20180542 Ver 1_Bridge 249 over Duck Creek, CAMA permit_20180806

Permit Class
NEW
Permit Number
85-18
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
and
Coastal Resources Commission
rrml"t
for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS I I3A-118
X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229
Issued to N.C. Department of Transportation, Division 2, P.O. Box 1587, Greenville, NC 27835-1587
Authorizing development in Beaufort County at Duck Creek, Bridge No. 249 on SR 1336
(Hawkins Beach Road) , as requested in the permittee's application dated 6/8/18 (MP-1) and 6/11/18
(MP-5), including the attached workplan drawings (10): 5 dated 6/5/18, 2 dated 6/6/18, and 3 dated 6/28/18.
This permit, issued on August 6, 2018 , is subject to compliance with the application (where consistent
with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation of these terms may
be subject to fines, imprisonment or civil action; or may cause the permit to be null and void.
Bridge Replacement
1) In accordance with commitments made by the permittee, and due to the designation by the N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commission of Duck Creek as an Inland Primary Nursery Area, no in -water
work shall be conducted between February 15 to September 30 of any year without prior approval of
the N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM), in consultation with the appropriate resource
agencies.
(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)
This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or
other qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing
date.
This permit must be accessible on -site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
No expiration date, pursuant to GS 136-44.713
In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees
that your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DEQ and the
Chairman of the Coastal Resources Commission.
Braxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
Signature of Permittee

N.C. Department of Transportation
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Permit No. 85-18
Page 2 of 5
2) Turbidity curtains shall be used to isolate all in -water work areas from the adjacent waters of Duck
Creek, including but not limited to the existing bridge removal, pile installation, pile removal, and
placement of riprap within or adjacent to surface waters. The turbidity curtains shall encircle the
immediate work area, however, they shall not impede navigation. The turbidity curtains shall be
properly maintained and retained in the water until construction is complete, and shall only be removed
when turbidity within the curtains reaches ambient levels.
3) The installation and removal of the bridge piles shall be accomplished by pile driving and/or the use of a
vibratory hammer. Should the permittee and/or its contractor propose to utilize another type of pile
installation, such as jetting or drilled shaft construction, additional authorization from DCM shall be
required.
4) Pilings from the existing and temporary bridges, as well as any remnant pilings from previous bridges,
shall be removed in their entirety, except that if a piling breaks during removal and cannot be removed
in its entirety, the piling may be cut off flush with the bed of the water body, and DCM shall be notified
of each occurrence within one working day.
5) No excavation or filling shall take place at any time in any vegetated wetlands or surrounding waters
outside of the alignment of the areas indicated on the attached workplan drawings, without permit
modification.
6) All fill material shall be clean and free of any pollutants except in trace quantities.
7) Material excavated at the project site may be used in fill areas associated with the project or shall be
removed from the site and taken to a high ground location.
8) With the exception of any material that may be used in fill areas associated with this project, all
excavated materials shall be confined above normal water level and landward of regularly or irregularly
flooded wetlands behind adequate dikes or other retaining structures to prevent spillover of solids or
seepage of effluent into any wetlands or surrounding waters.
9) The temporary placement and double handling of any excavated or fill material within wetlands or
waters of the State is not authorized, with the exception of the temporary on -site detour.
10) The placement of riprap shall be limited to the areas as depicted on the attached workpian drawings.
The riprap material shall be clean and free from loose dirt or any pollutant except in trace quantities.
The riprap material shall consist of clean rock or masonry materials, such as but not limited to, granite,
marl, or broken concrete. It shall be of a size sufficient to prevent its movement from the approved
alignment by wave or current action.
11) All reasonable efforts shall be made to contain all debris and excess materials associated with the
removal of the existing bridge and other structures, and construction of the new bridge, with the intent
that materials/debris do not enter wetlands or waters of the State, even temporarily.

N.C. Department of Transportation
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Permit No. 85-18
Page 3 of 5
12) Any waste materials or debris generated in the demolition and removal of the existing bridge and/or
construction of the new bridge or roadway shall be disposed of at an approved upland site or shall be
recycled in an environmentally appropriate manner provided appropriate authorizations are obtained
from any relevant state, federal, or local authorities.
13) The demolition plan for removal of the existing bridge structure shall be submitted to DCM for review
and approval prior to commencement of the demolition activities.
14) Uncured concrete shall not be allowed to contact waters of the State, or water that will enter waters of
the State.
15) The bridge shall be constructed using top down construction with an onsite detour. Any other
construction method may require additional authorization from DCM.
16) All construction access shall be through the use of the existing bridge, the partially constructed new
bridge, the temporary on -site detour bridge, and/or existing high ground areas.
17) Construction staging areas shall be located only in upland areas, and not in wetlands or waters of the
State.
18) Bridge deck drains shall not directly discharge into the open waters of Duck Creek, and shall not cause
erosion of adjacent wetlands.
Utility Impacts
NOTE: Construction of the new bridge will also require the relocation of water and telecommunication
lines.
19) Utilities shall be installed across Duck Creek using a horizontal directional bore drilling method. Entry
and exit points of this activity, including disposal of material from the drilling activity, shall be outside
of all wetlands and waters of the State.
20) Any utility work associated with this project that is not specifically depicted on the attached workplan
drawings, or described within the attached permit application, shall require approval from DCM, either
under the authority of this permit, or by the utility company obtaining separate authorization.
NOTE: Plans and specifications for the relocation and/or replacement of water mains must be submitted
to the N.C. Division of Water Resources, Public Water Supply Plan Review Section for approval
prior to construction. Final approval must be issued before water mains are placed into service.

