20181416 Ver 1_R-2530B B-4974 R-2527 Permit Application Cover Letter_10/16/2018 5:55 PM

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER
GOVERNOR
October 16, 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trail Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
ATTN: Mr. Andrew Williams
NCDOT Coordinator
JAMES H. TROGDON, III
SECRETARY
Subject: Application for Section 404 Regional General Permit No. 198200031 and 401 Water
Quality Certification for the proposed Widening of NC 24/27 from NC 740 in
Albemarle in Stanly County to the Troy Bypass in Montgomery County, Federal Aid
Project No. STBG-0024(083), Divisions 10 & 8, TIP Nos. R-2530B, B-4974 & R-2527.
Debit $570 from WBS 34446.1.5.
Dear Sir:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to widen NC 24/27 from NC 740
in Albemarle located in Stanly County to the Proposed Troy Bypass, west of Troy in Montgomery
County. The project was combined from three separate projects; R-2530B, B-4974 and R-2527; under
one NEPA document in 2006 due to logical termini. R-2530B involves widening existing NC 24-27 from
west of NC 740 to the Pee Dee River from a two to three-lane facility to a four-lane divided facility and
will also involve a superstreet design in the areas where curb and gutter is proposed. B-4974 involves
rehabilitating existing Bridge No. 51 over the Pee Dee River on the Stanly / Montgomery County line. R-
2527 involves widening existing NC 24-27 from a two-lane facility to a four-lane divided facility from
east of the Pee Dee River to the Troy Bypass. The total project is approximately 14.6 miles in length.
Please see the enclosed PCN, Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) mitigation acceptance letters, permit
drawing review minutes (4B and 4C), Draft MOA, State Stormwater Management Plan (SMP), utility
drawings, permit drawings, and design plans for the above referenced project.
Purpose and Need
The purpose of these projects is to improve traffic flow and level of service (LOS) on the section of NC
24-27 between NC 740 in Albemarle to the proposed Troy Bypass, west of Troy, and to rehabilitate a
bridge across the Pee Dee River that addresses the needs of highway users.
Mailing Address: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FCIX: �919� 212-5%HS 1�2� BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SECTION Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 RAI.EIGH NC 2%61�
1 S9H MAIL SERVICE CENTER
Rni.E[GxNC27699-1598 Website: www.ncdot.gov

MERGER INFORMATION
In compliance with the NEPA/404 Merger Process, the following Concurrence Points were reached for
this project:
R-2530B/B-4974: 4B: October 19, 2016 4C: May 16, 2018.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
R-2530B and B-4974 are currently scheduled to let to construction on March 19, 2019, with a review date
of January 2, 2019. B-4974 has Design Build Let of November 20, 2018 with deck rehabilitation to begin
shortly thereafter but no ground disturbing activities will commence until after the Construction Let in
March 2019. R-2527 is currently slated to Let in February 16, 2021.
RESOURCE STATUS
Waters within the project area are located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin (HUC 03040104, within
Subbasins 03-07-08, 03-07-10, and 03-07-15). There are no Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) or
High Quality Waters (HQW) within the project area. No Water Supply Waters (WS-I or WS-II) waters
occur within 1.0 mile of the project area; however, the Pee Dee River and its UTs are designated as WS-
N, B; CA (water supply watershed).
Wetland and stream determinations within R-2530B, B-4974 and R-2527 were conducted using the field
delineation method outlined in the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual and the 2012
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Supplement. The projects were initially verified between 2006 and
2008. Ronnie Smith from ACOE and David Wainwright of DWR field reverified the wetlands and
surface waters in 2012 through 2014.
303(dLpaired Waters:
Mountain Creek is currently listed on the North Carolina 2016 Final 303(d) list of impaired waters for
having impaired ecologicaUbiological integrity for benthos. The Pee Dee River (Lake Tillery) is currently
listed on the 2016 Fina1303(d) list for PCBs in fish tissue.
IMPACTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S.
Tables 1, 2 and 3 summarize the impacts to jurisdictional water resources for R-2530B/B-4974. Site
numbers correspond with the permit (hydraulic) drawings included in this application. The stream and
wetland numbers correspond to the NRTR and the FONSI. The pond/open water impacts were not
identified as mitigable at the 4B and 4C meetings for R-2530BB-4974. (R-2527 is only preliminary
design/impacts).
