20060364 Ver 1_NCDOT Closeout Request_20150805

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
August 5, 2015
Mr. Brad Shaver
Wilmington Regulatory Office ACOE
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
NICHOLAS J. TENNYSON
ACTING SECRETARY
Re: Northeast Cape Fear River Mitigation Site, Pender County, WBS # 33567.1.1, TIP
No. B -4223, Action ID No. 200101172; DWR Project No. 060364, DCM Permit
No. 123 -06
Mr. Shaver:
As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Northeast Cape Fear River wetland
site since its construction in March of 2010. Located in Pender County, adjacent to
Bridge No. 21 over the Northeast Cape Fear River on NC 210, this site consists of
approximately 0.95 acre of riverine wetland restoration mitigation. Restoration of 0.52
acre was used to offset wetland impacts associated with the B -4223 bridge project leaving
a balance of 0.43 acre which can be used, with approval by the regulatory agencies on
future NCDOT projects. The riverine wetland restoration was constructed by removing
existing roadway fill to match the adjacent existing wetland elevations and re- vegetating
with appropriate hardwood species. Per the permit requirements, NCDOT was required to
monitor the restoration site for survival of planted species by visual observation on an
annual basis for five years or until the success criteria were met.
During the monitoring period, annual monitoring reports were submitted to the
appropriate regulatory agencies via the PDEA Natural Environment Section (NES)
website:
https: // connect. ncdot.kov /resources /Environmental /Panes /Permits - and- Miti —aation. aspx
After five years of vegetation monitoring, the Northeast Cape
restoration site indicates that the planted vegetation is surviving.
monitoring reports are available on NES's website for 2010 -2014.
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: 919 - 707 -6000
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone]
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER wEBSITE:
RALEIGH NC 27699 -1548 H7TPS: // CONNECT .NCDOT.GOV /RESOURCES/ENVIRON
MENTAL/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX
Fear River wetland
Individual annual
LOCATION:.
CENTURY CENTER, BUILDING A
1000 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
RALEIGH NC 27610

A site visit was conducted on August 4th, 2015 with the regulatory agencies and NCDOT
personnel present. It was determined at that meeting that the site success criteria had been
met and that no further monitoring would be required. As discussed at the on -site
meeting, NCDOT will be given full credit for the 0.95 acre mitigation restored at the site,
but does acknowledge that the excess 0.43 acre mitigation produced at the site and
potentially used on future project impacts could be utilized at a reduced ratio. This is due
to likelihood of required maintenance on vegetation within the restoration portion of the
site beneath the bridge.
NCDOT requests that the appropriate resource agencies provide documentation stating
that no further monitoring is required and that the site is closed. Also, please see the
attached on -site debit ledger for the Northeast Cape Fear River listing the available credit
at the site. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin
at (919) 707 -6121.
Sincerely,
/2"Ihilip S. Harris, III, P.E., Section Head
PDEA- Natural Environment Section
cc: Ms. Virginia Baker, NCDWR
Mr. Mason Herndon, NCDWR
Mr. Stephen Lane, NCDCM
Ms. Cathy Brittingham, NCDCM
Mr. Travis Wilson, NCWRC
Mr. Todd Bowers, USEPA
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. Henry Wicker, USACOE
Mr. Tyler Crumbley, USACOE
Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR
Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT -REU
Mr. Stoney Mathis, NCDOT -DEO3
Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT -NES

B -4223 Debit Ledger
Note: Debit ledger information up to date as of March 21, 2013.
River
Mitigation
As Built
Site name
Site TIP
HUC
Basin
Div.
County
T pe
Notes
Quantity
Available
Debit
B -4031 Northeast
Cape
Cape Fear River
B -4031
03030007
Fear
3
Pender
B -4223
Riv. Wetland
Restoration
0.95
0.43
0.52
Note: Debit ledger information up to date as of March 21, 2013.