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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
May 12, 2015
Philip S. Harris, III, P.E.
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
Natural Environment Section
N.C. Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1598
RE: TIP No. R-2414A, US 158 widening,Camden County, CAMA Major Permit No. 03-09.
Dear Mr. Harris:
This letter is in response to the annual monitoring report prepared by the N.C. Department of
Transportation(NCDOT) in 2014 for the US 158 Temporary Impact Site in Camden County. The report
summarizes the results of NCDOT's vegetation monitoring of the temporary impacts to Coastal Wetlands
associated with the construction of TIP No. R-2414A, US 158 widening, in Camden County,
CAMA Major Permit No. 03-09, which was issued for this highway project on January 12,2009,includes
a permit condition that requires NCDOT to monitor the temporarily impacted Coastal Wetland areas to
determine if they re-attain pre-project wetland functions. The N.C. Division of Coastal Management
(DCM)has reviewed the annual monitoring report. Within the annual monitoring report,NCDOT states
that the US 158 Temporary Impact Site shows by visual observation that the temporarily impacted areas
have re-attained their pre-project wetland functions,and NCDOT proposes to discontinue monitoring.
DCM also attended a site visit with NCDOT on May 1,2015. Based upon this review,DCM agrees that
the CAMA permit requirements have been met,and that no further monitoring is required.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9149 or via e-mail at Cathy.Brittin [e-mail] if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely, t
Cathy Vingham
Transportation Project Coordinator
N.C. Division of Coastal Management
CC: Tracey Wheeler, USACE
David Wainwright, DWR
Garcy Ward, DWR
Randy Griffin,NCDOT
Greg Daisey, DCM
1638 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1638
Internet: www.necoastaimanagement.net
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