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Home My WebLink About20160299_Re R2536_ENV_ALL - NCDOT topics Draft On-Site Mitigation Meeting Minutes_20150904 Carpenter,Kristi From:Tina Swiezy <tswiezy@rkk.com> Sent:Friday, September 04, 2015 2:24 PM To:Paugh, Leilani Y; Andrew.E.Williams2@usace.army.mil Cc:Jim Eisenhardt; Underwood, Chris; Hauser, James W; Wanucha, Dave; Dilday, Jason L; daltland@rkk.com; Rivenbark, Chris; Tommy Peacock Subject:Re: R2536_ENV_ALL - NCDOT topics Draft On-Site Mitigation Meeting Minutes Attachments:Attendees 8.7.15.pdf; Mitigation USACE Meeting minutes 080715 ncdot topics official.docx All The purpose of this separate NCDOT topic On-Site Mitigation Meeting Minutes memo is to provide documentation for the separate the general mitigation discussion held during the mtg on Aug 7. This mtg minute information has been provided back just to agency and DOT personnel for verification and understanding of the topics discussed. Please review the minutes and let me know if you have any comments by Wednesday September 9th. I will incorporate any comments and send out final minutes after I receive comments on the 9th. Thanks ___________________________________ TINA SWIEZY, PE Senior Manager RK&K 900 Ridgefield, Suite 350 Raleigh,NC 27609 919.878.9560 P 919.790.8382 F 919.653.7362 D www.rkk.com BBB BBB BBB BBB t-t-t- 1 From: "Tina Swiezy" <tswiezy@rkk.com> To: "Andrew E SAW Williams" <Andrew.E.Williams2@usace.army.mil> Cc: "dave wanucha" <dave.wanucha@ncdenr.gov>, crivenbark@ncdot.gov, csunderwood@ncdot.gov, lpaugh@ncdot.gov, kbcapps@ncdot.gov, "Jason L Dilday" <jldilday@ncdot.gov>, jhauser@ncdot.gov, "Drew Altland" <daltland@rkk.com>, "Jim Eisenhardt" <jeisenhardt@rkk.com>, "Jeff Meador" <jmeador@rkk.com>, mshumsky@ncdot.gov, asheborobypassconstructors@oldcastlematerials.com, Asheboro@wbcci.com, "Mike Merritt" <mmerritt@rkk.com>, "Matthew Cook" <mcook@rkk.com>, "Tommy Peacock" <jpeacock@rkk.com>, "Keith Skinner" <kskinner@rkk.com>, "Trent Cormier" <tcormier@icaeng.com>, "Thomas Tallman" <ttallman@icaeng.com> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 7:42:11 AM Subject: R2536_ENV_ALL - On-Site Mitigation Meeting Minutes clarification Andy I agree. We will be working today to clarify #7 in the minutes .....several statements need to be revised to more closely reflect the meeting discussions. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks ___________________________________ TINA SWIEZY, PE Senior Manager RK&K 900 Ridgefield, Suite 350 Raleigh,NC 27609 919.878.9560 P 919.790.8382 F 919.653.7362 D www.rkk.com BBB BBB BBB BBB t-t-t- From: "Andrew E SAW Williams" <Andrew.E.Williams2@usace.army.mil> To: "Jeff Meador" <jmeador@rkk.com> Cc: "dave wanucha" <dave.wanucha@ncdenr.gov>, crivenbark@ncdot.gov, csunderwood@ncdot.gov, lpaugh@ncdot.gov, kbcapps@ncdot.gov, "Tina Swiezy" <tswiezy@rkk.com>, "Jason L Dilday" <jldilday@ncdot.gov>, jhauser@ncdot.gov, "Drew Altland" <daltland@rkk.com>, "Jim Eisenhardt" <jeisenhardt@rkk.com>, "Rachelle Beauregard" <rbeauregard@ncdot.gov>, "Chris Rivenbark" <crivenbark@ncdot.gov> 2 Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 5:25:15 PM Subject: RE: \[EXTERNAL\] R2536_ENV_ALL - On-Site Mitigation Meeting Minutes (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Jeff, Please give me a call regarding these notes. This was not a Concurrence Meeting. Most of the Conclusion #7 needs to be re-written. I will be in the office all day tomorrow. Andrew Williams Regulatory Project Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 919-554-4884 extension 26 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://regulatory.usacesurvey.com/. -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Meador \[mailto:jmeador@rkk.com\] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 2:29 PM To: dave wanucha; crivenbark@ncdot.gov; csunderwood@ncdot.gov; lpaugh@ncdot.gov; Williams, Andrew E SAW; kbcapps@ncdot.gov; Tina Swiezy; Jason L Dilday; jhauser@ncdot.gov; Drew Altland; Jim Eisenhardt; Rachelle Beauregard; Chris Rivenbark Cc: Mike Merritt; Matthew Cook; Tommy Peacock; Keith Skinner; Trent Cormier; Thomas Tallman; mshumsky@ncdot.gov; asheborobypassconstructors@oldcastlematerials.com; Asheboro@wbcci.com; Amy Parrish Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] R2536_ENV_ALL - On-Site Mitigation Meeting Minutes All, Please find attached draft meeting minutes for the on-site mitigation meeting held on August 7th for the Asheboro Bypass project (R-2536). Please review the minutes and let me know if you have any comments by Wednesday September 2nd. I will incorporate any comments and send out final minutes after I receive comments on the 2nd. Thanks, Jeff 3 4 Project: R-2536 (Asheboro Southern Bypass and Zoo Connector) Date: August 07, 2015 Location: NCDOT Century Center - Pamlico Conference Room Time: 10:30 to 12:30 pm Attendees: See attached Sign-in Sheet Summary Authored by: Tina Swiezy, RK&K • / / �I /II � YP i''�� i i�' ii�a� B aSs Ci�/ Il ! �� r� ,,, '� The following is a brief summary of the major discussion items resulting from the referenced meeting, Viability of Onsite Mitigation w/USACE representative Andy Williams for the R-2536 project. Official meeting minutes were prepared from the meeting regarding mitigation and