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Home My WebLink About20140193 Ver 1_email on henry fork mit plan_20151030Baker, Virginia From: Jake McLean < jmclean @wildlandseng.com> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 11:32 AM To: Johnson, Alan Cc: Shawn Wilkerson; Reid, Matthew; Baker, Virginia Subject: FW: SAW - 2014 -00538 - INCOMPLETE APPLICATION - Henry Fork Mitigation Site - Catawba County (UNCLASSIFIED) Alan, Please let me know if DWR has any further comments, either for clarification or that would warrant updates to the mitigation plan. Andrea has indicated that her comments send by email yesterday were for clarification purposes only, and that she is not requesting any further updates. We are trying to plan for construction ramp up - if you could provide me an idea on what to anticipate as far as 401 permit timeline, that would be most appreciated. Thanks, Jake - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Hughes, Andrea W SAW [ mailto: Andrea.W.Hughes @usace.army.mil] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 10:09 AM To: Jake McLean <jmclean @wildlandseng.com> Subject: RE: SAW- 2014 -00538 - INCOMPLETE APPLICATION - Henry Fork Mitigation Site - Catawba County (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE You don't need to revise anything. I just wanted to make sure we were on the same page. I'm working on the permit now so it should go out today. - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jake McLean [mailto :jmclean @wildlandseng.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 10:07 AM To: Hughes, Andrea W SAW Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: SAW- 2014 -00538 - INCOMPLETE APPLICATION - Henry Fork Mitigation Site - Catawba County (UNCLASSIFIED) Andrea, We understand these. Would you like us to rewrite the text in the mitigation plan to clarify 2a, or just respond to formally acknowledge (if we did that, maybe we would add this email with an acknowledgment of your response to the front suite of letters and approvals). As for 3, we do not intend to update the mitigation plan for additional potential wetland areas. I am verifying with Matthew that he can access it and post it to the portal - the link seems good so something must be blocking you from accessing. Thanks, Jake - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Hughes, Andrea W SAW [ mailto: Andrea.W.Hughes @usace.army.mil] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:42 PM To: Jake McLean <jmclean @wildlandseng.com> Cc: Wiesner, Paul <paul.wiesner @ncdenr.gov >; Reid, Matthew <matthew.reid @ncdenr.gov >; Tugwell, Todd SAW <Todd.Tugwell @usace.army.mil >; Lin.Xu @ncdenr.gov; alan.johnson @ncdenr.gov; Shawn Wilkerson <swilkerson @wild landseng.com >; Baker, Virginia <virginia.baker @ncdenr.gov >; Kichefski, Steven L SAW < Steven. L. Kichefski @usace.army.mil >; Baumgartner, Tim <tim.baumgartner @ncdenr.gov> Subject: RE: SAW- 2014 -00538 - INCOMPLETE APPLICATION - Henry Fork Mitigation Site - Catawba County (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Hi Jake, Just to clarify a few points in your response: Regarding 2a: During our conversation we discussed that we do not require that the wetland hydrology data demonstrate saturation within 12 inches of the soil surface for at least 8.5% of the growing season for the first year of monitoring but data should indicate that the site is trending toward meeting the performance standard and subsequent monitoring should demonstrate that the site is meeting the performance standard in order to close out the site with the proposed mitigation credits. Regarding # 3: Areas that have the potential to generate mitigation credits should be identified (and justification provided) in the mitigation plan in order to provide the IRT the opportunity to review /comment. Also, we do not recommend postponing data collection because areas proposed to generate wetland mitigation credits based on hydrologic restoration /enhancement require 7 years of hydrologic monitoring data. If you determine after the first or second year of monitoring that these areas are not suitable to generate mitigation credits, you can elect to terminate monitoring. Also, I was unable to access the drop box via the link provided below. Thanks, Andrea Andrea Hughes Mitigation Project Manager Regulatory Division, Wilmington District 11405 Falls of Neuse Road Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 (919) 846 -2564 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jake McLean [mailto :jmclean @wildlandseng.