20001195 Ver 17_Public Notice_20200218

Issue Date: February 18, 2020
Comment Deadline: March 18, 2020
Corps Action ID Number: SAW-2018-01071
The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) received an application from the City of
Charlotte Aviation Department seeking Department of the Army authorization to impact
12,480 linear feet of jurisdictional stream channel and 5.89 acres of jurisdictional wetlands,
associated with the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina.
Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached plans.
This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington District Web Site
at:
https://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Re u�ry-Permit-Program/Public-Notices/
Applicant: City of Charlotte Aviation Department
Attn: Brent Cagle
5601 Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
AGENT: HDR
Attn: Kelly Thames
404 S. Church Street, Suite 900
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Authority
The Corps evaluates this application and decides whether to issue, conditionally issue, or deny
the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures of the following Statutory Authorities:
❑ Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344)
❑ Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403)
❑ Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
(33 U.S.C. 1413)
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Location
Location Description:
Project Area (acres): 4,652
Nearest Town: Charlotte
Nearest Waterway: Ticer Branch and Coffey Creek
River Basin: Upper and Lower Catawba
Latitude and Longitude: 35.18903°N,-80.944126°W
Existing Site Conditions
The Airport is located in the piedmont physiographic region of North Carolina and the CLT IP
Boundary (Project Area) encompasses 4,652 acres of land in Mecklenburg County. The CLT IP
Boundary includes an existing airport with approximately 72 percent of impervious and cleared
land, and 7 percent of shrub/scrub land. The remaining 21 percent consists of forested land
consisting of mixed medium aged hardwoods and pine and utility clearings. Named streams
located within the Project Area include Ticer Branch and Coffey Creek. Ticer Branch, flows in a
northwesterly direction, crossing the northwestern -most portion of the Project Area. There are
thirteen (13) on -site tributaries associated with Ticer Branch. Coffey Creek bisects the Project
Area, flowing north to south in the southern third of the Project Area. There are twenty one (21)
on -site tributaries associated with Coffey Creek. Seven tributaries in the southwest portion of the
Project Area flow southwest to an off -site confluence with Beaverdam Creek. In the eastern
portion of the Project Area, six (6) on -site tributaries eventually drain to Taggart Creek off site.
Jurisdictional aquatic resources within the Project Area include 50 unnamed tributaries, including
Coffey Creek and Ticer Branch, 40 wetlands, and three (3) impoundments.
Applicant's Stated Purpose
After extensive planning efforts to determine how best to accommodate existing and forecasted
aviation demand at CLT over the next 13 years, the purpose of the Project is to increase airfield
capacity to meet demand over the next 13 years, enhance terminal gate and ramp capacity to
reduce delays, and to enhance the efficiency and operational safety of the Airport taxiway system.
Project Description
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in accordance with 33 CFR 325.1(d) (2), requested
that the City of Charlotte — Aviation Department (the Applicant) submit an airport -wide Clean
Water Act (CWA) Section 404 Individual Permit (IP) application for all construction projects
(elements) that the applicant plans to undertake that are reasonably related to the airport
development and for which a USACE permit would be required for impacts to Waters of the U.S.
(WoUS). This IP review will take a phased approach, providing design and details on the most
imminent elements of the overall Project, while providing only high-level planning details for
future elements yet to be designed or approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
This allows for a comprehensive approach to avoidance and minimization of waters over the
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entire development and avoids piecemealing of impacts to WOUS. The Project is defined as the
area within the CLT IP Boundary (Project Area) and element is defined as a singular construction
project within the CLT IP Boundary for the purposes of this IP Application. Participating
agencies were invited to attend a pre -application meeting held on July 31, 2019 at Charlotte
Douglas International Airport (Airport or CLT). The agencies were given the opportunity to
comment on the phased IP approach to airport -wide development. The invited agencies included:
the FAA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the USACE, the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
Division of Water Resources (DWR), the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
(NCWRC), and the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (NCSHPO).
The USACE phased IP will include an airport -wide National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
