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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO March 19, 1993
Regulatory Branch
Action ID. 199301327 and Nationwide Permit No. 23 (Approved Categorical
Exclusions)
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
ATTN: Mr. L. Jack Ward, P.E., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch
Post Office Box 25201
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Dear Mr. Ward:
Reference your application of February 12, 1993, for Department of the
Army authorization to discharge fill material within waters of the United
States, causing impacts to Hachers Run, tributaries to the Tar River, and
adjacent wetlands, for the construction of sewer and water lines for the I-85
Rest Area, south of Belltown, Granville County, North Carolina (State Project
No. 8.1370401, TIP Project I-2509).
For the purposes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program,
Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the
Federal Register on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits (NWP).
Authorization, pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, was provided for activities
undertaken, assisted, authorized, regulated, funded or financed, in whole or
in part, by another Federal agency or department where that agency or
department has determined, pursuant to the CEQ Regulation for the Implementing
the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, that the
activity, work or discharge is categorically excluded from environmental
documentation because it is included within a category of actions which
neither individually nor cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment, and the office of the chief of Engineers has been furnished
notice of the agency's or department's application for the categorical
exclusion and concurs with that determination.
Your work is authorized by this NWP provided it is accomplished in strict
accordance with the enclosed conditions, and the following special condition:
Preconstruction contours within jurisdictional construction areas shall be
restored. Excess material must be removed to upland areas immediately upon
completion of construction. This NWP does not relieve you of the
responsibility to obtain any required State or local approval. You should

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contact Mr. John Dorney, North Carolina Division of Environmental Management,
[phone], to obtain the necessary Section 401, Water Quality
Certification prior to starting work.
This verification will be valid for 2 years from the date of this letter
unless the NWP authorization is modified, reissued, or revoked. Also, this
verification will remain valid for the 2 years if, during that period, the NWP
authorization is reissued without modification or the activity complies with
any subsequent modification of the NWP authorization. If during the 2 years,
the NWP authorization expires or is suspended or revoked, or is modified, such
that the activity would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the
NWP, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are
under contract to commence in reliance upon the NWP will remain authorized
provided the activity is completed within 12 months of the date of the NWP's
expiration, modification or revocation, unless discretionary authority has
been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify, suspend, or revoke the
authorization.
Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, Raleigh
Regulatory Field Office, at telephone [phone], extension 23.
Sincerely,
Enclosure
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Vlir. John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
)AMLS B. HUNT. JR
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DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIG1-1, N.C. 27611-5201
February 12, 19`)'J
District Engineer
Army Corps of Engineers
P. O. Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 23402
ATTENTION: Regulatory Branch
Dear Sir.
SAM HUNT
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Subject: Granville County, I-85 Pest Area, Construct Water
and Sewer Lines; State Project Number 8.1370401;
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4(78)199; T.I.P. RI-2509
Attached for your information is a copy of the project
planning report for the subject project. The project is
being processed by the Federal Highway Administration as a
"Categorical Exclusion" in accordance with 23 CFR 771.115(b).
Therefore, we do not anticipate requestin(i in individual
permit but propose to proceed under a Nationwide Permit in
accordance with 33 CFR 330 Appendix A (B-23) issued November
22, 1991, by the Corps of Engineers. The provisions of
Section 330.4 and Appendix A (C) of these regulations will be
followed in the construction of the project.
We anticipate that 401 General Certification No. 2734
(Categorical Exclusion) will apply to this project, and are
providing one copy of the CE document to the North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources,
Division of Environmental Management, for their review.
If you have any questions or need adciit.ional
information, please call Cyndi Bell at [phone].
