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Home My WebLink About20010404 Ver 3_Mitigation Plans_20110712 (2)~~ ern NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Duality Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Governor Director July 12, 201 l Lee County DWQ No. 20010404 Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Manager North Carolina Department of Transportation Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch 1598 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548 Subject: UT to Little Crane Creek Mitigation Site, Lee County, TIP No. R-0210C Dear Dr. Thorpe: This correspondence is in reference to your letter dated July 5, 201 I, regarding the UT to Little Crane Creek Mitigation Site located in Lee County, North Carolina. This site is being utilized by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as compensatory mitigation for wetland impacts associated with project R-0210C. By copy of this letter, we are notifying you that no further monitoring of the site will be required since the construction and success criteria for the mitigation site has been met. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact David Wainwright at (919)807-6405. Sin erely, ~~~ olee 1~lins, Director cc: Ronnie Smith, US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Field Office Art King, Division 8 Environmental Officer Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency (electronic copy only) Travis Wilson, NC Wildlife Resources"Commission (electronic copy only) Mason Herndon, Fayetteville Regional Office File Copy Transponation Permitling Unit 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 Location: 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone:919-80763011 FAX: 919b07£494 Intemel: htlp:llpoRal.ncdenr.org/webrWq Dee Freeman Secretary NorthCarolina Jl~aturaltt~ An Equal Oppotlunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer ~ ~ ~~ •_.. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR July 5, 2011 Mr. Ronnie Smith Wilmington Regulatory Office ACOE 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28402-1890 Re: UT to Little Crane Creek Mitigation Site, Lee County, State Project # 8.T560302, TIP No. R-0210C, Action ID No. 1993-0-0570; DWQ Project No. 010404 Mr. Smith: As you are aware, the Department has monitored the UT to Little Crane Creek stream relocation site since its construction in the Mazch of 2004. Located in Lee County, adjacent to the US 1 Vass Bypass at Sta. 22+00 at the intersection of Service Road and Oak Leaf road, this site provides 980 linear feet of stream relocation for impacts associated with the R-021OC project. The stream relocation was constructed and revegetated with appropriate hardwood species. Per permit requirements, NCDOT was required to monitor the stream mitigation site for channel stability by visual observation on a biannual basis for five yeazs or until success .criteria were met. During the monitoring period, biannual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies via the PDEA Natural Environment Unit's (NEU) website: httn://www.ncdot.nr /~/preconstruct/pe/neu/Monitoring/Monitorin~portc.html EUGENE A. CONTI, JR. SECRETARY Afrer five years of vegetation and stream stability monitoring, the UT to Little Crane Creek stream relocation indicates that the planted vegetation is surviving and the streambanks remain stable at this time. Individual biannual monitoring reports are available on NEU's website for 2005-2010. , MAILING ADDRESS: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 27699-1598 .. - TELEPNONE: 919-707~ti000 FAX: 91 &212-5765 WEBSITE: WWW NCDOT ORG LOCATION: CENTURY CENTER BUILDING B 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE RALEIGH, NC 27610 A site visit was conducted on June 21s`, 2011 with the regulatory agencies and NCDOT personnel present. It was determined at that meeting that the site success criteria had been met and that no further monitoring would be required. NCDOT requests that the appropriate resource agencies provide documentation stating that no further monitoring is required and that the site is closed. If you. have any questions about this project, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin at (919) 707-6121. Sincerely, i ~~ Philip S. Hams, III, P.E., Unit Head / PDEA-Natural Environment Unit cc: Mr. David Wainwright, DWQ Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC Mr. Chris Militscher, EPA Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS Mr. Scott McLendon, ACOE Mr. Brian Wrenn, DWQ Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT-REU Mr. Art King, NCDOT-DE08 Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT-NEU - .. ., .. ., e. .. >.