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Home My WebLink About1-U-6077_JD_cover_letter_DOTletterheadSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER GOVERNOR October 31, 2018 Bryan Roden-Reynolds Charlotte Regulatory Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, NC 28801-5006 Dear Mr. Roden-Reynolds, 7AMES H. TROGDON, III SECRETARY Reference: TIP U-6077 - Kernersville Road (SR 4315) Widening - Preliminary Jurisdictional Delineation Please find the attached Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Packet for NCDOT STIP Project No. U-6077 in Forsyth County, North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is considering options to improve traffic operations to relieve congestion and safety issues along Kernersville Road (SR 4315). Project U-6077 proposes to widen Kernersville Road from Sedge Garden Road to Harmon Creek Road. The project study area is located in the southeastern portion of Forsyth County and lies within the Piedmont Physiographic Province. The project study area is characterized by rolling hills and well-defined stream valleys with broad, flat interstream divides. Land use in the vicinity of the project study area consists commercial development at the eastern end of the project and residential area along Kernersville Road to the west. The site was evaluated for potential jurisdictional waters on Apri116 and 17, 2018. An overview of the potential jurisdictional waters delineated within the project area, their classification, and lengths are presented in Tables 1 and 2 at the end of this letter. The location of all potential jurisdictional features is presented in the attached jurisdictional maps. A total of 5 streams are within the project study area. Streams SB, SC, Smith Creek, and Fishers Branch are completely perennial within the project study area, while stream SE is an intermittent stream. Six ponds (PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, and PF) were delineated within the project study area. The ponds are isolated and lack a connection to any stream or wetland feature within the project study area. MailingAddress: Telephone: (336) 747-7800 Location: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: (336) 703-6693 375 SILAS CREEK PARKWAY HIGHWAY DIVISION 9 Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127 375 SILAS CREEK PARKWAY Website: www.ncdot.gov WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127 One wetland (0.26 acres) was found on the eastern end of the project. The wetland is located in a low spot, adjacent to stream SC. The wetland is forested and is dominated by American sycamore, red maple, and lamp rush. The wetland is classified as a headwater forest wetland under NCWAM. Within the project area, the flag locations of wetlands and ponds were surveyed using a sub- meter GPS unit. Potential jurisdictional waters extents are shown on the attached potential jurisdictional waters map. The attachments contain a Jurisdictional Determination Request form, a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination form, maps and wetland data forms. Sincerely, Amy ��;9�.aaoo�E��. Euliss w,.,o,a,,o„=„��oo Amy Euliss Division 9 Environmental Program Officer Attachment: Summary Tables Photos Jurisdictional Determination Request Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form Potential Jurisdictional Waters Maps Vicinity Map USGS Map NCDWQ Stream ID Forms Upland and Wetland USACE Data Forms NCSAM / NCWAM Forms Table L Jurisdictional characteristics of water resources in tbe stud area Map ID - Area (ac) Classi�cation Compensatory River Basin Ponds Mitigation Buffer Re uired PA 0.22 Non-wetland No Not Subject PB 0.12 Non-wetland No Not Subject PC 0.1 l Non-wetland No Not Subject PD 0.15 Non-wetland No Not Subject PE 0.16 Non-Wetland No Not Subject PF 0.20 Not-Wetla»d No Not Subject Total Area 0.96 Map ID - Length (LF) Classification Compensatory River Basin Streams Mitigation Buffer Re uired Sinith Creek 639 Perennial Yes Not Subject SB 10 Perennial Yes Not Subject SC 1,164 Perennial Yes Not Subject Fishers 667 Perennial Yes Not Subject Branch SE* 166 Intermittent Undetei-mined Not Subject Total 2,646 *NCSAM form available Table 2. 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