analysis, a public interest review, and a Clean Water Act 404(B) (1) analysis (40 CFR, Section
230); however, each individual airport element would also undergo a NEPA analysis in
accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Orders 1050.1 F, Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures and 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions. Prior to any airport element construction, either a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or Record of Decision (ROD) must be issued by the
FAA, regardless of any USACE IP approval.
The proposed activity would involve the expansion of existing facilities at CLT. There are
multiple development elements at CLT that are planned and necessary to expand CLT over the
next 13 years to meet the purpose and need of the Project. As part of this application, these
elements would be treated as one project, though phased (the Project). There are also a number of
airport elements that do not propose impacts to (WoUS); however, there are two imminent
elements in Phase I of the planned CLT development that, if approved, would commence
construction in 2020.
Error! Reference source not found. summarizes the CLT elements to 2033, the phasing, and if
those elements that propose impacts to WoUS.
Long Term I Parking Lot Expansion No On Hold TBD
West Ramp and Concourse A Expansion No 1 03/20 — 07/21
Amazon and FedEx Airport Facilities Expansion No 1 05/20 — 05/21
Charter Terminal Expansion No
08/20 — 12/21
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North End Around Taxiway (NEAT)
Includes:
NEAT
Old Dowd Road Relocation
Utility Relocation and New Utility
Installation Yes 1 12/21-09/24
Airport Overlook Relocation
Hold Pads
Private Access Drive (and Duke Access
Drive)
Ticer Branch Stormwater Detention
10,000-foot 4" Parallel Runway and associated Taxiway
Enhancement
Includes: Yes 2 06/22 — 06/24
South End Around Taxiway
Hold Pad
Concourse B Expansion
No
4
07/26 — 07/28
Daily North Parking Expansion
No
4
11/27 ­ 14/28
Satellite Terminal
No
5
07/28 — 06/33
There are two phases that would involve impacts to WoUS. Phase 1 includes the North End
Around Taxiway (NEAT) and the De-icing Pad and South Crossfield Taxiway (SCF). These are
both imminent elements in Phase 1. in Phase 1 there are also a number of other elements that do
not involve impacts to WoUS. Additionally, borrow sites have been identified within the mid -
airfield area that would be utilized to provide fill material for the SCF element, and potentially for
other future CLT elements. The use of mid -airfield borrow does not involve impacts to WoUS.
Phase 2 includes the South Ramp Expansion element and the 4th Parallel Runway element and
will be discussed on a conceptual basis pending design refinements in the future. The remaining
phases do not involve impacts to WoUS.
Phases 1 and 2 would result in 12,480 linear feet of permanent and temporary impacts to stream
channels. Permanent stream impacts total 11,696 linear feet, consisting of 11,361 linear feet of
perennial tributary and 335 linear feet of intermittent tributary. A previously approved impact of
2,614 linear feet of perennial tributary (SAW-2006-32521) is not included in the total impact
calculations due to its previous approval. Temporary stream impacts total 784 linear feet,
consisting of 525 linear feet of perennial tributary and 259 linear feet of intermittent tributary.
The Project would also result in 5.89 acres of permanent impacts to wetlands.
Phase 1
Elements that propose impacts to WoUS in Phase 1 consist of the North End Around Taxiway
(NEAT) and the De-icing Pad and South Crossfield Taxiway (SCF). The NEAT element would
result in permanent impacts to 1,546 linear feet of perennial stream channel and 0.68 acres of
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wetlands. The NEAT would also result in temporary impacts to 784 linear feet of stream channel,
consisting of 525 linear feet of perennial tributary and 259 linear feet of intermittent tributary.
The SCF element would result in permanent impacts to 1,999 linear feet of stream channel,
consisting of 1,857 linear feet of perennial tributary and 142 linear feet of intermittent tributary.
The SCF also would result in permanent impacts to 0.14 acres of wetlands.
Table 2 summarizes the impacts associated with Phase 1.
Perennial Streams (LF) 1,546 525 2,071
Intermittent Streams 0 259 259
(LF)
Wetlands (AC) 0.68 0 0.68
Perennial Streams (LF) 1,857* 0 1,857*
Intermittent Streams 142 0 142
(LF)
Wetlands (AC) 0.14 0 0.14
* Does not include the 2,614 LF of a previously approved impact per SAW-2006-32521
The construction of the NEAT would result in the relocation of Old Dowd Road (ODR), the
construction of a new Private Access Driveway, the relocation of the Airport Overlook, and the
installation of a new Charlotte Water waterline and a Colonial Pipeline gas line. Because the
NEAT construction would decommission the existing ODR alignment, the relocation of ODR is
necessary to maintain connectivity from the existing roadway network to Wilkinson Boulevard.
Additionally, construction of NEAT would eliminate the current exit route from Long Term
Parking 1 to Wilkinson Boulevard, and would be relocated and renamed to the Private Access
