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Home My WebLink About20051765 Ver 1_Site Plan_20120501A� G, NC®ENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H Sullins Governor Director May 8 2012 Bertie County DWQ No 20051765 Gregory J Thorpe PhD Manager North Carolina Department of Transportation Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch 1598 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1598 Subject U S 17 Windsor Bypass Temporary Impact Sites No 14 and IP No 1 Bertie County TIP No R 2404A Dear Dr Thorpe This correspondence is in reference to your letter dated May 1 2012 regarding the U S 17 Windsor Bypass Temporary Impact Sites No 14 and IP No 1 areas located in Bertie County North Carolina These sites have been monitored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as required for temporary wetland impacts associated with project R 2404A By copy of this letter we are notifying you that no further monitoring of the site will be required since the success criteria for the site has been met Thank you for your time and cooperation If you have any questions please contact David Wainwright at (919)807 6405 Sincerely ��Char es Wakild Director cc Bill Biddlecome US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office (electronic copy only) Clay Willis Division 1 Environmental Officer (electronic copy only) Chris Militscher Environmental Protection Agency (electronic copy only) Travis Wilson NC Wildlife Resources Commission (electronic copy only) Steve Sollod Division of Coastal Management (electronic copy only) Garcy Ward NCDWQ Washington Regional Office (electronic copy only) File Copy Transportation Permitting Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650 Location 512 N Salisbury Street Raleigh North Carolina 27604 Phone 91M07 -63001 FAX 919.807 6494 Internet http //portal ncdenr org /web /wq An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Acton Employer Dee Freeman Secretary NorthCarohna Naturally i_ STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR May 1 2012 Mr Doug Huggett NC Division of Coastal Management Parker Lincoln Building 2728 Capital Boulevard Raleigh NC 27604 EUGENE A CONTI JR SECRETARY Re US 17 Windsor Bypass Temporary Impact Sites #14 and IP #l, Bertie County, WBS Project No 34424 3 7, TIP No R 2404A Action ID No 199400453 DWQ Project No 05 -1765 DCM Permit No 5 06 Mr Huggett As you are aware the Department has monitored the US 17 Windsor Bypass temporary impact sites since their construction in January of 2009 Located in Bertie County, Site #14 is adjacent to Wakelon Road (SR 1001) and Site IP #1 is on a haul road for a borrow site off Greens Cross Road (SR 1300) These sites encompass 13 acres at Site #14 and 0 02 acre at Site IP #1 and were monitored for temporary wetland impacts associated with the R 2404A US 17 Windsor Bypass project The restoration effort involved the removal of temporary fill at Site #14 and removal of a pipe extension along 20 linear feet of perennial stream at Site IP #1 After the fill and pipe were removed, the areas were revegetated with the appropriate hardwood species and must re- attain jurisdictional wetland status at the end of three years, hydrologic monitoring was not required for this project According to permit conditions, NCDOT was required to monitor the US 17 Windsor Bypass temporary impact sites for three years or until success criteria were met with visual vegetation monitoring conducted each year After each growing season annual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies via the Natural Environment Section (NES) website http / /www ncdot or /g doh/ preconstruct/ pe/ neu /Monttortng/Monatorin�eports html After three years of vegetation monitoring, the US 17 Windsor Bypass temporary impact sites indicates that natural re vegetation has occurred and the temporary impact areas at Site #14 and Site IP #1 have re- attained jurisdictional wetland status Individual annual monitoring data is provided within the monitoring reports available on NEU s website between 2009 and 2011 MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE 919 707 6000 LOCATION NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX 919.212 5785 CENTURY CENTER BUILDING B PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE I 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBsim WWW NCDOT ORG RALEIGH NC 27610 RALEIGH NC 27699 1598 A site visit was conducted on April 18th 2012 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 written 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 Philip S Hams III P E Section Head PDEA- Natural Environment Section cc Mr Bill Biddlecome, ACOE 1V David Wainwright DWJ Mr Travis Wilson WRC Mr Chris Milrtscher EPA Mr Gary Jordan USFWS Mr Scott McLendon, ACOE Mr Brian Wrenn, DWQ Mr David Hams, P E, NCDOT REU Mr Clay Willis NCDOT DE01 Mr Randy Griffin, NCDOT -NEU