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Home My WebLink About20180612 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20180824Strickland, Bev From: Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (US) < David.W.Brown@usace.army.mil > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 7:43 AM To: Clement Riddle; Alea Tuttle Cc: Homewood, Sue; Mitchell, Robert K Subject: [External] RE: Corps Response to Letters of August 10, 2018 - WCU 2014 Master Plan Improvements Project Attachments: SAW -2015-00263 Summary of Required Mitigation WCU 2014 Master Plan Impro.... pdf CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spa m.<mailto:report.spam@nc.gov> Clement, Due to our discussion yesterday, I reviewed the project file for SAW -2003-30382 & aerial photos from the area project. Under SAW -2003-30382 the Corps authorized 60 If of permanent stream impacts to a UT of Cullowhee Creek for replacement of an existing culvert. The original 60 If of stream impacts pre -date 1982, these impacts will not be cumulative with the required mitigation. The attached summary of required mitigation has been updated to show this change. Compensatory mitigation will be required as summarized on the attached table dated August 24, 2018. Thank you for prompting this review. David David Brown, PG Regulatory Specialist/Geologist USACE Wilmington District -Asheville Regulatory Field Office 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, NC 28801-5006 828-271-7980, ext. 4232 david.w.brown@usace.army.mil -----Original Message ----- From: Clement Riddle [mailto:clement@cwenv.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 4:42 PM To: Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <David.W.Brown@usace.army.mil>; Alea Tuttle <alea@cwenv.com> Cc: Homewood, Sue <sue.homewood@ncdenr.gov>; Mitchell, Robert K <kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov> Subject: [Non-DoD Source] RE: Corps Response to Letters of August 10, 2018 - WCU 2014 Master Plan Improvements Project David, Would you please provide a copy of the site impact location for the stream impacts associated with SAW 2003-30382 so we can try an evaluate this location. Thank you. Clement -----Original Message ----- From: Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <David.W.Brown@usace.army.mil> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 12:09 PM To: Clement Riddle <clement@cwenv.com>; Alea Tuttle <alea@cwenv.com> Cc: Homewood, Sue <sue.homewood@ncdenr.gov>; Mitchell, Robert K <kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov>; Price, Zan (George) <Zan.Price@ncdenr.gov>; Andrea Leslie <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org>; Hamstead, Byron <byron_hamstead@fws.gov>; Gledhill-earley, Renee <renee.gledhill-earley@ncdcr.gov>; Hall, Linda <linda.hall@ncdcr.gov>; Yerka, Stephen <syerka@nc-cherokee.com> Subject: Corps Response to Letters of August 10, 2018 - WCU 2014 Master Plan Improvements Project ClearWater Environmental Consultants, Inc. Asheville, NC 28801 Alea Tuttle and Clement Riddle, Reference is made to your three letters of August 10, 2018, which submitted responses to the Corps' comments for the WCU 2014 Master Plan Improvements Project in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina. Based on our review of the letters and the attachments, the Corps is providing comments as follows: 1. The Corps has reviewed the response to the proposed required compensatory mitigation. Compensatory mitigation will be required as summarized on the attached table. 2. TRC Environmental Corporation is to conduct a comprehensive archeological survey, per N.C. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) requirements, in the areas of the Corps permit area for Section 106 review at the intermural field improvements portion of the project. The applicant is to provide two copies and one digital copy of the resulting archaeological survey report, as well as two copies of the appropriate site forms to the Corps and the same to SHPO per their letter. Submit this report to the agencies by December 31, 2018. Based upon the findings of the survey, the Corps may need to forward a copy of the report to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) for review and comment. All other responses submitted in the above referenced letters are sufficient and appropriate for the proposed actions. Thanks you, David Brown, PG Regulatory Specialist/Geologist USACE Wilmington District -Asheville Regulatory Field Office 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, NC 28801-5006 828-271-7980, ext. 4232 david.w.brown@usace.army.mil WCU 2014 Master Plan Improvements Project Summary of Required Mitigation August 24, 2018 Area Proposed Impact Compensatory Mitigation Ratio Required Mitigation Credits Central Drive Parkin Lot - UT Cullowhee Creek 5001f 2:1 1000 Previous Projects' SAW -2009-00395 - Long Branch 551f 2:12 110 Central Drive Parking Lot - Wetlands 0.293 ac 1.5:1 0.44 Intramural Field - Wetlands 0.09 ac 1:1 0.09 TOTAL STREAM MITIGATION CREDITS 1110 TOTAL WETLAND MITGATION CREDITS 0.53 If - linear feet ac - acre 'SAW -2003-30382 — authorized 601f of permanent stream impacts to UT Cullowhee Creek for replacement of an existing culvert. The original 601f of stream impacts pre -date 1982, these impacts will not be cumulative with the required mitigation. 2The Crops has required mitigation at 2:1 ratio for project on Long Branch.