20170879 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170808

ROY COOPER
<;orernor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
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Enviraimentul S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
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Quality
Au�ust 8, 2017
Macon County
NC D W R Projec[ No. 20 U-0879
Bridt�e 64 SR1328
State Project No. 176P.14.R.140
APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION, with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mr. David McHenry, Environmental Officer
NCDOT, Division 14
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. McHenrv:
You have our approval, in aceordance with [he conditions lisred below, for the followin� impacts for [he purpose of
bridge replacemen[ in Macon County:
S[ream Impacts in thc LitUe Tennessee Rivcr Basin
Permanent Fill l'em�rary Fill
in Perennial in Perennial ��otal Stream
Site Stream S[ream �mpact
(linear R) linear fr (��near Pt)
I 0 0
' 12i 125
3 I� IS
"TOTAL 0 140 140
To[al Stream Impact for Projecl-: 140 linear fee[.
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application da[ed July I5, 2017. After reviewing your
applica[ion, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Wa[er Quality Certification Number 4085.
This certification corresponds to the (Nationwide/General) Permit 3 issued by the Corps of Engineers. In addi[ion,
you should acquire any other federal, state or local pennits before you proceed wi[h your project including (but not
limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge and Wa[er Supply Watershed regula[ions. 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 no[ify the NCDWR and submi[ a new application. Ifthe property is sold, the
new owner mus[ be �iven a copy of this Certification and approval letter, and is thereby responsible for complying
with all the conditions. If rotal wetland tills for this project (now or in the fumre) exceed one acre, or of total
impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 150 Iinear feet, compensatory mitieation may be required as
described in I>A NCAC 2H .Oi06 (h) (6) and (7). For 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
State of Nonh Carolina I �invironmental Quahry
IbI7 Mail Service Center � Raleigh. Nonh Camlina 27699-1617

1. The permittee will need to adhere to all appropriate in-water work moratoria (including the use of pile
driving or vibration techniques) prescribed by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. No in-water
work is permitted between October 15th and April 15th of any year, without prior approval from the
NC Division of Water Resources and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. In addition, the '
permittee shall conform to the NCDOT policy entitled "Stream Crossing Guidelines for Anadromous
Fish Passage (May 12, 1997) at all times.
,
General Conditions
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 orie 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 final 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 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. [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
o2x.oso2( fl�
1. Native riparian vegetation 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 02B.0231(a)(6)]
2. 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)]
19. 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.
20. 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 fortn from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition
with the office of Adminisuative 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
AdminisVative 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 Office of
Adminisuative 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. Bill F. Lane, General Counsel
Departrnent of Env'vonmental 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 Barnett at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely, /1 `
TN `
S. y Zimmerm , Director
Division of Water Resources
Electronic copy only distribution:
Lori Beckwith, US Army Corps of Engineers, AshevilleField Office
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
File Copy

Environmenlul
Quality
NCDWR Project No.:
Applicanr
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of 401 Wa[er Quality Certification:
County:
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
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Cer[ificate 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 ro return this certiticate ro the 401 Transportation Pemiitting
Unit, Nonh Carolina Division of Water Resources. 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617. This form
may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant, the applicanYs authorized agent, or the project engineec It is not
necessary to send certiticates from all of these.
Applicanl's Cerlifrcatinn
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 Qualiry Certitica[ion and Bufl'er Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signawre: Date:
,4gen1's Cer�ifiealion
I, , hereby state [hat, to the bes[ 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
specifica[ions, and other supportin�, ma[erials.
Signature: Date:
Engiireer's Certifica(io�r
Partial Final
I, , as a duly reeistered Professional En,ineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, wee6ly, full time) the construction of the prqject Cor [he
Pennittee hereby state [hal, [o the 6est of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the
construction such tha[ the construction was observed to be built wi[hin substantial compliance and intent ofthe 401
Water Qualiry Certification and Buf%r Rules, [he approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Sienature
Date
Registration No.
S�atr ol North Camhna I Emimnmzntal Quali[}
1617 Mail Scrvim Cen(tr I Ralzigh, Nonh Carolina 27699-1617