20140041 Ver 1_Little Pine III - Phase 3 repairs_20210810

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Attached are upcoming repairs for Little Pine III (3rd time's a charm!). Harry's email below explains it well. This is just for your records, you don't need to submit comments (unless
you have some). It consists of structure repair, bank erosion and replanting an old haul road, plus culvert replacement (potentially replacing with a ford). They plan to forward specific
planting plans and culvert/ford information once they work with EPR on the design.
Thanks
Kim

Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

-----Original Message-----
From: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 1:12 PM
To: Tsomides, Harry <[e-mail]>
Cc: Wiesner, Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Little Pine III (94903) - Phase 3 repairs

Thanks Harry. I talked with Todd and he agreed that we didn't need an adaptive management plan since it's DBB, and since we already issued the NWP3 for repairs, you should be all set.
We may not require additional monitoring as long as you can show the culvert repairs are stable through a couple bankfulls, which you should be able to meet in the next year before closeout.
Photo documentation will also be helpful.
Thanks
kim

Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

-----Original Message-----
From: Tsomides, Harry <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2021 4:41 PM
To: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Cc: Wiesner, Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Little Pine III (94903) - Phase 3 repairs

Hi Kim,

Good to talk with you earlier today. Attached are a few files which clarify the direction we are headed in with this upcoming repair on Little Pine III. This Design-Bid-Build project
is currently in Monitoring Year 6 (2021). This will be the third round of repairs and is the result on ongoing wear and tear in some sections of the project that we feel like need attention
to properly present the project for close out (TBD).

Attached (chronologically) are:

1. IRT Site Visit minutes from 2/23/2021 (DMS)

2. Todd's follow up email 3/1/2021

3. Set of scoping maps and photos from May 2021 (DMS)

4. Phase III Repair Concept Plan dated 8/9/2021 (EPR)

Following the IRT meeting in February, I walked the entire project and photo-documented and mapped several stressed areas in addition to the two clogged/undersized culverts (see scoping
maps and photos). Then in May, with that in hand, DMS (Paul, Tim and I) held a scoping meeting with EPR (Jake Byers) to get a consensus on what should be included in EPR's scope. The
field meeting was held in order to observe two culverts that were discussed during the February IRT site visit, consider potential culvert treatments from EPR's perspective, and reach
consensus on potential additional repair areas to undergo design and construction later this year and early next year.

In summary:

* Out of the 13 areas I noted and mapped (yellow numbered boxes), 11 of them are planned for some level of treatment as noted in the EPR Adaptive Management Plan repair memo;

* Two additional small areas were added to the repairs at STA 328+10 (minor bank erosion near a culvert repair) and a J-hook boulder that has dislodged on Little Pine Creek at
STA 120+50);

* The effort will include fencing repairs along crossings (as discussed at the February IRT visit) and planting again along a 2020 repair haul road;

* A full set of draft construction plans and project manual will be prepared for the usual informal contractor bidding process; in addition to design detail these will show the
planting plan, species etc. to be planted along the haul road and following new repair-related disturbances, in addition to the fencing plan.

If you have any comments on the EPR concept plan or the site in general just let me know. I plan to walk the site again next Wednesday with Paul, with concept plan in hand to make sure
no even newer areas have emerged, and to review Jake's plan in detail.

Thanks!

==================================

Harry Tsomides

Project Manager

Division of Mitigation Services

NC Department of Environmental Quality

Tel. [phone]

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5 Ravenscroft Drive

Suite 102

Asheville, NC 28801

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Original Message
From: Tsomides, Harry <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2021 4:41 PM
To: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Cc: Wiesner, Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Little Pine III (94903) - Phase 3 repairs
Hi Kim,
Good to talk with you earlier today. Attached are a few files which clarify the direction we are headed in with
this upcoming repair on Little Pine III. This Design -Bid -Build project is currently in Monitoring Year 6 (2021).
This will be the third round of repairs and is the result on ongoing wear and tear in some sections of the
project that we feel like need attention to properly present the project for close out (TBD).
Attached (chronologically) are:
1. IRT Site Visit minutes from 2/23/2021 (DMS)
2. Todd's follow up email 3/1/2021
3. Set of scoping maps and photos from May 2021 (DMS)
4. Phase III Repair Concept Plan dated 8/9/2021 (EPR)
Following the IRT meeting in February, I walked the entire project and photo -documented and mapped
several stressed areas in addition to the two clogged/undersized culverts (see scoping maps and photos).
Then in May, with that in hand, DMS (Paul, Tim and I) held a scoping meeting with EPR (Jake Byers) to get a
consensus on what should be included in EPR's scope. The field meeting was held in order to observe two
culverts that were discussed during the February IRT site visit, consider potential culvert treatments from
EPR's perspective, and reach consensus on potential additional repair areas to undergo design and
construction later this year and early next year.
In summary:
* Out of the 13 areas I noted and mapped (yellow numbered boxes), 11 of them are planned for some
level of treatment as noted in the EPR Adaptive Management Plan repair memo;
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* Two additional small areas were added to the repairs at STA 328+10 (minor bank erosion near a culvert
repair) and a J-hook boulder that has dislodged on Little Pine Creek at STA 120+50);
* The effort will include fencing repairs along crossings (as discussed at the February IRT visit) and
planting again along a 2020 repair haul road;
* A full set of draft construction plans and project manual will be prepared for the usual informal
contractor bidding process; in addition to design detail these will show the planting plan, species etc. to be
planted along the haul road and following new repair -related disturbances, in addition to the fencing plan.
If you have any comments on the EPR concept plan or the site in general just let me know. I plan to walk the
site again next Wednesday with Paul, with concept plan in hand to make sure no even newer areas have
emerged, and to review Jake's plan in detail.
Thanks!
Harry Tsomides
Project Manager
Division of Mitigation Services
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
5 Ravenscroft Drive
Suite 102
Asheville, NC 28801
3

Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.