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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230669 Ver 1_USACE Permit_20230714DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WILMINGTON DISTRICT WILMINGTON REGULATORY OFFICE 69 DARLINGTON AVENUE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA 28403 July 14, 2023 Regulatory Program/Division Milt Rhodes PM Development, LLC 11 Brookstown Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Via Email: milt@ardenhomes.com Dear Mr. Rhodes: This letter is in response to the Pre -Construction Notification (PCN) you submitted to the Wilmington District, Charlotte Regulatory Office on May 4, 2023, for a Department of the Army Nationwide permit (NWP) verification. This project has been assigned the file number SAW-2021-02293 and is known as Ogden School Road. This file number should be referenced in all correspondence concerning this project. A review of the information provided indicates that the proposed work would include 0.019 acre of permanent stream impacts (loss), 0.017 permanent stream impacts, and 0.0024 acre temporary stream impacts for the construction of utility infrastructure associated with a residential development. The project area for this determination includes a 32.9 acre(s) area which is illustrated on the site plans/maps dated 5/4/2023. The project/review area is located on the N side of Ogden School Road, about 0.5 mile east of NC Highway 66, about 1 mile east of Teague Lane, at Latitude 36.063285 and Longitude-80.077332; in Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina. We have determined that the proposed work is authorized by Nationwide Permit 58 (utility line activities for water and other substances). The proposed work must be accomplished in strict accordance with the general permit conditions, any regional conditions, the special conditions listed in this letter, the application materials, and the plans dated 5/4/2023. If the extent of the project area and/or nature of the authorized impacts to waters are modified, a revised PCN must be submitted to this office for written approval before work is initiated. Any violation of permit conditions or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the permittee to enforcement action. This verification is valid until March 14, 2026, unless prior to this date the subject NWP(s) is suspended, revoked, or is modified such that the activity no longer complies with the terms and conditions of this NWP. If you commence or are under contract to commence this activity before the date that the relevant NWP is modified or revoked, you will have 12 months from the date of the modification or revocation of the NWP to complete the activity under the present terms and conditions of this NWP. Project Specific Special Conditions: 1. If the Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) or other bat species are listed as threatened or endangered prior to tree clearing within the Corps action area, the applicant shall commit to a tree clearing moratorium between April 1 and October 15; OR 2. The applicant shall conduct acoustic surveys in accordance with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) survey protocols and provide the Corps and USFWS a preliminary statement of the surveys within 24 hours and develop a relocation plan as needed. Impacts to WOTUS at these locations shall not occur until the Corps has coordinated with USFWS and received their concurrence. 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 Resources (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 Morehead City, NC, at (252) 808-2808. This NWP verification does not preclude the necessity to obtain any other Federal, State, or local permits, licenses, and/or certifications, which may be required. If you have any questions related to this verification or have issues accessing documents referenced in this letter, please contact Jennifer Lawrence, Regulatory Specialist of the Charlotte Regulatory Office at (980) 392-9980, by mail at the above address, or by email at Jennifer.L.Lawrence@usace.army.mil. Please take a moment to complete our customer satisfaction survey located at https://regulatory.ops.usace.army.miI/ords/f?p=136:4. Sincerely, Jennifer Lawrence Regulatory Specialist Enclosures Cc (w/enclosures) David Brame, Pilot Environmental, Inc. (via dbrame@pilotenviro.com) General Conditions (33 CFR PART 320-330): 1. The time limit for completing the work authorized ends on March 14, 2026. 2. You must maintain the activity authorized by this permit in good condition and in conformance with the terms and conditions of this permit. You are not relieved of this requirement if you abandon the permitted activity, although you may make a good faith transfer to a third party in compliance with General Condition 4 below. Should you wish to cease to maintain the authorized activity or should you desire to abandon it without a good faith transfer, you must obtain a modification of this permit from this office, which may require restoration of the area. 3. If you discover any previously unknown historic or archeological remains while accomplishing the activity authorized by this permit, you must immediately notify this office of what you have found. We will initiate the Federal and state coordination required to determine if the remains warrant a recovery effort of if the site is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. 4. If you sell the property associated with this permit you must obtain the signature of the new owner on the transfer form attached to this letter and forward a copy to this office to validate the transfer of this authorization. 5. If a conditioned water quality certification has been issued for your project, you must comply with the conditions specified in the certification as special conditions to this permit. For your convenience, a copy of the certification is attached if it contains such conditions. 6. You must allow a representative from this office to inspect the authorized activity at any time deemed necessary to ensure that it is being or has been accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of your permit. Compliance Certification Form Action ID Number: SAW-2021-02293 County: Forsyth Permittee: PM Development, LLC, Milt Rhodes Project Name: Ogden School Road Date Verification Issued: 7/14/2023 Project Manager: Jennifer Lawrence 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 Attn: Jennifer Lawrence Charlotte Regulatory Office U.S Army Corps of Engineers 8430 University Executive Park Drive, Suite 615 Charlotte, North Carolina 28262 or Jennifer.L.Lawrence@usace.army.mil (980) 392-9980 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 including any general or specific conditions, and the required mitigation was completed in accordance with the permit conditions. Signature of Permittee Date