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Home My WebLink About20110762 Ver 1_More Info Received_20111123 ►� DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY � COMMANDER NAVY REGION MID-ATLANTIC � 1510 GILBERT ST NORFOLK VA 23511 2737 IN REPLY REFER TO 5090 EV22/22/RE658 f�t222011 Ms Karen Higgins N C Dept of Environment & Natural Resources � � '�,j��]�J� DWQ-Wetlands & Stormwater Branch --a-- -. .�� p 1650 Mail Service Center ��`� � � 101 Raleigh NC 27699-1650 DENR }°` "-° SUBJECT RESPONSE TO NCDENR COMMENTS FOR THE PR �$��`��r1' TO IMPROVE TARGET PADS AND SUPPORT AREAS OF THE DA ranch COUNTY BOMBING RANGE DARE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DWQ PROJECT NO 11-0762 Dear Ms Higgins In response to comments received from the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (NCDENR) Division of Water Quality October 24 2011 correspondence requesting additional information regarding the sub�ect Joint Permit Application (JPA) the U S Navy (Navy) is pleased provide the following information NCDENR comments are denoted below by Bold type followed by a Navy response 1 Please locate the pro�ect boundaries on the most recent bound and published Dare County Soil survey and the USGS 1 24, 000 topographic map for the pro�ect As requested please see attached exhibits depicting the pro�ect boundaries created using the most recent published Dare County Soil Survey and the USGS 1 24 000 topographic map 2 Please locate all a.solated and non-isolated wetlands streams and other waters of the State as overlays on the site plan As noted in the General Notes section on sheet C-001 item no 5 of the permit drawings included with the permit appllcation submittal , Wetland boundaries are denoted by the limits of the Top of Bank upland areas consist of existing 5090 EV22/22/RE658 NOY 2 2 2011 target pads material laydown areas and drives All other areas wlthin the pro�ect area are considered wetlands To further clarify this statement all wetlands are considered as non-isolated and no streams are located within the pro�ect area 3 Please locate all of the protected riparian buffers as overlays on the site plan clearly showing Zone 1 and Zone 2 No streams are located within the proposed pro�ect area 4 Please re-submit your site plans on full plan sheets at a scale of no smaller than 1"=50' with topographic contours shown As discussed in with NCDENR on Nov 4 2411 the pro�ect does not include installation of any utilities as a result NCDENR stated that full sized plan sets would not be necessary 5 Per the requirements of the Tar-Pamlico River Basin Riparian Buffer Rule you must show that this site meets d�ffuse flow requirements with a level spreader or other BMP per Chapter 8 of the BMP manual (see http //portal ncdenr org/web/wq/ws/su/bmp-manual) The proposed pro�ect does not include any channelized flow that would typically require a level spreader All sites would be graded for sheet flow off the site 6 Please identify whether the wetlands proposed to be filled are riparian or non-riparzan Once you have established whether the wetlands proposed to be filled are riparian or non- riparian, please provide a compensatory mitigation plan to impact 7 434 acres of 404 �urisdicta.onal wetlands The plan must conform to the requirements of 15A NCAC 2H 0500 and must be appropriate to the type of impacts proposed The Navy proposes to purchase 7 434 wetland mitigation credits from the Great Dismal Swamp Restoration Bank - Timeberlake Farm Attached is a copy of the letter of credit availability for your files 7 Please provide a signed and dated copy of the application 5090 EV22/22/RE658 NOY 2 Z 1�1 NAVFAC received confirmation from NCDENR that a signed copy of the PCN was provided to NCDENR as part of the permit application Please feel free to contact Mr Thad McDonald with any questions that you may have regarding this pro�ect Mr McDonald may be reached by E-mail at thaddeus mcdonald@navy mil, or by telephone at (757) 341-0494 Sincerely � � �� W David Noble Director Environmental Planning and Conservation By direction of the Commander Enclosures 1 Dare County Soil Survey Exhibit (5-Copies) 2 USGS Exhibit (5-Coples) 3 Proof of mitigation credit availability (5-Copies) �- _ �� ka�� ``-;��' �s�,�� N "`,�"� �, g ��,�r r .�� 4 r�f ' ..- � . �. «'.a . _ `�,��°� �.a� 5�'r..� ,�,�d.+�� .�r,��, . r" £ ^a4'',_ • ��,';`� �r �i. f� _ � «a ��r�a.+-a . yy� ^ �n .. �� S��k^s"� �,�X : a.i -i ��`w-,.,��a :cr.:.. 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Fi H ; ' ;- � - - � 01.2�00 5.000 7.500 10.00� �;!�Z l c�5�.T � � � The Great D'smal Swamp RestorateonBank, LLC P O Box 6186 Phone(757) 487 344t Chesapeake VA 23323 Fax (757) �87 8680 September 22 2011 Mr Richard Welsh Richard Brady&Associates 5029 Corporate Woods Drive Suite 230 Virginia Beach VA 23462 RE Navy Bombing Range Dare County North Carolina Dear Mr Welsh The foliawing price quote is given in reply to your request for the purchase of 7 434 wetland mitigation credits (HUC Code 03010205) from The Great Dismal Swamp RestorationBank Timberlake Farm These credits are currently available from our Timberlake mitigation bank The cost will be One Hundred Thirty Thousand, Ninety Five Dollars ($ 130,095 001 or Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($ 17,500 00) per credit This quote will expire on November 30, 2011 It will be necessary that you submit to the USCOE the necessary application for said mitigation and receive USCOE permission to furnish said required credits from our Timberlake bank To complete this transaction we will require payment in full Once payment is received the credit sale wdl be reported to the US Army Corps of Engineers Piease provide and/or confirm the following information Corps Pro�ect# Waterway Permittee Name Locality of Impact Permit action (i e IP, NWP 39 enforcement etc ) Impacts (acres/linear feet) Impacts NWI classification impacts Hydrologic Unit Code 03010205 Thank you for allowmg us to quote on this pro�ect We look forward to working with you _ Sincerely v �,L ��5� � G� � Beverly White � GDSRB Accounting I I