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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20061804 Ver 33_USACE Permit_20201106M Regulatory Division Action ID: SAW-2008-01712 Ms. Rebecca Flowers River Dell Company, Inc. 4880 NC 42 East Clayton, NC 27527 Dear Ms. Flowers: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 69 DARLINGTON AVENUE WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343 November 02, 2020 Reference the Department of the Army (DA) permit issued on April 22, 2010, with modifications issued on January 9, 2013, October 3, 2016, December 14, 2016, July 12, 2017, and October 4, 2019, to Ms. Rebecca Flowers of River Dell Company, Inc. for impacts associated with the project identified as the Village at Flowers Plantation. The project is located near the intersection of NC Highway 42 and Buffalo Road (SR 1003), east of Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina (35.6520' North,-78.34370 West). Waters identified within the project area include portions of Mill Creek and Buffalo Creek, and several of their unnamed tributaries and adjacent wetlands. These waters are located in the Upper Neuse River Basin, 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 03020201. The original April 22, 2010, permit authorized permanent impact to 868 linear feet (If) of important stream, 416 If of unimportant stream and 0.122 acre of non -riparian wetlands to construct seventeen (17) road crossings associated with your proposed construction of the Village at Flowers Plantation. In addition, the permit authorized temporary impacts to 160 If of important stream, 60 If of unimportant stream and 0.005 acre of wetlands associated with the construction of these road crossings. The original permit was authorized under the stipulation that the proposed/authorized impacts were approximate and subject to change based on the final design of each road crossing. Reference is also made to the letter from Ms. Deborah Shirley of Soil and Environmental Consultants (authorized agent) dated August 12, 2020, requesting modification of the impacts associated with Impact # 22 along with modification of Special Condition "I". Impact # 22 was not included within the initial permit application. The proposed impact area is within the "Existing Development' area and is an outparcel within the Flowers Crossroads commercial development. You have requested that Impact # 22, requiring 0.026 acre of permanent impacts and 0.008 acre of temporary -2- impacts. An NC Wetland Assessment Method form was included to document the low quality of this wetland. The USACE concurs with this rating. Impact Area # 22 is associated with the newly added Phase 8 of Special Condition "I". No impact was previously authorized in this location. You have requested to provide mitigation for this impact through the purchase of 0.026 acre (0.03 units) from EBX Neu -Con Wetland and Stream Umbrella Mitigation Bank -Hannah Bridge Site. The Corps has completed the evaluation of your request and concurs with your request for a change in impacts associated with your referenced DA permit, including the change to plans and mitigation method and amount, as requested. These changes are referenced in the following conditions. Special condition "a" of your permit is hereby modified to read: "All work authorized by this permit associated with Phase 8 of the Village at Flowers Plantation must be performed in strict compliance with the attached plans. These plans reflect the modifications as depicted within the modification proposal as shown in Detailed Site Plans (Overall Site Plan Revised 8/5/2020, Flowers Plantation Commercial (survey) dated 4/14/2020, and Harris Teeter Fuel # 229 — Flowers Grading Exhibit dated 6/26/2020). Only the attached modification plans reflect approved changes to the original plans; therefore, any additional deviations from the original plans are not approved per this modification and any further modification to the plans must be approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) prior to implementation." Special condition "I" of your permit is hereby modified to read: "The applicant will make phased mitigation payments to either an approved mitigation bank or the NCDMS as listed in the table below. The cost of credits will be the current price at the time of payment, not the current price at the time the permit was issued. No work on any phase of the project shall begin until the payment for that phase has been issued. -3- Phase Impact Mitigation Construction/Mitigation Mitigation Number Areas Re uired Payment Deadline Provider EBX-I, LLC 1 108 If of stream 12/31/2012 (paid in Neu -Con complete) 1 2013) UMBI-Howell Woods Site EBX-I, LLC 2 86 If of stream 12/31/2015 (paid in Neu -Con (complete) 2 2016) UMBI-Buffalo Branch Site EBX-I, LLC Neu -Con UMBI Cedar 3 112, 18, 19 82 If of stream & 12/31/2019 (paid in Grove Site & Cox II; (complete) & 21 0.13 acres of wetland 2017) Wildlands Holdings, LLC Falling Creek UMBI EBX-1, LLC 4 159 If of stream 12/31/2021 (paid in Neu -Con (complete) 3 2017) UMBI Buffalo Branch Site 5 6, 7, 8, 13, 295 If of stream 12/31/2025 (paid in NCDMS (complete and 14 2015 NCDMS & 52 If of stream 12/31/2027 (paid in EBX Neu -Con 6 11, 16, 17 and 0.007 acre 2019) UMBI Hannah of wetland —Bridge Site 0.096 acres of NCDMS 7 9, 10 wetland 12/31/2029 (paid with phase 3 0.026 acres of EBX-Neu-Con 8 22 wetland 12/31/2020 UMBI Hannah —Bridge Site In order to compensate for impacts associated with this permit, mitigation shall be provided in accordance with the provisions outlined on the most recent version of the attached Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form. IN The requirements of these forms, including any special conditions listed on these forms, are hereby incorporated as special conditions of this permit authorization." Please note that all other permit conditions and exhibits remain in effect as written. Should you have questions, contact Mrs. Jean B. Gibby, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office at telephone (919) 554-4884, Extension 24. Sincerely, Jean B. 