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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PAT MCCRORY
GOVERNOR
April 25, 2013
Mr. John Thomas
Raleigh Regulatory Office ACOE
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
ANTHONY J. TATA.
SECRETARY
Re: Little Peters Creek Mitigation Site, Stokes County, WBS # 32832.1.1; TIP No. B -3045,
Action ID No. 200632527285; DWQ Project No. 06 -869
Mr. Thomas:
As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Little Peters Creek stream enhancement site
since its construction in June of 2007. The Little Peters Creek site is located in Stokes County
adjacent to NC 704 at approximately' /2 mile east of the intersection of Creasy Road and NC 704.
The site consists of approximately 720 linear feet of upfront stream enhancement mitigation that
upon approval may be used to offset future impacts within the Roanoke river basin. The stream
enhancement was constructed by fencing out the livestock, constructing a floodplain and
installing grade control structures throughout the reach and re- vegetating with appropriate
hardwood species. Per permit requirements, NCDOT was required to monitor the stream
enhancement site for channel stability and survival of planted species by visual observation on an
annual basis for five years or until success criteria were met.
During the monitoring period, annual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate
regulatory agencies via the Natural Environment Section's (NES) website:
https: / /connect. ncdot.gov/ resources /Environmental /Pages /Permits- and - Mitigation. aspx
After five years of vegetation and stream stability monitoring, the Little Peters Creek stream
enhancement site indicates that the planted vegetation is surviving and the streambanks remain
stable at this time. Individual annual monitoring reports are available on NES's website for
2008 -2012.
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] CENTURY CENTER BUILDING B
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
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A site visit was conducted on April 24th, 2013 with the regulatory agencies and NCDOT
personnel present. It was determined at that meeting that the site success criteria had been met
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. Also, please see the attached on -site debit ledger for Little Peters Creek listing the
available credit at the site. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Mr. Randy
Griffin at (919) 707 -6121.
Sincerely,
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Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Section Head
PDEA- Natural Environment Section
cc: Ms. Amy Euliss, DWQ
Ms. Marla Chambers, WRC
Mr. Mark LaRue, EPA
Ms. Marella Buncick, USFWS
Mr. Henry Wicker, ACOE
Ms. Amy Chapman, DWQ
Ms. Sue Homewood, DWQ
Mr. Tyler Crumbley, ACOE
Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT -REU
Mr. Kent Boyer, NCDOT -DEO9
Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT -NEU

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