Drive (PAD), maintaining an exit route from this parking lot. Due to the proposed PAD utilizing
the existing Duke Energy facility entrance, Duke Energy has requested an exclusive driveway,
separate from the new exit route from Long Term Parking 1, resulting in a new Duke Access
Drive alignment. All impacts to WoUS resulting from the new waterline and new gas line would
be temporary. There are no impacts to WoUS associated with the Airport Overlook Relocation.
Overall, the NEAT element would require approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of excavation
and 400,000 cubic yards of fill material, which would originate on -site from within the NEAT
element. The NEAT would have an excess of excavation material that would be stored in the
footprint of the future 4`1' Parallel Runway; the storage of the excess material storage would not
involve impacts to WoUS.
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The construction of the SCF element would include the extension of Taxiway F, a previously
permitted and approved stream impact (2,614 LF), south of Taxiway U (SAW-2006-32521 at a
1:1 ratio), the construction of a de-icing pad, and the construction of a dedicated southern
taxiway (Taxiway H) connecting the eastern and western airport areas. A realignment of
Yorkmont Road beneath Taxiway H is also necessary. The extension of Taxiway F would
require elevating existing grade up to current airfield elevation in the location of the proposed
taxiway extension. The necessary fill slopes for the taxiway extension would create an area that,
with additional fill, is a favorable location for the De-icing Pad central to the airport. The
proposed De-icing Pad is necessary because the Airport lacks a dedicated de-icing area and is
using other facilities with secondary/tertiary uses for de-icing operations. The proposed Taxiway
H is necessary to provide access to the De-icing Pad from the eastern and western airport areas
on the south side of the airfield. The SCF element would require approximately 1.7 million cubic
yards of fill material that would originate on -site from within mid -airfield borrow areas,
currently located in the footprint of the proposed future 4t" Parallel Runway. The 4`}' Parallel
Runway has yet to be approved by the FAA, funded, or designed. Utilizing these borrow areas
for material needs would not involve impacts to WoUS.
Additionally, the City of Charlotte post -construction stormwater ordinance requires stormwater
quality treatment and quantity reduction for development activities. In the northwestern area of
the Airport, stormwater drains to Ticer Branch. Because of increased impervious surfaces
resulting from the NEAT, a new stormwater detention facility is proposed in the NEAT locality.
In the central/southern area of the Airport, stormwater drains to Coffey Creek and because of
increased impervious surfaces resulting from SCF, another stormwater detention facility is
proposed in the SCF locality. Both detention areas would be constructed to provide peak
discharge control for the 2-year, 10-year, and 25-year events limiting the peak flow to pre -
development conditions. Due to FAA requirements for glare and waterfowl attraction, both
dangerous to aircraft operations, the attenuation of detention must occur within 48 hours. These
detentions are proposed in -line detentions on Ticer Branch and on Coffey Creek that will
maintain baseflow conditions of Ticer Branch, Coffey Creek, and associated tributaries. During
storm events, the creeks would overtop their banks and flood the detention areas. Aligning with
CLT's airport -wide stormwater management plan that is intended to enhance safety and capacity
of the Airport, both proposed in -line detentions of Ticer Branch and Coffey Creek would also be
sized for quantity reductions of future CLT development as well. Stormwater quality treatment
areas would be located in upland areas.
Phase 2
Elements that propose impacts to WoUS in Phase 2 consist of the South Ramp Expansion and
the 10,000-foot 4"' Parallel Runway and Associated Taxiway Enhancement. These elements have
yet to be approved by FAA, funded, or designed; therefore, any discussion related to these
elements is conceptual.
The South Ramp Expansion element would result in permanent impacts to 1,720 linear feet of
stream channel, consisting of 1,527 linear feet of perennial tributary and 193 linear feet of
intermittent tributary. It would also consist of 0.16 acres of permanent wetland impacts. The 4t1'
Parallel Runway element would result in permanent impacts to 6,431 linear feet of perennial
stream and 4.91 acres of wetlands. Table 3 summarizes the impacts associated with Phase 2.
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Perennial Streams (LIT) 1,527 0 1,527
Intermittent Streams (LIT) 193 0 193
Wetlands (AC) 0.16 0 0.16
Perennial Streams (LIT) 6,431 0 6,431
Intermittent Streams (LIT)
Wetlands (AC) 4.91 0 4.91
The impacts associated with Phase 1 would occur first while impacts associated with Phase 2
would occur only after refined design occurs in the future. At the time these elements move
forward, a modification to this IP would provide refined design and impact calculations.
Avoidance and Minimization
The applicant provided the following information in support of efforts to avoid and/or minimize
