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PUBLIC NOTICE
Issue Date: November 20. 2008
Comment Deadline: December 20. 2008
Corps Action ID #: SAW-2008-03094
The Wilmington District. Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received a prospectus describing the
establishment of a stream and wetland compensatory mitigation bank. known as Godwin Bay
Mitigation Bank for Federal and State permits as described below:
Bank Sponsor
Restoration Systems. LLC
This public notice does not imply. on the parts of the Corps of Engineers or other agencies. either
favorable or unfavorable opinion of the work to be performed. but it issued to solicit comments
regarding the factors on which final decisions will be based. Specific plans and location
information are described below and shown on the attached plans. This Public Notice and all
attached plans are also available on the Wilmington District Web Site at
\\.saw.uSaCe.arm\.mil \yetlands. The complete prospectus and mitigation plans are also
available at the Wilmington District. Raleigh Field Office. Please contact 919-554-4884
extension 22. to request a copy.
WATERWAYS AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK: The proposed bank site is
located west of NC Highway 50. approximately 4 miles south of Benson. Johnston County. NC.
The approximate geographic coordinates are 35.3395° north latitude and -78.4888° west
longitude. The site is a Carolina bay with a manmade break in the rim that allows waters to exit
the site through a system of manmade drainage ditches. ultimately flowing through unnamed
tributaries to Mill Creek or Stone Creek in the Neuse River Basin. Hydrologic [Unit Code (I WC)
03020201. (See attached maps).
PROPOSED WORK AND PURPOSE: The bank sponsor proposes to establish. design.
construct. and operate a wetland compensatory mitigation bank composed of 77 acres located
southeast of Benson. Johnston County. North Carolina.
As stated by the sponsor. the primary goals and objectives of this proposed mitigation bank are
to improve flood attenuation and storage. Specifically. the sponsor plans to restore 65.9 acres of
drained palustrine wetlands. The sponsor states the goals and objectives would be accomplished
by: 1) removing non-point and point sources of pollution associated with agricultural activities.
2) restoring the original hydrology by filling approximately 14.000 linear feet of existing
drainage ditches. 3) reforesting of a native wetland community with subsequent reestablishment
of habitat diversity and functional continuity. 4) permanently protecting the site's full potential
as a wetland. The sponsor states that the proposed bank would be protected in perpetuity by a
conservation easement. The applicant states that upon completion the proposed bank would
offer 65.9 acres of Wetland Mitigation Units.
The proposed 77 acre bank site is currently utilized for agricultural activities associated with the
production of chickens. hogs. and row crops such as corn. wheat, and soybeans. A total of
approximately 75.6 acres of the proposed Bank's land area are currently underlain by hydric
soils that have been impacted by ditching. excavation and removal of vegetation. The enclosed
map shows the approximate location of proposed restoration and enhancement sites.
The proposed geographic service area is the 8 digit HUC. 03020201, located within tile NeLlSe
River Basin.
This mitigation bank may be considered one of a number of practicable alternatives available to
applicants to compensate for unavoidable stream and wetland impacts associated with permits
issued under the authority of Sections 404 and 401 of the Clean Water Act for projects located
within the prescribed geographic service area.
Oversight of this wetland compensatory mitigation bank will be by a group of Federal and State
agency representatives collectively referred to as the Interagency Review Team (IRT). The IRT
shall be chaired by the Wilmington District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is comprised of
representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
N.C. Division of Water Quality. and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
The actual approval of the use of this mitigation bank for a specific project is the decision
of the Corps of Engineers pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404
of the Clean Water Act. The Corps provides no guarantee that any particular individual or
general permit will be granted authorization to use this wetland compensatory mitigation bank to
compensate for unavoidable wetland impacts associated with a proposed permit. even though
mitigation from this bank may be available.
AUTHORITY: A Public Notice regarding proposed mitigation banks is required pursuant to the
rules published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for Compensatory Mitigation for
Losses of Aquatic Resources (33 CFR 332.8(d)(4)).
FEDERAL EVALUATION OF PROPOSAL: The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments
from the public: Federal. state. and local agencies and officials: Indian Tribes: and other
interested parties in order to consider and evaluate this proposed mitigation bank. Any
comments received will be considered by the Corps in evaluating this proposal. Comments are
used to assess impacts on endangered species. historic properties. conservation. economics.
aesthetics. general environmental concerns. wetlands. cultural values. fish and wildlife values.
flood hazards and flood plain values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988). land use.
navigation. shore erosion and accretion. recreation. water supply and conservation. water quality.
energy needs. safety. food and fiber production. mineral needs. considerations of property
ownership. and. in general. the needs and welfare of the people.
Preliminary review indicates that: 1) An environmental impact statement will not be required: 2)
No species of fish. wildlife. or plant (or their critical habitat) listed as endangered or threatened
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (PL 93-205) will be affected: and 3) No cultural or
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historic resources considered eligible or potentially eligible for listing on the National Register o1
Historic Places will be affected. vAdditional information may change any of these preliminary
findings.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work. as outlined above. will be received in this
office. Attention: Thomas Brown. Raleigh Regulatory Field Office. 3331 Heritage Trade Drive.
Suite 105. Wake Forest. North Carolina 2787. until 5:00 p.m.. December 20. 2008.
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