20141310 Ver 2_USACE Correspondence_20200406

Homewood, Sue
From:Bailey, David E CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent:Monday, April 6, 2020 1:16 PM
To:Homewood, Sue; Bowers, Todd; [e-mail]; Gledhill-earley, Renee;
Munzer, Olivia
Subject:\[External\] USACE Pre-Construction Notice with >300 linear feet impacts--10
CALENDAR DAY SUSPENSE, McConnell Center-Lot 9, Guilford County ,
SAW-2018-02038
Attachments:2018-02038 PCN and Plans.pdf
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All:

You are receiving this notification per the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Nationwide Permit (NWP) general
condition number 32(d)(2), which states that, for NWP 39 activities that require pre-construction notification and will
result in the loss of greater than 300 linear feet of intermittent and ephemeral streambed, the district engineer will
immediately provide a copy of the complete Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) to the appropriate state and federal
officials.

Attached are the PCN and project plans provided by the applicant for an after-the-fact permit request.

Although no North Carolina Steam Assessment Method (NCSAM) form is available for the intermittent stream proposed
for fill, the Corps conducted a site visit on April 26, 2004 (prior to site disturbance), and confirmed that the stream in
question was a low quality “unimportant” stream. Proposed permanent loss to the intermittent stream would be 572
linear feet. Although no compensatory mitigation has been proposed for impacts to the intermittent stream,
compensatory mitigation at a 2:1 ratio would be required for impacts to wetlands also proposed for this project. Based
on our assessment, the Corps has determined that the loss of greater than 300 linear feet would result in a minimal
adverse effect.

The regulations state that the agencies will have 10 calendar days from the day that the material is transmitted to notify
the district engineer that they intend to provide substantive, site-specific comments. These comments must explain why
the agency believes the adverse effects will be more than minimal.

If you have any comments or questions about the requested stream impact waiver or the project in general, please
provide them to me.

Sincerely,

Dave Bailey

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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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