RE_ _External_ RE_ SAW-2023-00417 Gillette Athletic Complex Pickleball crossing 5-28-2024

Baker, Caroline D
From: Thomas, Zachary T
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 3:36 PM
To: Staples, Shane F CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Jon Meade; Landon Younce
Cc: Harbour, Jeff W; Leo Green III; Dale Edmonds ([e-mail]); Donnie Bass
Subject: RE: [External] RE: SAW-2023-00417 Gillette Athletic Complex Pickleball crossing
Hello,
Thank you for providing the update and photos via email on 5/23/24. Please make sure to copy DWR on the final photo
submittal of the riprap removal for upstream and downstream of the culvert.
Please be aware that all impacts must be within the square footage approved in the issued buffer authorization from
4/27/2023. This includes 7,266 SF in Zone 1 and 4,525 SF in Zone 2 for the road crossing. If you find that placement of
the riprap has exceeded the approved amounts, you will need to submit an updated amount for review.
Please also provide documentation that the SCM is located outside of the 50-foot buffer (Requested in the 5/3/24 email
below).
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you,
Zach Thomas
Environmental Program Consultant, Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]
Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
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The reshaped channel more inline with the existing stream channel looks good. Send a final picture of the downstream
and one of the upstream side showing the rip rap removed from the channel and we should be able to close this one
out. Thank you for getting to this quickly.
Shane
Shane F. Staples
Regulatory Specialist, Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
2407 W 5th Street, Washington NC 27889
Office: 910-251-4609
Cell: 252-723-4658
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Hey Shane and Zach,
Attached are current pictures of the stream side outlet restoration at City of Wilson Gillette Facility. Stream was
re-channelized from the outlet FES to the downstream channel. Left side of channel riprapped for bank
stability. Right side re -graded and plan to riprap sides as well. Let me know if you see any issues as they continue
to restore the area.
Thanks and appreciate your guidance! jon
Jon Meade; PhD, PE
Green Engineering, PLLC
303 Goldsboro Street E
Wilson, North Carolina 27893
252-237-5365 (Phone)
252-243-7489 (Fax)
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From: Staples, Shane F CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)<[e-mail]>
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Confirming that I will meet on site May 21 @1:30.

Shane F. Staples
Regulatory Specialist, Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
2407 W 5th Street, Washington NC 27889
Office: 910-251-4609
Cell: 252-723-4658
From: Jon Meade <[e-mail]>
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Hey Shane,
Tuesday May 21"at 1:30 will work for us. Appreciate your help and working us in your schedule!
See you then. Thanks Again! jon
Jon Meade; PhD, PE
Green Engineering, PLLC
303 Goldsboro Street E
Wilson, North Carolina 27893
252-237-5365 (Phone)
252-243-7489 (Fax)
j.meade(c-greeneng.com
From: Staples, Shane F CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)<[e-mail]>
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Subject: RE: [External] RE: SAW-2023-00417 Gillette Athletic Complex Pickleball crossing
I am available at 1:30 next Tuesday May 21, my next availability is June 11, 12, or 20.
Shane
Shane F. Staples
Regulatory Specialist, Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
2407 W 5th Street, Washington NC 27889
Office: 910-251-4609
Cell: 252-723-4658