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Table 1- R-2530B Wetland Im acts (acres)
Permit NRTR Wetland Permanent
Site Site NC WAM Classification Size Fill in
Wetlands
6 W8 Headwater Forest 1.20 0.19
10 W9 Headwater Forest 0.13 0.0
14 W 10 Headwater Forest 0.36 0.09
15 W 10 Headwater Forest 0.36 0.05
15 W 10 Headwater Forest 0.36 <0.01
19 W 12 Headwater Forest 0.13 --
21 WA Headwater Forest 0.03 0.02
43 WB Bottomland Hardwood 0.02 0.02
49 WC Headwater Forest 0.03 --
Total Wetland Impacts: 0.38
Total Wetland Impacts Requested from DMS:
Table 2- R-2530B A Pond Im acts (acres)
Permit Site NRTR Site
11 Pond A
16 Pond B
34 Pond D
Total Pond Imnacts:
Pond Size
0.20
0.23
0.22
Excavation Mechanized
in Wetlands Clearing
0.36 0.12
-- <0.01
-- 0.09
-- 0.02
<0.01 <0.01
-- <0.01
<0.01 --
-- 0.03
0.36 p,27
1.01
Impact Size
0.20
0.23
0.22
0.75
Hand
Clearing
<0.01
<0.01
Impact Description
Roadway fill/Utility excavation
Utility Easement
Roadway fill/Utility Ease�nent
Roadway fill/Utility Easeinent
Erosion control basin
R/W clearing
Roadway fill/Lltiliry Easement
Roadway fill/Lateral `V' ditch
Erosion control basin
Roadway �11
Roadway �11
Roadwav �11

Table 3— R-2530B/B-4974 Stream Im acts (linear feet)
Permanent Temporary ACOE DWR
Permit Stream Name/ Status/ Bank
Site NRTR ID Class Channel Stabili Channel Required Required Permanent Impacts Description
Impacts zation Impacts Mitigation Mitigation
1 UT to Mountain Intermittent __ 19 9 -- -- Bank stabilization at the outlet of twin 9' x 5' barrel culverts (19').
Creek / Ditch WS-N
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into an 8'x 7' RCBC tmder
2 Creek/ST-AN 04 WS-N 106 -- 7 106 0 NC 24/27 with the original streambed covered with roadway fill -
south side ofNC 24/27 (106').
2 UT to Mountain Perennial 65 -- 10 65 0 UT to Mountain Creelc will be relocated into a lateral base ditch (65').
Creek/ST-AN 02 WS-IV
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into an 8'x 7' RCBC under
3 Creelc/ST-AN 04 WS-N 38 -- -- 38 0 NC 24/27 with the original streambed covered with roadway fill -
north side of NC 24/27 (38').
UT to Mountain Perennial Bank stabilization at various places along UT to Mountaiil Creek at the
3 Creelc/ST-AN 04 WS-N -- 61 39 -- -- outlet of the 8'x 7' RCBC (61').
UT to Mountain Intermittent UT to Mountain Creek will be impacted by embedded outlet protection
4 Creek/ST-AN 08 WS-IV 5 -- 7 5 0 from a base ditch (5').
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be impacted by embedded outlet protection
5 Creelc/ST-AN O1 WS-IV 16 -- 10 16 0 from 15" and 30" stonnwater i es (16').
� UT to Mountain Perennial __ 26 ] 0 -- -- Bank stabilization at the inlet of a 7'x7' RCBC (26').
Creelc / ST-B WS-IV
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be impacted by A 7'x7' RCBC that is
� Creek / ST-B WS-N 60 -- -- 60 0 longer than the existing culvert to accommodate the road widening
60').
g UT to Mountain Perennial __ 16 10 -- -- Bank stabilization at the outlet of a TxT RCBC (16').
Creek / ST-B WS-IV
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be impacted by embedded outlet protection
9 Creek/ ST-HH WS-N 127 -- 10 127 0 (18') and relocation into a 36" RCP under NC 24/27 with the original
strea�nbed covered with roadway fill (109').
11 UT to Mountain Perennial 62 -- -- 62 0 UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into a 24" RCP with itnpacts
Creek / ST-D WS-N from roadway fill (35') and outlet protection from a base ditcli (27').
� 2 UT to Mountain Perennial 147 -- 10 l 47 0 UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into a 60" RCP witl� impacts
Creek / ST-F WS-IV from roadway fill (126') and embedded outlet rotection (21').
