20191326 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20191030

Strickland, Bev
From: Homewood, Sue
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:27 AM
To: Michael Brame; Andy Dreyfuss
Cc: Bailey, David E CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
Subject: RE: [External] Request for Additional Information: Villas on 5TH Street - Alamance
County - SAW-2015-01508
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I have the same questions/comments as David, please copy me when you respond to his request. I will place the project
on hold until receipt of the response.
Thanks,
Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile
Sue. [e-mail]
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem NC 27105
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Subject: [External] Request for Additional Information: Villas on 5TH Street - Alamance County - SAW-2015-01508
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Messrs. Dreyfuss and Brame,
Thank you for your PCN and attached information, received 9/25/2019, for the above referenced project. I have
reviewed the information and need clarification before proceeding with verifying the use of Nationwide Permit 29
(http://saw-reg.usace.army.mil/NWP2017/2017NWP29.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Permit or consider your application withdrawn and close the file:
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1) Your PCN included impacts to streams and wetlands, however these and other potential jurisdictional
boundaries have not been verified by the USACE. In fact, there is currently an existing Approved Jurisdictional
Determination (AJD, valid until 7/14/2020) on this site, and the recently completed delineation does not match
the existing AJD. Given the fact that the old pond bed on -site had been recently drained prior to our previous
site visit (on 5/28/2015), and the likelihood of changes in the location of stream channels and wetland
boundaries in these areas following drainage, the Corps has granted a re-evaluation of the extent of potential
waters of the US on site. As such, a field verification site visit has been scheduled with Pilot Environmental
(agent) on 10/23/2019. Please note that revisions to the PCN and plans may be necessary depending on the
results of the field verification;
2) Since multiple culvert pipes are proposed at the stream/wetland crossing, it will have to be designed to comply
with NWP 29 Regional Conditions 3.6; this typically involves designing one pipe to accommodate low flow in the
existing channel, and then placing the remaining pipe as a high flow pipe, typically set a foot or two above the
existing thalweg (Regional Condition 3.6.2). 1 have also seen sills placed on the high flow pipe to meet this
condition. Please re -design accordingly;
3) "Culvert Cross -Section #1" indicates that the culvert will be buried 1-foot below existing stream bed grade, with
the rip rap pad then being placed at the existing stream bed grade. This would have the effect of low flow water
flowing under the rip rap, which would not meet NWP 29 General Condition 2 or Regional Conditions 3.6.1.
Please re -design the rip rap pad to ensure that low -flow water will flow on top of the rip rap pad, either through
adding a grade control (e.g. cross -vein) set at the existing stream bed grade at the down -stream end of the rip
rap pad, or some other means.
4) Sheet C1 shows a line extending west from the western terminus of Bryant Court across Stream ISA. Does this
line represent a utility crossing or any other infrastructure that would require Corps authorization?
5) The location where the western extent of the proposed Cameron Lane terminates at the west property line
would necessitate a stream crossing if the road were ever extended onto the adjacent property. Could future
stream impacts be avoided with a re -design of this portion of the road?
Please let me know if you have any questions.
-Dave Bailey
David E. Bailey, PWS
Regulatory Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
CE-SAW-RG-R
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
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From: Michael Brame [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 2:35 PM
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Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Pilot Project 2973.2 - Villas on 5TH Street - Alamance County - PCN (Includes JD Request)
Please let me know if you need additional information.
Sincerely,
Michael T. Brame
336.708-4620 (c)
336.310.4527 (o)
PO Box 128
Kernersville, NC 27285
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