20201647 Ver 1_USACE Request for More Info_20210105

Strickland, Bev
From: Bailey, David E CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 11:52 AM
To: Michael Brame; Ben Baxley
Cc: Homewood, Sue; David Brame; Heather LaGamba
Subject: [External] RE: Pilot Project 5168.1_NC Highway 70 & 61_PCN App_12.9.20 (SAW
2019-02000)
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Thank you for your PCN and attached information, dated 12/9/2020, for the above referenced project. I have reviewed
the information and need clarification before proceeding with verifying the use of Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12
(http://saw-reg.usace.army.mil/NWP2017/2017NWP12.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Permit or consider your application withdrawn and close the file:
1) The review area for the Jurisdictional Determination for the project, dated 5/26/2020, did not cover the
proposed project area in the following locations: 1) the proposed corridor on Sheet 15 from approximately STA
9+00 to 13+81 and 2) the proposed waterline along NC Highway 61. Have these areas been
evaluated/delineated by a qualified environmental consultant? If so, please provide the appropriate
documentation. Note that the Corps may require a site visit to verify the delineation, and additional revisions
may be required on the PCN and plans based on the final Corps -verified boundaries of potential waters of the
US;
2) Please confirm that no permanent rip rap is proposed in stream channels below the Ordinary High Water Mark.
If otherwise, please correct the PCN and show on the plans. Any rip rap placed in the streambed must be keyed
in/depressed into the stream bed such that the top of the rip rap is no higher than the stream bed, and the
profile views should clearly show that;
3) Sheet 17 near STA 49+00 shows rip rap in the stream channel. Please confirm whether this is existing or
proposed rip rap;
4) Sheet 20, under "Temporary Stream Crossing Notes", item 7 references "restore stream banks in accordance
with details shown on Sheet 13." However, Sheet 13 does not appear to provide such detail. Please provide a
restoration plan for proposed temporary impacts to streams, ensuring that this plan complies with NWP 12
Regional Conditions 3.10 and 3.11;
5) Per NWP General Condition 18, and given recent USFWS concerns regarding suitable small whorled pogonia
habitat and the fact that the nearest known population of this species is less than 3 miles to the north, please
complete a pedestrian survey for this species within the Corps ESA action area during the appropriate field
survey season. In this case, the Corps ESA action area would be contained within a 100 foot radius of the extent
of each footprint of proposed impacts to waters of the US, including the currently proposed footprint and any
revised footprint if project plans are changed per the above items. Following the survey, please provide the
survey report to the Corps (copy also the USFWS) for review. Of course, if you do not believe that any suitable
habitat exists in the Action area for these species, please provide a more specific justification than what was
provided in the PCN so that the Corps could evaluate the potential for a No Effect determination. For reference,

habitat requirements for this species can be found on pages 23-29 of the species' Recovery Plan
(https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery plan/921113b.pdf);
6) Note that the owners of properties on Sheet 13 (specifically Ingle and Turner) have been working to resolve a
stream and buffer violation with NCDWR, and stream restoration has been proposed in this area that may
conflict with the proposed sewer installation project. It may be beneficial for the applicant and these property
owners to coordinate to avoid potential conflicts that may be detrimental to the success of both projects.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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
Phone: [phone], Ext. 30.
Fax: [phone]
Email: David. [e-mail]
We would appreciate your feedback on how we are performing our duties. Our automated Customer Service Survey is
located at: http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm apex/f?p=136:4:0
Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and complete the survey.
From: Michael Brame <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 4:30 PM
To: RaleighNCREG <[e-mail]>
Cc: Bailey, David E CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>; Homewood, Sue
<[e-mail]>; David Brame <[e-mail]>; Heather LaGamba
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Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Pilot Project 5168.1_NC Highway 70 & 61_PCN App_12.9.20 (SAW 2019-02000)
Please find attached a PCN application for the referenced project. Please contact me if you need additional information
in order to process this request. The electronic copy with uploads has been submitted to the NCDEQ-DWR via
Laserfiche. Thank -you.
Sincerely,
Michael T. Brame
336.708-4620 (c)
336.310.4527 (o)
PO Box 128
Kernersville, NC 27285
www.pilotenviro.com
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