20100099 Ver 2_USACE Correspondence_20100215

IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
February 10, 2010
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FEB 15 2010
Mr. M. Randall Turner
Restoration Systems LLC
1101 Haynes Street
Suite 209
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Dear Mr. Turner:
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On January 21, 2010 we contacted the IRT and requested preliminary review of the Draft
Prospectus for the Pancho Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank that you are developing
approximately 11 miles west-southwest of Goldsboro (35.33363N -78.19267W) on North
Carolina State Road 1008 in and adjacent to Kennedy Mill Branch in Wayne County, North
Carolina.
After review of the draft prospectus, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality
(NCDWQ) provided comments in email dated February 1, 2010. NCDWQ expressed concern
about expanding the service area outside of the River Basin. In addition, the USACE has
several concerns. There is a break in ecoregion within the proposed subbasin that includes the
proposed ban. When there is a distinct break in a physiographic ecoregion exist within a given
8-digit HUC, at the discretion of the IRT, the size and location of the GSA may be limited to
the 8-digit HUC and the specific physiographic ecoregion within which the bank property is
located. Use of a bank site to compensate for impacts beyond the GSA may be considered by
the Corps or other permitting agency on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, we are concerned
that the proximity of the hog waste lagoons to the preservation has a high risk of failure. We
have some questions concerning project design including the increased sinuosity in the
northern reaches of Kennedy Mill Branch and the proposed braided channel in the southern
portions. It is Department of the Army policy to provide a project proponent the opportunity
to furnish a proposed resolution or rebuttal to all comments and/or objections from the public
and government agencies before a final decision is made. In this regard, I would appreciate
receiving any comments that you have on this matter.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. The Wilmington District is committed to
providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue to do so,
please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at
http://per2.nwp.usace,army.mil/survey.html to complete the survey online.
If you have any questions, please call me at the Washington Regulatory Field Office, telephone
[phone].

Copies Furnished
Sincerely,
Tracey L. Wheeler
Regulatory Project Manager
Ms. Becky Fox
Wetland Regulatory Section
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1307 Firefly Road
Whittier, NC 28789
Mr. Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries Service
Habitat Conservation Division
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Mr. Howard Hall
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Ecological Services - Raleigh Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Ms. Maria Dunn
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, North Carolina 27889
Mr. Ian McMillan
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Mail Service Center 1650
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Mr. Steve Rynas
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557-3421