20150495 Ver 2_USACE Permit_20190228

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action ID. SAW -2013-00344 County: Watauga
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Permittee: Joseph Edward Temple, Jr.
Address: 151 Parkway Forest Drive
Boone, NC 28607
Telephone Number:
Location description: The site is located at 151 Parkway Forest Drive, near Boone, NC. Coordinates are: 36.151873 -
81.628160.
Description of projects area and activity: This permit authorizes the after the fact placement of fill and excavation
associated with stream restoration/enhancment of Aho Branch. Impacts to open waters authorized by this permit total
0.30 acre of a former impoundment of Aho Branch. This permit replaces previous authorizations and resolves
pending permit non-compliance notice from the Corps dated September 24, 2018.
Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Regional General Permit Number or Nationwide Permit Number: 27
SEE ATTACHED RGP or NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the
attached conditions, above noted special conditions, and your submitted application and attached information dated
January 23, 2019. Any violation of the attached conditions or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the
permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, a Class I administrative penalty, and/or appropriate legal action.
This verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide/regional authorization is
modified, suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide/regional permit authorization
is reissued and/or modified, this verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it complies
with all requirements of the modified nationwide/regional permit. If the nationwide/regional permit authorization expires or is
suspended, revoked, or is modified, such that the activity would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the
nationwide/regional permit, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence
in reliance upon the nationwide/regional permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months
of the date of the nationwide/regional permit's expiration, modification or revocation, unless discretionary authority has been
exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify, suspend or revoke the authorization.
Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification.
You should contact the NC Division of Water Resources (telephone [phone]) to determine Section 401 requirements.
This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required
Federal, State or local approvals/permits.
If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory
program, please contact Amanda Jones at 828-271-7980, ext. 4225 or [e-mail].
Digitally signed by
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Corps Regulatory Official:'�ONES.1242835090 D F� 19-2814:5 a�D0Es.,242a3,O90 Date: February 28, 2019
Date: 2019.02.2814:5859 -05'00
Amanda Jones
Expiration Date of Verification: March 18, 2022
CF: BREC, Attn: Derek Goddard (via email)
Watauga County, Attn: Chris Grubb (via email
NCDWR, Attn: Sue Homewood (via email)

Action ID Number: SAW -2013-00344 County: Watauga
Permittee: Joseph Edward Temple, Jr.
Project Name: Aho Branch stream restoration/enhancement
Date Verification Issued: February 28, 2019
Project Manager: Amanda Jones
Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit,
sign this certification and return it to the following address:
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Attn.: Amanda Jones
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers representative. Failure to comply with any terms or conditions of this authorization may
result in the Corps suspending, modifying or revoking the authorization and/or issuing a Class I
administrative penalty, or initiating other appropriate legal action.
I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed in
accordance with the terms and condition of the said permit, and required mitigation was completed in
accordance with the permit conditions.
Signature of Permittee
Date

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LENGTH WITH A BASAL END 0.5 T01.5 INCH IN DIAMETER. PRIOR TO INSTALLATION
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WITHOUT CRACKS,
3. LIVE STAKES SHALL BE INSTALLED BY GENRY TAMPING INTO THE SOIL LEAVING 4
TO 8 INCHES EXPOSED. STAKES SHALL BE PLACED IN A RANDOM PATTERN AT A
RATE OF 1 LIVE STAKE PER SQUARE YARD ALONG BANKS.
4. ENE STAKES SHALL BE INSTALLED WHEN THEY ARE DORMANT, WHICH TYPICALLY
OCCURS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15 AND MARCH 15.
RIPARIAN PLANTING PLAN
BARE ROOTS WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE NATIVE VEGETATION SPECIES LISTED BELOW. TREES SHOULD BE PLANTED AT A OENSRY SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE 320 TREES PER ACRE AT MATURITY.
TO ACHIEVE THIS DENSITY, APPROXIMATELY 436 HOMY SPACING) TO 681 (BIZ' SPACING) TREES PER ACRE SHOULD BE PLANTED INITIALLY. SHRUBS SHOULD BE PLANTED ATA DENSITY SUFFIDIENT
TO PROVIDE 12M SHRUBS PERACRE. NO 14ORE THAN 20% OF ANY SPECIES SIWLL BE USED. PLUGS SHALL BE USED AT THE SLOPE TOES AS NEEDED FOR STABILITY AND HABITAT,
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