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Permit Stream Name/ Status/ Perm. Bank Temp. ACOE DWR
Site NRTR ID Class Channel Stabili Channel Required Required Permanent Impacts Description
Im acts zation Im acts Mitigation Mitigation
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountaiil Creek will be relocated into a 60" RCP with impacts
� 3 Creek / ST-E WS-IV 23 -- 10 23 0 from roadwa fill to the ori inal streambed (23').
16 UT to Mountain Intermittent 368 -- 10 368 0 UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into a lateral base ditch with
Creek / ST-I WS-IV the ori inal streainbed covered with roadway fill (368').
UT to Mountain Inter��nittent UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into two base ditches (100')
17 Creek / ST-I WS_� 1,047 -- 35 1,047 0 and a 42" RCP with the original streambed covered with roadway iill
(947').
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into a 42" RCP with impacts
1 g Creek / ST-GG WS-N 151 -- 34 151 0 from two base ditches (21') and the original streambed covered with
roadwa fill (130' .
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into embedded base ditch
� 9 Creek / ST-GG WS-N 44 -- 12 44 0 (24') aild a 42" RCP with and the origiilal streambed covered with
roadwa fill 20' .
UT to Mountain Intermittent UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into embedded base ditch
�� Creek / ST-FF WS-N 131 -- 12 131 0 (15') and a 36" RCP with and the original streambed covered with
roadwa fill (l 16' .
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Mountain Creek will be relocated into embedded base ditch
22 Creek / ST-FF WS-N �0 -- 10 70 0 (11') and a 15" RCP with and the original streambed covered with
roadway fll (59').
23 UT to Jacobs Perennial 371 -- 10 371 371 UT to Jacobs Creek will be relocated into a lateral base ditch with the
Creelc / ST-M WS-N ori inal streambed covered with roadwa fill 371' .
UT to Jacobs Perennial UT to Jacobs Creek will be impacted by a standard base ditch (86')
24 Creek / ST-N WS-IV 96 -- 12 96 0 and a 48" RCP (10').
UT to Jacobs Perennial UT to Jacobs Creek will be impacted by a lateral base ditch (73') and
25 Creek / ST-N WS-N �09 -- 10 209 0 its relocation into a 48" RCP with the original streambed covered with
roadwa fill (136').
UT to Jacobs Perennial UT to Jacobs Creek will be impacted by bank stabilization at the outlet
�`6 Creelc / ST-M WS-N Z� �� of a lateral base ditch (20').
UT to Jacobs Perennial UT to Jacobs Creek will be impacted by banlc stabilization at the outlet
27 Creelc / ST-M WS-N -- 10 2� -- -- of a standard base ditch (10').
28 UT to Jacobs Perennial 362 -- 20 362 362 UT to Jacobs Creelc will be relocated into a lateral base ditch with the
Creek / ST-M WS-N original streambed covered with roadway fill (362').
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Permit Stream Name/ Status/ Perm. Bank Temp. ACOE DWR
Site NRTR ID Class Channel Stabili Channel Required Required Permanent Impacts Description
Im acts zation Im acts Mitigation Mitigation
UT to JacoUs Perennial UT to Jacobs Creek will be relocated into a 66" RCP with the original
29 Creek / ST-CC WS-IV � 6 -- 10 16 0 streambed covered with roadwa fill (16').
UT to Jacobs Perennial UT to Jacobs Creek will be impacted by bank stabilization at the oLitlet
30 Creek / ST-M WS-N -- 10 16 -- -- of a standard base ditch (] 0').
31 UT to Jacobs Perennial 107 -- 10 107 0 UT to Jacobs Creek will be impacted by a 48" RCP (107').
Creek / ST-Q WS-IV
UT to Pee Dee Perennial UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by a base ditch (66') and its
32 River / ST-R WS-IV 164 -- 10 164 0 relocation into a 36" RCP with the original streambed covered with
roadwa fill 98' .
Perennial UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by outlet protection (25') and its
33 UT to Pee Dee WS-IV, 143 -- 13 143 0 relocation into a 36" RCP with the original streambed covered with
River / ST-R B; CA roadway fill (118').
