20151089 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20151021

Homewood, Sue
From:Bailey, David E SAW <[e-mail]>
Sent:Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1:30 PM
To:Hugh Creed Associates, Inc, PA
Cc:Homewood, Sue
Subject:Linville Ridge PCN, Guilford County; SAW-2015-02200 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Attachments:SAW_JD_Request_12-2013_fillable_form.pdf
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

Mr. Clayton,

Thank you for your PCN and attached information, dated 10/7/2015 (received 10/20/2015 via email), for the above
referenced project. I have reviewed the information and need clarification before proceeding with verifying the use of
Nationwide Permit 29 http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Portals/59/docs/regulatory/regdocs/NWP2012/NWP29_3-23.pdf.
Please submit the requested information below (via e-mail is fine) within 30 days of receipt of this Notification, otherwise
we may deny verification of the use of the Nationwide Permit or consider your application withdrawn and close the file:

1) Your PCN included impacts to streams, however these and other potential jurisdictional boundaries have not been
verified by the USACE. Please submit a complete Jurisdictional Determination request (see attached), upon receipt of
which we will schedule a time for an on-site verification. If the property has already been evaluated by a qualified
environmental consultant, please provide documentation of this evaluation including name of the firm, dates of
evaluation, data sheets, maps/field sketches, etc; once we receive this information we will determine if a verification site
visit is necessary.

2) The following sections of the PCN are missing information required for our evaluation: D.1b, D.2a, F.3a, F.5d, F.6b,
F.7b, and F.8b.

3) Is burial of either culvert proposed per Regional Condition 3.6? If not, please explain why and how the proposed
culverts conform with Regional Condition 3.6.

4) Are stream impacts from the rip rap outlets included in the overall stream impact lengths listed in PCN section C.3? If
so, please itemize each rip rap pad separately in this section. If not, please add these itemized impacts to section C.3.
Typically these types of rip rap outlets do not need to involve rip rap placed on top of the stream bed, but rather involve
rip rap placed such that the top of the rock is no higher than the original stream bed elevation; if this is the case, the
Corps typically does not consider these impacts to count towards the compensatory mitigation threshold.

5) Typically culvert installations require impacts outside of the footprint occupied solely by the pipe and rip rap. If
additional stream impacts are required for pipe installation, please itemize these impacts in the PCN as temporary impacts
and include a brief restoration plan to ensure the impacts are indeed temporary.

6) Since the proposed permanent stream impacts cumulatively approach the compensatory mitigation threshold of 150
linear feet typified in Regional Condition 3.2, the Corps will require additional information on stream functional quality to
determine if compensatory mitigation is necessary. Such an evaluation can be done by the Corps on-site or by a qualified
environmental consultant in accordance with the Wilmington District Public Notice dated 4/21/2015; see
http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryPermitProgram/PublicNotices/tabid/10057/Article/585625/impleme
ntation-of-nc-sam-and-nc-wam.aspx

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Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Dave Bailey

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David E. Bailey, PWS
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US Army Corps of Engineers
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh Creed Associates, Inc, PA \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 1:32 PM
To: Bailey, David E SAW
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Re: Linville Ridge PCN

Attached is the PCN for Linville Ridge.
Thanks
Norris

On 10/20/2015 1:23 PM, Hugh Creed Associates, Inc, PA wrote:

David,
Attached are the plans for Linville Ridge for review and approval as discussed yesterday. The PCN will follow.
Thank you,
Norris Z. Clayton
Hugh Creed Associates, Inc., PA
336.275.9826
336.275.3379 (fax)
[e-mail]
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