20140182 Ver 1_Onslow 26 Shelter Swamp Creek Closeout Request SIGNED_20190409

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER
GOVERNOR
April 9, 2019
Mr. Brad Shaver
Wilmington Regulatory Office ACOE
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
JAMES H. TROGDON, III
SECRETARY
Re: Shelter Swamp Creek Mitigation Site, Onslow County, Project # 17BP.3.R.1, Action ID
No. SAW-2012-00394, DWR Project # 14-0182, DCM Permit # 41-14
Mr. Shaver:
As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Shelter Swamp Creek mitigation site since
construction was completed in March 2016. The Shelter Swamp Creek mitigation site is located
at Bridge No. 26 over Shelter Swamp Creek on NC 50. The site was planted in March of 2016
and consists of 0.80 acre of wetland restoration to offset impacts associated with Project #
17BP.3.R.1. Per the permit special conditions, NCDOT was required to monitor the Shelter
Swamp Creek mitigation site for three years with visual vegetation monitoring conducted each
year. Hydrologic monitoring was not required for this project.
During the monitoring period, annual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate
regulatory agencies via the Environmental Analysis Unit (EAU) website:
https: //connect. ncdot. ;;ov/resources/Environmental/Pages/Permits-and-Mitigation. aspx
After three years of vegetation monitoring, the Shelter Swamp Creek mitigation site indicates
that the planted species are surviving and the restoration area has re -attained jurisdictional status.
Individual annual monitoring data is provided within the monitoring reports available on EAU's
website between 2016 and 2018.
Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1598
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
CENTURY CENTER BUILDING A
1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
RALEIGH, NC 27610

During the 2018 NCDOT annual monitoring meeting it was determined that the site success
criteria had been met and that no further monitoring would be required. NCDOT requests that
the appropriate resource agencies provide documentation stating that no further monitoring is
required and that the site is closed. If you have any questions about this project, please contact
Mr. Randy Griffin at [phone].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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For Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Unit Head
Environmental Analysis Unit
cc: Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR
Mr. Monte Matthews, USACOE
Ms. Joanne Steenhuis, NCDWR
Ms. Cathy Brittingham; NCDCM
Mr. Stephen Lane, NCDCM
Mr. Travis Wilson, NCWRC
Mr. Todd Bowers, USEPA
Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS
Mr. David Harris, P.E., NCDOT-REU
Mr. Mason Herndon, NCDOT Division 3
Mr. Randy Griffin, NCDOT-EAU