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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Division
Action ID. 2006-41285
Morgan Weatherford
April 22, 2008
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Environmental Senior Specialist, NEU
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
N.C. Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Weatherford:
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Reference the permit that the Department of the Army issued on October 10, 1996 and
subsequently modified, for the discharge of dredged and fill material in waters of the United
States, including wetlands, to facilitate construction of the Northern Wake Expressway (T.I.P.
No. R-2000), Sections A, CA, CB, D, E, F and G, crossing Kit Creek, Lower Bartons Creek,
Perry Creek, the Neuse River, Beaverdam Creek, unnamed tributaries, and adjacent wetlands,
generally northwest and northeast of Raleigh, in Wake and Durham Counties, North Carolina
(Former Action ID. 199601917). Reference also your written request of August 31, 2007, in
compliance with Special Condition g), to convey the Lake Wheeler and Phillips Mitigation sites
to the City of Raleigh.
The Corps of Engineers consents to this conveyance, subject to the existing special
condition requirement of the permit, to maintain the site in its natural condition, as modified by
work performed pursuant to the mitigation plan, in perpetuity, and except for vegetation removal
and greenway trail construction, including boardwalks, as required, within a limited greenway
right-of-way.
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If you have questions, please contact Eric Alsmeyer of the Raleigh Regulatory Field Office,
at telephone [phone], extension 23.
Sincerely,
John E. Pulliam, Jr.
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
Copies Furnished:
Mr. John Hennessy ,/
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Mr. Victor Lebsock
Park and Greenway Planner
City of Raleigh, Parks and Recreation
PO Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602