20181543 Ver 1_SAW-2008-01497 RAI-signed_20181116

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Subject: [External] Proposed Roosevelt Cove subdivision application
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Good evening,
This email is to notify you that the Corps has received a copy of the application and DCM bio report for the following
project:
Corps Action ID: SAW -2008-01497
Project Name: Taylor Tract/YMCA of Triangle/Roosevelt Cove
County: Carteret
We intend to process this proposal through the programmatic general process (PGP 291). However, additional
information is required in order to process this request. Please see attached application incomplete/request for
additional information (RAI).
Please note, I will be in the office Monday -Wednesday of next week, and then out for the Thanksgiving holiday until
Monday, November 26.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Liz Hair
Regulatory Project Manager
Wilmington District
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
[e-mail]
910-251-4049
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ATTENTION OF:
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403
November 16, 2018
SUBJECT: File No. SAW -2013-02417; Information Request for Proposed Residential
Subdivision (Roosevelt Cove)/Including Discharge of Fill Material into waters of the U.S.
(WOUS), located at 1824 Salter Path Road, Indian Beach, Carteret County, North Carolina.
YMCA of the Triangle, Inc.
Attn: Douglas McMillan
801 Corporate Center Dr., Suite 200
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Doug.McMillan&ymcatrian lg e org
Dear Mr. McMillan:
This letter is in reference to your Department of the Army (DA) permit application received
October 31, 2018 submitted to the Wilmington District Corps of Engineers (Corps) for the road
construction associated with a proposed residential subdivision, on an approximate 21 -acre
parcel, within waters adjacent to the Bogue Sound, located at 1824 Salter Path, Road in Indian
Beach, Carteret County, North Carolina. A review of your application indicates it to be a
candidate for Federal authorization pursuant to the CAMA-Corps Programmatic Permit process
for construction activities that receive authorization from the State of North Carolina.
Accordingly, the administrative processing of your application will be accomplished by the
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management. Comments from Federal review agencies will
be furnished to the State.
This letter further notifies you that your DA permit application is insufficient to fully
evaluate your proposal. The application contained insufficient information regarding avoidance
and minimization measures to the aquatic environment. Additionally, the application did not
contain a mitigation statement/plan. Recall during our May 29, 2018 pre -application meeting that
we discussed all three items listed above. Compensatory mitigation is required for the
unavoidable impacts to the aquatic environment. Please see below for further explanation on
each item:
1. Avoidance: Please provide additional information describing why this particular site was
selected for your project. You may want to reference the presence, quantity and quality or
function of wetlands and/or waters of the US, the presence of any federally -listed

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threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat, state listed species, or other
natural or regionally important ecosystem resource factors that may be significantly
impacted compared to other available parcels of land which would meet your project
purpose. Please provide information about these factors for each alternative site
considered, including the preferred site. Discuss these factors in combination with the
other factors listed in your application to describe why each site was not found to be a
practicable alternative, and/or the least environmentally damaging alternative, and
describe/justify the geographic scope used to determine potentially suitable sites.
2. Minimization: Minimization includes alternate site plans and other steps which would
reduce impacts to on-site waters of the United States (WOUS). Please further describe
alternative site plans and minimization steps considered to further minimize the impact of
your project on aquatic resources. This includes information regarding alternate site
configurations that were considered such as reducing the size of the associated
infrastructure so that more impacts are avoided (i.e. use of bridges over wetland crossings,
or size of the road crossings) and/or reconfiguring the location of the proposed
infrastructure. Additionally, it is worth noting that the previous authorization dated July 9,
2009, allowed for approximately 0.21 acre of wetland fill associated with the proposed
infrastructure, while this current proposal is for nearly 0.5 acre of wetland fill. The
proposed design reduces the number of lots, however the wetland impacts are double that
of the 2009 permit. Also, the wetland impacts associated with proposed lots 11 and 12 are
not necessary for access, as there are usable uplands on each lot for a dwelling and
associated amenities. As such, the proposed plan does not exhibit adequate minimization.
3. Compensatory Mitigation: An appropriate compensatory mitigation plan is required to
fully offset unavoidable impacts to WOUS in accordance with 33 CFR 332 -
Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources. The application does not
provide a mitigation statement or plan.
Once the mitigation proposal is determined by the Corps to be appropriate, the mitigation plan
must contain the elements described at 33 CFR 332.4(c)(2) through (c)(14).
Additionally, please note the preference for purchasing mitigation bank credits to offset
impacts at 33 CFR 332.3(b). If mitigation bank credit purchase is not proposed, the
justification for utilizing other forms of mitigation should be provided.
The Corps requests that the applicant provide the requested information within 30
days of the date of this letter. If no response is received by then, the application may need to
be withdrawn. Should you have any questions or comments regarding this request for
additional information, please contact Liz Hair at the above address, by phone at (9 10)
251-4049, or by email at sarah.e.hairgusace.army.mil.

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Sincerely,
Liz Hair
Project Manager
Wilmington Field Office
Regulatory Division
Electronic Copies Furnished:
Mr. Greg Bodnar—NC-DEQ/DCM
Mr. Robb Mairs-NC DEQ/DWR
Mr. Ron Cullipher-The Cullipher Group, P.A.
Mr. Max Barbour -Hyde Investors, LLC