20230048 Ver 1_02 Cover Letter_20221229

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US Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Attn: Chris Hopper
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Re: Old Beatty Ford Road+/- 149.25 acres
559 Old Beatty Ford Road China Grove, NC 28023
Nationwide Permit 39 Verification Request
Action ID # SAW-2022-01822
Chris/Paul:
December 19, 2022
NC Division of Water Resources
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
Attn: Paul Wojoski
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
The applicant for the Old Beatty Ford Road project, Ryan Beadle of Jackson Shaw, is requesting
approval of the enclosed nationwide permit 18/39 verification package. Atlas Environmental
staff completed the delineation on June 2, June 3, August 24, October 19, and November 16,
2022, and assessed the presence of five perennial streams, three intermittent streams, and nine
abutting wetlands. The review area mostly consists of forested land and agricultural fields
along with a power line that runs Southwest through the property.
CH 100, 1630 LF (0.116 acres), contains sections of both perennial and intermittent flow and is
located near the Eastern portion of the review area continuing off property flowing in a
Southernly direction. CH 300, a perennial channel, is approximately 2457 LF (0.614 acres) and
is located along the West and Southwest portion of the review area. CH 300 meanders on and
off property along the Western boundary of the property. CH 400, 216 LF (0.009 acres), is an
intermittent draw that converges into CH 300 near the Southern boundary. CH 500, 190 LF
(0.009 acres), and intermittent channel also converges into CH 300 near the Sothern boundary,
flowing North. CH 600, 590 LF (0.035 acres), a perennial channel is located near the Southern
border of the property flowing South into CH 300. CH 700, 45 LF (0.002 acres), starts offsite
and converges into CH 300 and is a perennial channel. CH 800, 1115 LF (0.124 acres), is
located on the Western portion of the property area and flows in a Southernly until it converges
into CH 300 off property. CH 800 is also a perennial channel. All the wetlands in the review
area are abutting streams. WL 2200 (N0.095 acres) , WL 2300 (N0.030 acres), WL 2400 (N
0.022 acres), WL 2500 (N 0.003 acres), and WL 2600 (N0.001 acres) all abut CH 100, starting
South to North going upstream, in the perennial stretch of the stream. WL 5000 (N0.049
acres) is located near the Southern border and ties into CH 500. WL 6000 (N0.152 acres) and
WL 6100 (N0.242 acres) tie into CH 600 and are located near the Northern reaches of CH 600.
The project purpose is for the construction of three industrial warehouse buildings and
associated truck and trailer parking, employee parking, stormwater treatment, utilities, and
additional required infrastructure. The buildings are designed and engineered to avoid and
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338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
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minimize impacts to aquatic resources and utility rights -of -way to the greatest extent possible.
Seven impacts are proposed for the construction including wetland impacts as W1 and W2, as
well as two impacts to intermittent streams S3 and S4, and three impacts to perennial streams
S1, S2, and S5.
Impact W1 is being permitted under the NWP 39 is for the permanent fill to the entirety of WL
6000 (0.152 acre). Impact W2, also permitted under NWP 39, 0.242 acres of permanent fill to
the entirety of wetland WL 6100. Both impacts to wetlands are for the construction of one
building and subsequent parking. Impact S3 is being permitted under the NWP 39 and is a
permanent impact of 232 LF (0.02 acres) to CH 100 in the intermittent reach of the channel for
construction of the entrance road and parking. Impact S4 is a permanent impact of (N0.002
acres) of CH 400 (N27 LF, 0.002 acres) for SCM slope fill. This impact falls under an NWP 18.
All three impacts to perennial channels are permitted under the NWP 39. Impact S1 is for 399
LF (0.025 acre) to CH 600 for permanent parking, driveway access, and slope fill. Impact S2 is
for 28 LF (0.003 acre) and is impacting CH 100 near the existing culvert for the construction of
an entrance road. Impact S5 is a temporary impact of 40' (0.006 acre) for the proposed
installation of a sanitary sewer. Impacts have been significantly reduced by the proposed
design and location of the buildings and other infrastructure.
The permittee has avoided and minimized impacts through multiple methods including avoiding
impact to the floodplain and using 3:1 side slopes grading. Additional minimization efforts
include constructing retaining walls and headwalls. The total linear footage of streams on site
is 6,243 LF. Over 89% of the streams onsite will not be permanently impacted. The total
acreage of wetland on the site is 0.595 acre and almost 34% is not being impacted.
Wetland impacts exceed 0.099 acre so Corps and DWR mitigation is required. Stream impacts
exceed 0.02 acre and 300 linear feet so Corps and DWR mitigation is required. The proposed
mitigation is as follows: 2:1 ratio for perennial stream impacts, 1.5:1 ratio for intermittent
stream impacts, and a 2:1 ratio for wetland impacts. The following mitigation is proposed to
compensate for project impacts: 854 credits for perennial stream impacts, 389 credits for
intermittent stream impacts, and 0.788 credits for riparian wetland impacts. See the enclosed
NC Division of Mitigation Services acceptance letter for stream and wetland mitigation credits
proposal. RES does not have any wetland credits and will not have enough stream credits if
they sell the expected credits that have been spoken for in the next month. An SOA is included
from RES but it is not anticipated that these stream credits will be available when the 404 and
401 are issued for this project.
Enclosed are the necessary permit application documents and additional information. Thank
you for your attention to the enclosed request. Please contact me if you need any additional
information.
Best regards,
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Jennifer L Robertson, President,
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ATLAS Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte