20030909 Ver 6_U-2524AC Long Branch NCDOT Closeout Request_20130426

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PAT MCCRORY
GOVERNOR
April 25, 2013
Mr. Andrew Williams
Raleigh Regulatory Office ACOE
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
ANTHONY J. TATA.
SECRETARY
Re: Long Branch Mitigation Site, Guilford County, WBS # 34820.1.1; TIP No. U- 2524AC,
Action ID No. 200321137; DWQ Project No. 030909
Mr. Williams:
As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Long Branch stream relocation site since its
construction in February of 2008. The Long Branch site is located in Guilford county adjacent to
the I -73 Greensboro Western Loop near the I- 73/I -40 interchange. The site consists of
approximately 1,986 linear feet of stream relocation that was used to offset impacts associated
with the U- 2524AC project. The stream relocation was constructed and re- vegetated with
appropriate hardwood species. Per permit requirements, NCDOT was required to monitor the
stream relocation 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:
hops: / /connect. ncdot.gov /resources /Environmental /Pages/Permits- and - Mitigation. aspx
After five years of vegetation and stream stability monitoring, the Long Branch stream relocation
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:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
TELEPHONE: 919 - 707 -6000
FAX: 919 - 212 -5785
WEBsiTE: WWWWWOT.ORG
LOCATION:
CENTURY CENTER BUILDING B
1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
RALEIGH, NC 27610

A site visit was conducted on April 17th, 2013 with the regulatory agencies and NCDOT
personnel - present _T was determines 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. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin at (919)
707 -6121.
Sincerely,
4"'4 r -'�L
Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Section Head
PDEA - Natural Environment Section
cc: Ms. Amy Euliss, DWQ
Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC
Mr. Mark LaRue, EPA
Mr. Gary Jordan, 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. Jerry Parker, NCDOT -DEO7
Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT -NEU