20131282 Ver 4_USACE Correspondence_20160520

Regulatory Division/1200A
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
Action ID: SAW-2011-00796; TIP No. U-0071
May 17, 2016
Mr. Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Natural Environment Section Head
NC Department of Transportation
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Harris:
Reference the Department of the Army permit issued to the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) on March 24, 2014, to authorize the discharge of fill material into
waters of the United States, for construction of TIP No. U-0071; East End Connector; from US
147 between Ellis Road and Briggs Avenue, to NC 98 at US 70, in Durham County, North
Carolina. Also, please reference the May 7, 2015 and December 7, 2015 modification of the
permit, and your May 4, 20161etter, requesting modification of the pernut for a net increase of
temporary impacts to streams of 51 linear feet, a net increase of permanent .impacts to streams of
841inear feet, a net increase of permanent riprap impacts to streams of 161 linear feet, and a net
increase of wetland impacts of 0.09 acre. These changes in impacts result from revising the
proposed work to provide for adequate stream stability, at Permit Sites 4, 12, and 17, and for the
replacement of commercial semi-trailer parking spaces and truck turning area lost as a result of
the highway construction, at new Permit Site 33. Additional wetland mitigation is proposed for
the permanent wetland loss. No additional stream mitigation is proposed, since no additional
permanent stream loss for streams with more than minimal function is proposed.
We have reviewed the requested modification, and detertnined that it is appropriate and
reasonable, and that no public notice is required for this modification. Therefore, the pernut is
hereby modified to authorize a net increase of temporary impacts to streams of 51 linear feet, a
net increase of permanent impacts to streams of 841inear feet, a net increase of permanent riprap
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impacts to streams of 161 lineax feet, and a net increase of weiland impacts of 0.09 acre, as
shown on the enclosed Permit Drawings, Sheets 30, 53, 55, 60, 90, and 91, of 91, and ABF
Freight Permit Drawing Sheets 1 and 2, of 2, revised and added 1�pri12016. In order to
compensate for the additional impacts associated with this modification, additional mitigation
sha11 be provided in accordance with the provisions outlined on the most recent version of the
attached Compensatory Mitigation Responsibiliiy Transfer Form. The requirements of this form,
including any special conditions listed on this form, are hereby incorporated as special conditions
of this permit authorization.
All other conditions of the permit, including the expiration date of December 31, 2019, and
the other mitigation requirements, remain applicable.
Should you have any questions, please call Mr. Eric Alsmeyer at [phone], ext. 23.
Sincerely,
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� Kevin P. Landers Sr.
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
Enclosure
Copy furnished w/enclosure (by e-mail):
Ms. Beth Harmon
NC Department of Mitigation Services
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Ms. Amy Chapman
Division of Water Quality
North Caxolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Caroliria 27699-1617

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Mr. Clarence Coleman
Federal Highway Administration
310 New Bern Ave., Rm 410
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1442
Mr. James Mason
NC Department of Transportation
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
Natural Environment Section
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598