N.C. Department of Transportation
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Temporary On -Site Detour
Permit No. 85-18
Page 4 of 5
21) All temporary fill shall be placed on geotextile fabric to facilitate the total removal upon completion of
the project.
22) The temporary detour and associated temporary fill shall be removed in its entirety within 90 days after
it is no longer needed and disposed of at an approved high ground site. However, if this timeframe
occurs while the moratorium referenced in Condition No. 1 of this permit is in effect, then the temporary
detour shall be removed in its entirety within 90 days of the moratorium end date and disposed of at an
approved high ground site.
Impacts to Wetlands and Waters of the State, Riparian Buffers, and Compensatory Mitigation
NOTE: This project will permanently impact approximately 927 square feet of Coastal Wetlands (888
square feet due to permanent fill, and 39 square feet due to excavation). This project will
temporarily impact approximately 2,104 square feet of Coastal Wetlands (1,892 square feet due
to temporary fill and 212 square feet due to hand clearing). This project will permanently impact
approximately 235 square feet of 404 Wetlands (167 square feet due to permanent fill and 68
square feet due to excavation). This project will temporarily impact approximately 2,094 square
feet of 404 Wetlands due to fill. This project will permanently impact approximately 12 square
feet of surface waters due to fill, and will temporarily impact approximately 531 square feet of
surface waters due to fill.
23) No impacts to wetlands or waters of the State due to mechanized clearing are authorized by this permit
without prior approval from DCM.
24) There shall be no clearing of Coastal Wetlands outside of the areas indicated on the attached workplan
drawings without prior approval from DCM.
25) After the fill material associated with the temporary detour is removed, disturbed areas associated with
the temporary detour shall be restored to the pre-existing contour and elevation. Disturbed areas shall be
planted with appropriate native species during the first planting cycle following removal of the
temporary detour.
26) Due to the possibility that compaction and/or other site alterations might prevent the temporary Coastal
Wetland impact areas from re -attaining pre -project wetland functions, the permittee shall provide an
annual update on the Coastal Wetland areas temporarily impacted by this project. This annual update
shall consist of photographs and a brief written report on the progress of these temporarily impacted
areas in re -attaining their pre -project wetland functions. The permittee shall schedule a meeting with
DCM to verify the extent and location of temporary impacts upon project completion. Within three
years after project completion, the permittee shall hold another agency field meeting with DCM to
determine if the Coastal Wetland areas temporarily impacted by this project have re -attained pre -project
wetland functions. If at the end of three years DCM determines that the Coastal Wetland areas
temporarily impacted by the project have not re -attained pre -project wetland functions, DCM will
determine whether compensatory wetland mitigation shall be required.

N.C. Department of Transportation
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
Permit No. 85-18
Page 5 of 5
27) This project shall conform to all requirements of the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and the
N.C. Department of Transportation's (NCDOT's) Memorandum of Agreement with the N.C. Division of
Energy, Mineral and Land Resources.
General
28) In accordance with commitments made by the permittee, access to the unimproved boat launch in the
northwest quadrant shall be maintained during project construction.
29) During bridge construction, the permittee shall make every attempt to allow the same navigation that is
currently possible in Duck Creek downstream of the existing bridge.
30) No attempt shall be made by the permittee to prevent the use by the public of all navigable waters at or
adjacent to the authorized work following completion of construction.
31) If it is determined that additional permanent and/or temporary impacts are necessary that are not shown
on the attached workplan drawings or described in the authorized permit application, a permit
modification and/or additional authorization from DCM may be required. In addition, any changes in
the approved plan may also require a permit modification and/or additional authorization from DCM.
The permittee shall contact a representative of DCM prior to commencement of any such activity for
this determination and any permit modification.
32) Development authorized by this permit shall only be conducted on lands owned by NCDOT and/or its
Right -of -Ways and/or easements.
33) The permittee and/or its contractor shall contact the DCM Transportation Project Field Representative in
Morehead City at [phone] to request a preconstruction conference prior to project initiation.
34) The N.C. Division of Water Resources (DWR) authorized the proposed project on 6/15/18 (DWR
Project No. 20180542) under General Water Quality Certification No. 4135, and under the Tar -Pamlico
Buffer Rules. Any violation of the Certifications approved by DWR shall be considered a violation of
this CAMA permit.
NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the proposed project under Nationwide Permit
Number 14 (COE Action ID No. SAW-2018-00993), which was issued on 5/18/18.
NOTE: This Permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional permits, approval or
authorizations that may be required.
NOTE: An application processing fee of $475 was received by DCM for this project. This fee also
satisfied the Section 401 application processing fee requirements of DWR.