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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
July 27, 2011
Wake County
DWQ No. 20030918
Philip S. Harris, [Q, P.E., Unit Head
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Subject: UT Kit Creek Mitigation Site, Wake County, TIP No. R-2000AB
Dear Mr. Harris:
This correspondence is in reference to your letter dated July 5, 2011, regarding the UT Kit Creek
Mitigation site located in Wake County, North Carolina. This site is being utilized by the North
Carolina Department of Transportation as compensatory mitigation for stream relocation impacts
associated with project R-2000AB, the 1-540 Outer Loop.
On May 26, 2011, Rob Ridings of DWQ participated in an inter-agency field visit to review the site
and verify the final mitigation boundaries. As stated in your letter, 1299 linear feet of stream
relocation was achieved on site.
By copy of this letter, we are notifying you that no further monitoring of the site will be required
since the construction and success criteria for the mitigation site has been met.
If you have any questions, please contact Rob Ridings at 919-807-6403.
Sincerely
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Chris Murray, NCDOT Division 5 DEO
Chris Militscher, USEPA
Travis Wilson, WRC
Randy Griffin, DOT
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SECRETARY
July 5, 2011
Mr. Eric Alsmeyer
Raleigh Regulatory Office ACOE
Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Re: UT to Kit Creek Mitigation Site, Wake County, WBS Project # 34365.1.1, TIP No.
R-2000AB, Action ID No. 200021863; DWQ Project No. 030918
Mr. Alsmeyer:
As you aze awaze, the Department has monitored the UT to Kit Creek stream relocation site since
its construction in the March of 2005. Located in Wake County, adjacent to the NC 540
Northern Wake Expressway at Sta. 10+41 -YRPA-, this site provides 1,299 lineaz feet of stream
relocation for impacts associated with the R-2000AB project. The stream relocation was
constructed and revegetated with appropriate hazdwood species. Per permit requirements,
NCDOT was required to monitor the stream mitigation site for channel stability by visual
observation on a biannual basis for five years or until success criteria were met.
During the monitoring period, biannual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate
regulatory agencies via the PDEA Natural Environment Unit's (NEU) website:
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After five years of vegetation and stream stability monitoring, the UT to Kit Creek stream
relocation indicates that the planted vegetation is surviving and the streambanks remain stable at
this time. Individual biannual monitoring reports are available on NEU's website for 2006-20]0.
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A site visit was conducted on May 26`", 2011 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 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,
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Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Unit Head
PDEA-Natural Environment Unit
cc: Mr. Rob Ridings, DWQ
Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC
Mr. Chris Militscher, EPA
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. Scott McLendon, ACOE
Mr. Brian Wrenn, DWQ
Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT-REU
Mr. Chris Murray, NCDOT-DEOS
Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT-NEU