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Home My WebLink About20151279 Ver 2_Modifications_20170203January 27, 2017 Ms. Samantha Dailey Department of the Army Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 AA A ANGLER 'r►""w ENVIRONMENTAL Re: Permit Modification Request USACE Permit #: SAW -2015-01994, DWR #: 15-1279 Hathaway Switching Station Project Nash County, North Carolina Dear Ms. Dailey: prey company Angler Environmental (Angler) is submitting this request for a permit modification and the attached supporting documentation on behalf of Virginia Electric and Power Company (the "permittee") for the above -referenced project. The following sections provide a summary of authorized impacts, proposed changes, and proposed compensatory mitigation. List of Attachments • Attachment A —Waters of the U.S. Overall Impacts Map (Dated 1/23/17) • Attachment B —Waters of the U.S. Impacts Map (New Tower) (Dated 1/23/17) Currently Authorized Impacts Currently authorized permanent and temporary wetland impacts for this project total 1.0445 acre of wetlands including 0.7104 acre of palustrine forested wetlands (PFO), 0.0019 acre of palustrine scrub -shrub wetlands (PSS), and 0.3322 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM). Currently authorized permanent and temporary stream impacts include 511.77 linear feet of perennial stream. Based on the permit conditions, the total required wetland mitigation compensation was 1.5 credits. These impacts were mitigated through the purchase of credits from the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services. On-site mitigation for stream impacts included the relocation and construction of 656 linear feet of stream channel around the proposed fill pad for the switching station and stormwater management facility. Summary of Proposed Pro"ect Changes The permittee is proposing to construct one new tower outside of the switching station near the stormwater management facility (see attached maps). This tower will be a 125 -foot tall monopole with an 8 -foot diameter at the base. The purpose of this tower is to connect the switching station to the existing transmission line. In order to do this, Dominion needs to place a new structure in the wetland because there is limited room between the new switching station fence and Battleboro Road. The permittee will access the area from the road that wraps around the previously authorized BMP in the southeast corner of the project area. To accommodate 3751 Westerre Parkway, Suite A, Richmond, VA 23233 www.AnglerEnvironmental.com installation of the tower and to facilitate access, timber matting will be placed in the immediate area surrounding the proposed tower. The timber matting will remain in place for less than 6 months. Upon completion of construction activities, the timber mats will be removed and the soil will be returned to pre-existing contours and stabilized. The construction of the tower will result in minimal permanent wetland impacts, and the timber matting will result in temporary wetland impacts. In total, the proposed tower installation will result in 0.0908 acre of temporary PEM impacts and 0.0012 acre of permanent PEM impacts (Impacts W17 and W18). Proposed Compensatory Mitigation Using a 1:1 mitigation ratio for the additional 0.0012 -acre permanent impact to emergent wetlands, the revised total required mitigation compensation requirement is 1.5012 credits. Therefore, the permittee will purchase an additional 0.0012 wetland credits to meet the total mitigation requirement. We have contacted the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services asking for a letter of credit availability and will submit it to you once we receive it. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need additional information regarding this project. Sincerely, 'V�" Anna Stuart Lambert Environmental Specialist 804-729-8984 cc: Ms. Jennifer Burdette, Department of Environmental Quality Ms. Amanda Mayhew, Virginia Electric and Power Company Attachments 3751 Westerre Parkway, Suite A, Richmond, VA 23233 www.AnglerEnvironmental.com ATTACHMENT A Waters of the U.S. Overall Impacts Map I INCH = 200 FEET ® O 200 400 600 FEET LEGEND fYra•a'+d L« j APPROXIMATE PROJECT LIMITS =ZONE I BUFFER (EXISTING) = STREAM LIMITS ZONE 2 BUFFER (EXISTING) g PALUSTRINE EMERGENT (PEM) WETLAND LIMITS ZONE I STREAM RELOCATION BUFFER (PROPOSED) ® PALUSTRINE FORESTED (PFO) WETLAND LIMITS ZONE 2 STREAM RELOCATION BUFFER (PROPOSED) ® PALUSTRINE SCRUB StiRUB (P55) WETLAND LIMITS - ZONE I BUFFER IMPACT (PROPOSED) ® STREAM IMPACT ZONE 2 BUFFER IMPACT (PROPOSED) ® WETLAND IMPACT = = STREAM RELOCATION (PROPOSED) y az. NEW WETLAND TOWER IMPACT PROPOSED TOWER PLEA5E 5EE 5MALLER 5CALE MAP5 FOR MORE DETAIL PFM nl z z VJ ® I rra.a.ae� nw.