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Home My WebLink About20130918 Ver 11_U-2525 B_C Mod and Renewal Guilford May 1 2019_20190507STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Roy COOPER GOVERNOR May 1, 2019 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 ATTN: Mr. Dave Bailey NCDOT Coordinator JAMES H. TROGDON, III SECRETARY Subject: Request for Modification and Extension to the Section 404 Individual Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the proposed Greensboro Eastern Loop from US 70 Relocation to SR 2303 (Lawndale Drive), Guilford County, Division 7. Debit $570 from WBS Element No. 34821.1.5, TIP Nos. U- 2525B and U-2525C. Reference: USACE Individual Permit Action ID SAW-2005-21386, dated April 15, 2014. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, October 31, 2014. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, December 4, 2014. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, March 12, 2015. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, July 24, 2015. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, March 18, 2016. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, August 11, 2016. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, December 19, 2016. USACE Individual Permit Modification Action ID SAW-2005-21386, November 28, 2017. NCDWR Project No. 20130918, Certification No. 3978, February 6, 2014. NCDWR Project No. 20130918 v2, Modification to Certification No. 3978, June 24, 2014. NCDWR Project No. 201309180, Modification to Certification No. 3978, October 15, 2014. NCDWR Project No. 20130918_v4, Modification to Certification No. 3978, December 11, 2014. NCDWR Project No. 20130918 v5, Modification to Certification No. 3978, March 18, 2015. NCDWR Project No. 20130918 v6, Modification to Certification No. 3978, July 21, 2015. NCDWR Project No. 20130918 v7, Modification to Certification No. 3978, March 18, 2016. NCDWR Project No. 20130918 v8, Modification to Certification No. 3978, August 12, 2016. NCDWR Project No. 20130918_v9, Modification to Certification No. 3978, December 20, 2016. NCDWR Project No. 20130918 v10, Modification to Certification No. 3978, December 8, 2017. Dear Sir: The purpose of this letter is to request a modification and extension of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 Individual Permit and North Carolina Division of Water Resources Section 401 Certification for the above referenced project. Mailing Address: Telephone: (919) 707-6000 Location: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: (919) 212-5785 1000 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE ENVIRONMETAL ANALYSIS UNIT Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 RALEIGH, NC 27699 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699-1598 Website: www.ncdot.gov The NCDOT is requesting approval for additional impacts at U-2525C, Permit Site 20. The fill slope at this site extends further from the roadway than originally anticipated. Therefore, the reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) carrying this stream will need to be approximately 22 linear feet (If) longer than previously permitted to accommodate the slope. Bank stabilization at the outlet is reduced from 30 if to 15 if due to right of way constraints. Impact number changes resulting from this modification are presented in this application in red. Please see the enclosed revised Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) mitigation acceptance letter (dated April 26, 2019) and revised permit drawings for the above -referenced project reflecting this modification. In addition to this modification, the Section 404 Individual Permit and 401 Water Quality Certification currently have an expiration date of December 31, 2019. Since this project was phased into two sections (B and C) and the original permit issued was only good for 5 years, the work in jurisdictional areas will not be completed by this expiration date. Therefore, the NCDOT is requesting an extension of the permit authorization for U-2525 through 2023. IMPACTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. Please see the revised Table 3 and site description below reflecting the modification at U-2525C Permit Site 20. Table 3. U-2525C Final Stream Impacts Revised Site Stream Name & Intermittent (I) or Perennial (P) Stream ID Impact Type Impact Length (linear feet) Temporary Impacts (acres) (feet) Mitigation Requirement (linear feet) I UT to