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From: Standridae, Billy W CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
To: Jeffrey McDermott
Cc: Scarbrauah, Anthony; Pullinger, Robert C
Subject: [External] RE: SAW-2018-02357 - Albemarle Beach Solar Site - completeness items
Date: Monday, May 4, 2020 4:05:16 PM
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Thanks for the additional information. I look forward to receiving the additional plans. Regarding
item 4 (mitigation): I agree that you have done a good job of avoiding and minimizing impacts to
waters and wetlands, and that is why I am not asking for additional avoidance. However, 0.1 acres of
wetland loss is the threshold for requiring compensatory mitigation for the nationwide permits and
it will be required for this project.
Thank you,
ME
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Subject: [Non-DoD Source] RE: SAW-2018-02357 - Albemarle Beach Solar Site - completeness items
Good Afternoon Billy,
I hope you had a great weekend. I have been trying to get back to the PCN form to double check the attachments
and information included in the submittal. I contacted Bev Strickland to assist me.
Otherwise, please see my answers and questions below.
Thank You,
Jeffrey McDermott I Senior Environmental Specialist
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From: Standridge, Billy W CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <Billy.W.Standridge(@usace.army.miI>
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:29 AM
To: Jeffrey McDermott <Jeffrey.mcdermott(@sunenerg)ll.com>
Cc: Scarbraugh, Anthony<anthony.scarbraugh(@ncdenr.gov>; Pullinger, Robert C
<chris.pullinger(@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: SAW-2018-02357 - Albemarle Beach Solar Site - completeness items
Good Morning Jeff,
I have completed my initial review of the PCN for the Albemarle Beach Solar site. Please address the
following items:
1. All of the impacts to wetlands/waters associated with this project appear to be road crossings
and culvert extensions. Are there any other impacts (including temporary) other than the road
crossings? (If the impacts are only from road crossings then we will evaluate this project
under NWP-14) The impacts to wetland/waters are all either culverts or short sections of
access roads through the wetlands. Any temporary crossings that we utilize will be non -
impact, as we will possibly use metal ramps to span certain sections of ditch. This doesn't
seem likely at this time though. It looks like the NWP-14 and NWP-12 are essentially identical,
as far as thresholds and general language.
2. 1 don't see any of the utility lines on the site plan. How will the electricity be transferred
offsite? Will there be any wetland impacts associated with utility lines? There are utility lines
shown on the plans. As soon as I have access to the PCN form, I will make sure that the
correct plans are available. All of the road impacts are due to the utility lines between the
arrays, and the substation located off of Mackey's Road. The transmission lines will then go
from the substation to the grid, directly off -site.
3. Please provide a more detailed design of the wetland crossings A,B, & C (the drawing should
include length and width of the road within the wetland). Please also provide a typical cross-
section drawing of the ditch and wetland road crossings. We currently have our civil engineer
working on the details of the crossings and typical cross -sections. We should have them by
the end of the week, or very early next week at the latest.
4. Impacts A, B, & C will result in the loss of more than 0.1 acres of the same wetland. Mitigation
will be required for these impacts at a 2:1 ratio. Please provide a mitigation plan to offset
these impacts. I checked RIBITS and it appears that this project is within the service area of
Great Dismal Swamp Restoration Bank. You can contact Ms. Beverly White at [phone]
Ext 105 gdsrb2(@Rmail.com to inquire about credit availability. I would like to entertain the
possibility of receiving an activity -specific waiver of the mitigation in reference to the access
road impacts. I feel like we have avoided and minimized our impacts to the greatest extent
possible, and keeping under .5ac. of impacts on a site that is 1,328ac. seems very reasonable,
and in no way excessive. In other types of development, the impacts that associated with a
site this large could be much, much greater.
5. 1 will need to coordinate with the NC SHPO office regarding the cultural resources/historic
properties survey. I will let you know if they require any additional information. I have
attached the SPHO documentation associated with the project, which includes the submitted
addendum to the Phase I Archaeological Survey, and the corresponding concurrence letter.

Even though it's labelled addendum, it does include the entire project outline.
Please address the above items at your earliest opportunity. The submittal will be considered
incomplete until all of the items are adequately addressed. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
Thanks,
Billy
Billy W. Standridge
Regulatory Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Regulatory Field Office
2407 W. 5th Street
Washington, NC 27889
[phone]
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