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DEPARTMEIVT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
�p�YTO July 24, 2015
ATCENTION OF:
Regulatory Division/1200A
Action ID: SAW-2005-21386
Mr. Richard W. Hancock, P.E.
Manager, Proj ect Development and Environmental Analysis Unit
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Mr. Hancock:
Reference the Department of the Army (DA) permit issued on April 15, 2014, to
Ms. Deborah Barbour of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, for impacts �
associated with the project identified as U-2525BC. The project is a 9.7 mile, four-
lane/six-lane divided facility on new location extending from the US 70 relocation to SR
2303 (Lawndale Drive) in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. Section B of
this project begins at the US 70 relocation and terminates at US 29, and Section C begins
at US 29 and ends at SR 2303 (Lawndale Drive). Coordinates (in decimal degrees) for the
site are: 36.089772° North, -79.697302° West for the eastern terminus and 36.141773°
North, -79.825120° West for the western terminus. The site contains portions of four (4)
unnamed tributaries to South Buffalo Creek, twenty (20) unnamed tributaries to North
Buffalo Creek, five (5) unnamed tributaries to an unnamed tributary at Camp Herman,
fourteen (14) unnamed tributaries to Reedy Fork, a portion of Richland Creek, and ten
(10) unnamed tributaries to Richland Creek, as well as 50 (50) adjacent wetland areas and
five (5) open water ponds in fhe Cape Fear River Basin (8-Digit Cataloging Unit
03030002).
Impacts authorized by the permit as well as subsequent permit modifications dated
June 18, 2014, October 31, 2014, December 4, 2014, and March 12, 2015, include: 1)
The permanent placement of fill material into 23,012 linear feet of jurisdictional stream
channel, 9.95 acres of adjacent riparian wetlands, and 2.32 acres of jurisdictional open
waters and, 2) the temporary placement of fill material into 8281inear feet of
jurisdictional stream channel and 0.26 acre of adjacent riparian wetlands associated with
the relocation of utility lines. Mitigation was implemented for the unavoidable impacts by
payment into the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program as well as permittee
responsible mitigation referenced in the permit special conditions.
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Also reference your letter to the Corps, received via electronic mail on June 26,
2015, and revised information received via electronic mail on July 7, 2015, requesting
modification of the permit for additional impacts to U-2525B, including the permanent
discharge of fill material into 4281inear feet of stream channel, associated with:
1) placing 2861inear feet of stream in a culvert (loss of waters) at Permit Site 31,
due to safety and slope stability concerns related to widening and adding a travel
lane to US 29;
2) placing 28 linear feet of stream (authorized as bank stabilization in the original
permit) in a culvert (loss of waters) at Permit Site 32A to correct perching at the
downstream end of an existing culvert;
3) adding 35 linear feet of additional bank stabilization to a stream at Permit Site 10
(replacing 141inear feet of temporary impacts authorized in the original permit),
including 9linear feet of rip rap and 26 linear feet of coir fiber matting, to
account for predicted stream bank instability following closure of a temporary
diversion channel; and
4) adding 791inear feet of rip rap bank stabilization to a stream at Permit Site 20A
(replacing 29 linear feet of temporary impacts authorized in the original permit),
to account for predicted stream bank instability following release of water into
the culvert currently under construction.
Note that your modiiication request, dated June 26, 2015, was sent to relevant
Federal and State agencies via electronic mail on July l, 2015, for a 15 day comment
period. Following evaluation of the information submitted in your modification
request, the additional justification provided via electronic mail on July 7, 2015, and
comments made during the agency Public Notice period, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Wilmington District has determined that it is appropriate and reasonable and
not contrary to the public interest. Therefore, the permit is modified to include the
requested additional stream impacts. This work must be constructed for Permit Sites 20A,
31, and 32A as shown on drawings included in your modification request dated June 26,
2015 (revised Permit Drawing Sheets 54, 55, 79, and 80 of 93), and for Permit Site 10 as
shown on drawings included in your revised modification request dated July 7, 2015
(revised Permit Drawing Sheets 32 and 89 of 93). In addition, the following special
condition regarding additional compensatory mitigation has been incorporated:
x) In order to compensate for impacts associated with this permit, mitigation shall
be provided in accordance with the provisions outlined on the most recent version of the
attached Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form. The requirements of

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this form, including any special conditions listed on this form, are hereby incorporated as
special conditions of this permit authorization.
All other conditions of the permit, including the permit expiration date of December
31, 2019, remain in effect as written. The U-2525BC project now totals permanent
impacts to 23,4121inear feet of jurisdictional stream channel, 9.95 acres of adjacent
riparian wetlands, and 2.32 acres of jurisdictional open waters and, 2) the temporary
placement of fll material into 785 linear feet of jurisdictional stream channel and 0.26
acre of adjacent riparian wetlands associated with the relocation of utility lines. Should
you have questions, contact Mr. David E. Bailey, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office at
telephone [phone], Extension 30 or David.E.Bailev2�usace.arm �.�.
Sincerely,
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Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
Attachments
Copy Furnished with Attachments:
Mr. Dave Wanucha
Transportation Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Mr. Jerry Parker
Division Environmental Supervisor, Division 7
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Post Office Box 14996
Greensboro, NC 27415

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Ms. Carla Dagnino
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
Copy Furnished without Attachments:
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, NC 28516
Ms. Cynthia Van Der Wiele
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 4
Wetlands Regulatory Section
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, S W
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Ms. Renee Gledhill-Early
North Carolina Division of Cultural Resources
NC State Historical Preservation Office
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617
Ms. Amy Chapman
Transportation Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Mr. Travis Wilson
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Eastern Region Highway
1718 Hwy. 56 West
Creedmoor, NC 27522
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