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Home My WebLink About20180333 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20180321Environmenrul Qua(ity ROY COOPER t;,,,�,•.��,,,� MICH,4EL S. REGAN .�, : ��,,, I.INDA CULPEPPER n,��•� �,,, n„, � ��„ March ? I.'_018 Wayne Counn� NCDW'R Project No. ?0180;33 Brid�,e 16 on SR 1632 State Prqject No. 17[3P.-4.R.86 .4PPROVAL af J01 W.4TER QUpLITV' CERTIFIC.4TION rnJ NEUSE BUFFF.R AUTHORIZATION, H�ith .4DDITIO:V.4L COM1DITIO�S Mr. Ronnie Keeter, P.E.. Division En,ineer NCUOI. Division d PO 60� 3165 Wilson, NC ?789i-;165 Dear Mc Keeter: You have our approval, in accordance with Ihe condi�ions listed below, for the folluwin�� impacts for the purposz of replacing 6ridge 16 in Wacne Count�: Stream Im ac[s in ihe Neuse Rio�er Basin Site Riprap in Perennial Sircam Temporarg Dewatcrin� to Perennial Total Strcam Qinear f[) Stream (linear ft) Impac[ Qinear Swamo IS ?i qp Total IS To�al S[ream Impact for Pro,jech S� linear feet. Wetland Im a Site Pcrmancnt Fill Excavaliun Total Si[e 70 Mechanized Clcaring � Hand Clearing 0.05 0.01 I 0.03 Total Wetland Impact (or Project: 11.1� acres. Neusc Ri arian Buffcr Im ai Zone 1 Impact Zone I Buffer Miligrtion d070 N!A N/A 0.0_5 $$ Total Wetland Impact (ac) O.la Zone 2 Impact I Zone 2 Buffer Mi[iga[ion �i95 _� Totals I 4070 I 0 � 2595 I * n'a = To[al for Site is Izss than I�3 acre and I�0 linear feet of impact, no mitigation required Total 13uffer Impact for Project: 666g squarc feet. Swtt ol Nunh C�rolina I��rnnmrmal pua6�� ini7 blail Sariet Crnmr I Raleiph. Nonh Curohnn'_7h�)9-Inl7 � � 0 The project shall be constructed in accordance with your application received March 8, 2018 and additional information received March 20, 2018. After reviewing your application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 4132. This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit 3 issued by the Corps of Engineers. This approval is also valid for the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0233). 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 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). Additional buffer impacts may require compensatory mitigation as described in I SA NCAC 2B.0233. For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the conditions listed in the General Certification and any additional conditions listed below. Conditions of Certification: 1. As a condition of this 401 Water Quality Certification, the bridge demolition and construction must be accomplished in strict compliance with the most recent version of NCDOT's Best Management Practices for Construction and Maintenance Activities. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)] 2. Bridge deck drains shall not discharge directly into the stream. Stormwater shall be directed across the bridge and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes, vegetated buffers, etc.) before entering the stream. To meet the requirements of NCDOT's NPDES permit NCS0000250, please refer to the most recent version of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Stormwater Best Management Practices Toolbox manual for approved measures. [ 15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)] 3. All stormwater runoff shall be directed as sheetflow through stream buffers at non-erosive velocities, unless otherwise approved by this certification. [15A NCAC 2B.0233] 4. All riparian buffers impacted by the placement of temporary fill or clearing activities shall be restored to the preconstruction contours and revegetated. Maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with non-woody species by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. For the purpose of this condition, maintained buffer areas are defined as areas within the transportation corridor that will be subject to regular NCDOT maintenance activities including mowing. The area with non-maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with native woody species before the next growing season following completion of construction. [15A NCAC 2B.0233] 5. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 2B.0233(6), sediment and erosion control devices shall not be placed in Zone 1 of any Neuse Buffer without prior approval by the NCDWR. At this time, the NCDWR has approved no sediment and erosion control devices in Zone 1, outside of the approved project impacts, anywhere on this project. Moreover, sediment and erosion control devices shall be allowed in Zone 2 of the buffers provided that Zone I is not compromised and that discharge is released as diffuse flow. 6. 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. [I SA NCAC 02B.0200] 7. 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)] 8. 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)] 9. 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)] 10. The Permittee shall ensure that the fina] 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 (c)(2)] � 11. 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)] 12. 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)] 13. 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)] 14. 