20070699 Ver 2_Other Agency Correspondence_20110413

Mcmillan, Ian
From: Wicker, Christine W SAW [[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 6:38 AM
To: Mcmillan, Ian; Neil Shepherd
Cc: Coburn, Chad; Rynas, Stephen
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County (DCM20100097) - Status
and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
Yes, the project is moving forward in our office.
Christy Wicker
Regulatory Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Ave
Wilmington NC, 28403
[phone] (Ph)
[phone] (Fax)
We would appreciate your feedback on how we are performing our duties. Our automated Customer
Service Survey is located at:
http://pert.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html
Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and complete the survey.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mcmillan, Ian [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:43 PM
To: Wicker, Christine W SAW; Neil Shepherd
Cc: Coburn, Chad; Rynas, Stephen
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
Christy, does this satisfy the mitigation requirement? Thanks, Ian McMillan
Ian J. McMillan, PWS, GISP
Acting Supervisor - Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting Unit (WeBSCaPe)
NCDENR/Division of Water Quality - Wetlands and Stormwater Branch 1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Office: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ian.mcmillan~ncdenr.gov
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Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wicker, Christine W SAW [mailto:Christine.W.Wicker~ausace.army.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:18 AM
To: Neil Shepherd
Cc: [e-mail]; Mcmillan, Ian; Rynas, Stephen
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
Thanks Neil, we can better justify this mitigation proposal. Once we get the response from
your attorney on the restrictive covenant/declaration of restriction we can get moving again.
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Thanks, Christy
Christy Wicker
Regulatory Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Ave
Wilmington NC, 28403
[phone] (Ph)
[phone] (Fax)
We would appreciate your feedback on how we
Service Survey is located at:
http://pert.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html
Thank you for taking the time to visit this
are performing our duties. Our automated Customer
site and complete the survey.
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Shepherd [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:31 PM
To: Wicker, Christine W SAW
Cc: chad.coburn(lncmail.net; Mcmillan, Ian; Rynas, Stephen
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
See attached revised wetlands exhibit.
Thanks,
C. Neil Shepherd, PE, PLS
Principal
Blue Ridge Engineering PLLC
529 Main Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
[phone]
[phone] fax
neil.shepherd(lbrepllc.com
Lat = 36° 09' 40" N Lon = 81° 08' 32" W
Engineering * Surveying * Geotech * Environmental
-----Original Message-----
From: Wicker, Christine W SAW [mailto:Christine.W.Wicker~usace.army.mil]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:30 PM
To: Neil Shepherd
Cc: [e-mail]; Mcmillan, Ian; Rynas, Stephen
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
Neil,
That sounds a lot better, we will just need a copy of the map with the proposed preservation
area on it. When do you think we will see that?
Christy Wicker
Regulatory Specialist
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Ave
Wilmington NC, 28403
[phone] (Ph)
[phone] (Fax)
We would appreciate your feedback on how we
Service Survey is located at:
http://pert.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html
Thank you for taking the time to visit this
are performing our duties. Our automated Customer
site and complete the survey.
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Shepherd [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:23 PM
To: Wicker, Christine W SAW
Cc: [e-mail]; Mcmillan, Ian; Rynas, Stephen
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
I have reviewed your request and I do agree that the more of the 1.00 acre area can be
included in the preservation easement. I propose the following:
Total wetlands area: 16.90 acres
Area to be disturbed: 3.90 acres
Total area to be preserved: 13.00 acres
Area to be placed in preservation easement: 12.71 acres Area not in preservation easement:
0.29 acres EEP credits to be purchased: 4.0 acres This places an additional 0.71 acres in
permanent preservation.
I will forward information concerning the restrictive covenant vs.
declaration of restriction when I get a response from the owner's attorney.
Thanks,
C. Neil Shepherd, PE, PLS
Principal
Blue Ridge Engineering PLLC
529 Main Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
[phone]
[phone] fax
[e-mail]
Lat = 36° 09' 40" N Lon = 81° 08' 32" W
Engineering * Surveying * Geotech * Environmental
-----Original Message-----
From: Wicker, Christine W SAW [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:30 AM
To: Neil Shepherd
Cc: Devin Staley; [e-mail]; Mcmillan, Ian; Rynas, Stephen
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM?_0100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request
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Good Morning Neil,
I just wanted to follow up our phone conversation on Monday morning with an email summarizing
it. We are concerned that the proposed mitigation is not sufficient for the project. When we
spoke about the mitigation in November, we explained the purchasing a 1:1 ratio to EEP while
preserving the remaining wetlands would be suffice. The remaining 13 acres of wetlands on
site (especially the 1.0 acres to remain unpreserved) have great value in that they are in
demonstrable threat of later being developed which is why we are excepting this for the
remaining 1:1 ratio of the 2:1.
However, once reviewing the documents sent it, noticing that you were going to leave 1.0 acre
of wetlands unpreserved, and trying to justify it in our EA that the wetlands were being
mitigated for sufficiently. We need to try and get back to the original discussion from
November or try and change the mitigation a bit. Can you lessen the area not being preserved
down to the maximum area needed for a road to go through? If not, we would like to see at
least a 1.5:1 ratio purchased from EEP as well as preserving the 12 acres.
