External U-5898 Start of Study Letter Guilford Co

Carpenter,Kristi
From: Bailey, David E CIV USARMY CESAW (US)
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Jackie and Jennifer,
Thank you for your Start of Study email, received via email 5/30/2018, for U-5898,
improvements to the US 29 at NC 150 Interchange in Guilford County, North Carolina.
You requested any information that would be helpful in evaluating potential
environmental impacts of the projects, including any permits or approvals which may be
required by the Corps. We have reviewed the information you submitted, any
information in our permitting database, as well as remotely sensed resources including
aerial photography, Guilford County Soil Survey, LiDAR, and USGS topographic maps.
In general, based upon a review of the above referenced information, the construction
of this project is likely to impact streams and/or wetlands within the work corridor.
Please be aware that discharges of dredged or fill material into jurisdictional waters of
the United States are subject to our regulatory authority pursuant to Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act, and thus would require Department of the Army (DA) permit
authorization. The type of DA authorization required (i.e., general or individual permit)
will be determined by the location, type, and extent of jurisdictional area impacted by
the project, and by the project design and construction limits. If accompanied by
appropriate justification of avoidance and minimization , typical interchange
improvements/widening projects can be authorized by Nationwide Permits (NWPs) 14
or 23 (if accompanied by a CE), General Permit (GP 31), or an Individual Permit (if
proposed impacts are larger than NWP or GP thresholds).
The USGS topographic map and LiDAR show that the study area crosses the headwaters
(including impoundments) of unnamed tributaries (UTs) to Benaja Creek and Reedy
Fork; wetlands adjacent to these features may occur within the study area. Until
additional data is furnished which details the extent of the proposed construction limits
of the proposed projects, and onsite inspections are completed with regard to
determinations of the present of jurisdictional waters on the project properties, we are
unable to provide specific comments concerning DA permit requirements or a
recommendation of alternatives. To assist you with determining permitting
requirements, we recommend that you perform a detailed delineation of the streams
and/or wetlands present within the study area. When this information becomes
available, it should be forwarded to our office for review and comment, as well as a
determination of DA permit eligibility.

Hopefully this information is useful. If you have any additional questions please let me
know.
Sincerely,
Dave Bailey
David E. Bailey, PWS
Regulatory Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
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