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wetland in it permanently maintained utility line right-of-way, mitigation may be required to <br />reduce the adverse effects of the project to the minimal level. <br />24. Safety of Impoundment Structures. To ensure that all impoundment structures are <br />safely designed, the district engineer may require non- Fcdcral applicants to demonstrate that the <br />structures comply with established state dam safety criteria or have been designed by qualified <br />persons. The district engineer may also require documentation that the design has been <br />independently reviewed by similarly qualified persons, and appropriate modifications made to <br />ensure safety. <br />25. Water Duality. Where States and authorized 'rribes, or EPA where applicable, have <br />not previously certified compliance ofan NWP with CWA Section 401, individual 401 Wader <br />Quality Certification must be obtained or waived (see 33 CPR 330.4(c)). The district engineer or <br />State or Tribc may require additional water quality management measures to ensure that the <br />authorized activity does not result in more than minimal degradation of water quality. <br />26. Coastal Zime Management. In coastal states where an NWI' has not previously <br />received a state coastal zone management consistency concurrence, an individual state coastal <br />zone management consistency concurrence must be obtained, or a presumption of concurrence <br />must occur (sec 33 CFR 330.4(4)). The district engineer or a State may require additional <br />measures to ensure that the authorized activity is consistent with state coastal zone management <br />requirements. <br />27. Regional and Case -By -Case Conditions. 'file activity must comply with any <br />regional conditions that may have been added by the Division Engineer (sec 33 CFR 330.4(e)) <br />and with any case specific conditions added by the Corps or by the state, Indian 'Tribe, or U.S. <br />FTA in its section 401 Water Quality Certification, or by the state in its Coastal Zone <br />Management Act consistency determination. <br />28. Use of Multiple Natiomvide Permits. 'fhc use of more than one NWP fur it single <br />and complete project is prohibited, except when the acreage loss of waters of the United States <br />authorized by the NWPs does not exceed the acreage limit of the NWI' with the highest specified <br />acreage limit. For example, if a road crossing over tidal waters is constructed under NWP 14, <br />with associated bank stabilization authorized by NWP 13, the maximum acreage loss of waters <br />of the United States for the total project cannot exceed 1/3 -acre. <br />29. Transfer of Nationwide Permit Verifications. If the permittee sells the property <br />associated with a nationwide permit verification, the permittee may transicr the nationwide <br />permit verification to the new owner by submitting a letter to the appropriate Corps district office <br />to validate the transfer. A copy of the nationwide permit verification must be attached to the <br />letter, and the letter must contain the following statement and signature: <br />"When the structures or work authorized by this nationwide permit are still in existence at <br />the time the property is transferred, the terms and conditions of this nationwide permit, including, <br />any special conditions, will continue to be binding on the new owner(s) of the property. To <br />validate the transfer of this nationwide permit and the associated liabilities associated with <br />compliance with its terns and conditions, have the transferee sign and date below." <br />9 <br />