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CSX North Approach Bridge Replacement (Marion County)
CSX North Approach Bridge Replacement (Marion County)
JOINT
PUBLIC NOTICE
CHARLESTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1949 Industrial Park Road, Room 140
Conway, South Carolina 29526
and
THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Office of Environmental Quality Control
Water Quality Certification and Wetlands Programs Section
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
REGULATORY DIVISION
Refer to: P/N # 2012-00453-4M
September 13, 2013
Pursuant to Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341), an application has been
submitted to the Department of the Army and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
by
CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.
C/O MR. NATHANIEL LANDSPERGER, PE
AMEC ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
3800 EZELL ROAD SUITE 100
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37211
for a permit to replace the 3,148 foot long, wooden approach span that comprises the northern river approach of
CSXT's Poston Bridge adjacent to the Great Pee Dee River in the Gresham area of Marion County, South
Carolina. (Latitude: 33.897876°N; Longitude: -79.416134°N).
In order to give all interested parties an opportunity to express their views
NOTICE
is hereby given that written statements regarding the proposed work will be received by the Corps until
30 Days from the Date of this Notice
and SCDHEC will receive written statements regarding the proposed work until
30 Days from the Date of this Notice
from those interested in the activity and whose interests may be affected by the proposed work.
The proposed work consists of the replacement of 1,330 linear feet of the north approach with engineered
fill and the remaining length of bridge with 30-inch steel pipe pile supporting concrete or timber decking. The
proposed fill area will start about 624 feet from the existing north abutment and extend southward, thereby
creating separate bridges out of the current north approach and avoiding impacts to fully functional inundated
wetlands. The work will be performed above the ordinary high water mark of the Great Pee Dee River. The
placement of the fill to create a railroad embankment will directly impact wetlands and result in a permanent loss of
4.27 acres of wetlands. Construction activities pertaining to the structural replacement of 1,818 feet of bridge will
also result in additional impacts to wetland areas immediately adjacent to the existing bridge. These impacts are
the result of a temporary access road and the placement of crane mats along the existing right-of-way. The 1,455
foot long temporary gravel road along the east side of the right-of-way will be 30 feet wide and constructed of
gravel fill with fabric placed between the existing ground surface and the fill material to ensure that the fill can be
removed in its entirety following construction. Temporary access along the west side of the right-of-way will be
accomplished through the use of crane mats, which will be 20 feet wide and extend 1,455 feet. The crane mats
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September 13, 2013
will also be removed following construction. A total of 1.67 acres of wetlands will be impacted for up to 3 years to
provide temporary access. Impacts associated with the temporary access roads within the permanent fill footprint
are not included in the temporary access impact calculations, as they occur within the area of permanent fill. The
applicant's stated purpose is to replace a portion of the bridge with fill to alleviate safety and maintenance
concerns. The applicant has proposed to purchase 67.36 mitigation credits from the Waccamaw Mitigation Bank.
The District Engineer has concluded that the discharges associated with this project, both direct and
indirect, should be reviewed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in
accordance with provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. As such, this notice constitutes a request, on
behalf of the applicant, for certification that this project will comply with applicable effluent limitations and water
quality standards. The District Engineer will not process this application to a conclusion until such certifications
are received. State review, permitting and certification is conducted by the S.C. Department of Health and
Environmental Control. The applicant is hereby advised that supplemental information may be required by the
State to facilitate the review. Persons wishing to comment or object to State certification must submit all
comments in writing to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control at the above address within
thirty (30) days of the date of this notice.
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Implementation of the proposed project would not impact
estuarine substrates and emergent wetlands utilized by various life stages of species comprising the red drum,
shrimp, and snapper-grouper management complexes. Our initial determination is that the proposed action
would not have a substantial individual or cumulative adverse impact on EFH or fisheries managed by the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Our final
determination relative to project impacts and the need for mitigation measures is subject to review by and
coordination with the NMFS.
The District Engineer has consulted the most recently available information and has determined that
the project may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect a colony of Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) which
have been observed along the Highway 378 corridor in the near vicinity of the project area, or any other
Federally endangered, threatened, or proposed species and will not result in the destruction or adverse
modification of designated or proposed critical habitat. This public notice serves as a request to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for any additional information they may have on
whether any listed or proposed endangered or threatened species or designated or proposed critical habitat
may be present in the area which would be affected by the activity, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (as amended).
Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), this public notice also
constitutes a request to Indian Tribes to notify the District Engineer of any historic properties of religious and
cultural significance to them that may be affected by the proposed undertaking.
In accordance with the NHPA, the District Engineer has also consulted the latest published version of
the National Register of Historic Places for the presence or absence of registered properties, or properties
listed as being eligible for inclusion therein, and this worksite is not included as a registered property or
property listed as being eligible for inclusion in the Register. To insure that other cultural resources that the
District Engineer is not aware of are not overlooked, this public notice also serves as a request to the State
Historic Preservation Office to provide any information it may have with regard to historic and cultural
resources.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing
be held to consider this application. Requests for a public hearing shall state, with particularity, the reasons for
holding a public hearing.
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact including
cumulative impacts of the activity on the public interest and will include application of the guidelines promulgated
by the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under authority of Section 404(b) of the Clean
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September 13, 2013
Water Act and, as appropriate, the criteria established under authority of Section 102 of the Marine Protection,
Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended. That decision will reflect the national concern for both
protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from
the project must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to
the project will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics,
aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards,
flood plain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and
conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production and, in general, the needs and welfare
of the people. A permit will be granted unless the District Engineer determines that it would be contrary to the
public interest. In cases of conflicting property rights, the Corps of Engineers cannot undertake to adjudicate rival
claims.
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, state, and local agencies and
officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this activity.
Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, modify,
condition or deny a permit for this project. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on
endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the other public interest
factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an
Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to
determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the activity.
If there are any questions concerning this public notice, please contact Joshua Mitchell at
843-365-0583.
Review Area -16.3 acres
(225' X 3, 148')
Entire Review Area
Delineated as Wetland
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