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Zach and Shane,
We would like to meet with one or both of you onsite to discuss restoring the stream channel at the culvert
crossing to meet the current permit conditions. Please let me know your availability and appreciate your guidance
and direction!
Thanks! jon
Jon Meade; PhD, PE
Green Engineering, PLLC
303 Goldsboro Street E
Wilson, North Carolina 27893
252-237-5365 (Phone)
252-243-7489 (Fax)
j.meade(c-greeneng.com
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Subject: RE: [External] RE: SAW-2023-00417 Gillette Athletic Complex Pickleball crossing
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Per the information below and items attached, this project is also out of compliance with the conditions of the issued
401 Certification & Buffer Authorization (DWR# 20030747 V2).
The riprap should only be the amount required for dissipation, should not widen the natural stream channel, and must
not exceed the approved area stated within the issued 401 certification and buffer authorization. The currently issued
401 certification and buffer authorization only approved, a culvert and dissipater pad within a 117 LF impact area, not a
stormwater dissipater/scour hole with the current riprap placement/totals. If your intent was for a scour hole design at
the downstream end of the culvert and can demonstrate that the currently constructed impacts have been designed to
proper specifications, then we can discuss a situation where you could submit a permit modification request to
potentially obtain approvals.
Please also provide documentation that the SCM is outside of the 50-foot riparian buffer zones. If the foot print is
within this area (temporary or permanent), you will need to also modify the buffer authorization via a new application.
Please ensure that you copy DWR on all correspondence regarding your plan of restoration for DWR approval by May
31, 2024.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss, please let me know.
Thank you,
Zach Thomas
Environmental Program Consultant, Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]
Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
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Landon,
Thank you for the quick response the compliance inquiry. The stream crossing as built is out of compliance with the
General Conditions for the NWP-14 issued, May 3, 2023. Your response lays out the main issue with the as built project,
"Sides were also armored to existing ground level per the NCDEQ Land Quality detail for stormwater dissipator
pads". The construction here appears to be a stormwater dissipator, this is a stream crossing. I have attached NWP-14
conditions; regional general condition 9 specifically addresses culverts. Part A of that condition addresses culvert burial
with which I believe you are compliant, Part C addresses channel modification "Culverts shall be designed and installed
in such a manner that the original stream profiles are not altered and allow for aquatic life movement during low
flows. The dimension, pattern, and profile of the stream above and below a pipe or culvert shall not be modified by
widening the stream channel or by reducing the depth of the stream in connection with the construction activity...."
In summary, rip -rap upstream and downstream of the culvert to armor the crossing was indeed authorized, but the
permit drawings nor the PCN describe the impacts as the exist today. To return the project to compliance with NWP-14
the stream bed and channel should be returned to a grade and width similar to the natural grade. I do understand this
was an incised channel and rip -rap installation does require some level of laying the banks back, but the basin as it exists
is multiple times wider than the native stream bed width. A restoration plan should be submitted to this office by May
31. Once a restoration plan is agreed upon, the restoration should be completed within 30 days of approval of a
restoration plan. If you would like to meet onsite to discuss a time can be arranged within the next week or two. If no
restoration plan is submitted or if compliance is not actively being addressed an official card letter will be issued. Please
include Zach Thomas (cc'ed above) with the NCDWR 401 program on any following correspondence.

Thank you,
Shane
Shane F. Staples
Regulatory Specialist, Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
2407 W 5th Street, Washington NC 27889
Office: 910-251-4609
Cell: 252-723-4658
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Sorry. Attachment was missing. It is now attached...
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Shane,
John Meade and I have coordinated a review of your items in question regarding the above subject Corps
Action: SAW-2023-00417 project for the City of Wilson.
Please reference our responses (In GREEN) to each of your comments to Jeff, below:
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W. Landon Younce, P.E.
PO Box 609
303 Goldsboro St E
Wilson, NC 27893
Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]
/[e-mail]
www.greeneng.com
WILSO PN: 21-194
From: Staples, Shane F CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)<[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 3:08 PM
To: Harbour, Jeff W <[e-mail]>
Cc: Thomas, Zachary T <zachary.thomas@deg. nc.gov>
Subject: SAW-2023-00417 Gillette Athletic Complex Pickleball crossing
Jeff,
I ended up in Wilson on another project yesterday and drove through to Wilson Ballfields for a compliance check on the
NWP-14 that was issued for this crossing. The permit had 117 linear feet of stream impacts for the culvert and rip -rap to
armor. I this large catch basin design that was used to armor the downstream side of the culvert is not shown in the
permits.
A dissipator pad was installed at the outlet of the 60" pipe to prevent erosion of the channel. The length of the
dissipator was included in the permit impact length and should have been better identified on the impact plans. Since
the pipe is buried below the stream channel, the tail end of the dissipator slopes up slightly to the natural stream bed
channel creating a bowl shape which is expected to fill in with time creating a more natural channel. Sides were also
armored to existing ground level per the NCDEQ Land Quality detail for stormwater dissipator pads. Please reference
attached copy of the Impact Drawings, with lengths of Impact further described (SEE Attached)
This designed was mirrored on the upstream side as well at about half the scale
The existing stream channel is very narrow with steep slopes and riprap was installed on the upstream side of the pipe
to protect the inlet from washing out and to tie back in to the natural grade.
and both upstream and downstream sides seem to be impeding the flow of water at low flow level.
We will be glad to remove some of the riprap where the existing channel ties in both upstream and downstream to
prevent impedance of stream flow. Please advise to what extent is acceptable.
The storm water catch basin was also not in the permit and it was unclear where it falls in relation to the wetlands,
This is a temporary sediment skimmer basin that was installed outside of the existing wetland areas which were
surveyed prior to site design. The basin is temporary and will be removed when construction is complete and
groundcover is fully re-established.
there are multiple flagging tapes all over the site from construction. There seems to be a lot of work on going so this
would be a time to address these issues before project completion.
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Shane
Shane F. Staples
Regulatory Specialist, Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District

2407 W 5th Street, Washington NC 27889
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Cell: 252-723-4658
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