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PROGRAM
April 20, 2006
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
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Subject: Long Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site Deficit
Lumber River Basin, Cataloging Unit 03040203
Hoke County, NCDOT Division 8
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the additional mitigation required to offset mitigation deficit
associated with the Long Swamp Wetland Mitigation site. According to information
provided by you in a letter dated April 14, 2005, the remaining mitigation amount
required is 20.0 acres riverine wetland restoration and 43.10 acres non-riverine wetland
restoration. EEP agrees to provide these outstanding mitigation requirements with 20
riparian restoration credits and 43.10 non-riparian restoration credits.
The Long Swamp Wetland Mitigation site was constructed by the NCDOT in
August 1998 to offset unavoidable impacts associated with the construction of the
Rockingham/Hamlet Bypass (TIP Number R-512). Some areas within the mitigation site
failed to reach optimum hydrology after the required five year monitoring period;
therefore, maximum mitigation credit for this site was not possible. Post-construction
monitoring has been completed per the approved mitigation plan for this site and the
NCDOT has requested the USACE and NCDWQ concur with the recommendation to
"close out' the site and to provide additional wetland mitigation to offset the deficits
through another source.
The NCDOT elected to request mitigation assistance from the EEP for the
riverine and non-riverine wetland deficits associated with the Long Swamp Wetland
Mitigation site. The NCDOT has discussed this recommendation with the proper
environmental regulatory agencies; however, EEP has not received any additional
correspondence from the USACE to indicate if concurrence to "close out" the mitigation
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net
site was granted. The EEP will need verification from the USACE that the Long Swamp
Wetland Mitigation site has been "closed out" and a final total of the wetland mitigation
deficits associated with the site.
EEP is discussing this issue with the USACE to determine the appropriate
timeframe that the mitigation debit is required. The additional mitigation associated with
the Long Swamp Wetland Mitigation site deficit was included in the EEP's 2006 - 2008
Biennial Budget that was submitted to the NCDOT in April 2006.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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EEP Director
cc: Mr. Richard Spencer, USACE-Wilmington
Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE-Wilmington
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
Mr. Marc Recktenwald, NCDENR-EEP
Mr. Randy Griffin, Jr., NCDOT-PDEA
File: Long Swamp Mitigation Site
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MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
Mr. Richard Spencer
November 25, 2002
Project Manager, US Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Wilmington, North Carolina
SUBJECT: Long Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site, Hoke County
Dear Mr. Spencer,
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
As you are aware, a request was made by state and federal regulatory agencies in
April/May 2002, that the N.C. Department of Transportation closely analyze the success
criteria, as described in the mitigation plan, for the above mentioned mitigation site.
Based on past year's hydrology and vegetation data, some areas of the site that were
projected to meet wetland hydrology criteria have yet to perform as such.
In June 2002, the Department. dispatched a team of biologists to evaluate/delineate the
areas of the property that had not performed favorably. This delineation was reviewed by
the regulatory agencies in late June 2002. At that field meeting, state and federal
regulatory agencies requested that the Department evaluate an additional section of the
property. This field investigation took place in August 2002. Since that time the
Department has drafted plans detailing the delineation that was performed in the previous
months. The preliminary results were shared with the COE office and with Mr. John
Hennessey, NCDWQ, in September 2002.
The existing project files have been researched and it appears that this mitigation site was
offered and accepted as a total compensation for the R-512 (Rockingham-Hamlet Bypass)
project with the exception of approximately 20 acres of riverine restoration. Based on
conversations with COE and DWQ, the department has included a detailed map
illustrating the projected performance, as outlined in the Mitigation Plan dated June 1997,
and a map of the mitigation areas that are currently meeting expectations on this property.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-15118
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A summary of the expectations in the June 1997 mitigation plan versus the actual areas
that are currently meeting wetland status is shown in Table 1.
Mitigation Post Construction
Community Type Plan (June Monitoring Difference
1997) Ac.
Non-Hydric Soils (Upland Buffer 50.4 50.4 0.0
Planting
Prior Converted Farm Fields 52.6 13.0 -39.6
(Restoration)
Wetland Hydrology Removed 26.8 23.7 -3.1
(Restoration)
Wetland Hydrology Present 112.7 112.4 -0.3
(Enhancement/Preservation)
Table 1: Summary of Mitigation Credits Long Swamp Mitigation Site
Based on the field investigations and the current status of Long Swamp, there exists a
deficit of 43.1 Ac. of non-riverine wetland restoration. In addition to these deficiencies,
the Department is also obligated for the additional 20 Ac. of riverine restoration that was
not included within this site.
Currently, the Department is working to solicit "Full Delivery" submittals from private
engineering firms to compensate for the difference in the non-riverine and riverine
components to fully offset the impacts for the R-512, Rockingham-Hamlet Bypass
Roadway Construction Project.
If you have any further questions regarding the Long Swamp Site, please contact Mr.
Randy Griffin at [phone] ext. 294. For further information regarding the "Full
Delivery" wetland mitigation program, please contact to Mr. David Schiller, at (919) 715-
0248. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
Sincerely,
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PDEA-Office of Natural Environment
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Mr. John Hennessey, NCDWQ
Mr. David Cox, NCWRC
Mr. Howard Hall, USFWS
Bill Rosser, PE, Division 8 Engineer
Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT, PDEA
Mr. David Harris, NCDOT, REU
Mr. Tommy Douglas, NCDOT Geotechnical

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTNILNT OF TRANSPORTATION
JAMES B. HUNT JR. P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201
GOVERNOR January 4, 2000`'.~ j
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Mr. David Timpy
US Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
PO Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Dear Mr. Timpy:
DAVID MCCOY
SECRETARY
Subject: 1999 Annual Monitoring Report for Long Swamp Mitigation Site, Hoke
County
Please find enclosed the 1999 Annual Monitoring Report for the Long Swamp Mitigation
Site. This report details the hydrologic and vegetation monitoring activities over the past
year at the site, which was originally constructed in 1998.
A meeting to discuss this and other sites evaluated by the Wilmington and Washington
Regulatory Offices has been scheduled for Friday, February 18, 2000 at 9:00am in Room
470 of the Transportation Building. Representatives from NCDOT and other agencies will
be in attendance.
If you should have any questions prior to this meeting, please contact Beth Smyre, Natural
Systems Engineer, at [phone]. Thank you for your continued support and
cooperation.
Sincerely,
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V. Charles Bruton, Ph.D.,
Assistant Branch Manager
Project Development and Environmental
Analysis Branch
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David Franklin, USACE
Iphn Hennessy, NCDWQ I
David Cox, NCWRC
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Bruce Ellis, NCDOT
PIIONE [phone] FAX(919)733-()150