permitting for the project. During the meeting, the team had general conversations regarding on site mitigation far NCDOT projects, the integrated stream/riparian wetlands restoration approach, and in particular the sites identified by NCDOT for potential on site mitigation for the Asheboro Southern Bypass and Zoo Connector Project. This summary is intended for NCDOT reference should the identified potential mitigation sites deemed feasible be pursued by NCDOT on a separate track for mitigation of the referenced project or for other projects. DISCUSSION a. Agencies confirmed that wetlands credits are not believed ta be available in this watershed and on site mitigation for wetlands could be an option for the project, provided agencies deem the wetlands mitigation plans appropriate in lieu of the NCEEP mitigatian. The sites need to meet technical criteria acceptable to the agencies. b. Agencies agreed that although NCEEP has stream credits available in the watershed (however no wetlands credits), should NCDOT pursue the integrated restoration approach to achieve both riparian wetlands and stream restoration, NCDOT may use the on-site stream restoration to substitute for that portion of stream credits from NCEEP, provided NCDOT demonstrates the on-site mitigation provides uplift and would be viewed by the agencies as appropriate for the location. c. NCDENR and USACE had positive response to the results discussed on other sites using the proposed restoration methodologies. Both agencies indicated that should implementation result in the restoration as described, it would be reviewed favorably. d. The agencies indicated that should the on-site mitigation sites be preferred by NCDOT over the NCEEP committed mitigation after property owner coordination/agreement, the agencies would require the following for the praposed mitigation sites to be accepted as approved mitigation options for the project i. Narrative describing the benefits of the restoration and its appropriateness as mitigation in this watershed in lieu of the NCEEP mitigation sites. ii. Concept/preliminary design plans. The agencies indicated the plans/images provided during the meeting are close to the level of detail needed to submit for this purpose but do contain all the information required. NCDOT/RK&K will collect additional site constraint data and amend the plans accordingly prior to submission (including a delineation of jurisdictional features, soils information and groundwater elevations). e. Since the agencies confirmed that the permit would not be held up while the on-site mitigation was being assessed or implemented, NCDOT and the agencies agreed that pursuit of the on-site mitigation would be done on a separate track and schedule from the project. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII� II�IIIIIRI�IIIIIII�IIIIIIIIII��III�IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII TII' No. R-253G: US G4 Asheboro Southern Bypass and Zoo Connector �� B�,►,E� l��C;.:�C�� 64 Il�iii7u.utcs I 2 £ NCDOT clarified during the meeting that the DB team would be paid $289/LF for stream mitigation and $3,943 per 1/10"' of an acre for wetland mitigation upon acceptance of the mitigation sites after the mandatory one year monitoring period. The $289/LF would apply for the stream channels that would result from the methodology proposed during the meeting. The $3,943 per 1/10`i' of an acre for wetland mitigation would be paid for wetland restoration or wetland creation at each site. Subsequent phone conversation (8/27 /15) with Andy Williams of USACE resulted in the summary below: • Andy confirmed that the permit for the Asheboro Southern Bypass will rely on the NCEEP letter for mitigation credit. Should NCDOT decide to pursue on site mitigation for the project, it will not affect the trajectory/timing of the permit for the project. • Based on agency current guidelines, since NCDOT does not have a banking instrument in place, Consolidated Mitigation sites are no longer acceptable and NCDOT cannot add mitigation acreage/length restored beyond need for Asheboro Southern Bypass into the ledger for future projects. There is no current mechanism to reserve credits for more than one project upon completion of implementation at a mitigation site. • Should the restoration be phased, the unencumbered phase could be viewed as a separate mitigation site for a separate project. • Regarding USACE and IRT evaluation of credits for the integrated stream and riparian wetlands approach, USACE made comments based on a general discussion of an approach and targeted outcomes. In theory, should the proposed approach be successful and result in the outcomes described in the presentation then the potential to receive both stream and wetlands credits would be considered and restoration credits could be appropriate for wetlands mitigation following the design approach. • Until a concept plan is provided for a specific site, USACE cannot commit to that type of credits that would be granted for a particular restoration proj ect. • USACE confirmed that a completed demonstration project for the proposed restoration application would be the next step in refining guidance on credits available for this type of mitigation. 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