U 5710 USACE scoping comments

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AT'CENTION OF:
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
(electronically transmitted)
April 9, 2015
Action ID No. SAW- New Hanover County
Ms. Kim Gillespie
Proj ect Planning Engineer
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Ms. Gillespie:
Reference is made to your letter of March 23, 2015, regarding the start of study for
Improvements to US 74 at SR 1409 Intersection in Wilmington, New Hanover County (U-5710).
The letter requested any information the Corps may be able to supply to evaluate potential
environmental impacts of the project.
We have reviewed the subject documents and determined that, based upon a review of
the information provided and available maps, the construction of this project may have impact to
streams and/or wetlands depending on the scope of the project. There appears to be two features
that both would be expected to have an ordinary high water mark and possible adjacent wetlands,
both water so the United States. Please be aware that impacts associated with the discharge of
fill into jurisdictional waters of the United States are subject to our regulatory authority pursuant
to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Any discharge of excavated or iill material into waters
of the United States and/or any adjacent wetlands would require Department of the Army (DA)
permit authorization. The type of DA authorization required (i.e., general or individual permit)
will be determined by the location, type, and extent of jurisdictional area impacted by the project,
and by the project design and construction limits.
Until additional data is furnished which details the extent of the construction limits of the
proposed project, and an onsite inspection is completed with regard to determinations of the
present of jurisdictional waters on the project property, we are unable to provide specific

comments concerning DA permit requirements. To assist you with determining permitting
requirements, we recommend that you perform a detailed delineation of the streams and/or
wetlands present on the project site. When this information becomes available, it should be
forwarded to our office for review and comment, as well as a determination of DA permit
eligibility.
Should you have any further questions related to DA permits for this project, please
contact me at 910-251-4611.
Sincerely,
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Brad Shaver
Regulatory Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
cc (electronic):
NCDENR-DWR attn: Mr. Mason Herndon
Dr. Cynthia Van Der Wiele, US Environmental Protection Agency
Cathy Brittingham, NC Division of Coastal Management