Perennial UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by its relocation into a standard
34 UT to Pee Dee WS-IV, 253 -- 25 253 0 base ditch (75') and a 36" RCP with the ariginal streambed covered
River / ST-U B; CA with roadwa fill (178').
UT to Pee Dee Perennial UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by embedded outlet protection
35 River / ST-V WS-N, 46 -- 10 46 0 (11') and its i-elocation into a 42" RCP with the original streambed
B; CA covered with roadwa fill (35').
Perennial
UT to Pee Dee UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by bank stabilization at the
36 �ver / ST-V BSCA' 1� outlet of a 9' x T RCBC (17').
Perennial
36 UT to Pee Dee WS-IV 23 -- -- 23 0 UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by the installation of a 9' x 7'
River / ST-V B; CA RCBC (23').
Perennial
UT to Pee Dee UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by its relocation into a 9' x 7'
37 River / ST-V WS-N, 136 -- -- 136 0 RCBC with the original streambed covered with roadway fill (136').
B; CA
Perennial
UT to Pee Dee UT to Pee Dee River will be iinpacted by bank stabilization at the inlet
37 River / ST-V BSCA' �� �� of a 9' x 7' RCBC (27').
Perennial The Pee Dee River will be impacted by bank stabilization; sloping
38 Pee Dee River WS-IV, -- 238 18 -- -- abutment armoring on the west banlc under the bridges (238') and a
B; CA tein ora worlc brid e(0.02ac).
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Permit Stream Name/ Status/ Perm. Bank Temp. ACOE DWR
Site NRTR ID Class Channel Stabili Channel Required Required Permanent Impacts Description
im acts zation Im acts Mitigation Mitigation
Perennial The Pee Dee River will be impacted by bank stabilization; sloping
39 Pee Dee River WS-IV, -- 171 20 -- -- abutment armoring on the east bank under the bridges (171') and a
B; CA te�n orary causeway (0.02ac).
InterTnittent
40 UT to Pee Dee wS-N 99 -- 1 l 99 0 UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by embedded outlet protection
River / SG B. CA' (10') and a 36" RCP (89').
Perennial
41 UT to Pee Dee WS-N 24 -- 12 24 0 UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by the installation of a 6' x 8'
River / SH B. CA' RCBC (24').
Perennial
42 UT to Pee Dee WS-N, 32 -- -- 32 0 UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by the installation of a 6' x 8'
River / SH B; CA RCBC (32').
Perennial
42 UT to Pee Dee WS-N -- 44 '7 __ __ UT to Pee Dee River will be impacted by bank stabilization at the inlet
River / SH B; CA of a 6' x 8' RCBC (44').
Intermittent
44 UT to Pee Dee wS-N 7 -- 10 � � UT to Pee Dee River will be iinpacted by embedded outlet protection
River / SL-B B. CA' at the outlet of a 24" RCP (7').
45 UT to Rocky Perennial g6 -- I 1 86 0 UT to Rocicy Creek will be impacted by its relocation into a 72" RCP
Creek / SA-1 WS-IV; CA with the ori inal streambed covered with roadwa fill 86' .
UT to Rocky Perennial UT to Rocky Creek will be impacted by its relocation into a 72" RCP
46 Creek / SA-1 WS-IV; CA �5 -- -- 75 0 �,ith the ori inal streambed covered with roadwa fill (75').
46 UT to Rocky Perennial __ 26 _ _ UT to Rocky Creek will be iinpacted by bank stabilization at the inlet
Creek / SA-1 WS-IV; CA of a 72" RCP 26' .
47A Rocky Creek / Perennial __ 10 � 6 __ __ Rocky Creek will be impacted by bank stabilization at tl�e outlet of a
SA WS-IV; CA filt�ation basii� (10').
47 Rocky Creek / Perennial �9 -- 10 29 __ Rocky Creek will be iinpacted by a twin barrel I 1'x 9' RCBC (4') and
SA WS-IV; CA a flood lain bench at t11e outlet (25').
48 Rocky Creek/ Perennial 125 -- 33 125 0 Rocky Creelc will be i�npacted by a twin barrel ] 1'x 9' RCBC (94')
SA WS-IV; CA and a flood lain bench at the ii�let (31).
50 UT to Mountain Perennial 109 -- 10 109 0 UT to Mountain Creek will be impacted by a twin barrel 9'x 6' RCBC
Creek / ST-B WS-N (74') and a flood lain bench at the inlet (35).
