USACE mitigation bankingSouth Atlantic Division

Public notice for application for DA permit to discharge fill material into 5.26 acres of freshwater wetlands for the construction of a single-family housing development.

The applicant is requesting a DA permit to dredge approximately 50,000 SF of oysters and sediment to allow for safe navigation through the area.

The proposed work consists of placing fill material in 0.46 acre of a jurisdictional wetland, 303 linear feet (0.022 acre) of jurisdictional tributaries, 0.89 acre of a jurisdictional pond, and 0.26 acre non-jurisdictional wetland for a multi-family residential and commercial development.

The project would permanently 1,900 linear feet (0.495 acre) of perennial streams, 836 linear feet (0.126 acre) of intermittent streams, 233 linear feet (0.023 acre) of ephemeral channels and 0.41 acre of wetlands. The project would temporarily impact 182 linear feet (0.048 acre) of perennial streams and 31 linear feet (0.003 acre) of intermittent streams. This project would widen and reconstruct SR 92 from Nebo Road to Old Burnt Hickory Road in Paulding and Cobb Counties. Specifically, the project would widen the corridor to four 11 to 12-foot lanes (two lanes in each direction) with a 20-foot-wide raised median. A 10-foot wide shared-use path is proposed on the west side of the corridor, and a five-foot wide sidewalk is proposed on the east side of the corridor throughout the project area.

The applicant is requesting a DA permit to improve the existing stormwater system along Hopkins Creek. The improvements would include the excavation of 1,842.8 cubic yards of material from 1,975 linear feet of Hopkins Creek regrade the existing berms and re-establish the drainage capacity of Hopkins Creek. The existing width of the channel from top of banks ranges from 32 to 40 feet. The proposed width of the channel is 44 feet. In addition, the applicant proposes to install a new 48-inch culvert below Cutlass Drive and within Hopkins Creek. As permanent erosion control, 50.84 cubic yards of riprap revetment will be placed at the downstream and upstream sections of the proposed culvert below the high tide line.

South Cape Coral Bridge Replacement

The proposed project was previously advertised via public notices dated October 30, 2014, and July 15, 2017. However, those proposals were withdrawn. Based on coordination and review associated with the previous proposals, including several draft Mitigation Banking Instruments, the applicant has provided information for this public notice beyond the requirements of a Mitigation Bank Prospectus and commensurate with an MBI. Therefore, the submitted document titled Mitigation Banking Instrument, Tippen Bay Wetland Mitigation Bank will be reviewed under the Mitigation Bank Prospectus phase. The overall goal of the Tippen Bay Wetland Mitigation Bank is to provide appropriate compensatory mitigation for Department of the Army permits through restoration and enhancement of wetland ecosystems and associated upland buffer habitats across 946.6 acres. This will be accomplished through hydrologic improvements, invasive species management, and native vegetation plantings.

According to the applicant, this project will include a conservation easement area that is estimated to be approximately 35.50 acres. The Chunk Mitigation Site proposes to restore approximately 6,300 linear feet of stream (valley length). Stream restoration efforts are designed to restore a braided, D-type stream system in a low-gradient valley and will be conducted using the Coastal Plain guidelines (USACE et al. 2007). Where it enters the Site, the stream will be diverted from its current ditched location into a historic topographic valley that was identified by QL2 LiDAR (Figure 6, Appendix A) and verified during field investigations. Restoration of the riparian buffers will create an uninterrupted wooded corridor for wildlife. All project assets will be placed under conservation easement that will be protected in perpetuity with the State of North Carolina (NCDEQ Stewardship) who will serve as long-term manager for the mitigation property.

Establish an approximately 258 acre freshwater wetland mitigation bank including wetland restoration and wetland preservation. Proposed project will alter hydrology onsite by restoring natural flows and replanting native vegetation.

The sponsor seeks authorization to preserve and re-habilitate wetland and upland communities on the 701-acre property. The primary goal is to restore forested and herbaceous wetlands through the cessation of all agricultural and silvicultural activities, the rehabilitation of wetlands through nuisance exotic vegetation management, removal of cattle, and pine and oak tree thinning. The restoration plan will increase the native riverine forests and freshwater basin/slough marsh systems within the Myakka River watershed. Specific objectives include: Rehabilitation of 219.25 acres of Hydric Hammock-Altered (FLCCS 2232 Hydric Hammock). Rehabilitation of 50.30 acres of Basin Marsh Altered (FLCCS 21212 Basin Marsh). Rehabilitation of 254.86 acres of Slough Marsh Exotic (FLCCS 21212 Slough Marsh-Exotic). Rehabilitation of 142.64 acres of Mesic Hammock Altered (FLCCS 1120 Mesic Hammock). Preservation of 701 acres of wetland habitats and adjacent upland buffer habitats.

The purpose of the Angola MBI is to provide stream and wetland mitigation credits to compensate for impacts to Waters of the United States and/or State Waters within the service area, Hydrologic Unit 03030007. The objective of the Bank Parcel is to restore or otherwise improve the following functions to the properties' degraded natural resources: 1) hydrological, 2) water quality, and 3) habitat.