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Home My WebLink About20220405 Ver 1_More Info Received_20220819Strickland, Bev From: Michelle Savage-Measday, PWS <MMeasday@ecslimited.com> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2022 8:52 AM To: David.E.Bailey2@usace.army.mil Cc: Homewood, Sue Subject: [External] Request for Additional Information: SAW-2021-02168 (McConnell Road Industrial at 3655 McConnell Road / Greensboro / Guilford County) Attachments: Impact Map -Concept - 220804.pdf; PJD fillable form 2022-08-18.pdf Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. David, See below for response to your comments. In addition, in response to the City of Greensboro comments, some additional temporary impacts (10 LF (44 SF)) adjacent to McConnell Road is accounted for in the attached impact plan. Revisions are shown in the red cloud on the plan and are accounted for in the Wetland and Stream Impacts Table on the plan. 1) Based on proposed grading and re-routing of drainage directly to the north of Wetland 1 and the origin of Stream 1 into a stormwater pond, the project appears to eliminate/reduce the drainage area/hydrology source for the upper part of Wetland 1 and Stream 1. Unless otherwise justified, the Corps would consider the upper part (see attached marked -up "Environmental Impact Map") of Wetland 1 (0.46 acre) and Stream 1 (-0.011 acre [154 linear feet]) as reasonably foreseeable indirect impacts (see NWP General Conditions "District Engineers Decision") resulting from a reduction of hydrology. Unless otherwise justified, compensatory mitigation would be required for the reasonably foreseeable indirect impacts resulting in a loss of hydrology and therefore aquatic function; compensatory mitigation is typically required at a 1:1 ratio, depending largely on resource quality (reference the NCWAM score of "High" for this wetland). You may also redesign aspects of the project to ensure surface or subsurface drainage reaches this portion of the wetland/stream complex for our review, offering specific information to justify that these areas will retain their current aquatic function; At the request of Greensboro, the City requested the applicant to pipe and ditch pond outfalls to the two legs of the stream. These additional discharge points will also provide hydrology to the stream and wetland to avoid/minimize indirect impacts. This will result in additional impacts to the wetland area as shown in the table. The revisions increases wetland impact by 1,081 SF (0.026 Ac). The wetland impact areas include the green, purple and red areas. 2) A small area of wetland fill shown on the plans and related to proposed parking for "Area A" (included on marked -up "Environmental Impact Map") does not appear to be included or accounted for in the PCN as an impact or in consideration of compensatory mitigation. Please revise the plan to remove this fill, or update the PCN, plans and compensatory mitigation proposal accordingly; The small area of wetland fill due to grading was pulled back to avoid impacting the wetland. See the attached plan. 3) Please ensure that appropriate construction access space is accounted for on the project plans to allow for installation of fill slopes, retaining walls, and associated sediment and erosion control features, especially in the several areas where these items would be placed directly along wetland boundaries. Any temporary wetland impacts should be accounted for on the plans and PCN, including specific restoration plans to restore these areas to functional wetlands following construction; 1 The comment above has been noted. Sufficient space to complete grading and construction of the retaining wall exists to avoid further impacts to wetland areas. All temporary wetland impacts resulting from construction activities have been accounted for and as outline in the soil erosion control plans will be restored with a riparian seed mix upon construction completion. 4) Please provide a profile view of the proposed culvert extension stream impact, overlaid on the elevation of the existing stream channel bottom. A profile of the culvert extension is included on the attached plan. 5) Please provide a filled out Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) form (see attached) for this project to support your PJD request from 10/5/2021, with a signature above the section that states "Signature and date of person requesting PJD (REQUIRED, unless obtaining the signature is impracticable)." See attached PJD form. Please let me know if you have any further questions or comments. Thank you, Michelle MICHELLE SAVAGE-MEASDAY, PWS I Environmental Senior Project Manager T 919.861.9910 I D 919.861.9821 I C 919.441.2437 5260 Greens Dairy Road I Raleigh I NC 127616 ECS SOUTHEAST, LLP www.ecslimited.com THE NEW ASTM PHASE I STANDARD IS HERE - Contact us to find out more. Instagram I Linkedln I Facebook I Twitter Confidential/proprietary message/attachments. Delete message/attachments if not intended recipient. 2 PROP. (2) 36"' CONC CULVERT 2 STREAM ZONE 2 IMPACT AREA 7 ROADWAY WIDENING, SITE GRADE BACK; 776 SF / 0.018 AC ROADWAY WIDENING, TRUCK COURT FILL, SITE GRADE BACK, UTILITY INSTALL WITLAN6 IMPACT AREA 1 - ---,TRUCK COURT FILL & GRADE BACK,, \\ _ 8,767 SF / 0.20 AC \ `\ F r F\ f F y STREAM ZONE 2 TEMPORARY IMPACT AREA 1 \ UTILITY INSTALLATION 208 SF / 0.005 AC TEAM ZONE 1 IMP CT RE 2 ROADWAY WIDENING, SITE GRADE BACKI—- 913 SF / 0.021 AC `v ` `, STREAM IMPACT ARFA 1 , --ROADWAY WIDENING, SITE GRADE BACK ,\_\!____,i`- \ 25 LF, 142 SF / 0.003 AC \ , \ • 1 oZ_LwL AWL. rffiro \ \\ \\\ \\\ `\ STREAM ZONE 1 TEMPORARY IMPACT AREA 2 UTILITY INSTALLATION 311 SF / 0.007 AC STREAM TEMPORARY IMPACT AREA 130 UTILITY INSTALLATION , 10 LF, 44 SF / 0.001 AC / - STREAM ZONE 1 TEMPORARY IMPACT AREA 1 UTILITY INSTALLATION 312SF/0.007AC rto- ear STREAM ZONE 2 IMPACT AREA 1' SITE GRADE BACK 5,487 SF / 0.13 AC STREAM ZONE 1 IMPACT AREA 1 ROADWAY WIDENING, SITE GRADE BACK 773 SF / 0.018 AC BOHLER// BOHLER ENGINEERING NC, PLLC NCBELS P-1132 4130 PARKLAKE AVENUE, SUITE 130 RALEIGH, NC 27612 Phone: (919) 578-9000 NC@BohlerEng.com TEMPORARY (SF) (AC) WETLAND IMPACT PERMANENT 9,848 WETLAND IMPACT AREA 2 SITE GRADE BACK 717SF/0.016AC (INCLUDES STREAM ZONE 2 IMPACT AREA 4A) •\ • STREAM ZONE 2 IMPACT AREA 4A =- 1 SITE GRADE BACK 1 172 SF / .004 AC-- \ BANK - STREAM ZONE 1 IMPACT AREA 4, SITE GRADE BACK 182SF/.004AC, TEMPORARY (LF) (SF) STREAM ZONE 2 IMPACT AREA 2 /SITE GRADE BACK ,1,556 SF / 0.036 AC WETLAND AND STREAM IMPACTS STREAM IMPACT PERMANENT (LF) (SF) (AC) 25 142 0.003 WETLAND IMPACT AREA 3• , SITE GRADE BACK 364 SF / 0.008 AC \\ (INCLUDES STREAM ZONE 2,\:\ • IMPACT AREA 4B) - STREAM ZONE 1 IMPACT AREA 3' j SITE GRADE BACK -= 179 SF / .004 AC'- STREAMZONE 2 IMPACT AREA 4B7 GO I G 7DE BACK ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MAP MCCONNELL RD - INDUSTRIAL GREENSBORO, NC 27405 30' ZONE 1 IMPACT PERMANENT 2,047 TEMPORARY 0.0140 20' ZONE 2 IMPACT PERMANENT 8,242 TEMPORARY REMAINING WETLAND AREA WETLAND IMPACT AREA STREAM IMPACT AREA ZONE 1 STREAM IMPACT AREA ZONE 2 STREAM IMPACT AREA PROP. GRADE & _...