20170976 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20170821

Strickland, Bev
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Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
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Jacob McLean,
Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (US) < [e-mail] >
Thursday, August 17, 2017 2:06 PM
Jake McLean
Leslie, Andrea J; Mitchell, Robert K
NWP 3 Verification Not Required - Slatten Branch Culvert Replacements Project
The Corps has received (August 7) and reviewed the recently submitted Pre -Construction Notification (PCN) application
and supporting documents for the Slatten Branch Culvert Replacements project in Glenville, Jackson County, North
Carolina. The submitted information requested the project activities for culvert replacement be verified under
Nationwide Permit (NWP) 3 and the activities for stream restoration/stabilization be verified under NWP 27.
After review and evaluation of the submitted documents the Corps has determined the proposed activities for
replacement of the culverts are exempt from the requirement of obtaining Department of Army authorization. The
proposed activities would not modify the character, scope, or size of the original fill area/design of the existing culverts.
Therefore, the request for verification of the culvert replacement activities, as proposed, under NWP 3 is not necessary.
The Corps will proceed with the request to verify the stream restoration/stabilization activities under NWP 27. The
stream impacts for these activities total 83 linear feet of permanent impacts to Slatten Branch. If you have any question,
please contact me.
Sincerely,
David Brown, PG
Regulatory Specialist/Geologist
828-271-7980, ext. 4232
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