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Home My WebLink About20010318 Ver 1_Mitigation_Letter_20160523Transporta tion OS/04/2016 Clay Willis Environmental Supervisor NCDOT Division One 118 Airport Drive Edenton, NC 27932 Mrs. Tracey Wheeler, PAT McCRORY Governor N[CHOLAS J. TENNYSON Secretary Following up for our field �neeting on 4/19/2016 to discuss the proposed boardwall</pedestrian h�ail connecting the Visitor Ce��ter and Coastal Studies Institute, I am provided an additional ovecview perinit sheet. Our original estimate of restored area only encompassed the road way between the tree line, so I clarified we needed to remove the road fill entirely, included the 5-10 year old pine trees bordering the clear� road. This increases the available restored area to 2783 sq. feet (0.064 acres). The restored wetland grade will match the existing adjacent wetland elevation and mitigation area. As stated in the original authorization request, we will remove the culve��ts and open up the Collins Creek/Canal system. The total elevated boardwalk area is 950 sg. ft., with 250 sq. ft. over the existing mitigation section associated with the original Visitor Center Permits. We are proposing to restore 2783 sq. ft. (removing the old road fill); tllis would far exceed the 2:1 ratio expectation. Once the area is restored, NCDOT will comnlit to planting wetland vegetation, which will be Jarncus roeme�•za�rus Black Needle Rush, Spartina pater�s Salt Meadow Grass, Cladium jamaicense Sawgrass. This vegetation will match the adjacent coasta] species currently present in the mitigation area. NCDOT can monitor the wetland restoration by photographs and detenninations of vegetation cover. The vegetation cover goal is at least 75 percent desirable species. The sites sllould be uionitored for 3 yeais, with a brief report on the progress of these a1•eas being submitted to the USACOE, DWR and DCM annually during tlle moi�itoring period. Following three years of �nonitoring, NCDOT will schedule an agency field ineeting to determine if the created areas have attained jurisdictional wetland status. If, at the end of three years, the restored areas have not attained jurisdictional wetland status, the agencies shall determine if additional compensato�y initigation is required or other site �l�anipulations needed for restoration improvement. If you have any questions or need clariiication, contact me at 252-312-3692. Sincerely, / %L,�"`l c� Clay Willis Division One Enviroivnental Officer Cc: Travis Wilson, NCWRC Greg Daisy, NCDCM Garcy Ward, NCDWR Virginia Baker, NCDWR Randy Midget�, P.E. NCDOT �Nothing Compares�'%u_ State of North Carolina � Deparimcnt of l�ranspoitation � Division One Construction I 18 Aiipo�t Drivc Suite l00 Edenton, NC 27932 252-482-1376