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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190263 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20190308r�t.�• r.. .� ��,.� �^'�' �. P ROY COOPER Coverno� MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretqry LINDA CULPEPPER Direc[or • � _"-� `�,�`�!�;�, ' .�,= �� ��� �:v�:� �� NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 8, 2019 New Hanover County NCDWR Project No. 20190263 Culvert on SR 1403 WBS# 3.20651 ] AFTER-THE-FACT APPROVAL of 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Mr. Mason Herndon Environmental Program Supervisor NCDOT, Division 3 5501 Barbados Boulevard Castle Hayne, NC 28429-5647 Dear Mr. Herndon: You have our after-the-fact approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following impacts for the purpose of replacing a pipe on a UT to Pages Creek on SR 1403 (Middle Sound Loop) in New Hanover County: Stream Impacts in the Capi Permanent Temporary Permanent Fill in Fill in Fill in Site Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Stream Stream Stream (linear ft) (linear ft) (linear ft) 6 TOTAL 6 Total Stream Impact for Project: 6 linear feet. Fear River Basin Temporary Fill in Total stream Perennial Impacts Stream (linear ft) Stream Impacts Requiring Mitigation (linear ft) N/A N/A The project shall be constructed in accordance with your after-the-fact application dated received March 1, 2019. After reviewing your application, we have decided that these impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 4085. This certification corresponds to the Nationwide Permit 3 issued by the Corps of Engineers 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). For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions listed below. DE[��� �r. i-�..,1�� F,�,v�-�;.„.,,y n�;,� fr North Carolina Department oF Environmental Quality I Division oF Water Resourccs Wilmington Regional Office � 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I�Ni�mingron. North Carolina "L8405 910.796.7'LIS Condition(s) of Certification: Project Specific Conditions l, Due to the existing geomorphological conditions at the site as described in your application received on March 1, 2019, the pipe replacement will not meet the burial requirement of GC 4085 of 1 foot. The proposed culvert will be on a 0.8 percent slope, resulting in the outlet being perched approximately 2 feet. The culvert shall be installed per the proposed plan (dated 03/O1/2019) and 6 linear feet of rip rap at the downstream pipe outfall. If any compliance issues with the culvert occur, DWR may require DOT to submit a modification of this culvert design. [15A NCAC 02H.0506(b)(2)] General Conditions 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)l 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. [I SA 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) 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 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 l5A 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 ardinances 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 02H.0502(fl] 19 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)] 20 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)] 21 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 accardance 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 Sedimerzt 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 ofthe Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. 22 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 form from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition with the office of Administrative 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 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 (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative 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: (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 Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 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 Joanne Steenhuis at (910) 796-7306 or joanne.steenhuis@ncdenr.gov. Sinc.erel �, / �,(j Linda Culpepper, Director Division of Water Resources Electronic copy only distribution: Brad Shaver, US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmin ton Field Office Cathy Brittingham, NC Division of Coastal Management Joanne Steenhuis, NC Division of Water Resources Wilmington Regional Office File Copy