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Home My WebLink About20070113 Ver 2_More Info Received_20090501Mcmillan, Ian From: Marie Doklovic [Marie. Doklovic@ghd.com] Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 4:56 PM To: ian.mcmillan@ncmail.net Cc: Lassiter, Dennis; James.F.Shern@usace.army.mil; Karyn Pageau Subject: PCN Application #07-0113 Ver. 2 - Additional Information Response - Raleigh Southeast Beaverdam Sewer Rehabilitation and Replacement Attachments: 20090501163230.pdf; Stream Mitigation Reservation Letter.pdf Hi Ian, On December 12, 2008, 1 had responded to your additional information request for the subject sewer rehab project which has both riparian buffer and (potential) stream impacts. Then I learned about the private mitigation banking requirement from the newly adopted statute and have kept you informed since then as the City worked through setting up an agreement with a private bank for stream impact mitigation. We have just received our letter of reservation from this private bank that will allow you to complete your review of the PCN application. Attached you will find a copy of my previous additional information response that includes the NCEEP approval letter for the riparian buffer impacts, and a copy of the private mitigation bank letter of reservation for the potential stream impacts. We are still awaiting word from the COE as to whether they will require stream impact mitigation for our project because there should be no loss of stream use. However, as we discussed by telephone last week, the City wants to submit this project for stimulus funding. All permits are due by June 1 to qualify and we are hoping the attached information will be sufficient to quickly grant an authorization. In turn, I can get land quality to finish their erosion and sedimentation control approval. These are the last permits/authorizations needed to perform the work. Thanks for your help and advice during this process. If you could send me a quick reply and let me know if I should follow up with the five hard copies of the information, I would appreciate it. Also, do you coordinate with the COE about this from here on out or do I need to do something in addition to copying Jamie Shern on this message? Regards, Marie K. Marie Doklovic Project Engineer Stearns & Wheler PLLC I CLIENTS I PEOPLE I PERFORMANCE P 1 919 790 6770 (30) 1 F 1 919 790 9227 1 Marie.DoklovicCaD_ghd.com 3128 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 140, Raleigh, NC USA 27604 1 www.stearnswheler.com .A tease o mtiider the environment before printing this email, go - "I am a proud member of the North Carolina AWWA-WEA, the Water Environment Federation's Outstanding Member Association 2008!" STEARNS & WHELER' Environmental Engineers & Scientists December 12, 2008 Mr. Ian McMillan NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY 401 Wetlands Section 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 FILE COPY RE: PCN PERMIT APPLICATION #07-0113, VER. 2 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESPONSE CITY OF RALEIGH SOUTHEAST BEAVERDAM CREEK INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT S&W JOB No. 60034.5 Dear Mr. McMillan: Thank you for your review of the subject project. Below are your comments with our responses in italics. 1. Your NC EEP buffer mitigation acceptance letter has expired. Please provide an updated NC EEP buffer mitigation acceptance letter. We have obtained an updated letter. Five copies are enclosed. 2. You have proposed to conduct this project under a USCACE Nationwide Permit No. 12 However, our corresponding General Certification No. 3699 states the following: This General Certification does not authorize any permanent changes in pre- construction elevation contours in waters or wetlands or stream dimension, pattern or profile. Based on your response to Section VII of your PCN application, it appears you will need to contact the USACE to inquire as to whether they can permit this project under an additional or alternative Nationwide Permit. Per our telephone discussion on December 3, there are no permanent changes in pre- construction elevation contours in waters or wetlands or stream dimension, pattern or profile. The stabilization proposed will be only to restore original grade where erosion has occurred and exposed the sewer or where sewers will be removed from the creek. 3128 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 140 Raleigh, NC 27604 t. 919.790.6770 f. 919.790.9227 www.stearnswheler.com Connecticut . Maryland - Massachusetts . New York - North Carolina -Virginia Mr. Ian McMillan NC Division of Water Quality December 12, 2008 Page 2 Placing excavated fill back where sewers are removed would wash away, thus stabilization is necessary. Thank you for your continued assistance and review of this project. I can be contacted at 919- 790-6770 or via E-mail at kmdoklovic(a?stearnswheler.com should additional information be required. Sincerely, STEARNS AND WHELER, PLLC a / K. Marie Doklovic, PE Project Engineer cc: Dennis Lassiter, City of Raleigh Enclosures STEARNS & WHELER ^" 12-08-'08 14:14 FROM-DENR EEP Robert Massengill City of Raleigh P.O. Box 590 Raleigh, NC 27602-0590 9197152001 em rNnmt 1*2 a vaor December 4, 2008 T-166 P01 U-023 ]Expiration of Acceptance: September 4, 2009 Project: Southeast Beaverdam Interceptor Rehabilitation & Replacement County: 'Wa t The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina 1?cosy6tem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept payment for impacts associated with the above referenced project. I'lease note that this decision does not assure that the payment will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project It is the responsfbility.of the_applicatnt to contact these aeneies to determine if eavment to the NCMP will be awe d " -b' r This acceptance is valid for nine months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. Uwe have not received a copy of the Issued 404 Permit/401 Cartitieatlen/CANA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire, It is the applicant's responsibility to and copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCVXP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work: The amount of the In Lieu Pee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net. Based on the information supplied by you the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following table. River CU Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) BuBhr I Buffer II Basin Location. (Sq, Ft,) (Sq. Ft.) Itupact Meuse 03020201 Cold 0 Cool Warm Riparian Non-Rl arian Coastal Marsh 0 105 0 0 0 11259 0 Credits Nemse 03020201 0 0. 210 0 • 0 0 33777 0 Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. If the regulatory agencies require mitigation credits greater than indicated above, and the applicant wants NC XP to be responsible for the additional mitigation, the applicant will need to submit a mitigation request to NCW for approval prior to permit issuance. The mitigation will be perfonned in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the V. S. Arm j+ Corps of Engineers dated November 4, 1998. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contactValerie Mitehener at (919) 715.1973, Sincerely, William limore, pis Director cc: Cyndi Xamly, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Jamie Sheren, USACE-Raleigh Eric KU14 NCDWQ-Raleigh Marie boldavic, agent File ftStVr1Ag... Eftk4"... Pro" Our S (?. ? Jl?.:J.7JLJ North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NO 27689-1662 / 919-715-0476 / www,nceep.net Eart ark MITIGATION SERVICES Bringing business into a natural environment. 05/01/09 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 NC Division of Water Quality 2321 Crabtree Blvd. Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Re: Southeast Beaverdam Interceptor Rehabilitation & Replacement County: Wake This letter confirms that the City of Raleigh-Public Utilities has under reservation 210 Stream Mitigation Units from Forest Creek Mitigation Bank for the Southeast Beaverdam Interceptor Rehabilitation & Replacement project. The Forest Creek Mitigation Bank does have 210 stream mitigation units available on its Official Credit Ledger, and is under reservation status for this project. Ifany questions need to be answered, please call 704-782-4140 or 239-872-1678. 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