Sinc rely,
B. J. 'Quini P.T].
Ass sta anager,
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Planning and Environmental Branch

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Attachment
cc: COE, Raleigh Field Office
John Dorney, DEHNR, DEH
John Parker, DEHNR, DCM/Permit Coordinator
Kelly Barger, P.E., Program Development Branch
Don Morton, P.E., Highway Design
A.L. Hankins, P.E., Hydraulics
John L. Smith, Jr., P.E., Structure Design
Tom Shearin, P.E., Roadway Design
L.E. Stegall, P.E., Division 5 Engineer
Marc Hamel, P&E
Davis Moore, P&E

Granville County
I-85 Rest Area
Construct Water and Sewer Lines
State Project Number 8.1370401
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4 (78) 199
T.I.P. Number I-2509
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
AND
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
APPROVED:
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Planning and Environmental Branch, NCDOT
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DATE Nic olas raf, P. E.
Divisio Administrator, FHWA

Granville County
I-85 Rest Area
Construct Water and Sewer Lines
State Project Number 8.1370401
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4 (78) 199
T.I.P. Number I-2509
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION
November, 1992
Documentation Prepared in
Planning and Environmental Branch By:
Marc Hamel
Project Planning Engineer
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Planning and Environmental Branch
Granville County
I-85 Rest Area
Construct Water and Sewer Lines
State Project Number 8.1370401
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4 (78) 199
T.I.P. Number I-2509
PROPOSED ACTION:
Construct new water and sanitary sewer lines along I-85 in Granville
County (see Figure 1) to serve the rest area north of SR 1192. The water
line parallels the interstate from the rest area to the existing 12" main
at SR 1607 (approximately 3.5 miles, see Figure 2). The proposed sanitary
sewer line parallels the interstate from the rest area to US 15, then
parallels US 15 to the existing sewer lines near the pump station on
SR 1646 (approximately 4.8 miles). The sanitary sewer line will encompass
3 proposed pumping stations.
PURPOSE AND NEED:
The purpose of this project is to provide uninterrupted water and sewer
service, which will enhance the convenience and health aspects of the rest
area.
Estimated costs are as follows:
Preliminary Engineering $ 10,000
Construction $1,400,000
Total 1,410,000
This project is being processed as a categorical exclusion (CE).
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:
A. Biological
A reconnaissance was conducted along I-85 from NC 96 to SR 1192, by
NCDOT staff biologists on July 10, 1992 to determine if water and sewer
line installation would potentially impact federally-protected species.
NC 15 was also surveyed from SR 1646 to it's junction with I-85. All work
is to be contained within existing right-of-way to the southeast of
existing alignment.
The USFWS reports several protected species for Granville County, as
of July 23, 1992 (Table 1).
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Table 1. FEDERALLY-PROTECTED SPECIES
Granville County
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS
Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf wedge mussel *E
Ptilimnium nodosum Harperella E
Echinacea laevigata Smooth coneflower **PE
*E-Endangered. A taxon that is threatened with extinction throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
**PE-Proposed Endangered. A taxon that has been formally proposed for
listing as Endangered, but has not yet completed the legally mandated
listing process.
No suitable habitat is present in the project area for the dwarf
wedge mussel or harperella. No impacts to these species will occur by
proposed project. Smooth coneflower does have the potential to occur
along roadsides, though usually associated with a specific soil type.
Cruise surveys were conducted within the impact zone, employing the use of
binoculars. No specimens were seen. Subject project will not impact the
species.
Alasmidonta heterodon (dwarf-wedged
Animal Fami y: Unionidae
Date Listed: 3/14/90
Distribution in N.C.: Franklin,
Wilson.
mussel) E
Granville, Johnston, Nash, Wake,
Alasmidonta heterodon formerly ranged from the Petitcodiac
River, Canada to the Neuse River, North Carolina. In North Carolina
populations are found in Middle Creek and the Little River of the
Neuse River Basin and in the upper Tar River and Cedar, Crooked, and
Stony Creeks of the Tar River system.
The dwarf-wedged mussel is a small mussel ranging in size
from 2.5cm to 3.8cm in length. It's Shell is distinguishable by two
lateral teeth on the right half and one on the left half. The
periostracum (outer shell) is olive green to dark brown in color and
the nacre (inner shell) is bluish to silvery white.
