20071134 Ver 2_Site Inspection_20081218

Michael F Easley Governor
William G Ross Jr, Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
December 18, 2008
Mr J J Swain, Jr, P E
Division Engineer
N C Department of Transportation
Post Office Box 3279
Asheville, North Carolina 28802
Subject Inspection
US Highway 19 Widening
DWQ Project No 071134
TIP Project No R-2518A and R-2518B
Madison and Yancey Counties
Dear Mr Swain
On December 12, 2008, I visually inspected the construction work on the US Highway 19 project in Madison
and Yancey Counties Work is well underway in both Madison and Yancey Counties with heavy construction
activities taking place on both projects
The Division of Water Quality has concerns over the construction because some sediment and erosion control
devices failed during recent rain events and sediment entered State surface waters We cannot emphasize
enough the need for proper installation and maintenance of sediment and erosion structures including
straw/mulch, sediment basins, sediment control fencing, check dams, polyacrylamide, waddles, floc logs, etc
Please continue to take necessary steps to prevent sediment from entering streams and protecting State surface
waters Please refer to the attached inspection report for specific items noted during the inspection
If you have questions, please call me at 828 296 4500
Sincerely, a
MichaellRR Parker
Environmental Senior Specialist
Attachment
cc Roger Bryan, Division 13, DEO
Randy McKinney, Resident Engineer
Ed Ingle, Roadside Environmental
Charles Koontz, DLQ
Transportation Permitting Unit
Niki Maher, NPS Assistance and Compliance Oversight Unit
Mike Parker, Asheville Regional Office
(Swain) US Highway 19 inspection L etter December 2008
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Field Sheet
DWQ representative Michael R Parker Date December 17, 2008
County Buncombe Region Asheville
DOT Division Division 13
Activity X 401 Compliance Evaluation ? Complaint
?DWQ Follow Up Evaluation ? Other
DWQ 401 # WQC No 3706 NW Permit # IP #
Project Name Improvements to US Highway 19E
Location of Project
US Highway 19 and 19E from future I-26 in Madison County to SR 1336 in Yancey
County
Project Complete ?Yes X No
Activities (DOT)-
X? Bridge
X? Culvert
? Bottomless Culvert
? Bottomless Arch
X? Riprap Inlet/Outlet Stabilization
? Spoil Pile
? Borrow Pit
X? Wetland Mitigation
? Stream Restoration
X? On-site Stream Relocation
? Buffer Restoration
? Bank Stabilization
? Other Fill
If no, estimated date of completion
Water Quality Concerns (DWQ).
X? Steam Standards Violation
X? Turbidity
? Evidence of spills
? Oil/Petroleum
? Solid Waste
X? Failed E & S control measures
X? Sedimentation Impacts
? Stormwater Permit Violation
? Fill
? Buffer Impacts (see below)
? Other
Additional Wetland Impacts ? yes ? no Estimated Acres
? Zone 1 Est Acres ? Zone 2 Est Acres
Additional Stream Impacts ? yes X? no Est Linear feet
Estimated linear feet of impact
Buffer Impacts ?Neuse ?Tar-Pam ?Randleman ?Catawba
Zone 1 ?Yes ?No Est linear ft/ acreage of buffer impact ac
Zone 2 ?Yes ?No Est lineai ft/ acreage of buffer impact ac
Buffer Designation ?Exempt ?Allowable ?Allowable w/mitigation ?Prohibited
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Background Info
Name of Waterway(s)
Basin/ Subbasin
Middle Fork Creek, Bailey Branch, Turkey Branch, Polly Branch,
Holland Creek, Ivy Gap Branch, Bald Creek, Price's Creek, Phipps
Creek and Cane River
I FBR 040304 and 040307
Wetland Type ?Isolated X?Non-Isolated (Waters of US)
Stream Class ?Class B ?303d Listed X?WS-II ?WS-V ?SB
X?Class C ?ORW X?Trout ?WS-III ?NSW
X?HQW ?WS-I ?WS-IV ?SA ?CA
Type of Authorized Impact X?Culvert ?Bottomless Culvert
X?Bridge ?Bottomless Arch
X?Rtprap Inlet/Outlet Stabilization X?Fill
Authorized Wetland Impacts
Authorized Stream Impacts
?0- 1/101h acre X?1/I 11h to 1/3`d acre
X?1/3`d to 1 0 acre ?> 10 acre
?< 150 linear feet X?> 150 linear feet
Additional comments 7,059 linear ft of stream impacts and 0 42 acres of wetlands for R-2518A,
3,675 linear ft of stream impacts and 0 23 acres of wetlands for R-2518B Compensatory
mitigation for impacts of 5, 453 linear feet is required
1 Grading and construction work is well underway from one end of the project to the other
2 One box culvert has been completed and two others are presently under construction
3 Grading is taking place along the entire length of the project with heavy grading taking place on the
mountain part in Madison County and between Bald Creek and the Cane River in Yancey County
4 Some erosion control devices were full of silt and had overflowed into the stream These should be
repaired and additional controls should be constructed as necessary
5 Repair gullies in haul road going to the fill area above Holland Creek Please ensure fill area are
mulched and seeded properly and in a timely manner to control runoff
6 Additional sediment and erosion control measures are needed on the cut slopes adjacent to US
Highway 19 near Stations 88+00 to prevent sediment from entering State surface waters
7 It appears that the amount of straw mulch and tack being applied is somewhat sparse It is
recommended that these items be increased in future seeding operations
8 Any visible sediment in streams should be removed by using hand tools If there are questions
regarding sediment removal please contact Mike Parker at 828-296-4500
9 As a reminder the streams on the Madison County construction area are classified as High Quality
Waters and all measures necessary to protect State surface waters should be employed