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Permit Stream Name/ Status/ Perm. Bank Temp. ACOE DWR
Site NRTR ID Class Channel Stabili Channel Required Required Permanent Impacts Description
im acts zation Im acts Mitigation Mitigation
UT to Mountain Perennial UT to Motmtain Creek will be impacted by a floodplain bench at the
5� Creelc / ST-B WS-N g � �� g � outlet of a twin barrel9'x 6' RCBC (8').
Total Stream Im acts: 4,980 695 611 4,980 733
Total Permanent Impacts 5,675
Total Stream Impact Requested from DMS: 4,980
R-2530B/B-4974 has 695 LF of permanent impacts from bank stabilization but these impacts don't meet mitigation criteria from either the ACOE or
NCDWR and have been subtracted from total pennanent impacts for R-2530B/B-4974: 5,675' — 695' = 4,980'.
Utility Impacts
Wetlands at Pennit Sites 10, 14, 15, and 21 have mechanized or hand clearing impacts from utility easements — these impacts (<0.05 ac) are included in
the impact tables and permit drawings for this project.
Wetland W8 at Permit Site 6 will have utility impacts (0.21ac) from open trenches that the City of Albemarle will require for the installation of water
and sewer lines to a new lift station. These utility wetland impacts have been included in Table 1 above. Please see utility drawings for a site narrative
and impacts (attached to the PCN).
Utility impacts for R-2527 will be determined when that section reaclles final design.
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MITIGATION OPTIONS
The NCDOT is committed to incorporating all reasonable and practicable design features to avoid and
minimize jurisdictional impacts, and to provide full compensatory mitigation of all remaining,
unavoidable jurisdictional impacts. Avoidance measures were taken during the planning and NEPA
compliance stages; minimization measures were incorporated as part of the project design.
Avoidance and Minimization:
NCDOT has avoided impacting many wetlands and streams and reduced impacts to wetlands and streams
to the greatest extent practicable. Other specific examples of avoidance and minimization measures
include:
• Avoiding direct discharges where practicable.
Culvert barrels with sills will be back filled with native material or class A rip rap to sill height.
Native material will consist of material that is excavated from the stream bed or floodplain at
the project site during culvert construction. Native material is subject to approval by the
engineer and may be subject to permit conditions. Class A rip rap may be used to supplement
the native material. If rip rap is used, native material should be placed on top to fill voids and
provide a flat surface for animal passage
• For upstream and downstream floodplain bench channel improvements, the floodplain bench
will be comprised of Class I rip rap with native material to top of sill elevation and coir fiber
matting cover (per comment received at 4B meeting).
• Due to the water supply reservoir within project limits, a Critical Area (CA) was identified in the
FONSI. The CA is defined as the area within '/z mile from the water supply reservoir normal pool.
Within the CA, a 25-year storm is used for erosion control design. Although only a portion of the
project falls within the CA, the entire erosion control design was based on the 25-year storm
event to further protect the surrounding watershed.
The filtration basins will provide water quality treatment for a broad spectrum of water
quality parameters of concern. As stormwater is temporarily detained, suspended
sediments and some phosphorus are captured through sedimentation. During
infiltration and other chemical processes, metals and additional phosphorus are
removed. Microbial activity that occurs in the media helps to reduce nitrogen and
hydrocarbons. As the surface layer is exposed to sunlight and allowed to dry, pathogens
are treated. Median filters with relatively deep media layers can help abate runoff
temperatures.
• Media filters will additionally provide peak flow attenuation, reducing the peak flow for
the protection of downstream conveyances, reducing the chance for degradation and
sediment loss.
• Coordination of erosion control basins with hazardous spill basins to limit impacts if
possible by converting basin EC basin over to permanent spill basin.

Site Snecific Avoidance and Minimization Measures:
• Use of low flow sills set at stream bed elevation in main barrel of multiple barrel and in single
barrel box culverts. Low flow sills were used in both barrels of box culvert at Sta. 38+76 -L- due
to lack of cover (only 4' height opening), need for opening area to meet hydraulic guidelines and
inability to raise proposed grade significantly due to surrounding developed areas.
• Use of high flow sills set at floodplain bench elevation on high flow barrels of multiple barreled
box culverts at Sta. 24+95 -Y2- and 381+64 -L-, to help maintain the natural stream width and
depth through the main barrel.