Successful reproduction is dependent on the attachment of
larval mussels to a host fish. It is not known what the host fish is
but evidence suggests that it is either an anadromous or catadromous
species. This mussel is sensitive to agricultural, domestic, and
industrial pollutants and requires a stable silt free streambed with
well oxygenated water to survive.
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Ptilimnium nodosum (harperella) E
Plant Fami y. Apiaceae
Federally Listed: September 28, 1988
Flowers Present: late July - August
Distribution in N.C.: Chatham, Granville, Lee.
The historic range of Ptilimnium nodosum included the states
of Maryland, West Virginia, Kentuc y, Norti- Carolina, Alabama, and
the coastal plains of Georgia and South Carolina. It is now known
from only ten populations in its historic range and it has been
eliminated from over half of its known range. North Carolina
currently has two known populations of harperella, one in Granville
and one in Chatham County.
Harperella is an annual herb in the carrot family, with
fibrous roots and erect to spreading stems. The stems are green and
often have a purplish tinge at the base and they may branch above
mid-stem. The leaves are hollow, cylindrical, and septate, with
broadly clasping bases. Basal and lower leaves up to 30cm long and
decreasing upwards on the stem. Flowers are 5-15 compound umbels,
each umbel subtended by an involucre of small lanceolate bracts 0.5cm
long.
This plant can be found in two types of habitat, rocky or
gravel shoals and the margins of clear, swift-flowing stream
sections, and the edges of intermittent pineland ponds or low, wet
savannah meadows in the coastal plain. It is always found in
saturated Substrates and tolerates periodic, moderate flooding. There
is a preference for sunny areas and this species is abundant where it
is sheltered from stream erosion, usually on the downstream side of
large rocks or amidst thick clones of water willow.
Echinacea laevi ata (smooth coneflower) E
Plant Family: Asteraceae
Federally Listed: December 9, 1991 PE
Flowers Present: June - early July
Distribution in N.C.: Durham, Granville, Orange.
The smooth coneflower was once found in all of the Atlantic
Coast states from Pennsylvania to Georgia and on the Gulf Coast in
Alabama and inland in Arkansas. Populations are now limited to
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
This perennial herb grows from simple or branched rhizomes.
It grows up to 1.5 meters tall, has a smooth stem, and few leaves.
The basal leaves are the largest and are smooth to slightly rough,
tapered to the base, elliptical to broadly lanceolate, and measure
20cm across and 7.5cm in width and are distinguished by long
petioles. Mid-stem leaves have short or no petioles and are smaller
than the basal leaves. Flowers are light pink to purplish in color,
solitary, and 2-2.5cm across. The petal-like rays usually droop.
Fruits are gray-brown, oblong-prismatic, four- angled, and 0.5-4mm
long; seeds are 0.5cm long.
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Habitat for the smooth coneflower is found in areas of
meadows, open woodlands, glades, cedar barrens, roadsides, power line
rights-of-way, clearcuts, and dry limestone bluffs. Plants usually
grow in soil derived from calcareous parent material. North Carolina
populations are found in soils derived from Diabase, a circumneutral
igneous rock. Optimal sites are in areas with abundant sunlight and
little competition from other herbaceous plants. Natural fires and
large herbivores are important in the maintenance of the smooth
coneflowers habitat.
B. Cultural Resources
1. Historic Architectural Resources
This project is subject to compliance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, implemented
by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for
Compliance with Section 106, codified at 36 CFR Part 800. Section
106 requires that if a federally funded, licensed, or permitted
project has an effect on a property listed on or eligible for the
National Register of Historic Places, the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation be given an opportunity to comment.
The area of potential effect (APE) was surveyed and is shown on
the project aerial map. No properties over fifty years old were
found, and therefore, no properties in the APE are eligible for the
National Register.