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)] 15. Discharging hydroseed miictures and washing out hydroseeders and other equipment in or adjacent to surface waters is prohibited. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3)] 16. 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) of the 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 desi�nated 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. [ I SA NCAC 02B.0200] 17. 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)] 18. 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)] 19. The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary located within the construction corridor approved by this authorization, including all non-commercial borrow and waste sites associated with the project, 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] 20. 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. 21. 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)] 22. 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] 23. Native riparian vegetation (i.e., trees and shrubs native to your geographic region) 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.0233(10)] &[15A NCAC 02B.0506(b)(2)] 24. 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)] 25. 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 Prac[ices in order to protect surface waters standards [ISA 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 Sedrment and Erosion Contro! Planning and Design Manual. b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance ofthe sediment and erosion control measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the North Caro[ina Sediment and Erosron Contro! Manua[. The devices shall be maintained on all conshvction sites, borrow si[es, 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 conhol measures must be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolrna Surjace Minrng Manual. d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. 26. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or sarface waters, or within 5 feet of the top of bank, without prior approval from DWR. [ I SA NCAC 02H.0506(b)(3) and (cx3)] 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 Administrative Hearings within sixry (60) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed when it is received in the office of Adminishative 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 ( I) 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 fa�ced transmission. The mailing address for the Oftice of Administrative Hearings is: Office of Administra[ive Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Telephone: (919) 431-3000, Facsimile: (919) 431-3100 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 Rob Ridings at 919-707-8786. ,� SinCerely, I\ D \f �J `/�� • Linda Culpepper, Interim Director Division of Water Resources Electronic copy only distribution: Tom Steffens, US Artny Corps of Engineers, Washington Field Oftice Chad Coggins, Division 4 Environmen[al Officer File Copy En vrronm en tul Qualiry NCDWR Projec� No.: Applican[: Project Name: Date of Issuance of J01 Water Qualify Certification: County: ROY COOPER r„ �,��,,,,�� MICHAEL S. REGAN i<<,,v,��, LINDA CULPEPPER Inirrim l)u'ei�nr Certifica[e oCCompletion Upon completion of all work approved wi[hin Ihe J01 Water Quali[y Certitica[ion or applicable But%r Rules, and any subseyucn[ modifica[ions, the applicant is required lo retum this certiticate ro the 401 Transporta[ion Pertnitting Unit. North Carolina Divisiun of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Scrvice Cen[er, Ralei�h, NC, �7699-1617. This form may be returned to NCDWR by the applicant, the applican�'s autliorized aeent, or the project engineec I[ is not necessary to send certifica[es Gom all of these. 4pplicant's Cerlificatin�t I, , hereby stare diat, to the best of my abilities, due care and dili�ence was used in ihe observation of the construction such that the construction was observed [o be built wi[hin substantial compliance and in[en� of [he 401 Water Quality Certification and E3uffer Rules. [he approved plans and specihcations, and other supporting materials. Signature: Date: Agen1's Cer(ificufinn I, , hereby state that, lo the bes[ of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the obsrrva[ion of the construction such that the construction was observed to be buih within substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certitica[ion and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specitications, and other supporting materials. Si�mamre: _ Engii:eer's Certifrcalion Partial Final I, , as a duly re,is[ered Professional Engineer in Ihe State of North Carolina, having been authorizcd [o observe (periodically, weekly, tiill time) the construction of [he project for the Permittee hcreby state Ihat. to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation uf the construction such Iha� Ihe construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the d01 Watcr Quality Certitication and Buffer Rules, fhe approved plans and specifica[ions, and other supporting materials. Si�nature Da[e Registration No. Stalc ul'North Corolina I Lm uumnrntal Quahn 1617 Mail San'ict Can[zr I k�lcigh. Nurth Carnlina'_7699-I b I