20040639 Ver 1_More Info Received_20090408

THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED
Transportation Consultants
700 HUGER STREET ¦ PO. BOX 5805 ¦ COLUMBIA, SC 29250 ¦ 803-254-2211 ¦ FAX [phone]
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April 6, 2009
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Ms. Cyndi Karoly
T(gH?ENR 2009
North Carolina Division of Way.,. ? ?STr Q ?
401 Oversight and Express Review Program SSA eRMWq?
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
Re: Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport (DWQ# 04-0639) Mitigation Site
Ms. Karoly:
On behalf of the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport Authority, THE LPA GROUP
INCORPORATED obtained a Section 404 Permit (Action ID 200420672 and
200421162) and Section 401 Water Quality Certification (DWQ# 04-0639) for the
construction of the Airport in 2004. As part of the construction of the Airport a 1.5-acre
wetland mitigation site and a 7.25-acre stream buffer mitigation site were restored to
compensate for unavoidable impacts associated with the construction of the Airport.
Both the wetland and stream buffer mitigation site are to be monitored for success for a
five year period. In 2008, the third year of monitoring, the stream buffer mitigation site
was not meeting the required 320 trees per acre to be considered successful. As
requested by DWQ, in order to address this deficiency the site will be replanted in 2009.
The site will be replanted at a rate of 436 trees per acre to facilitate the final success
criteria of 320 trees in the fifth monitoring year. Once the site is replanted, a site visit
will be arranged with someone from your office.
Please contact me at 843-329-0050 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or
require additional information.
Sincerely,
THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED
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Edward J. Smail
Environmental Scientist
Cc: Mr. Thomas Brown, USACE
Mr. James Farthing, THE LPA GROUP
Mr. Gordon Murphy, THE LPA GROUP
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