20231409 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20231211 (4)

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From: Walter Cole <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 8:39 AM
To: Hopper, Christopher D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Thomas, Zachary T
Cc: Martin, Matthew K CIV (USA)
Subject: [External] Re: SAW-2023-01042 / Old Fairground Road Subdivision / Angier /
Johnston County, NC - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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From: Hopper, Christopher D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 8:35:50 AM
To: Walter Cole <[e-mail]>; Thomas, Zachary T <[e-mail]>
Cc: Martin, Matthew K CIV (USA) <Matthew.K.Marti [e-mail]>
Subject: RE: SAW-2023-01042 / Old Fairground Road Subdivision / Angier / Johnston County, NC - REQUEST FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Apologies Walter — Question 2 should read, "... document less than 0.1 acre of wetland ...".
Christopher. D. Hopper
TREC Team Lead / Wilmington District Liaison
US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
[phone]
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From: Hopper, Christopher D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 8:24 AM
To: Walter Cole <[e-mail]>; Thomas, Zachary T <[e-mail]>
Cc: Martin, Matthew K CIV (USA)<[e-mail]>
Subject: SAW-2023-01042 / Old Fairground Road Subdivision / Angier / Johnston County, NC - REQUEST
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Good morning, Mr. Cole:
This email is in reference to the Pre -construction notification (PCN) for the proposed Old Fairground Road
Subdivision Project (SAW-2023-01042), received on October 13, 2023.
The following information is required to complete our evaluation, confirm compliance with one or more
General or Regional Conditions, and/or complete consultation with another federal/state agency to verify the
use of the Nationwide Permit (NWP):
The applicant for a permit verification would become the permittee, and be responsible for compliance
with all regional, general, and special conditions throughout construction. Consultants are rarely, if ever,
the applicant. Please confirm.
2. Road slopes appear to be close to 1:1, and permanent wetland impacts requested are one -thousandth of
an acre from mitigation thresholds. Were steeper fill slopes, retaining walls, or other measures to
minimize the unavoidable loss considered? Please provide additional justification for the area of loss
required. Note that as -built surveys may be required to document less than 0.01 acre of wetland was lost.
3. The PCN states that county water would be provided to each of the proposed lots, but no water lines are
shown on the attached plans. Please provide the proposed alignments for water infrastructure.
4. The PCN states that individual sewer systems would be utilized to serve each residence. Would any
septic or repair area access across wetlands be required? No layouts for septic and service lines were
provided.

5. The PCN states that two Stormwater BMPs would be constructed to treat stormwater resulting from the
project, but none are shown on the attached plans. Please provide the location of each, as well as their
proposed discharge points.
6. Please include a project layout that includes building and septic layouts. A Licensed Soil Surveyor
report, if available, would be helpful in our review of potential future sewer related impacts. Note — this
doesn't need to be construction level design, but rather to illustrate buildout is possible without
additional impact. It is much simpler to cover these impacts now that to wait for individual landowners
to request permit modifications.
7. The stream impact profile view appears to show a steep head cut about 20-feet upstream of the proposed
culvert. Please provide additional detail about this feature, its likelihood of accelerated erosion once the
new culvert is installed, and weather abatement measures are warranted.
The stream channel below the proposed crossing appears to include significant meanders. What
considerations for protecting these reaches of stream were made? Would shifting the road crossing either
up- or down -stream reduce impacts while still enabling reasonable use of the land?
9. The PCN states that the entire tract was logged in 2021. We are unable to locate aerial photographs to
document this for our USFWS consultation. Please provide photographs of the site's current condition to
facilitate their review.
Please provide the requested information within 30 days, or your application will be administratively
withdrawn. To clarify, if the requested information is submitted after the 30-day timeframe, you will not be
required to re -submit an entirely new PCN (unless otherwise specified). We will continue to review and/or
process your permit application upon receipt of the requested information.
Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Best Regards,
Christopher. D. Hopper

TREC Team Lead / Wilmington District Liaison
US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
[phone]
We would appreciate your feedback on how we are performing our duties. Our automated Customer Service
Survey can be accessed by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser:
https:Hregulatory.ops.usace.army.mil/customer-service-survey[. Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and
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