Since there are no properties
National Register within the APE,
106 is required.
either listed or eligible for the
no further compliance with Section
2. Archaeological Resources
This project was reviewed internally by NCDOT staff
archaeologist Tom Padgett for possible impacts upon significant
archaeological resources. The proposed water and sewer lines will be
contained within the existing right of way and connect to existing
facilities in the rest area. Due to the highly disturbed landscape
in the project area, there is almost no possibility of the project
affecting any sites that are eligible for the National Register of
Historic Places. Therefore, no archaeological survey of the project
was conducted.
C. Traffic Noise and Air Quality
The project is located within the Eastern Piedmont Air Quality
Control Region. The ambient air quality for Granville County has
been determined to be in compliance with the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards. Since this project is located in an area where
the State Implementation Plan (SIP) does not contain any
transportation control measures, the conformity procedures of
23 CFR 770 do not apply to this project.
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The project proposes the construction of water and sewer lines
along US 15 to I-85, then southwest along I-85 to the Rest Area.
Hence, the proposed project will not increase traffic volumes and no
change in -the vertical or horizontal alignment of the roadway
facilities will be needed. Hence, the project's impact on noise and
air quality will be insignificant.
If vegetation is disposed of by burning, all burning shall be
done in accordance with applicable local laws and regulations of the
North Carolina SIP for air quality in compliance with 15 NCAC
2D.0520.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF 1RANSPOR
JAMES B. HUNT. JR. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
GOVERNOR P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201
February 12, 1993
District Engineer
Army Corps of Engineers
P. O. Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 23402
ATTENTION: Regulatory Branch
Dear Sir:
TIO

SAM HUNT
SECRETARY
Subject: Granville County, I-85 Rest Area, Construct Water
and Sewer Lines; State Project Number 8.1370401;
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4(78)199; T.I.P. #I-2509
Attached for your information is a copy of the project
planning report for the subject project. The project is
being processed by the Federal Highway Administration as a
"Categorical Exclusion".in accordance with 23 CFR 771.115(b).
Therefore, we do not anticipate requesting an individual
permit but propose to proceed under a Nationwide Permit in
accordance with 33 CFR 330 Appendix A (B-23) issued November
22, 1991, by the Corps of Engineers. The provisions of
Section 330.4 and Appendix A (C) of these regulations will be
followed in the construction of the project.
We anticipate that 401 General Certification No. 2734
(Categorical Exclusion) will apply to this project, and are
providing one copy of the CE document to the North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources,
Division of Environmental Management, for their review.
If you have any questions or need additional
information, please call Cyndi Bell at [phone].
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Sinc rely,
B. J. 'Quint, P.E.
A s s s t 6nt__t11 a n a g e r,
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Planning and Environmental Branch
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Attachment
cc: COE, Raleigh Field Office
John Dorney, DEHNR, DEM
John Parker, DEHNR, DCM/Permit Coordinator
Kelly Barger, P.E., Program Development Branch
Don Morton, P.E., Highway Design
A.L. Hankins, P.E., Hydraulics
John L. Smith, Jr., P.E., Structure Design
Tom Shearin, P.E., Roadway Design
L.E. Stegall, P.E., Division 5 Engineer
Marc Hamel, P&E
Davis Moore, P&E

Granville County
I-85 Rest Area
Construct Water and Sewer Lines
State Project Number 8.1370401
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4 (78) 199
T.I.P. Number I-2509
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
AND
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
APPROVED:
10 iTE9 L. J. War P.
E., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch, NCOOT
DATE Nic olas raf, P. E.
Divisio Administrator, FHWA

Granville County
I-85 Rest Area
Construct Water and Sewer Lines
State Project Number 8.1370401
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4 (78) 199
T.I.P. Number I-2509
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION
November, 1992
Documentation Prepared in
Planning and Environmental Branch By:
Marc Hamel
Project Planning Engineer
, M'z - evo
ic and B. Davis, P.