—EX. ROAD WIDENII GRADE / LEXISTING36. CMP CULVERT PROPOSED EXTENSION +/- 10 AND 36" CULVERT WIDENING CULVERT EXTENS/ON SCALE: 1"= 80' HORIZONTAL 1 "= 8' VERTICAL 200 100 50 0 1"=200' 220421 I TGH I NCR211048 200 Appendix 2 - PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD: 8/18/2022 B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Michelle Measday, 5260 Greens Dairy Road, Raleigh, NC 27616 C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: Wilmington District, SAW-2021-02168 D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: (USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES) State: NC County/parish/borough: Guilford City: Greensboro Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Lat.: 36.063402 Long.: -79.701144 Universal Transverse Mercator: 17S Name of nearest waterbody: Little Alamance Creek E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): ❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date: ■❑ Field Determination. Date(s): 4/8/2021 TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN REVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY JURISDICTION. Site number Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Estimated amount of aquatic resource in review area (acreage and linear feet, if applicable) Type of aquatic resource (i.e., wetland vs. non -wetland waters) Geographic authority to which the aquatic resource "may be" subject (i.e., Section 404 or Section 10/404) S 1 36.062298 -79.701348 0.048 non -wetland 404 W1 36.063354 -79.701491 2.086 wetland 404 1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option to request and obtain an approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an informed decision after having discussed the various types of JDs and their characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate. 2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre - construction notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non -reporting NWP or other general permit, and the permit applicant has not requested an AJD for the activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an official determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the option to request an AJD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit authorization, and that basing a permit authorization on an AJD could possibly result in less compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3) the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting the terms and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant can accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary; (5) undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without requesting an AJD constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps permit authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the review area affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and waives any challenge to such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance or enforcement action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7) whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD or a PJD, the JD will be processed as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual permit (and all terms and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be administratively appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic jurisdiction exists over aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, the Corps will provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable. This PJD finds that there "may be"waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be" navigable waters of the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the review area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following information: SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply) Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources below where indicated for all checked items: • Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor: Map: Figures 1-6 O Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor. n Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report. n Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale: ❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps: ❑ Corps navigable waters' study: ❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas: ❑ USGS NHD data. ❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps. ■❑ U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: Figure 2: 1:24,000/Greensboro ■❑ Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: Figure s: 2019 NRCS Web Soil Survey ■❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name: Figure 4: NWI Mapper; HUC 03030002 ❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s): ■❑ FEMA/FIRM maps: Figure 5: Panel: 3710789400J, Dated: 6/18/2007 ❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: .(National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929) • Photographs: • Aerial (Name & Date): Figure 6: WoUS Map or ■❑ Other (Name & Date): ECS Photo Log •Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter: SAW 2021 02168/Email: 11/16/2021 ❑ Other information (please specify): IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily been verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later jurisdictional determi nations. Signature and date of Regulatory staff member completing PJD Michelle Measday Dlgltally signed by Michelle Measday Date: 2022.08.18 14:49:55-04'00' Signature and date of person requesting PJD (REQUIRED, unless obtaining the signature is impracticable)' Districts may establish timeframes for requestor to return signed PJD forms. If the requestor does not respond within the established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is necessary prior to finalizing an action.