impacts to the aquatic environment:
The Applicant conducted an off -site and on -site alternatives analysis to determine the least
environmentally damaging practicable alternative, including off -site alternatives, a no -build
option, an on -site additional impact option, and an on -site avoidance option. The applicant is
looking at all development activities within the airport development in an effort to ensure impacts
to WoUS are avoided and minimized over the entire airport project area.
Construction equipment would be kept in upland areas. Sediment and erosion control measures
would be used to prevent impacts to downstream waters. Pump around systems or stabilized
bypass channels would be utilized so that utility installation and culverts would be installed "in
the dry." No wet concrete would be allowed to come in contact with surface waters. Water quality
treatment devices will be located entirely in uplands.
As required by Section 401 of the CWA, an Individual Water Quality Certification was submitted
concurrently with this IP application. As required by Section 402 of the CWA, Erosion and
Sedimentation Control Plans and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) for each
individual element (i.e. NEAT or SCF) will be submitted to the North Carolina Department of
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Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
(NCDEMLR) for approval. Stormwater quality treatment plans will be submitted to the City of
Charlotte and approvals will be forwarded to NCDEMLR upon approval. Land disturbance
cannot commence without the above approvals or without either a FONSI or ROD issued by the
FAA. Additionally, the Airport has existing coverage of a Combined Individual
Wastewater/Stormwater Permit (No. NCG0083887), which requires water quality monitoring to
monitor site discharge and runoff.
Indirect impacts to remaining on -site water resources will be avoided through the use of the
required approvals noted above.
Compensatory Mitigation
The applicant offered the following compensatory mitigation plan to offset unavoidable
functional loss to the aquatic environment: The Project is within two HUC codes the western
portion of the Project Area is within HUC 03050101 and the central and eastern portion of the
Project Area is within HUC 03050103. There are no private mitigation banks within either of
these HUCs; therefore, the Applicant would propose compensatory mitigation for permanent
impacts through purchase of stream and wetlands mitigation credits from either the City of
Charlotte's Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank or the North Carolina Division of Mitigation
Services (DMS) In -Lieu Fee Program.
At the time of this submittal, compensatory mitigation for Phase 1 impacts has been requested
from the City of Charlotte's Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank for permanent stream and
wetland impacts in both HUCs 03050101 and 03050103. See
Table 4 for a summary of mitigation needs for Phase 1 impacts. Mitigation will be requested for
Phase 2 impacts when those elements move forward with FAA approval, funding, and refined
design.
NEAT Streams 1,546 3,040.25
Wetlands 0.68 1.50
SCF Streams 1,999* 6,144.5*
Wetlands 0.14 0.75
* Does not include the 2,614 LF of a previously approved impact per SAW-2006-32521; however, mitigation has not been paid for and is
included in the credit totals
The Applicant provided supporting documentation from the City of Charlotte in a letter dated
January 27, 2020 indicating that they are willing to accept compensatory mitigation payment for
6,159 linear feet of direct stream impacts (1,546 LF in HUC 03050101 and 4,613 LF [ 1,999 LF +
2,614 LF] in HUC 03050103) totaling 9,184.75 stream credits. Additionally, the City of
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Charlotte is also willing to accept compensatory mitigation payment for 0.82 acres of direct
riparian wetland impacts, (0.68 acres in HUC 03050101 and 0.14 acres in HUC 03050103)
totaling 2.25 wetland credits.
Mitigation will be requested for Phase 2 impacts when those elements move forward with FAA
approval, funding, and refined design.
Essential Fish Habitat
The Corps' determination is that the proposed project would not effect EFH or associated
fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Councils or the
National Marine Fisheries Service.
❑ This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson -Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Implementation of the
proposed project would impact (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY- marine substrate, estuarine
substrate, water columns, emergent wetlands, submerged aquatic vegetation, artificial reefs,
hardbottoms) (see project description) utilized by various life stages of the following species:
(CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY coastal migratory pelagics, corals, golden crab, shrimp,
snapper grouper, spiny lobster, Atlantic highly migratory species). Our initial determination
is that the proposed action would not have a substantial individual or cumulative adverse
