20130918 Ver 11_U-2525B UT to N_ Buffalo Site #'s 4 & 5 and UT to S_ Buffalo Site #2 NCDOT Closeout Request_20210520

Wanucha, Dave
From:Elliott, Jason C
Sent:Thursday, May 20, 2021 11:11 AM
To:[e-mail]; Chapman, Amy; Monte Matthews
([e-mail]); Wanucha, Dave; Wilson, Travis W.;
Amanetta Somerville ([e-mail]); Gary Jordan
([e-mail]); Harris, David B; Parker, Jerry A
Cc:Griffin, Randy W; Green, Matthew L
Subject:U-2525B UT to N. Buffalo Site #'s 4 & 5 and UT to S. Buffalo Site #2 NCDOT Closeout
Request
Attachments:U-2525B UT to N. Buffalo Site #'s 4 & 5 and UT to S. Buffalo Site #2 NCDOT Closeout
Request SIGNED.pdf
Good morning all,
Please see the attached NCDOT closeout request for the U-2525B UT to N. Buffalo Site #'s 4 & 5 and UT to S. Buffalo Site
#2 stream mitigation sites. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for
your assistance in this matter.

Jason C. Elliott

Environmental Analysis Unit
Environment Analysis Engineering Group
NC Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER
GOVERNOR
May 20, 2021
Mr. David Bailey
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
J. ERIC BOYETTE
SECRETARY
Re: UT to North Buffalo Creek Site #4 & Site #5 and UT to South Buffalo Creek Site #2;
Guilford County, TIP No. U-2525B; Action ID No. SAW-2005-21386; DWR Project No.
20130918 v.8
Mr. Bailey:
As you are aware, the Department has monitored the UT to North Buffalo Creek Site #4, UT to
North Buffalo Creek Site #5 and UT to South Buffalo Creek Site #2 since construction was
completed in November of 2015. All three sites are located in Guilford county and were
constructed as a part of I-785 Greensboro Eastern Loop.
UT to North Buffalo Creek Site #4 is located east of the McKnight Mill road bridge and adjacent
to I-785. The site reforestation was completed in February of 2017 and provides 386 linear feet
of stream restoration to offset impacts associated with the U-2525B project. Per the permit
requirements, NCDOT was required to monitor the stream mitigation site for channel stability on
an annual basis for five years or until success criteria were met.
UT to North Buffalo Creek Site #5 is located east of the US 29 interchange and adjacent to I-785.
The site reforestation was completed in February of 2017 and provides 362 linear feet of stream
restoration to offset impacts associated with the U-2525B project. Per the permit requirements,
NCDOT was required to monitor the stream mitigation site for channel stability on an annual
basis for five years or until success criteria were met.
UT to South Buffalo Creek Site #2 is located east of the Huffine Mill road interchange and
adjacent to I-785. The site reforestation was completed in February of 2017 and provides 1,307
linear feet of stream restoration to offset impacts associated with the U-2525B project. Per the
permit requirements, NCDOT was required to monitor the stream mitigation site for channel
stability on an annual basis for five years or until success criteria were met.
Mailing Address: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: [phone] CENTURY CENTER BUILDING A
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27610
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1598
Website: www.ncdot.gov

During the monitoring period, annual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate
regulatory agencies via the Environmental Analysis Unit (EAU) website:
https: //connect. ncdot.gov/resources/Environmental/EAU/Monitoring-Stewardship/Pages/default. aspx
After five years of vegetation and stream stability monitoring, the UT to North Buffalo Creek
Site #4, UT to North Buffalo Creek Site #5 and UT to South Buffalo Creek Site #2 stream
restoration sites indicate that the planted vegetation is surviving, and the streams remain stable at
this time. Individual annual monitoring reports are available on EAU's website for 2016-2020.
A site visit was conducted for UT to North Buffalo Creek Site #5 on May 11th, 2021 with the
regulatory agencies and NCDOT personnel present. No site visit was required for Site's #2 and
#4. It was determined at that meeting that the sites had met the success criteria and that no
further monitoring would be required. NCDOT requests that the appropriate resource agencies
provide documentation stating that no further monitoring is required and that the site is closed. If
you have any questions about this project, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin at [phone].
Sincerely,
-DocuSigned by:
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For Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Unit Head
Environmental Analysis Unit
cc: Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR
Mr. Monte Matthews, USACOE
Mr. Dave Wanucha, NCDWR
Mr. Travis Wilson, NCWRC
Ms. Amanetta Sommerville, USEPA
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT-REU
Mr. Jerry Parker, NCDOT Division 7
Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT-EAU