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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
April 3, 2008
Mr. William Wescott
Washington Regulatory Office ACOE
P.O. Box 1000
Washington, NC 27889-1000
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LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
Re: Wetland Site IV Mitigation Site, Wayne County, State Project No. 8.1330502, TIP No.
R-1030BB, Action ID No. 199202353, WQC Proj. No. 990413
Mr. Wescott:
As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Wetland Site IV Mitigation Site since its
construction in April of 2005. Located in Wayne County, adjacent to the US 117 bypass between
Wilson and Goldsboro at Sta. 246+00 -L- RT., this site provides 0.24 acres of wetland mitigation
for impacts associated with the R-1030BB project. The restoration effort involved the removal
of an abandoned roadway and planting with bottomland hardwood species. Success criteria
required that the site achieve 80% aerial coverage of native vegetation within one year of the date
the fill material is removed. According to permit conditions, NCDOT was required to monitor
the Wetland Site IV Mitigation Site visually for one year or until success criteria were met;
hydrologic monitoring was not required for this project. After the growing season, an annual
monitoring report was submitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies via the Natural
Environment Unit's (NEU) website:
http://www.nedot or /?doh/preconstructlpe/neulMonitorina/MonitorinzReports html
After one year of vegetation monitoring, the Wetland IV Mitigation Site monitoring indicates
that the planted vegetation is surviving and the site has achieved 80% aerial coverage of native
vegetation. The first year of monitoring data is provided within the annual monitoring reports
available on NEU's website for 2006.
NCDOT requests that the appropriate resource agencies provide written documentation stating
that no further monitoring is required and that the site is closed. If you have any questions about
this project, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin at [phone].
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1598
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWWWWOT.ORG
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BUILDING
2728 CAPITAL BOULEVARD
RALEIGH NC
Sincerely,
Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Unit Head
PDEA- Natural Environment Unit
cc; Mr. Rob Ridings, DWQ
Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC
Ms. Kathy Matthews, EPA
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT-REU
Mr. Chad Coggins, NCDOT-DEO