Project Planning Engineer, Unit He d
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SEAL
6944
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H Y Franklin Vick, P. E.,KAssistant Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch

Granville County
I-85 Rest Area
Construct Water and Sewer Lines
State Project Number 8.1370401
Federal Aid Number IM-85-4 (78) 199
T.I.P. Number I-2509
PROPOSED ACTION:
Construct new water and sanitary sewer lines along I-85 in Granville
County (see Figure 1) to serve the rest area north of SR 1192. The water
line parallels the interstate from the rest area to the existing 12" main
at SR 1607 (approximately 3.5 miles, see Figure 2). The proposed sanitary
sewer line parallels the interstate from the rest area to US 15, then
parallels US 15 to the existing sewer lines near the pump station on
SR 1646 (approximately 4.8 miles). The sanitary sewer line will encompass
3 proposed pumping stations.
PURPOSE AND NEED:
The purpose of this project is to provide uninterrupted water and sewer
service, which will enhance the convenience and health aspects of the rest
area.
Estimated costs are as follows:
Preliminary Engineering $ 10,000
Construction $1,400,000
Total 1,410,000
This project is being processed as a categorical exclusion (CE).
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:
A. Biological
A reconnaissance was conducted along I-85 from NC 96 to SR 1192, by
NCDOT staff biologists on July 10, 1992 to determine if water and sewer
line installation would potentially impact federally-protected species.
NC 15 was also surveyed from SR 1646 to it's junction with I-85. All work
is to be contained within existing right-of-way to the southeast of
existing alignment.
The USFWS reports several protected species for Granville County, as
of July 23, 1992 (Table 1).
Table 1. FEDERALLY-PROTECTED SPECIES
Granville County
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS
Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf wedge mussel *E
Pti imnium no os um Harperella E
Echinacea laevigata Smooth coneflower **PE
*E-Endangered. A taxon that is threatened with extinction throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
**PE-Proposed Endangered. A taxon that has been formally proposed for
listing as Endangered, but has not yet completed the legally mandated
listing process.
No suitable habitat is present in the project area for the dwarf
wedge mussel or harperella. No impacts to these species will occur by
proposed project. Smooth coneflower does have the potential to occur
along roadsides, though usually associated with a specific soil type.
Cruise surveys were conducted within the impact zone, employing the use of
binoculars. No-specimens were seen. Subject project will not impact the
species.
Alasmidonta heterodon (dwarf-wedged
Animal Family: Unionidae
Date Listed: 3/14/90
Distribution in N.C.: Franklin,
Wilson.
mussel) E
Granville, Johnston, Nash, Wake,
Alasmidonta heterodon formerly ranged from the Petitcodiac
River, Canada to the Neuse River, North Carolina. In North Carolina
populations are found in Middle Creek and the Little River of the
Neuse River Basin and in the upper Tar River and Cedar, Crooked, and
Stony Creeks of the Tar River system.
The dwarf-wedged mussel is a small mussel ranging in size
from 2.5cm to 3.8cm in length. It's Shell is distinguishable by two
lateral teeth on the right half and one on the left half. The
periostracum (outer shell) is olive green to dark brown in color and
the nacre (inner shell) is bluish to silvery white.
Successful reproduction is dependent on the attachment of
larval mussels to a host fish. It is not known what the host fish is
but evidence suggests that it is either an anadromous or catadromous
species. This mussel is sensitive to agricultural, domestic, and
industrial pollutants and requires a stable silt free streambed with
well oxygenated water to survive.
3
Ptilimnium nodosum (harperella) E
Plant Fami y: Apiaceae
Federally Listed: September 28, 1988
Flowers Present: late July - August
Distribution in N.C.: Chatham, Granville, Lee.
The historic range of Ptilimnium nodosum included the states
of Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, and
the coastal plains of Georgia and South Carolina. It is now known
from only ten populations in its historic range and it has been
eliminated from over half of its known range. North Carolina
currently has two known populations of harperella, one in Granville
and one in Chatham County.
Harperella is an annual herb in the carrot family, with
fibrous roots and erect to spreading stems. The stems are green and
often have a purplish tinge at the base and they may branch above
mid-stem. The leaves are hollow, cylindrical, and septate, with
broadly clasping bases. Basal and lower leaves up to 30cm long and
decreasing upwards on the stem. Flowers are 5-15 compound umbels,
each umbel subtended by an involucre of small lanceolate bracts 0.5cm
long.
