed. mixtures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to
surface waters is prohibited. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)]
12. 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) ofthe Clean Water
Act) and any other appropriate requirements of State and Federal law. If 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 02B.0200]
13. 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)]
14. 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 15A NCAC 02H
.0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2)]
15. 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]
16. 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.
17. 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)(2)]
18. 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( fl]

19. There shall be no excavation from, or waste disposal into, jurisdictional wetlands or waters associated
with 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)]
20. 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 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 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, 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. �
21. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters unless otherwise
approved by this Certification. [15A 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) copy of the petition must be filed with the O�ce of
Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed-provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office of
Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
Telephone: [phone], Facsimile: [phone]
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 Kevin Bamett at [phone] or [e-mail].
S' rel ,
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Division of ater Resources
Electronic copy only distribution:
Lori Beckwith, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
David McHenry, Division 14 Environmental Officer
Carla Dagnino, NC Department of Transportation
Mazla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Beth Harmon, Division of Mitigation Services

Environmen ta!
Quality
NCDWR Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Water Quality Certification:
Counf,y:
ROY COOPER
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
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S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
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Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Bufler Rules, and
any subsequent moditications, the applicant is required [o retom this certificate to [he 401 Transporta[ion Permitting
Uni[. North Carolina Division of Wa[er Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form
may be retumed to NCDW R by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or ffie project engineer. It is not
necessary ro send certificates from all of these.
Applica�tf's Cerlifrculron
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 conshvction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certitication and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature: Date:
Agent's Certifrcation
I, , hereby state that, to the best of m} abilities, due care and diligence
was used in the observation of the consiruction such that the construction was observed ro be built within substantial
compliance and intent ofthe 401 Water Qualiry Certification and Buffer Rules. the approved plans and
specifications. and odier supporting materials.
Signature: Date:
Engineer's Cerlificafinu
Partial Final
�, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, havin2 been au[horized to observe (periodically. weekly, full time) �he construction of [he project for the
Permittee hereby s[ate that, to [he best of my abilities. due care and dilieence was used in [he observa[ion of the
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the 401
Water Qualiry Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature
Date
Registration No.
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