20190846 Ver 1_USACE Public Notice_20190821

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To whom it may concern,
You are hereby notified that the Wilmington District, United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Public Notice.
The text of this document can be found on the RIBITS web site at: https:Hribits.usace.army.mil . To access the public
notices, first select the Wilmington District from the Filter View drop-down menu in the lower left-hand corner, and then
select the Bank & ILF Establishment tab.
The current notice involves:
Corps Action ID#: SAW -2019-01084
Applicant: EBX - Neuse I, LLC (Mr. Brad Breslow)
Project ID: Neu -Con Cairo Mitigation Site
Issue Date: August 21, 2019
Expiration Date: September 20, 2019
County: Wake
USACE Point of Contact: Ms. Samantha Dailey
Project Description: The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received a request for the establishment of
the RES Neu -Con Cairo Mitigation Site in the Upper Neuse River Basin Hydrologic Unit Code (03020201). The
approximate 50.9 acre Cairo Mitigation Site proposes to restore, enhance, and preserve 9,083 linear feet of stream
channel and 28.25 acres of wetland within the Terrible Creek watershed. Stream restoration and enhancement activities
would include: planting native woody species to restore and enhance riparian habitat; bank grading and stabilization;
installation of in -stream structures to provide stability and enhance aquatic habitat; design and implementation of a
stable bankfull pattern, dimension, and profile to restore floodplain connectivity; increase bed -form diversity; and
improve aquatic habitat. Wetland rehabilitation and re-establishment activities would include: planting native tree and
understory species to re-establish a forested wetland, and raising stream beds/plugging agricultural ditches to restore
wetland hydrology.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Samantha Dailey
Regulatory Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Division
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
[phone], Ext. 22
[e-mail]

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US Army Corps PUBLIC NOT I C E
Of Engineers
Wilmington District
Issue Date: August 21, 2019
Comment Deadline: September 20, 2019
Corps Action ID Number: SAW -2019-01084
FEDERAL PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION OF THE NEU-CON UMBRELLA
MITIGATION BANKING INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ADDITION OF THE CAIRO MITIGATION SITE
The Wilmington District, United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received a
proposal for the addition of a 50.9 -acre stream and wetland mitigation site, known as the
Cairo Mitigation Site (Bank), to offset impacts authorized as part of future Federal and
State permits, located in the Upper Neuse Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03020201 of the
Neuse River Basin.
Specific details and location information are described below and shown in the
Instrument modification document. This Public Notice and all attached maps
and plans are also available on the RIBITS web site:
https://ribits.usace.gM.mil/ribits qpex/f?p=l07:2
To access the public notice, first select Wilmington District from the Filter View drop-
down menu in the lower left-hand corner, and then select the Bank & ILF Establishment
tab.
This public notice does not imply, on the part of the Corps or other agencies, either
favorable or unfavorable opinion of the work to be performed, but is issued to solicit
comments regarding the factors on which final decisions will be based.
BANK SPONSOR: EBX—Neuse I, LLC
Mr. Brad Breslow
302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
AUTHORITY
The Corps will evaluate this modification request and the establishment of the Bank in
accordance with the procedures outlined in 33 CFR Part 332. Additionally, this proposal
will also be reviewed pursuant to the permitting authority under Section 404 of the Clean
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Water Act for proposed activities involving the discharge of fill material into waters
and/or wetlands of the United States.
LOCATION
The 50.9 -acre proposed Bank includes streams and wetlands within the Terrible Creek
watershed, and is located along Jonson Pond Road, in Fuquay-Varina, Wake County,
North Carolina (35.6179° N, -78.7532° W).
EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS
The Bank is located on two parcels comprised of agriculture, urban development, and
undeveloped woodland. Streams and wetlands have been heavily impacted as part of
historical silviculture and agricultural land practices and urban development.
PROJECT PURPOSE
The purpose of the proposal is the establishment of a mitigation site under the existing
Neu -con Umbrella Banking Instrument to generate stream and wetland mitigation credits
that may be used to provide compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to warm
water streams and riparian wetlands associated with Department of the Army permit
authorizations pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Bank Site includes the restoration, enhancement, and preservation of 9,083 linear
feet of stream channel and 28.25 acres of wetland within the Terrible Creek watershed.
Stream restoration and enhancement activities would include: planting native woody
species to restore and enhance riparian habitat; bank grading and stabilization;
installation of in -stream structures to provide stability and enhance aquatic habitat; design
and implementation of a stable bankfull pattern, dimension, and profile to restore
floodplain connectivity; increase bed -form diversity; and improve aquatic habitat.
Wetland rehabilitation and re-establishment activities would include: planting native tree
and understory species to re-establish a forested wetland, and raising stream
beds/plugging agricultural ditches to restore wetland hydrology.
The easement will be conveyed to an appropriate conservation easement holder who will
serve as long-term manager for the mitigation property.
GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA
The proposed Geographic Service Area for the Bank encompasses the entire boundary of
the 8 -digit HUC 03020201, Upper Neuse watershed.
FEDERAL EVALUATION OF PROPOSAL
The Corps is soliciting comments from the public; federal, state, and local agencies and
officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate this
proposed mitigation site. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps in
evaluating this proposal. Comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species,
historic properties, conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns,
wetlands, cultural values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards and flood plain values
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(in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use, navigation, shore erosion and
accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety,
food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership, and in
general, the needs and welfare of the people.
Preliminary review indicates:
1) An environmental impact statement (EIS) will not be required.
2) The activities associated with development of the mitigation site are not likely to
adversely affect any fish, wildlife, and/or plant species (or their critical habitat) listed
as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (PL -93-205).
3) There will be no effect to any cultural or historic resources considered eligible or
potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Additional information may change any of these preliminary findings.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will be received in
this office, Wilmington District Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office,
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105, Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587, until
September 20, 2019. If you have questions, please contact Samantha Dailey by e-mail at
samantha.j .daileygusace.g,M.mil.
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231.000
1:1
610.000
1:1
617.000
10:1
59.400
1:1
256.000
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1:1
759.000
10:1
334.800
5,028.800
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0.674
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1.714
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2.271
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0.245
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0.135
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