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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
May 5, 2009
Onslow County
D WQ No. 20031246
Gregory J. Thorpe, Manager
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Subject: Bear Creek Bridge Mitigation Site, Onslow County, TIP No. B-3217
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
This correspondence is in reference to your letter dated March 9, 2009, regarding the Bear Creek
Bridge Mitigation site located in Onslow County, North Carolina. This site is being utilized by
the North Carolina Department of Transportation as compensatory mitigation for wetland impacts
associated with project B-3217.
By copy of this letter, we are notifying you that no further monitoring of the site will be required
since the construction and success criteria for the mitigation site has been met.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact David
Wainwright at [phone].
Sincerely,
oleen Sullins,
Director
cc: Brad Shaver, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, US Army Corps of Engineers
Kathy Matthews, USEPA
Travis Wilson, WRC
Steve Sollod, DCM
Mason Hemdon, Division 3 Environmental Officer
Jason Elliot, NCDOT, NEU
Randy Griffin, NCDOT, NEU
Ken Averitte, NCDWQ Fayetteville Regional Office
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
EUGENE A. CONTI, JR.
SFCIE /RY
March 9, 2009
Mr. Doug Huggett
NC Division of Coastal Management
Parker Lincoln Building
2728 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27604
Re: Bear Creek Bridge Mitigation Site, Onslow County, State Project No. 8.2261001, TIP
No B-3217, Action ID No. 200300491, DWQ Proj. # 03-1246, DCM Permit No. 24-04
Mr. Huggett:
As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Bear Creek Bridge Mitigation Site since its
construction in May of 2006. Located in Onslow County, at Bridge No. 21 over Bear Creek on
SR 1533, this 0.71-acre site was monitored for temporary wetland impacts associated with the
B-3217 project. The temporarily impacted area, where mechanized clearing occurred, was left to
revegetate naturally and must re-attain jurisdictional status at the end of three years; hydrologic
monitoring was not required for this project. According to permit conditions, NCDOT was
required to monitor the Bear Creek Bridge Mitigation Site for three years or until success criteria
were met, with vegetation monitoring conducted each year. After each growing season, annual
monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies via the Natural
Environment Unit's (NEU) website:
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After three years of vegetation monitoring, the Bear Creek Bridge Mitigation Site monitoring
indicates that natural re-vegetation has occurred and the temporarily impacted areas have re-
attained jurisdictional status. Individual annual monitoring data is provided within the
monitoring reports available on NEU's website between 2006 and 2008.
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A site visit is scheduled for this site on April 29, 2009 and any comments or concerns regarding
the success of the site will be addressed at that time. After the site visit NCDOT requests that the
appropriate resource agencies provide written documentation stating that no further monitoring is
required and that the site is closed. If you have any questions about this project, please contact
Mr. Randy Griffin at [phone].
Sincerely,

Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Unit Head
PDEA- Natural Environment Unit
cc: Mr. Brad Shaver, ACOE
Mr. David Wainwright, DWQ
Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC
Ms. Kathy Matthews, EPA
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT-REU
.Mr. Mason Herndon, NCDOT-DE03
Mr Randy Gnffm, NCDOT-NEU