�r.rm fYra•a'+d TfP..rw•rr F..r+mlMl "' �I; '"�"itl xa(ry FILL PEM N am g W:(P) RLL LaEsm y 0 rarM l wi(P) aw M PM y am � a WFOI .� Pfu y az. WSRI .� PFM nl z z "(P) Ru n I'm Y aro v Wf(P) FILL PEM N all L G Est(P) RLL Pf0 Y an Z x9(PI a0N0 PIN N 0 O Wla1P1 fil PSS N 0 WUIPI RII IPM N am ws:IPI Flannel Pro y am Z W/sm aoNa PEM N 0 W Wlam Pw I'm y as Wlsm b• PEM N nm Wum assPm y am Wlfm Tear I'm N am W IPI T-, w 0 Taal U Lu Q ° r� saawaq.¢aN..Y.r PanlaidlPen Ilriara« EbaMn Mx- pn=raF(n«Taa.v.fm Tmo. ae sa..nN.= «aaara+baE b .wd, u%* b..- U f«fl s]V) M u/mredar.�d Pe :w, an -m aa: am $2 P) eoao Yfb Peen a..rw� Pertmlal It-sa asm o am I D . bad r.nd Perennial at-sll lln o salty auao A.,,hsrMWl Ift- l as-51ft SY o T«• o w bllafalellabrl«M.lYae �II«brr Yaa•aWWs wa..f«n C g u a.l LaEsm Ps rarM l nm �J Q a E .�arss 4ill- -n --ate. ate. ® 51 . BUFFER D15TURBANCE: W 10. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (P55 -FILL): ZONE I : I ,65 1 5F ZONE 2: I ,466 5F % = 0.00 19 +/- AC W9. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -ROAD): W 1 1 . PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -FILL): = 0.0038 +/- AC = 0.0128 +/- AG 7W 1 3. TEMPORARY WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -ROAD): = 0.0025 +/- AC W I . PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -FILL): = 0.066 I +/- AC I W2. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PFO -FILL): = 0.0035 +/- AC / 51 . PERMANENT 5TREAM IMPACT (FILL): = 0.0477 +/- AG (462.20 +/- LF) B3. BUFFERDISTURBANCE: ZONE 1: 0 5F ZONE 2: 192 51' W12. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PFO-Ct1ANNEL): --- •'� ® _ 53. TEMPORARY STREAM IMPACT (ROAD): / - AC -0.0143+/ ® -_ _ ® = 0.00 12 +/- AG (17.29 +/- LF) W 16. TEMPORARY WETLAND IMPACT (PFO -BMP): - - - - = 0.0 123 +/- AC _ 52. PERMANENT 5TREAM IMPACT (ROAD): = 0.0026 +/- AC (46.03 +/- LF) W3. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PFO -BMP): = 0.0336 +/- AC W14. TEMPORARY WETLAND IMPACT (PFO -BMP): __ ..�.. = 0.041 +/- AC ` W4. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PFOW4. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PFO -BMP)♦;., = 0.2376 +/- AC ♦ u 2058/1 W5. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -BMP): Ls' = 0. 1005 +/- AC W 17. TEMPORARY WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -TOWER): = 0.0908 +/- AC W18. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -TOWER): = 0.00 1 2 +/- AC x 17 JAN201 7. mxd - Date 5nved: 1/23/2017 54. PERMANENT 5TREAM IMPACT (ROAD): = 0.0002 +/- AC (5.48 +/- LF) W8. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PFO -FILL): = 0.2858 +/- AC W6. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PFO -FILL): = 0.0823 +/- AC �W7.PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -FILL): WETLAND IMPACT (PEM-FIW: = 0.1 127 +/- AC W 15. TEMPORARY WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -BMP): - 0.0338 +/- AC ON NOTES: 1. BASE MAPPING OBTAINED FROM ANGLER ENVIRONMENTAL. 2. LIMITS OF STREAMS AND WETLANDS WERE SURVEYED BY DOMINION UNLE55 NOTED ON THE MAP. 3. WETLANDS ARE DELINEATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROUTINE DETERMINATION FOR AREA5 LARGER THAN FIVE (5) ACRES AS OUTLINED IN THE 1987 U.5. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WETLAND DELINEATION MANUAL. OTHER WATERS OF THE U.S. ARE DELINEATED BASED ON THE PRESENCE OF AN ORDINARY HIGH WATER MARK, AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DEFINITION OF WATER OF THE U.S. 4. ADDITIONAL TOWER ADDED 1/23/17. >I C g N �J Q a E � a 1--z Z z z ALJ v o L G �Z wJ N 6 O W d Z 30 6 O M .s G Z �, d W o: h w O U z Q ° z J Q 0 U O LU = V o c LL- z Q� o� o U a J W = Q >O 0 CL/ LL_ LLJ ° 0 LLU PROJECT MANAGER: A DRAWN: TD JOB NUMBER: 4746.57 PEV1510N5: TD -1-23-1 ATTACHMENT B Waters of the U.S. Impacts Map (New Tower) I INCH = 50 FEET ® 0 50 100 150 FEET �::.:o:�::;•••;•.:• • `-•, LEGEND PROPOSED TOWER ..ioo _ - L.J APPROXIMATE PROJECT LIMITS -- _ STREAM LIMITS - . - 0 PALU5TRINE EMERGENT (PEM) WETLAND LIMITS ® PALU5TRINE FORESTED (PFO) WETLAND LIMITS o ® PALU5TRINE SCRUB SHRUB (P55) WETLAND LIMITS ® WETLAND PERMANENT TOWER IMPACT WETLAND TEMPORARY TOWER IMPACT a ZONE I STREAM RELOCATION BUFFER (PROPOSED) o - ZONE 2 STREAM RELOCATION BUFFER (PROPOSED) - - STREAM RELOCATION (PROPOSED) TIMBER MAT5 ♦mac.:. \ , PREVIOU5LY AUTHORIZED _`\ NOTE5: 1. BA5E MAPPING OBTAINED FROM ANGLER ENVIRONMENTAL. 