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 5:04 PM To: Hughes, Andrea W SAW Cc: Wiesner, Paul; Reid, Matthew; Tugwell, Todd SAW; Lin.Xu @ncdenr.gov; alan.johnson @ncdenr.gov; Shawn Wilkerson; Baker, Virginia; Kichefski, Steven L SAW; Baumgartner, Tim Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: SAW- 2014 -00538 - INCOMPLETE APPLICATION - Henry Fork Mitigation Site - Catawba County (UNCLASSIFIED) Please find the attached response letter to the USACE comments that were provided in the email thread below on 10/19/15, and which also addresses email comments from DWR dated 10/22/15. The following link is to the revised mitigation plan which Matthew will repost to the portal. Blockedhttps:// www. dropbox .com /sh /mg7wr47s2x2ge10 /AAAJ i M6_vdc3EDuN5Ool h941a ?d1 =0 Several of the pages were revised, as specifically noted in the response letter. A pdf of the revised pages is also attached for your convenience. The original final mitigation plan document was supplied in a 3 -ring binder. We will send out hard copy replacement pages for the revised pages, as well as a hard copy of the response letter, to the original recipients of final mitigation plan binders: -Todd Tugwell - Steven Kichefski -Ginny Baker -Alan Johnson Let me know if anyone else needs to be send hard copies, or if any of you listed do not require a hard copy. Thanks, Jake Jake McLean I Water Resource Engineer, Project Manager 0: 828.774.5547 M: 828.545.3865 Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 167 -B Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28806 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Hughes, Andrea W SAW [ mailto: Andrea.W.Hughes @usace.army.mil] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 5:35 PM To: Baumgartner, Tim <tim.baumgartner @ncdenr.gov> Cc: Wiesner, Paul <paul.wiesner @ncdenr.gov >; Reid, Matthew <matthew.reid @ncdenr.gov >; Tugwell, Todd SAW <Todd.Tugwell @usace.army.mil >; Lin.Xu @ncdenr.gov; Jake McLean <jmclean @wildlandseng.com> Subject: SAW- 2014 -00538 - INCOMPLETE APPLICATION - Henry Fork Mitigation Site - Catawba County (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE On September 22, 2015, we received the Pre - Construction Notification (PCN) for a Nationwide Permit #27 involving four (4) stream reaches and ten (10) wetland areas on the Henry Fork Mitigation Site. The stream reaches are identified as UT1, UT1A, UT1B, and UT 2 and the wetland areas are identified as Wetlands A,B,C,D,F,G,J,O,R, and S. The proposed site is located north of the intersection of Harris Farm Road and Mountain View Road, southwest of Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. (35.702.893, - 81.364436) The PCN requests DA permit authorization for impacts to 5,544 linear feet of stream channel and 0.380 acre of wetlands associated with stream and wetland restoration and enhancement activities. The application is incomplete and cannot be processed until the following information is received: 1. Recent information indicates the potential for impacts to the Henry Fork mitigation site associated with replacement of a natural gas pipeline. We are unable to process your application until this issue has been resolved. 2. The Henry Fork Draft Mitigation Plan was approved contingent upon the provider revising the final mitigation plan to address IRT concerns. See below for IRT concerns that have not been sufficiently addressed in the revised mitigation plan. a. Wetland Hydrology Performance Standards: Wetland areas receiving mitigation credit for hydrologic restoration /enhancement should demonstrate saturation within 12 inches of the soil surface for at least 8.5% of the growing season for Catawba County. b. Invasive Species Management: Please provide details on contingency actions to address invasive species issues. c. Stream Gaging on Intermittent Streams: Please note that a sufficient flow regime is typically a minimum 30 consecutive days of flow. Regarding Section 8.2, contingency plans for additional wetland credits, please note that no additional credits may be requested for mitigation sites after mitigation plan approval. Regarding recent discussions between NCDMS and the Corps, areas that have the potential to generate mitigation credits should be identified during mitigation plan development and included in the mitigation plan with established monitoring protocols and performance standards. If you are unable to submit the above information within 30 days of receipt of this Notification, we will consider your application withdrawn. Please call or email me if you have any questions. Andrea Hughes Mitigation Project Manager Regulatory Division, Wilmington District 11405 Falls of Neuse Road Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 (919) 846 -2564 Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE