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Home My WebLink About2020-02219 Long Creek NWP 27 Final.pdfU.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILMINGTON DISTRICT Action Id. SAW-2020-02219 County: Mecklenburg U.S.G.S. Quad: Derita GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION Permittee: Charlotte-Mecklenbura Storm Water Services Attn: Erin Shanaberger Address: 600 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Telephone 704-562-2691 Size (acres) 16.2 Nearest Waterway Long Creek USGS HUC 03050101 Agent: Address Telephon Wildlands Engineering, Inc Attn: Ian Eckardt 1430 South Mint St, STE 104 Charlotte, NC 28203 e 704-332-7754 Nearest Town Charlotte River Basin Catawba Coordinates Latitude:35.342234 Longitude:-80.870171 Description of the project location: The project area is identified as an approximate 16.2-acre tract of land, located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina approximately half a mile southwest of Northlake Mall between Treyburn Drive and Beatties Ford Road in the Long Creek Watershed PIN (02514899, 02514876, 02514123, 02524199, 02531271, 02533460, 02516299, 02516106). Description of projects area and activity: The applicant, Charlotte -Mecklenburg Storm Water Services and Wildlands Engineering, Inc has requested a Department of the Army authorization to discharge dredged and/or fill material into waters of the U.S. in conjunction with the Charlotte -Mecklenburg Storm Water Services UMBI — Long Creek Corridor Stream and Wetland Mitigation Site (Bank). Project activity will involve the aquatic restoration of 2,292 linear feet (If) of stream channel and wetland restoration of 14.07 acres of wetland. Implementation of the proposed restoration and enhancement activities will result in the discharge of fill material into 0.596 acres of wetland (0.518 acres temporary impact and 0.078 acres permanent) and 3,426 linear feet of stream channel (3,258 LF permanent impacts and 168 LF temporary impacts), in conjunction with the mechanized land clearing, excavation, and stream relocation activities for the Bank. Refer to the below Table 1 for a detailed summary of impacts. Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344) ❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403) Authorization: NWP 27 — Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Enhancement, and Establishment Activities SEE ATTACHED RGP or NWP GENERAL, REGIONAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the attached conditions and your submitted application and attached information dated January 17, 2023. Any violation of the attached conditions or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, a Class I administrative penalty, and/or appropriate legal action. This verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below unless the nationwide authorization is modified, suspended or revoked. If, prior to the expiration date identified below, the nationwide permit authorization is reissued and/or modified, this verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it complies with all requirements of the modified nationwide permit. If the nationwide permit authorization expires or is suspended, revoked, or is modified, such that the activity would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit, activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon the nationwide permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months of the date of the nationwide permit's expiration, modification or revocation, unless discretionary authority has been exercised on a case -by -case basis to modify, suspend or revoke the authorization. Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification. You should contact the NC Division of Water Quality (telephone 919-807- 6300) to determine Section 401 requirements. For activities occurring within the twenty coastal counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA), prior to beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal Management in Morehead City, NC, at (252) 808-2808. This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State or local approvals/permits. If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory program, please contact Casey Haywood at 919-750-7397 or Casey. M.Haywood(a)_usace.army.mi1. Casey M. Digitally signed by Casey M. Haywood Haywood Date 2023.03.27081904-04'00' Corps Regulatory Official: Expiration Date of Verification: March 14, 2026 Date: March 27, 2023 SPECIAL CONDITIONS ACTION ID: SAW-2020-02219 Charlotte -Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Long Creek Corridor Stream & Wetland Mitigation Site This Nationwide Permit verification is provided for construction activities on the Long Creek Water Quality Improvement Project. Per the request by the Permittee, this authorization is provided for construction activities that will be undertaken concurrently with the Long Creek Greenway Phase 2 Project, which is not for mitigation credit, prior to finalization of the Long Creek Water Quality Improvement Project Site Specific Mitigation Plan (SSMP). Accordingly, this authorization does not imply approval of the Draft SSMP and all activities undertaken as part of this authorization are done so at the Permittee's risk. Further, this permit authorization does not imply suitability of this project for compensatory wetland mitigation for any particular project. The use of any portion of this site as compensatory mitigation for a particular project will be determined during our public interest review and 404 (b) (1) Guidelines analysis during the permit review process. 2. If work within suitable habitat for Schweinitz's sunflower extends beyond the expiration of the botanical survey (August 26, 2023), additional surveys will be required and must be conducted during the seasonal window. 3. This Nationwide Permit verification does not imply suitability of this property for compensatory mitigation for any particular project. The use of any portion of this site as compensatory mitigation for a particular project will be determined during the permit review process for that project. Table 1. 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Action ID Number: SAW-2020-02219 County: Mecklenburg Permittee: Charlotte -Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Ms. Erin Shanaberger Project Name: Lonq Creek Corridor Stream & Wetland Mitigation Site Date Verification Issued: March 27, 2023 Project Manager: Casey Haywood Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit, sign this certification and return it to the following address: US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILMINGTON DISTRICT Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Attn: Casey Haywood 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27857 Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers representative. Failure to comply with any terms or conditions of this authorization may result in the Corps suspending, modifying or revoking the authorization and/or issuing a Class I administrative penalty, or initiating other appropriate legal action. I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed in accordance with the terms and condition of the said permit, and required mitigation was completed in accordance with the permit conditions. Signature of Permittee Date