20090676 Ver 1_Information Letter_20090722

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 4100,
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
July 20, 2009
NC Division of Water Quality
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Attention: Ms. Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Dear Madam,
EUGENE A. CONTI, IR
SECRETARY
Subject: B-3652 Response to NC Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) Letter; DWQ
Project No. 090676
As you are aware, the NC Department of Transportation submitted a permit application on June
4, 2009 for TIP Project no. B-3654 (DWQ Project no. 090676) to NCDWQ. This letter
addresses each item in NCDWQ's June 24, 2009, letter regarding the replacement of the Bridges
29 & 53 over Mingo Swamp on NC 55 in Harnett/Sampson Counties. A copy is attached for your
convenience.
1. Permit drawings 11 a and 11 b are provided with this letter depicting the temporary detour
impacts.
2. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will issue a JD at permitting.
3. Geotextile fabric will be place under the temporary fill.
4. Due to the loamy soils in the wetland and unlikeliness of compaction, we feel that the
replanted wetland area will be successful. In similar projects, these impacted areas have
been allowed to re-vegetate on their own, therefore these plantings will be in addition to
any volunteer species that occur. Additionally, the seedlings will be replanted at 680
stems per acre which should be more than sufficient to provide adequate coverage. The
trees will be planted between Nov 15-March 15 which is the optimum planting window
for these seedlings.
The temporary areas will be hand cleared; no grubbing will occur.
If you have any further questions, please contact Chris Underwood at [phone].
Sincere ,
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MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPGRTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D, Manager
Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch
TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
FAX: [phone] TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH NC
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Ms. Kim Garvey, USACE
Mr. Brian Wrenn, NCDWQ
Dr. David Chang, P.E., Hydraulics
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E., Roadway Design
Mr. Majed Alghandour, P. E., Programming and TIP
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E., Highway Design
Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE, Wilmington
Mr. Travis Wilson, NCWRC
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. Ron Sechler, NMFS
Ms. Anne Deaton, NCDMF
Mr. Ahmad Al-Sharawneh
Mr. Mark Staley, Roadside Environmental
Mr. Greg Perfetti, P.E., Structure Design
Mr. Victor Barbour, P.E., Project Services Unit
Mr. Terry Gibson, P.E., Division 3 Engineer
Mr. Jim Rerko, Division 6 Environmental Officer
Ms. Beth Harmon, EEP
Mr. Todd Jones, NCDOT External Audit Branch

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North Carolina
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
June 24, 2009
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
70012510 0006 9500 9498
Dr. Greg Tlw:pe, Ph.D., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1598
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Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: Replacement of Bridges 29 and 53 over Mingo Swamp on Hwy. 55, Hamett/Sampson Counties
TIP Project B-3654, State Project No. 8.1451501
DWQ Project No. 090676
Dear Mr. Thorpe:
The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your submittal for a 401 Water Quality Certification for the
aforementioned project. Review of your application revealed it lacking necessary information required for
making an informed permit decision. The permit application was deficient in the following areas:
1. The permit drawings do not include a plan sheet providing details of the impacts for the temporary
detour on Bridge 53, site 2. (The plan sheet for site 1 was provided.)
2. Is there a valid Corps jurisdictional determination for this project? Information provided with the
application indicates that the JD expired on January 16, 2008. Please confirm that the delineation as
depicted has been approved or will be extended by the Corps of Engineers.
3. Will geotextile fabric be placed under the temporary fill material used in the detours? Though this is a
fairly common practice, we found no reference to such a proposal in the application.
4. The PCN explains that "The temporary detours will be removed, graded back to natural contours, and
replanted with native vegetation. A monitoring plan is not proposed due to loamy soils in the project
area." Success of replanting may be dependent on the time of year the work is completed. Lacking a
monitoring plan, what provisions will be made should the plantings fail?
5. Please indicate if the area under the temporary fills will be grubbed. It is our recommendation that soil
disturbance in these areas be minimized and native soil left in place to the maximum practical extent.
225 Green St., Suite 714, Fayetteville, NC 28301-5043
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] \ Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
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Dr. Greg Thorpe, Ph.D.
June 24, 2009
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Therefore, pursuant to 15A NCAC 2H .0507(a)(5), we will have to place the permit application on hold until we
are supplied the necessary information. You have 21 days to respond in writing with the requested information
or notification to this office that the information is forthcoming. If, at the end of the 21 days, this office has not
received this information in writing, we will assume you are withdrawing your application and it will be
returned. Furthermore, until the information is received by the NC Division of Water Quality, we -request (by
copy of this letter) that the US Army Corps of Engineers place the permit application on hold.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ken Averitte at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Coleen H. Sullins
Director
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cc: Kim Garvey, US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Field Office
Brian Wrenn, DWQ
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225 Green St., Suite 714, Fayetteville, INC 28301-5043
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