Jorden Branch (P) SBV2 Perm. Fill 41 -- USACE Bank Stabilization 5 -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (5')-- 2 UT to North Buffalo Creek (P) SI Perm. Fill 362 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization -- -- Temp. Fill -- - -- Perm. Fill 61 -- USACE 3 UT to North Buffalo Creek (I) SG Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (10') -- Perm. Fill 780 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization 45 -- -- 4 UT to North Buffalo Creek (P) Sl Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (6') -- Loss of Function 568 -- USACE ( 0.5:1) Perm. Fill 405 -- USACE 4A UT to North Buffalo Creek (I) Si Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- -- -- Perm. Fill -- -- -- 5 UT to UT at Camp Herman (I) SBT Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (28') -- 6 N/A wetland only)-- -- -- -- -- 7 N/A wetland only)-- -- -- -- -- U-2525B&C Individual Permit Modification Application Page 2 of 6 Table 3. continued Site Stream Name & Intermittent (1) or Perennial (P) Stream ID Impact Type Impact Length (linear feet) Temporary Impacts (acres) (feet) Mitigation Requirement (linear feet) 8 UT to UT at Camp Herman (P) SBS Perm. Fill 489 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization 16 -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 14' -- 9 UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (UP) SBO/ SBP Perm. Fill (P) 93 -- USACE & DWR Perm Fill I 342 -- USACE Bank Stabilization (P) 18 -- Temp. Fill -- -- -- 9A UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (P) SBN Perm. Fill 52 -- USACE Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- -- -- 10 UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (P) SBP Perm. Fill 2126 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 63' -- l0A UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (P) SBQ Perm. Fill 283 -- USACE Bank Stabilization 20 -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (32') -- 11 N/A wetland only)-- -- -- -- -- 12 UT to Richland Creek (P) SBA Perm. Fill 284 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization 24 -- DWR Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (15') -- 13 UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (P) SBW Perm. Fill 791 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- 0.02 122' -- 13A UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (P) SBV Perm. Fill 225 -- USACE Bank Stabilization -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (15')-- 13B UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (I) SBU Perm. Fill 225 -- USACE Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (16') -- 14 UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (I) SBJ Perm. Fill 364 -- USACE Bank Stabilization 71 -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (20') -- 15 UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (P) SBL Perm. Fill 518 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- 0.01 (88')-- 15A UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (P) SBM Perm. Fill 169 -- USACE Bank Stabilization -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 57') -- 16 UT to Reedy Fork/Townsend Lake (I) SBK Perm. Fill -- -- Bank Stabilization -- -- -- Temp. Fill -- 0.01 (46') -- U-2525B&C Individual Permit Modification Application Page 3 of 6 Table 3. continued Site Stream Name & Intermittent (I) or Perennial (P) Stream ID Impact Type Impact Length (linear feet) Temporary Impacts (acres) (feet) Mitigation Requirement (linear feet) 17 UT to Richland Creek/Lake (P) SBF Perm. Fill 410 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization 26 -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 51' -- 17A UT to Richland Creek/Lake (I) SBU3 Perm. Fill -- -- -- Bank Stabilization -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (56') -- 1 S UT to Richland Creek/Lake (P) SBE Perm. Fill 551 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 15' -- 18A UT to Richland Creek/Lake (I) SBI Perm. Fill 80 -- USACE Bank Stabilization -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (10') -- 19 UT to Richland Creek/Lake (P) SBF Perm. Fill 775 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization 40 -- -- I Temp. Fill -- 0.02 150' -- Loss of Function 183 -- USACE ( 0.5:1) 19A UT to Richland Creek/Lake (P) SBH Perm. Fill 61 -- USACE Bank Stabilization 32 -- -- Temp. Fill -- 0.01 21' -- 20 UT to Richland Creek/Lake (I) SBG Perm. Fill 616 -- USACE Bank Stabilization 