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M.l\4 eM^0 — L +Hwl 4�MNN�suowwpggv N Ix Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form Permittee: River Dell Company, Inc, Rebecca Flowers Action ID: SAW-2008-01712 Project Name: Village at Flowers Planation, Phase 8 County: Johnston Instructions to Permittee: The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Sponsor, either an approved Mitigation Bank or the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS), who will then sign the form to verify the transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once the Sponsor has signed this form, it is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Manager identified on page two is in receipt of a signed copy of this form before conducting authorized impacts, unless otherwise specified below. If more than one mitigation Sponsor will be used to provide the mitigation associated with the permit, or if the impacts and/or the mitigation will occur in more than one 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC), multiple forms will be attached to the permit, and the separate forms for each Sponsor and/or HUC must be provided to the appropriate mitigation Sponsors. Instructions to Sponsor: The Sponsor must verify that the mitigation requirements (credits) shown below are available at the identified site. By signing below, the Sponsor is accepting full responsibility for the identified mitigation, regardless of whether or not they have received payment from the Permittee. Once the form is signed, the Sponsor must update the bank ledger and provide a copy of the signed form and the updated bank ledger to the Permittee, the USACE Project Manager, and the Wilmington District Mitigation Office (see contact information on page 2). The Sponsor must also comply with all reporting requirements established in their authorizing instrument. Permitted Impacts and Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: Permitted Impacts Requiring Mitigation* 8-digit HUC and Basin: 03020201, Neuse River Basin Stream Impacts (linear feet) Wetland Impacts (acres) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Rive Fine FRiparian Non-Riverine Non -Riparian Coastal 0.026 *If more than one mitigation sponsor will be used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor. Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: 8-digit HUC and Basin: 03020201, Neuse River Basin Stream Mitigation (credits) Wetland Mitigation (credits) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riverine Riparian Non-Riverine Non -Riparian Coastal 0.03 Mitigation Site Debited: Falling Creek Mitigation Site: EBX-Neuse Neu -Con Wetland and Stream Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Hannah Bridge Site (List the name of the bank to be debited. For umbrella banks, also list the specific site. For NCDMS, list NCDMS. If the NCDMS acceptance letter identifies a specific site, also list the specific site to be debited). Section to be completed by the Mitigation Sponsor Statement of Mitigation Liability Acceptance: I, the undersigned, verify that I am authorized to approve mitigation transactions for the Mitigation Sponsor shown below, and I certify that the Sponsor agrees to accept full responsibility for providing the mitigation identified in this document (see the table above), associated with the USACE Permittee and Action ID number shown. I also verify that released credits (and/or advance credits for NCDMS), as approved by the USACE, are currently available at the mitigation site identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide the required compensatory mitigation, the USACE Wilmington District Engineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to ensure compliance associated with the mitigation requirements. Mitigation Sponsor Name: Name of Sponsor's Authorized Representative: Signature of Sponsor's Authorized Representative Date of Signature Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit: • Once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsor and the USACE is in receipt of the signed form, the Permittee is no longer responsible for providing the mitigation identified in this form, though the Permittee remains responsible for any other mitigation requirements stated in the permit conditions. • Construction within jurisdictional areas authorized by the permit identified on page one of this form can begin only after the USACE is in receipt of a copy of this document signed by the Sponsor, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. For authorized impacts conducted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), construction within jurisdictional areas may proceed upon permit issuance; however, a copy of this form signed by the Sponsor must be provided to the USACE within 30 days of permit issuance. NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the USACE has received this form, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. • Signed copies of this document must be retained by the Permittee, Mitigation Sponsor, and in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that the USACE Project Manager (address below) is provided with a signed copy of this form. • If changes are proposed to the type, amount, or location of mitigation after this form has been signed and returned to the USACE, the Sponsor must obtain case -by -case approval from the USACE Project Manager and/or North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT). If approved, higher mitigation ratios may be applied, as per current District guidance and a new version of this form must be completed and included in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument. Comments/Additional Conditions: A letter from RES, confirming they are willing and able to accept the applicant's compensatory mitigation responsibility, dated 7/23/2020 was included with the preconstruction notification. This form is not valid unless signed below by the USACE Project Manager and by the Mitigation Sponsor on Page 1. Once signed, the Sponsor should provide copies of this form along with an updated bank ledger to:1) the Permittee, 2) the USACE Project Manager at the address below, and 3) the Wilmington District Mitigation Office, Attn: Todd Tugwell, 11405 Falls of Neuse Road, Wake Forest, NC27587 (email: todd. tugwell@usace. army. mil). Questions regarding this form or any of the permit conditions may be directed to the USACE Project Manager below. USACE Project Manager: Christopher Hopper USACE Field Office: Raleigh Regulatory Office US Army Corps of Engineers 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 Email: christopher.d.hopper@usace.army.mil Digitally signed by HOPPER.CHRISTOP HOPPER.CHRISTOPHER.D.119437 HER.D.1194375979 5979 Date: 2020.11.06 13:36:18-05'00' USACE Project Manager Signature 10/29/2020 Date of Signature Current Wilmington District mitigation guidance, including information on mitigation ratios, functional assessments, and mitigation bank location and availability, and credit classifications (including stream temperature and wetland groupings) is available at http://ribits.usace.army.miI