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Environmental Resources Section
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
Ms. Karen A. Higgins
NC DEQ - Division of Water Resources
401 Wetland & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Dear Ms. Higgins:
May 5, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), on behalf of Fort Bragg, Directorate of Public
Works (DPW), is seeking concurrence for a modification to an existing Section 401 Water
Quality Certification (DWR # 15-1162) associated with Corps Action ID Number: SAW -2005-
01340. The original Certification Number 4045, issued on January 20, 2016, authorized 0.65
acre of wetland impact for the purpose of constructing three buildings and associated parking
areas for the 21s' Special Tactics Squadron (STS). The current design reduces the number of
buildings to be constructed to two, with associated parking and a reduced retention wall area.
This reduction in the project scale reduces the 404 wetland impacts to only 0.51 acre (see
enclosed updated engineering drawing). The new footprint reduces the wetland impact area for
this project by 0.14 acre.
The reduction in 404 wetland impacts reduces the amount of required wetland mitigation
from 1.5 acres to 1.25 acres. A new acceptance letter from North Carolina Division of
Mitigation Services was received on April 18, 2017.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions or require additional
information, please contact Ms. Teresa Bullard of my staff by telephone at 910-251-4725 or by
email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
ennifer L. Owens
Chief, Environmental Resources Section
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GENERAL NOTES
1. ALL WETLANDS NEARIADJACENT TO THE
PROJECT SITE MUST BE PROTECTED AT
ALL TIMES.
2. ANY MITIGATION OF EXISTING WETLANDS
SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH FORT BRAGG
ENVIRONMENTAL.
3. ALL FEDERAL REGULATIONS REGARDING
WETLAND BANKING AND MITIGATION SHALL
BE ADHERED TO.
4. THE PERMITTING FOR THE DISTURBED WETLAND
AREA AS SHOWN IN THE RFP DRAWINGS HAS
BEEN APPROVED. ANY ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCE
TO THE WETLAND WILL CAUSE A REVISION TO THE
EXISTING PERMIT AND ANY ADDITIONAL COST SHALL
BE INCURRED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND NOT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
COMPLYING WITH ALL CONDITIONS OF THE APPROVED
PERMITS AS SHOWN IN APPENDIX Y. ALL NCDEQ
DIVISION OF MITIGATION SERVICES IN -LIEU FEE
MITIGATION COSTS FOR THE OBTAINED PERMITS
HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT SEPARATELY
FROM THIS CONTRACT.
6. WETLAND IMPACT BEGINS APPROXIMATELY
15 -FT OUTSIDE OF RETAINING WALL. THIS
OFFSET WILL GIVE THE CONTRACTOR
SPACE TO CONSTRUCT THE RETAINING
WALL.
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