15 -- -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 18' -- 21 UT to Richland Creek/Lake (P) SBD Perm. Fill 632 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization -- Temp. Fill -- 0.04 (78') -- 22 UT to Richland Creek/Lake (P) SBC Perm. Fill 745 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization 10 -- Temp. __ <0.01 3' 23 UT to Richland Creek/Lake (P) SBB Perm. Fill 424 -- USACE & DWR Bank Stabilization 19 -- Temp. Fill -- <0.01 (47') -- Total New Temporary Impacts: -- 0.17 (956') -- Total Permanent Impacts: 12,245 0.01 (30') -- Permanent Impacts Requiring DWR Mitigation: 9,004 -- -- Permanent Impacts Requiring USACE Mitigation: 11,904 -- -- Loss of Function Impacts Requiring USACE Mitigation: 751 -- -- Total Impacts Requiring Mitigation: 12,655 -- f — Final mitigation requirement will be up to the USACE and DWR U-2525B&C Individual Permit Modification Application Page 4 of 6 Permit Site 20 (Revised): The proposed roadway will result in 616 if of permanent stream impacts, <0.01 ac (18 If) of temporary stream impacts, and 15 if of steam bank stabilization to stream SBG. Flow from this stream will be carried in a 30" RCP and extended with a 48" RCP at the outlet (not buried). COMPENSATORY MITIGATION U-2525 Compensation: Please see the mitigation tables below. Table 6 has been revised to account for the modification at U-2525C, Permit Site 20. The change has been captured in the most recent DMS mitigation acceptance letter. Table 5. U-2525B Required Compensatory Mitigation Summary (Final) Stream Length ft Riparian Wetland Acreage ac Impacts Requiring Mitigation 10,193 7.55 Onsite Mitigation Credits 2,055 Total Mitigable Impacts Less Onsite Mitigation 8,138 7.55 Required DMS Mitigation 5,161 2:1 7.53 2:1 2,977 1:1 0.02 1:1 Total DMS Mitigation 13,299 15.08 Table 6. U-2525C Required Compensatory Mitigation Summary (Final) (Revised) Stream Length (ft) Riparian Wetland Acreage (ac) Impacts Requiring 12,655 2.81' Mitigation Required DMS 11,904 @ 2:1 Mitigation 2.81 @ 2:1 751 @ 0.5:1 Total DMS Mitigation 24,183.5 5.62 1 — Total impacts requiring mitigation for U-2525C is 2.96 ac, however 0.15 ac of Permit Site 1 was previously mitigated for as mechanized clearing under U-2525B - Permit Site 21 REGULATORY APPROVALS Section 404: Application is hereby made for a modification and extension to of the USACE Individual 404 Permit as required for the above -described activities and the previously permitted activities under U-2525B and U-2525C. Section 401: We are hereby requesting a modification to the 401 Water Quality Certification from the N. C. Division of Water Resources for the above described activities. U-2525B&C Individual Permit Modification Application Page 5 of 6 A copy of this permit application and its distribution list will be posted on the NCDOT Website at: http://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Environmental. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Erin Cheely at (919) 707-6108. Sincerely, �2 Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M. Environmental Analysis Unit Head cc: NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List U-2525B&C Individual Permit Modification Application Page 6 of 6 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary TIM BAUMGARTNER Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality Mr. Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., CPM Environmental Analysis Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation 1598 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598 Dear Mr. Harris: April 26, 2019 Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter: TIP Number U-2525B/C, Greensboro Eastem Loop from US 70 Relocation to SR 2303 (Lawndale Drive), Guilford County Reference: USACE 404 Individual Permit issued July 24, 2015 and Individual Modification issued November 28, 2017 (USACE Action ID 2005-21386) NCDWR 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) issued July 21, 2015 and Modification issued December 8, 2017 (NCDWR ID 2013-0918) The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the additional stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on April 8, 2019, the stream impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape Fear River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Table 1— Additional Cape Fear Stream I Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.) 03030002 Non- Coastal Zone 1 Zone 2 Cp Cold Cool Warm Riparian Riparian Marsh (3:1) (1.5:1) Impacts (feet/acres) 0 0 22.