We also discussed why a restrictive covenant was used verses a declaration of
restriction- which you said you would get back to me about as well. I will be in the office
all day today and out the rest of the week.
Thanks,
Christy
Christy Wicker
Regulatory Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Ave
Wilmington NC, 28403
[phone] (Ph)
[phone] (Fax)
We would appreciate your feedback on how we are performing our duties. Our automated Customer
Service Survey is located at:
http://pert.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html
Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and complete the survey.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rynas, Stephen [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:27 PM
To: Neil Shepherd
Cc: Devin Staley; chad.coburn~ncmail.net; Wicker, Christine W SAW; Mcmillan, Ian
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request
What is our status with this project? The consistency review deadline is April 8, 2011. Do
we need to extend again?
If so, I will toss out Tune 3, 2011 as a candidate deadline date. You are free to propose
any suitable alternative date as a deadline date.
Please be aware, that if the application for the IP permit from the Corps has "died", the
consistency review process automatically terminated too.
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Please advise.
From: Rynas, Stephen
Sent: Tuesday, January
To: 'Neil Shepherd'
18, 2011 8:38 AM
Cc: Devin Staley; [e-mail]; [e-mail];
Mcmillan, Ian
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
The consistency review deadline has been extended to April 8, 2011. We will strive to
complete the consistency review process as soon as possible after the Section 401 water
quality certification is issued.
From: Neil Shepherd [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 4:56 PM
To: Rynas, Stephen
Cc: Devin Staley; [e-mail]; [e-mail];
Mcmillan, Ian
Subject: Possibly Spam: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request [7015]
You should receive a copy of our response to NC Wildlife Commission by email today. It is our
understanding that we have satisfied NCDWQ and Army Corps requirements with one exception. We
are preparing a map that shows the areas to be disturbed and areas to be preserved as
requested by Christy Wicker. We do not anticipate NCDWQ will issue its certification by
January 21, 2011. We concur with the consistency review deadline being extended to April 8,
2011.
However, we hope this project is "wrapped-up" within a couple of weeks.
Thanks,
C. Neil Shepherd, PE, PLS
Principal
Blue Ridge Engineering PLLC
529 Main Street
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North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
[phone]
[phone] fax
neil.shepherd~brepllc.com
Lat = 36° 09' 40" N Lon = 81° 08' 32" W
Engineering * Surveying * Geotech * Environmental
From: Rynas, Stephen [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:01 PM
To: Devin Staley
Cc: Coburn, Chad; Wicker, Christine W SAW
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097) - Status and Time Extension Review Request
Mr. Staley: The consistency review deadline for this project is February 4, 2011. Since this
date will soon be upon us, I have a couple of questions.
1. What is the status of this project?
2. Will the NCWQ issue its water quality certification in the near
future? (Before January 21, 2011)
3. If the Application to the Corps has been terminated/withdrawn, the
consistency submission "dies" automatically.
4. I don't believe we received a response to the comments made by the
NC Wildlife Resources Commission. Please provide a response.
5. If this proposed project cannot be "wrapped-up" by January 21, 2011;
I would recommend that the consistency review deadline be extended to April 8, 2011. You may
recommend an alternative date that you believe is reasonable. The deadline can be further
extended as needed. All we need is written concurrence for a specific date.
Please advise.
From: Devin Staley [mailto:devin.staley(albrepllc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:50 AM
To: Coburn, Chad; Rynas, Stephen; Hughes, Emily B SAW; Steenhuis, Joanne
Cc: Mcmillan, Ian; Wicker, Christine W SAW
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Subject: Possibly spam: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097)
The additional information has been shipped to DWQ.
We are currently in discussion with the USACE.
Thanks.
M. Devin Staley, PE
Engineering Manager
Blue Ridge Engineering PLLC
529 Main Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
[phone]
[phone] fax
[e-mail]
Lat = 36° 09' 40" N Lon = 81° 08' 32" W
Engineering * Surveying * Geotech * Environmental
From: Coburn, Chad [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:46 AM
To: Rynas, Stephen; Devin Staley; Hughes, Emily B SAW; Steenhuis, 7oanne
Cc: Mcmillan, Ian; Wicker, Christine W SAW; Frye, 7ennifer S SAW
Subject: RE: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097)
It's currently on hold for additional information (with the DWQ).
From: Rynas, Stephen
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Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:06 AM
To: [e-mail]; Hughes, Emily B SAW; Steenhuis, Joanne; Coburn, Chad
Subject: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097)
What's the status of this project? Is it still active?
The consistency review deadline is February 4, 2011.
From: Rynas, Stephen
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4:56 PM
To: '[e-mail]'
Cc: 'Hughes, Emily B SAW'; Steenhuis, Joanne; Coburn, Chad
Subject: Porter's Neck Crossing Shopping Center, New Hanover County
(DCM20100097)
Attached are comments from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. Please review the comments
and provide a written response. Of particular concern is the need for additional analysis
concerning the selection of the preferred alternative and why other alternatives were
dismissed.
http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/Permits/consist.htm
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public
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