2. LIMITS OF 5TREAM5 AND WETLAND5 WERE 5UKVEYED BY DOMINION UNLE55 NOTED ON THE MAP. 3. WETLAND5 ARE DELINEATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROUTINE DETERMINATION FOR AREA5 LARGER THAN FIVE (5) ACRES A5 OUTLINED IN THE 1987 U.5. ARMY C0RP5 OF ENGINEER5 WETLAND DELINEATION MANUAL. OTHER WATER5 OF THE U.5. ARE DELINEATED BA5ED ON THE PRE5ENCE OF AN ORDINARY HIGH WATER MARK, A5 DEFINED BY THE U.5. ARMY CORP5 OF ENGINEER5 DEFINITION OF WATER OF THE U.5. 4. ADDITIONAL TOWER ADDED 1/23/17. Document Path: Nash\mapsW 74657_Impacte_ I I x 17 -Tower W 17. TEMPORARY WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -TOWER): x 0 Flall 0.0908 +/- AC 1 vz olI.w, �F •Ito F _ �% . t(. •V •I/, ` I. `F ! IN- \11.:1 Q EV 0 ♦ I - _' y Y : 1. 2058/8 v V Ww W 18. PERMANENT WETLAND IMPACT (PEM -TOWER): 0.0012 +/- AC ' Date 5aved: 1123/201 I lo! - - --------;L. Y_ �1e _: lel• .I. - 'fi:. 'V• `RL 'fL s- L:. J 1. .,y , • >% C M o N Q EV 0 a V Ww G N a y o Z ao e w z" a w o 00 Z R Lu �� 04 r E � 0 U Z Q � Z H O .-. (n W U �Z � O = O � Lu >O O z z (n o LL- I— z �~ OCL- o Q U Cji _ Lu �- Q v Q U =Q �� ° LL- Lu o 0 O � u PROJECT MANAGER: A DRAWN: TD JOB NUMBER: 4746.57 PEV1510N5: TD -1-23-1 Mitigation Services ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Amanda Mayhew Virginia Electric and Power Co. 701 E. Cary St. OJRP 121h Floor Richmond, VA 23219 ROY COOPER January 27, 2017 Expiration of Acceptance: August 27, 2017 Project: Hathaway Switching Station Additional Tower County: Nash The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) is willing to accept payment for compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with the above referenced project as indicated in the table below. Please note that this decision does not assure that participation in the DMS in -lieu fee mitigation program will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact permitting agencies to determine if payment to the DMS will be approved. You must also comply with all other state, federal or local government permits, regulations or authorizations associated with the proposed activity including G.S. § 143-214.11. This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit/401 Certification/CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to DMS. Once DMS receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the in -lieu fee to be paid by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/eep. Based on the information supplied by you in your request to use the DMS, the impacts for which you are requesting compensatory mitigation credit are summarized in the following table. The amount of mitigation required and assigned to DMS for this impact is determined by permitting agencies and may exceed the impact amounts shown below. Impact Upon receipt of payment, DMS will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the In -Lieu Fee Program instrument dated July 28, 2010 and 15A NCAC 02B .0295 as applicable. Thank you for your interest in the DMS in -lieu fee mitigation program. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 707-8915. cc: Anna Lambert, agent Sincerely, Ja es. B Stanfill Ass anagement Supervisor State of North Carolina Environmental Qualih• Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service ('enter Raleigh. NC2?1199-1652 217 W. Jones Street Suite 3000 919 707 8976 T CU Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I Buffer II River Basin (8 -digit HUC) (Sq. Ft.) (Sq. Ft.) _ Cold Cool I Warm Ri arian_ Non -Riparian Coastal Marsh Tar -Pamlico 03020101 0 0 0 0 0.0012 0 0 0 Upon receipt of payment, DMS will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the In -Lieu Fee Program instrument dated July 28, 2010 and 15A NCAC 02B .0295 as applicable. Thank you for your interest in the DMS in -lieu fee mitigation program. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 707-8915. cc: Anna Lambert, agent Sincerely, Ja es. B Stanfill Ass anagement Supervisor State of North Carolina Environmental Qualih• Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service ('enter Raleigh. NC2?1199-1652 217 W. Jones Street Suite 3000 919 707 8976 T