FW_ Duplin 36 Utility Rutting (B-5639)

From:Farrell, Sean C
To:Shaver, Brad E CIV USARMY CESAW (US); Steffens, Thomas A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Sprinkle, Hannah H
Cc:Gingrich, Sophia E; Westphal, Anneliese
Subject:FW: Duplin 36 Utility Rutting (B-5639)
Date:Tuesday, November 8, 2022 10:07:05 AM
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Brad, Tom, Hannah,

Attached are photos from Sophia’s site visit at Duplin Bridge 36 yesterday. Duke Power came in to
move their powerlines back without coordinating with our inspector or RE office. They came through
with heavy equipment into our temporary fill area where we recently removed the temporary
detour. They appeared to have gone off into adjacent wetlands off the project as well (IMG_3658-
3576). We have asked them to rake out the ruts and put down native wetland seed mix and straw
mulch. We have been requiring pre-construction meetings for all of our utility relocations to try and
avoid this, so we will be having conversations with Duke as to why they failed to coordinate.
Although we are planning to reforest this area, this area was an existing powerline corridor before
the project and will remain an easement for Duke to maintain their lines. Please let me know if I can
provide any additional information.

Thanks,

Sean Farrell
Division Environmental Officer
Division 3
NCDOT- Division of Highways

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From: Gingrich, Sophia E <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 4:44 PM
To: Farrell, Sean C <[e-mail]>
Subject: Duplin 36 Utility Rutting (B-5639)

Sean,

Attached are pictures from my visit to Duplin 36 today after we received Jason’s EC report. There is
rutting through the temporary fill area throughout the entire length of the project. Not all the
attached pictures are of wetlands. At the north end of the project, it seems they even went over our
remaining silt fence into wetlands not impacted by the project (see photos 3568-3576). The only
spot there was rutting on the actual slopes was at the south end of the project (see photo 3602).
Overall, it’s not too bad, but there are a couple areas where the ruts are deeper. Let me know if you
have any more questions!

Thanks,

Sophia Gingrich
Environmental Technician
Division 3
NCDOT – Division of Highways

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