• NCDOT avoided impacts at Permit Site 41 by shortening the culvert thereby reducing permanent
and temporary stream impacts and avoiding the FERC Resource Protection Management line
(depicted as Do Not Disturb on permit drawings).
� Use of hazardous spill basins in and around critical area of Lake Tillery. Critical area where
hazardous spill basins are required begins around Sta. 258+00 -L- and runs to the end of the
project.
• Modified, linear, base ditch basins with check dams were provided at basin locations 1
(from Sta. 276+50 to 277+75 -L- (RT)), location 2(from Sta. 290+50 to 293+00 -L- (RT)),
location 3(from Sta. 307+00 to 308+50 -L- (LT)), and location 4(from Sta. 331+25 to
334+00 -L- (LT)). These modified basins will limit the overall basin footprint, since they
are in areas of very steep terrain where traditional basins were not practical. They will
provide storage for low flow events or spills, within the ditch parameters, will slow
down the spills with the use of check dams and will provide a headwall that can be
blocked off in case of a spill.
• The basins at stations 364+00 -L- (LT) and 382+50 -L- (RT) are designed as rock lined,
detention type basins with weir outfalls approximately 18" elevated above the bottom
of the basin. These basins will help to detain any spills, while minimizing maintenance
and safety concerns due to the steep terrain and difficulty accessing.
Hazardous spill basins were modified to filtration basins at Sta. 352+75 -L- (RT) and Sta.
380+00 -L- (RT) to provide some long-term water quality benefits. The filtration basins
are designed and sized to capture and treat the water quality volume that will consist of
all the runoff from the new built-upon area for 80 to 90% of the average annual rainfall.
This will result in a water quality design storm of 1.5 inch. The filtration basins were used in
areas where vegetative conveyance was not possible due to the steep terrain requiring rip rap
protection in the proposed swales to protect from high velocities.
Please refer to the attached Stormwater Management Plan for additional Avoidance and Minimization
measures.
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Compensation•
The final design permanent impacts for R-2530B/B-4974 are 5,675 linear feet of stream and 1.01 acre of
wetlands. The preliminary design iinpacts for R-2527 are 8,068 linear feet of stream and 1.01 acre of
wetlands. The NCDOT has avoided and mininuzed impacts to jurisdictional resources to the greatest
extent practicable as described above. Table 4 suir�marizes the wetland and streair� impacts for each
section, and suinmarizes the nutigation requirements for the project.
Table 4— R-2530BB-4974 Miti�ation Summ
HUC Project Section ACOE Required DWR Required
l�ii:a�._..�...�. /111 l�ii_ti.��4_..�. /111
03040104 R-2530B/B-4974
03040104 R-2527*
� ':1
•1.:
733
Wetland
tigation (ac
1.01
1.04
R-2530B/B-4974 Total Mitigation: � 13,471 � 733 � 2.05 �
*Preliminary design impacts, slope stakes plus 25 feet — please see preliminary impact table and permit
drawings for R-2527 (attached to the PCN).
R-2530B/B-4974 has 695 LF of pernlanent impacts from bank stabilization but these impacts don't meet
mitigation criteria from either the ACOE or NCDWR and have been subtracted from total permanent
impacts for R-2530B/B-4974: 5,675' — 695' = 4,980'.
R-2530BB-4974 has 0.75 acre of permanent impacts to ponds. These impacts were determined to be
nonmitigable by the ACOE at the 4C Meeting held May 16, 2018.
The permanent stream and wetland impacts will be mitig�ted at a ratio of 2:1 with credits acquired from
DMS.
REGULATORY APPROVALS
Section 404: Application is hereby made for a Regional General Permit Na 198200031 as required for
the above-described activities.
Section 401: We are hereby requesting a 401 Water Qualiry Certification from the N. C. Division of
Water Resources. In coinpliance with Section 143 215.3D(e) of the NCAC, we will provide $570.00 to
act as payment for processing the Section 401 permit application previously noted in this application (see
Subject line).
Thank you for your assistance with this project. If you have any questions or need additional information,
please contact Jeff Hemphill at [e-mail] or [phone]. A copy of this application and
distribution list will also be posted on the NCDOT website at:
http: //c oimect. ncdot. gov/resourc es/Enviroiunental/Pages.
Sincerely,
�z Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Natural Environment Section Head
cc: NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List
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