impact on EFH or fisheries managed by Fishery Management Councils 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 Corps will consult under the Magnuson -Stevens Act and will not make a permit
decision until the consultation process is complete.
❑ The Corps has initiated consultation the Magnuson -Stevens Act and will not make a
permit decision until the consultation process is complete.
Cultural Resources
Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Appendix C of 33
CFR Part 325, and the 2005 Revised Interim Guidance for Implementing Appendix C, the
District Engineer consulted district files and records and the latest published version of the
National Register of Historic Places and initially determines that:
❑ Should historic properties, or properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register, be
present within the Corps' permit area; the proposed activity requiring the DA permit (the
undertaking) is a type of activity that will have no potential to cause an effect to an
historic properties.
❑ No historic properties, nor properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register, are
present within the Corps' permit area; therefore, there will be no historic properties
affected. The Corps subsequently requests concurrence from the SHPO (or THPO).
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❑ Properties ineligible for inclusion in the National Register are present within the Corps'
permit area; there will be no historic properties affected by the proposed work. The
Corps subsequently requests concurrence from the SHPO (or THPO).
❑ Historic properties, or properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register, are
present within the Corps' permit area; however, the undertaking will have no adverse
effect on these historic properties. The Corps subsequently requests concurrence from
the SHPO (or THPO).
❑ Historic properties, or properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register, are
present within the Corps' permit area; moreover, the undertaking may have an adverse
effect on these historic properties. The Corps subsequently initiates consultation with the
SHPO (or THPO).
❑ The proposed work takes place in an area known to have the potential for the presence of
prehistoric and historic cultural resources; however, the area has not been formally
surveyed for the presence of cultural resources. No sites eligible for inclusion in the
National Register of Historic Places are known to be present in the vicinity of the
proposed work. Additional work may be necessary to identify and assess any historic or
prehistoric resources that may be present.
The District Engineer's final eligibility and effect determination will be based upon coordination
with the SHPO and/or THPO, as appropriate and required, and with full consideration given to
the proposed undertaking's potential direct and indirect effects on historic properties within the
Corps -identified permit area.
Endangered Species
Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Corps reviewed the project area, examined
all information provided by the applicant and consulted the latest North Carolina Natural
Heritage Database. Based on available information:
❑ The Corps determines that the proposed project would not affect federally listed
endangered or threatened species or their formally designated critical habitat.
❑ The Corps determines that the proposed project may affect federally listed endangered or
threatened species or their formally designated critical habitat.
❑ By copy of this public notice, the Corps initiates consultation under Section 7 of the
ESA and will not make a permit decision until the consultation process is complete.
❑ The Corps will consult under Section 7 of the ESA and will not make a permit
decision until the consultation process is complete.
❑ The Corps has initiated consultation under Section 7 of the ESA and will not make a
permit decision until the consultation process is complete.
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❑ The Corps determines that the proposed project may affect federally listed endangered or
threatened species or their formally designated critical habitat. Consultation has been
completed for this type of activity and the effects of the proposed activity have been
evaluated and/or authorized by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in the
South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion or its associated documents, including 7(a)
(2) & 7(d) analyses and Critical Habitat assessments. A copy of this public notice will be
sent to the NMFS.
❑ The Corps is not aware of the presence of species listed as threatened or endangered or
their critical habitat formally designated pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(ESA) within the project area. The Corps will make a final determination on the effects of
the proposed project upon additional review of the project and completion of any
necessary biological assessment and/or consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and/or National Marine Fisheries Service.
Other Required Authorizations
The Corps forwards this notice and all applicable application materials to the appropriate State
agencies for review.
North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR): The Corps will generally not make a
