ST9905-CS070918JAMES L ALTSTAEiTER PE.
STEPHEN f. COONAN, P.E. 0816-002-02
PEGGY W GLASS, Ph.D.
DAVI~A.GUDAL, P.E. September 18, 2007
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BETTY L.JORDAN, PE.
ALAN H. PLUMMER,JR.. PE, DEE
RICHARD H.SMITH. P.E.
AIAN R.TUCKER, P.E
Mr. Steve Swihart
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Division, Regulatory Branch
CES WF-PER-R
P.O. Box 17300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300
Re: Modification of Tributary G-1 Downstream of Bethel Road West
USACE Project No.: 200400181
Dear Mr. Swihart:
As required in the approved mitigation plan cited in special condition 1 of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit letter dated May 4, 2005, the following
information is submitted for your records.
This letter constitutes the third annual written compliance report, due October 1,
2007 as stated in the mitigation plan cited in special condition 1 of the above
mentioned permit letter. The deed restriction for the stream mitigation area required
under condition 2 of the permit letter is still in process. The City of Coppell
negotiated with two landowners regarding compensatory land swaps to acquire the
area needed for the drainage right-of--way in fee simple so that a deed restriction
could be implemented. A final settlement has been reached with one of the
landowners and negotiations regarding mineral rights for the swapped tracts are
currently being finalized with the second landowner. Upon achievement of final
agreement with the second landowner and transfer of the land to City ownership, a
draft deed restriction will be submitted to the USACE for review and approval prior
to being filed with the County Clerk.
Photographs taken to document current condition of the project site are included in
Attachment A. As shown in the photographs taken August 23, 2007, the new box
culverts have recently been completed at Bethel Road West, but the roadway has not
yet been constructed. The gabion side-slope protection and channel modification
for the jurisdictional stream channel ;north of Bethel Road West have also not been
constructed. Current schedule for ;construction completion of the roadway and
1320 SOUTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE approved channel modifications is November 2007.
SUITE 300
FORTWORTH,TEXAS 76107-5737
PHONE 817-806-1700 The updated schedule of activities is provided in Table 1 below.
METRO 817-870.2544
FAX 817-870-2536
www.apaienv.mm
Mr. Steve Swihart
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September 18, 2007
TABLE 1. TIlViELINE/SCHEDULE OF CONSTRUCTION EVENTS
Descri tion of Task Date Started Date Com leted
Roadway and Channel Rights-of--Way
A aired August 2006 February 2008
Deed Restriction Pre aced and Recorded October 2007 November 2007
Relocations for utilities com leted Jan 2007 Au 2007
Notice to roceed with constructioni Jan 2007
Construction com leted November 2008
Miti ation lantin ' Se tember 2008 November 2008
The approved mitigation planting, as specified in the mitigation plan for
development of riparian corridor along the modified tributary channel will be
conducted upon completion of the ;excavation and construction of gabion side
slopes.
If you have any questions, please give me a call at (979) 6947619.
Very truly yours,
ALAN PLUMMER ASSOCIATES, INC.
Loretta E. Mokry !
Project Manager
Attachment
cc: Mr. Keith Marvin, City of Coppell
ATTACHMENT A
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SITE
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P1. South Coppell Road crossing Tributary G-1. Photograph taken August 23, 2007.
P2. South Coppell Road crossing Tributary G-1. Photograph taken August 23, 2007.
P4. South side of Tributary G-1 west of South Coppell Road.
Photograph taken August 23, 2007
P3. Tributary G-1 just upstream of South Coppell Road. Photograph taken August 23, 2007
P5. New box culverts installed with Bethel Road West construction at Tributary G-l.
Photograph taken August 23, 2007.
P6. Looking north (downstream) along Tributary G-1 from new box culverts at Bethel Road
West. Photograph taken August 23, 2007.
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P7. Looking downstream (north) along Tributary G-1 from new box culverts4at Bethel Road
West. Photograph taken August 23, 2007.
YtS. Looking upstream (south) along drainage channel conveying flow to box culverts under
Bethel Road West and Tributary G-l. Photograph taken August 23, 2007.
P9. Looking west at area south of Bethel Road West and drainage channel. New restaurant at
corner of Freeport Parkway and Bethel Road West, north of drainage channel. Photograph taken
August 23, 2007.
P 10. Portion of drainage channel east of Freeport Parkway as it curves northward toward Bethel
Road West. Photograph taken August 23, 2007.
P 11. Transition from modified drainage channel to existing drainage channel between Freeport
Parkway and Bethel Road West. August 23, 2007.
P 12. Portion of drainage channel located east of Freeport Parkway south of new restaurant
where gabion side-slope protection has been installed and vegetation planted. August 23, 2007.
Y 13. Portion of drainage channel located east of r~reeport f arkway south of new restaurant
where gabion side-slope protection has been installed and vegetation planted. August 23, 2007.