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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20201653 Ver 1_Additional Information--SAW-2018-01873_20210218Strickland, Bev From: Beasley, Troy <TBeasley@withersrave nel.com> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:35 AM To: Norton, April R CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) Cc: Goss, Stephanie Subject: [External] RE: Request for Additional Information--1001 Olive Branch Road Subdivision--SAW-2018-01873 Attachments: 1001 Olive Branch Road - PJD Request - 09.17.2018.pdf, PJD Form -Updated 2021-03-18-signed.pdf, 1001 Olive Branch Road Subdivision - Wetland SOA_Revised_ 02-18-2021.pdf CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. April, Thanks for your email. Below are my responses to the items addressed in your email: 1) The cumulative permanent wetland conversion impacts from perpetual maintenance of the permanent utility easement will be 0.094 acres as noted in the table below. I addressed the permanent wetland conversion impacts in the "Cover Letter", specifically in the second to last paragraph in the "Proposed Impacts" section and "Mitigation" sections. However, the cover letter erroneously listed the permanent wetland conversion impacts as 0.035 acres. Since the total permanent wetland conversion impacts are less than 0.10 acres, no additional wetland mitigation is proposed. Permanent Wetland Conversion Impacts Impact # Type of Impact Impact Area Impact 1 (Wetland D) Sewer Crossing 0.072 ac Impact 3 Sewer Crossing 0.010 ac Impact 28 Utility Crossing (Water Main) 0.012 ac Total Impacts 0.094 acres Please let me know if the table above is sufficient documentation for your review. I'm not entirely sure how to include the permanent wetland conversion impacts in the actual wetland impact table in the PCN form without it appearing that our temporary wetland impacts are being counted twice. If you would like them included in the wetland impact table in the PCN, please give me a call to discuss how to properly include them without causing confusion. I have attached the revised Wetland Mitigation SOA with the correct AID #. 2) In regards to the request for issuance of the PJD, we submitted the complete PJD Request packet (dated 9/17/2018) to Ross Sullivan prior to his field verification on 11/14/2018, so I assumed that it would have been in your files. I have attached the original PJD Request for your convenience. Since Lyle Phillips no longer works for WithersRavenel (and actually works for the USACE), I've attached an updated PJD form with my information and signature. Thanks for your help with this project. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to discuss further. Troy Beasley ONE& WithersRavenet o Your Stxcess 219 Station Road, Suite 101 1 Wilmington, NC 28405 Office:910.256.9277 1 Direct:910.509.6512 Mobile: 910.622.0122 tbeasleyga,withersravenel.com 1300no CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE From: Norton, April R CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <April.R.Norton@usace.army.mil> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2021 3:22 PM To: Beasley, Troy <TBeasley@withersravenel.com> Cc: Goss, Stephanie <stephanie.goss@ncdenr.gov> Subject: Request for Additional Information--1001 Olive Branch Road Subdivision--SAW-2018-01873 Mr. Beasley, Thank you for your Pre -Construction Notification (PCN), Nationwide Permit (NWP) 29 verification request, dated January 15, 2021, for the above referenced project. I have reviewed the information and need clarification before proceeding with verifying the use of NWP 29 (http://saw-reg.usace.army.mil/NWP2017/2017NWP29.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) Cumulative permanent wetland impacts for this project exceed the 0.10-acre threshold per Nationwide Permit General Condition 23c, and therefore compensatory mitigation is required. Thank you for providing a Statement of Availability letter from Wildlands Engineering, Inc. After reviewing your application, it appears as though permanent wetland conversion impacts are not accounted for in your PCN. Please update your PCN and plan sheets to include all permanent wetland conversion impacts, and ensure that enough credits are available for those proposed impacts. Typically, compensatory mitigation is required at a 2:1 credit to impact ratio unless otherwise justified based on evaluation of aquatic function. Additionally, 1:1 credit to impact ratio is typically required for permanent wetland conversions. Moreover, the USACE Action Identification number for the subject project is incorrectly identified on the Wetland Mitigation Statement of Availability. The correct Action ID number is SAW-2018-01873. 2) The application indicates that a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) is requested. The wetland delineation was provided with the application; however, the PJD request forms were not included. Please include the PJD request forms, or we can issue the verification without issuing the PJD after the above information has been received. Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, April Norton April R. Norton Regulatory Division US Army Corps of Engineers CE-SAW-RG-R 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 Phone: (919) 554-4884, Ext. 57 Fax: (919) 562-0421 Email: April.R.Norton@usace.army.mil