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 *NOTE: Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. These impacts and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2019 impact data. DMS is currently providing stream, riparian and buffer wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with this project located in cataloging unit 03030002 of the Cape Fear River basin as required by the 404 and 401 permits issued in 2015 and modifications issued in 2017, as shown in the below table (in mitigation credits): „ a 1E North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services 217 W. Jones Street 1 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652 919.707.8976 Mr. Harris TIP U-2524 B / C April 26, 2019 Page Two Table 2 — Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS (based on 2015 and 2017permits) and Revised Anticipated Impacts (based on mitigation request) Total Permitted Mitigation Provided by Additional Impact Type Impacts DMS per Issued Impact (for Revised Total (feet / acre / sq ft) Permits (Credits) approval) Impacts* Stream 20,771.0 37,438.50 22.0 20,793.0 Riparian Wetland 10.36 20.70 0 10.36 Riparian Buffer ! 142.0 213.0 0' 142.0 *Some of the additional wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. DMS will provide the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies. This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2019 impact data. DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory mitigation credits to offset the additional impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section F.3.c.iii of the In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letters that was issued on September 3 and October 7, 2013, November 21, 2014, June 16, 2015, November 18, 2016 and November 3, 2017. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420. Sincerely, J neTAsset�tanaggement . Stll D Supervisor Cc: Mr. David Bailey, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR File: U-2525B/C Additional 2 e:- �-'D— E NX1F M Cgr�A 414 �• i++rc.rinr•��..rrC d..i1t� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services 217 W. Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652 919.707.8976 Dow Sign Envelope ID: 4E032FF4-C487498F-BB35-1327EF839CEE *Rounded totals are sum of actual impacts Totals on this sheet include the summed amounts from previous sheet NOTES: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Previously Permitted 0.508 0.044 0.062 DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS New Impacts 1.939 0.154 0.254 10/23/2017 TOTAL IMPACTS 2.447 0.198 0.316 Guilford County U-2525C Revised 2016 os os SHEET 70 OF 70 WETLAND AND SURACE WATER IMPACTS SUMMARY WETLAND IMPACTS SURFACE WATER IMPACTS Site No. Station (From/To) Structure Size /Type Permanent Fill In Wetlands (ac) Temp. Fill In Wetlands (ac) Excavation in Wetlands (ac) Mechanized Clearing in Wetlands (ac) Hand Clearing in Wetlands (ac) Permanent SW impacts (ac) Temp. SW impacts (ac) Existing Channel Impacts Permanent (ft) Existing Channel Impacts Temp. (ft) Natural Stream Design (ft) 14 415+71/418+52 (L) Bank Stabilization < 0.01 71 15 429+04/431+89 (L) 1@8'x8' RCBC 0.60 0.04 0.03 0.08 0.01 518 88 15A 429+08/431+25 (L) Roadway 0.02 < 0.01 169 57 16 439+20/442+23 (L) Roadway < 0.01 0.01 0.01 46 16 439+20/442+23 (L) Pond 0.93 17 463+00/470+25 (L) 72" conc. 0.05 < 0.01 410 51 17 465+74/466+06 (L) Bank Stabilization < 0.01 26 17A 462+70/463+24 Temp Impacts < 0.01 56 18 16+16/21+69 (Y6) Roadway 0.05 < 0.01 551 15 18A 14+36/14+72 (Y6) Roadway < 0.01 < 0.01 80 10 19 469+29/473+17 (L) 1 @8'x8', 1 @8'x8', 2@72" EXT 0.12 0.02 775 150 19 473+05/473+17 (L) Bank Stabilization < 0.01 40 19 472+77/473+38 (L) Loss of Function 0.02 183 19A 32+24/33+21 (Y6) dual 60" conc. 0.03 0.01 61 21 19A 32+92/33+13 (Y6) Bank Stabilization < 0.01 32 20 481+94/486+19 (L) Roadway 0.07 < 0.01 616 18 20 481+94/486+19 (L) Bank Stabilization < 0.01 15 21 491+15/494+96 (L) 3@11'x11' RCBC 0.11 0.05 0.10 0.19 0.04 632 78 22 505+06/510+10 (L) Roadway 0.02 0.08 < 0.01 745 3 22 505+06/505+11 (L) Bank Stabilization < 0.01 10 23 527+89/531+24 (L) Roadway 0.02 0.01 0.04 < 0.01 424 47 23 530+94/531+11 (L) Bank Stabilization < 0.01 19 Total impacts from previously permitted sites (1,2,3,11, & 12) 0.51 0.04 0.06 0.12 0.01 777 30 Total new impacts 1.94 0.15 0.25 3.02 0.17 12219 956 TOTAL IMPACTS FOR U-2525C*: 2.45 0.20 0.32 3.14 0.18 12996 986