This plant can be found in two types of habitat, rocky or
gravel shoals and the margins of clear, swift-flowing stream
sections, and the edges of intermittent pineland ponds or low, wet
savannah meadows in the coastal plain. It is always found in
saturated Substrates and tolerates periodic, moderate flooding. There
is a preference for sunny areas and this species is abundant where it
is sheltered from stream erosion, usually on the downstream side of
large rocks or amidst thick clones of water willow.
Echinacea laevi ata (smooth coneflower) E
Plant Family: Asteraceae
Federally Listed: December 9, 1991 PE
Flowers Present: June - early July
Distribution in N.C.: Durham, Granville, Orange.
The smooth coneflower was once found in all of the Atlantic
Coast states from Pennsylvania to Georgia and on the Gulf Coast in
Alabama and inland in Arkansas. Populations are now limited to
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
This perennial herb grows from simple or branched rhizomes.
It grows up to 1.5 meters tall, has a smooth stem, and few leaves.
The basal leaves are the largest and are smooth to slightly rough,
tapered to the base, elliptical to broadly lanceolate, and measure
20cm across and 7.5cm in width and are distinguished by long
petioles. Mid-stem leaves have short or no petioles and are smaller
than the basal leaves. Flowers are light pink to purplish in color,
solitary, and 2-2.5cm across. The petal-like rays usually droop.
Fruits are gray-brown, oblong-prismatic, four- angled, and 0.5-4mm
long; seeds are 0.5cm long.
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Habitat for the smooth coneflower is found in areas of
meadows, open woodlands, glades, cedar barrens, roadsides, power line
rights-of-way, clearcuts, and dry limestone bluffs. Plants usually
grow in soil derived from calcareous parent material. North Carolina
populations are found in soils derived from Diabase, a circumneutral
igneous rock. Optimal sites are in areas with abundant sunlight and
little competition from other herbaceous plants. Natural fires and
large herbivores are important in the maintenance of the smooth
coneflowers habitat.
B. Cultural Resources
1. Historic Architectural Resources
This project is subject to compliance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, implemented
by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for
Compliance with Section 106, codified at 36 CFR Part 800. Section
106 requires that if a federally funded, licensed, or permitted
project has an effect on a property listed on or eligible for the
National Register of Historic Places, the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation be given an opportunity to comment.
The area of potential effect (APE) was surveyed and is shown on
the project aerial map. No properties over fifty years old were
found, and therefore, no properties in the APE are eligible for the
National Register.
Since there are no properties either listed or eligible for the
National Register within the APE, no further compliance with Section
106 is required.
2. Archaeological Resources
This project was reviewed internally by NCDOT staff
archaeologist Tom Padgett for possible impacts upon significant
archaeological resources. The proposed water and sewer lines will be
contained within the existing right of way and connect to existing
facilities in the rest area. Due to the highly disturbed landscape
in the project area, there is almost no possibility of the project
affecting any sites that are eligible for the National Register of
Historic Places. Therefore, no archaeological survey of the project
was conducted.
C. Traffic Noise and Air Quality
The project is located within the Eastern Piedmont Air Quality
Control Region. The ambient air quality for Granville County has
been determined to be in compliance with the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards. Since this project is located in an area where
the State Implementation Plan (SIP) does not contain any
transportation control measures, the conformity procedures of
23 CFR 770 do not apply to this project.
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The project proposes the construction of water and sewer lines
along US 15 to I-85, then southwest along I-85 to the Rest Area.
Hence, the proposed project will not increase traffic volumes and no
change in -the vertical or horizontal alignment of the roadway
facilities will be needed. Hence, the project's impact on noise and
air quality will be insignificant.
If vegetation is disposed of by burning, all burning shall be
done in accordance with applicable local laws and regulations of the
North Carolina SIP for air quality in compliance with 15 NCAC
2D.0520.
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