20150995 Ver 2_00_PCN_reauthorization_CoverLetter_REV_20190403

Kimley>>) Hvrn
April 2, 2019
Mr. James Lastinger
US Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Ms. Karen Higgins
NC Division of Water Resources
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
RE: Nationwide Permit 18 Reauthorization Application — Park Depot Greenway Trail
Town of Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina
Dear Ms. Higgins and Mr. Lastinger:
On behalf of our client, the Town of Fuquay-Varina, Kimley-Horn is submitting the attached application for
authorization under Nationwide Permit (NWP) 18 for the above referenced project in Wake County.
Unforeseen delays in the project prevented construction from proceeding before the expiration of the
permit that was authorized October 20, 2015 and expired on March 18, 2017. However, the proposed
project remains the same. The town of Fuquay-Varina proposes to construct a 10-foot wide asphalt and
timber boardwalk greenway with 2-foot wide grassed shoulders. The greenway will be approximately
2000-feet long, of which 400-feet will be timber boardwalk. The proposed greenway will connect
Honeycutt Park to an existing greenway east of NC 55.
Kimley-Horn identified one perennial stream (SA) and one wetland (WA) within the project corridor. No
open waters were delineated within the study area. Stream SA has been heavily impounded by numerous
beaver dams and is mapped on both the USGS Topographic Map and the NRCS Soil Survey Map for
Wake County. Wetland WA is a large floodplain wetland located adjacent to stream SA. The majority of
wetland WA will be boardwalked to minimize impacts, however, minor impacts to WA are proposed at Site
2.
A buffer determination was issued for the project by James Graham of the NC Division of Water
Resources (NCDWR) on June 5, 2015 (NBRRO#15-228). James Lastinger of the US Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) issued a Jurisdictional Determination for the project corridor on October 20, 2015
(SAW-2015-01053).
Impacts to jurisdictional features have been minimized to the greatest extent practical, and boardwalks
will be used to avoid stream impacts and to minimize wetland impacts. Minor buffer and wetland impacts
will result from the proposed project, but overall the project will improve protection and public appreciation
for these environmentally sensitive areas.

Kimley>>� Hvrn
The following information is included as part of the application:
• PCN Application Form •
• Signed Agent Authorization Letters •
• Expired NWP 18 Verification •
• Signed Buffer Determination Letter •
• Vicinity Map •
• USGS Topographic Map •
• Jurisdictional Features Map •
• USDA/NRCS Soil Survey Map •
Page 2
Wake County Property Parcels Map
Plan Sheets
Permit Impact Drawings
Erosion Control Plans
Erosion Control Approval Letter
Drainage Calculations
Signed PCE
NCDWR 401 Application Fee of $240
If there is any additional information that would assist in the processing of this NWP application, please
do not hesitate to contact me at 919-678-4155 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Jason Hartshorn, PWS
Environmental Analyst
Cc: Tracy A. Stephenson, P.E., Town of Fuquay-Varina
Erin Thompson, P.E., Kimley-Horn