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Good afternoon Lyle,

Thank you again for taking the time to hop on a call earlier to discuss the additional comments you had. Please see our response below:

1. Due to NCDOT requirements regarding driveway spacing, and the existing condition of Green Level West Road’s unsafe vertical and horizontal curvature and resulting sight distance issues,
this subdivision was required to place its’ driveway at its’ current location to rectify these pertaining requirements. To resolve sight distance issues and safety of ingress/egress
onto Green Level West Road, GLW Rd will need to be realigned as shown on the latest design plans by Ramey Kemp and Associates (attached) which initiates the need for this impact. Please
note that the culvert extension design at Impact Area 1 has been minimized to the maximum extent practical, utilizing sidewalk realignment to be adjacent to back of curb, a 1.5 slope
and armoring per NCDOT spec, and a pre-cast headwall, all of which shorten this impact length along the existing stream and buffer.

2. Fire and Emergency Services require a second point of access to any residential development with over 100 dwelling units, which this proposed subdivision includes 156 single family
dwellings. Other than the subdivision entrance along Green Level West Rd, the existing Hawthorne Woods Rd is the only currently available additional point of access for the subdivision,
which will connect to Wimberly Rd, therefore resulting in the need to cross the existing stream at Impact Area 2. Please note that this impact utilizes retaining walls on both sides
of the proposed Hawthorne Woods Rd connection to minimize impacts to existing features to the maximum extent practical.

Please let me know if this information will suffice.

Thanks,

CAMDEN BRUNICK

Environmental Consultant

Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA

North Quarter Office Park

8412 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 104

Raleigh, NC 27615

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Subject: Williams Grove / 4525 Green Level West Road / Apex / Wake County / SAW-2021-01592 / Request for Additional Information

Mr. Brunick,

I have reviewed the PCN submitted for the above referenced project and need the following comments/questions addressed to evaluate the proposed activities.

1. Based on the application the project proposes to discharge fill material within stream channel for road widening at the proposed Impact Area 1, depicted on Sheet IM2.01. Per the application,
the proposed design is necessary for the widening of Green Level West Road as well as an extension of the existing culvert. The need for widening is not disputed; however, you have not
demonstrated avoidance and minimization to the maximum extent practicable as required by NWP General Conditions 23(a) and (b). For example, it appears that the proposed project (residential
development) could be constructed and could be constructed and function without the widening proposed at Impact Area 1. Additionally, the purpose and need for Impact Area 1 is unclear.

a. Please provide additional information justifying the proposed road widening design and how it is tied to the proposed project (residential development), or provide a redesign of
the project that can meet the NWP conditions.

2. Based on the application the project proposes to discharge fill material within stream channel for road construction at the proposed Impact Area 2, depicted on Sheet IM2.02. The need
for access roads is not disputed; however, based on the application the road crossing is necessary in order to connect to the existing Hawthorne Woods Road and it is unclear if you have
not demonstrated avoidance and minimization to the maximum extent practicable as required by NWP General Conditions 23(a) and (b). For example, it appears that impacts at Impact Area
2 could be avoided because the proposed project has access from Green Level West Road. Additionally, it appears that the proposed project (residential development) could be constructed
and could function without the connection of Hawthorne Woods Road.

a. Please provide additional information justifying the proposed road construction and how it is tied to the proposed project (residential development), or provide a redesign of the
project that can meet the NWP conditions.

Please submit the above information within 30 days of receipt of this Notification or we may consider your application withdrawn and close the file. Please call or email ([e-mail]
<mailto:[e-mail]> ) me if you have any questions.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Lyle Phillips

Regulatory Specialist

US Army Corps of Engineers

CE-SAW-RG-R

3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105

Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587

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