final permit decision until the NCDWR issues, denies, or waives the state Certification as
required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-500). The receipt of the application and
this public notice, combined with the appropriate application fee, at the NCDWR Central Office
in Raleigh constitutes initial receipt of an application for a 401 Certification. Unless NCDWR is
granted a time review extension, a waiver will be deemed to occur if the NCDWR fails to act on
this request for certification within sixty days of receipt of a complete application. Additional
information regarding the 401 Certification may be reviewed at the NCDWR Central Office,
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit, 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-
2260. All persons desiring to make comments regarding the application for a 401 Certification
should do so, in writing, by March 18, 2020 to:
NCDWR Central Office
Attention: Ms. Karen Higgins, 401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
(LISPS mailing address): 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Or,
(Physical address): 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM):
❑ The application did not include a certification that the proposed work complies with and
would be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the approved North Carolina
Coastal Zone Management Program. Pursuant to 33 CFR 325.2 (b)(2) the Corps cannot
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issue a Department of Army (DA) permit for the proposed work until the applicant
submits such a certification to the Corps and the NCDCM, and the NCDCM notifies the
Corps that it concurs with the applicant's consistency certification. As the application
did not include the consistency certification, the Corps will request, upon receipt„
concurrence or objection from the NCDCM.
Based upon all available information, the Corps determines that this application for a
Department of Army (DA) permit does not involve an activity which would affect the
coastal zone, which is defined by the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Act (16 U.S.C.
1453).
Evaluation
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impacts
including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. 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 proposal must be balanced against its
reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal 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 (in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use,
navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water
quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of
property ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the discharge of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, the evaluation of the
impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the Environmental
Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines.
Commenting Information
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and local agencies
and officials, including any consolidated State Viewpoint or written position of the Governor;
Indian Tribes and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this
proposed 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 proposal. 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 (EA) and/or an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the
overall public interest of the proposed activity.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a
public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests for a public hearing will be
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granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues raised are insubstantial or there is
otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
The Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District will receive written comments pertinent to the
proposed work, as outlined above, until 5pm, March 18, 2020. Comments should be submitted to
Mr. David L. Shaeffer, Asheville Regulatory Field Office, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208,
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006, at [phone].
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Figure 7. NEAT - Proposed Permanent and Temporary Impacts Overview

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Figure B. NEAT Impacts PS1-1, TS1-1, and TS2-1

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Figure 9. NEAT Impact P52-1

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Figure 10. NEAT Impacts PS3-1 and PS4-1

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Figure 11. NEAT Impacts PS5-1, PS6-1, PWi-1, and PW2-1

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Figure 12. NEAT Impacts TS3-1 and TS4-1

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Figure 14. NEAT Impact T510-1

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Figure 15. SCF— Proposed Permanent Impacts

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Figure 16. SCF Impacts PS7-1, PS8-1, PS9-1, PS10-1, and PW3-1

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Figure 17. 5CF Impacts P11-1, P512-1, PW4-1, and PW5-1

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