ST9905DR-SY050930816-0202
September 30, 2005
Mr. Steve Swihart
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Division, Regulatory Branch
CESWF-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 miligation 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 first annual written compliance report, due October 1,
2005 as stated in the miligation plan cited in special condition 1 of the above
mentioned permit letter. The deed restriction for the stream m/t~gat~on area ~equired
under condition 2 of the permit letter is still being developed. The City of Coppell
has made initial contact and met with the current property owners and is negoliating
for attainment of easement or right-of-way to facilitate modification to the stream
channel and approved mitigation. Possible land swap as compensation for the right-
of-way is being discussed. As a result of the ongoing negotiations, it is unlikely that
the deed restriction will be finalized by the November 1, 2005 date stipulated in
condition 2 of the permit letter. The City wishes to request a modification to
condition 2 of the permit letter so that a draf~ deed restriction is required to be
submitted to the U§ACE for review and approval, and the recording of the USACE
al~roved deed restriction _w~..th ~.e Co..un~ SL~k- t~ completed prior to
c~amcncement of any ground-distucomg activity wmm, jurisdictional reach of
the waters of the United States.
No construction activity has been initiated along the Irit)utaty channel to date. The
City of Coppeli is working in conjunction wifla the City of Grapevine who is
planning to reconstruct their portion of Bethel Road (Bass Pro Road within
Grapevine). The two cities would like to bid the two projects together in order to
minimize costs. The anticipated schedule of activities based on this ass~maption is
provided in Table 1 below.
Mr. Steve Swilmrt
Page 2
September 30, 2005
TABLE I. TIMELINFdSCHEDULE OF CONSTRUCTION EVENTS
De~_ M?on of Task Date Si~ut~d Date
Roadway and Clmnnel Rights-of-Way On-going Deccm~r2005
~ Restriction Pu:l~ed and Recorded D~-~-~,~r 2005 ~u~y 2006
~,,~y 2006 Janum-y 2006
Bid Opening
City Co, moil Review Febm,~-ff 2006 F~ 2006
Relocations for utilities c~.,~ipl~! Februm-~t 2006 February 2006
Notice to ~ with co~u-.~ction Febnuirff 2006
Con.stru~tion completed Au~mst 2007
M~fi~ion planfin~ S~ff~_~,~her 2007 Sep!m~,',her 2007
The approved mitigation planting for development of riparian conidor along the
modified tributary channel will be conducted upon completion of the excavation and
construction of gabion side slopes.
Photographs taken to document current condition of the project site are included in
Attachment A.
If you have any questions, please give me a call at (979) 694-7619.
Very truly yours,
ALAN PLUMMER ASSOCIATES, INC.
Loretta E. Molcry
Proje Manager
Attachment
ce: Ms. ~l,,.~n Taylor, City of Coppell
ATTACHMENT A
PHOTOGRAPHS