20151089 Ver 1_USACE More Info Request_20160105

Homewood, Sue
From: Bailey, David E SAW <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:32 PM
To: Hugh Creed Associates, Inc, PA
Cc: Homewood, Sue
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Linville Ridge PCN, Guilford County; SAW -2015-02200
(UNCLASSIFIED)
Attachments: SAW_JD_Request_12-2013_fillable_form.pdf
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Mary,
Thank you for your revised submittal, dated 12/28/2015 (received 12/29/2015 via email), for the above referenced
project. I have reviewed the information and need further 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we may deny verification of the use of the Nationwide Permit or consider your application withdrawn and close the file: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) Although jurisdictional boundaries on the property have been delineated by a consultant, they have not been verified
by the USACE. Please submit a complete Jurisdictional Determination request (see attached, especially part D), as well as
documentation of the consultant's delineation including dates of evaluation, wetland/upland data sheets, maps/field
sketches, etc. Upon receipt we will schedule a date/time for an on-site jurisdictional boundary verification. Note that the
PCN and plans may require revision once USACE verification is complete.
2) Pertaining to parts C.2 and C.3: note that rip rap dissipater pads are still considered permanent impacts, even though
they will not count against the compensatory mitigation threshold of 150 linear feet typified in Regional Condition 3.2 as
proposed. Also, typical culvert installations require temporary impacts outside of the footprint of the pipe and rip rap to
allow construction access. If additional stream and/or wetland 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.
3) Are impact lengths included in part C.3 measured based on centerline channel length, or structure footprint length?
Given that the proposed permanent stream impacts (not including the rip rap pads) cumulatively approach the
compensatory mitigation threshold of 150 linear feet typified in Regional Condition 3.2, please stake the proposed culvert
inlet and outlets in the field for review during the on-site jurisdictional boundary verification yet to be scheduled.
4) Pertaining to part D.1a: could the proposed access road be designed to use the existing farm road crossings in an effort
to minimize impacts to waters of the US? Also, could headwalls be used at each proposed crossing to minimize impacts to
waters of the US? If so, please submit updated plans and PCN. If either of these are not practicable, please clearly explain
why.
5) Please fill out parts F.Sd and F.6b of the PCN.
6) Please update the plan sheets to clearly show the footprint of proposed wetland fill, and more clearly show the
footprint of permanent impacts due to culvert/roadway fill and rip rap (use different shading/hatching). If any temporary
impacts are necessary to install the crossings (see # 2 above), please clearly show the footprint of those impacts as well. It
is recommended that plan and PCN updates wait until after the on-site jurisdictional boundary verification.

7) 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-sa m-and-nc-wa m.aspx.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Dave Bailey
David E. Bailey, PWS
Regulatory Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
CE -SAW -RG -R
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Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
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From: Hugh Creed Associates, Inc, PA [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 4:36 PM
To: Bailey, David E SAW<[e-mail]>
Cc: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Linville Ridge PCN, Guilford County, SAW -2015-02200 (UNCLASSIFIED)
David,
Attached are the revised plans and PCN for Linville Ridge Ph. 2 and 3 for review and approval. Please let me know what
additional information you need.
Thank you,
Mary Smith
Hugh Creed Associates, Inc., PA
336.275.9826
336.275.3379 (fax)
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