E-1
4/5/2018
Requested By: EVariance
Type: WS
Request Prepared By *: 001
Station: N/A To: 142 To: 142
Ancillary
Sheets
In or w/in 50 feet of a wetland:
In or w/in 50 feet of a waterbody:
W-K57
S-KL57 and S-KL58
Additional Stream footage
impacted: 0 0
Net acreage affected: 34.1
Tree Clearing
Required: Yes
Variance Level:
Variance From:
Attachments? Photos?
List Attachments:
Additional Surveys
Completed
Other Agency
Jurisdiction:N/A
Spread:
Location (Use either Station or Milepost)
Detailed Description of Variance:
FERC Approval Reference No.:
Current Land Use/ Vegetative Cover:
Alignment Sheet Number:
Adam Slone
* The FERC compliance monitor should be alerted and given a copy of the draft variance for review prior to submittal
Attachment 1 - Alignment Sheets; Attachment 2 - Rare,
Threatened, and Endangered Species Report; Attachment 3 - Stream and Wetland Delineation Report; Attachment 4 - Landowner Exhibit (CUI//PRIV -- DO NOT RELEASE)
Variance Sequence
Number:Megan Neylon
N/A
Additional Surveys Required
pasture
Variance Justification:
For MVP Use Only
MVP is requesting to utilize laydown yard 27 for storage of construction materials such as timber mats and erosion and sedimentation control devices.
Nearby Features (Water body, T&E Habitat, Wetland, Noxious Weed Area, Residence
(distance), Cultural Resource Site (distance) etc.):
Acreage of tree
clearing: 0.15
Additional Wetland impacts:
Variance Request
No.:
Date Received by FERC:
Date Submitted by Chief Inspector to LEI:
MVP Variance Request Form
Date Approval Requested by Contractor:
WV-GR-5152
Surveyed Corridor Description
Milepost:
Laydown yard 27 will be graded and graveled to meet the contractor's needs. There will be no fuel stored onsite. Topsoil will be removed and stored in the designated location as shown in Attachment 1. Per approved Project plans, BMPs will be installed to minimize impacts to the delineated wetland and streams and the drainage ditch along the access road. Overnight
parking will not occur within 100 feet of the wetland or stream. Approximately 0.15 acres of trees along the southeast corner of the site will need to be cut to allow for a large enough turn radius into the site. On January 29, 2018 the USFWS concurred
with MVP's proposed process for reviewing variances that require tree clearing. In this instance, MVP is requesting to clear approximately 0.15 acres of trees. MVP has approximately 13.04 acres in the “bank” for Myotis bat unknown use summer habitat. The tree acreage available in this "bank" is greater than the tree acreage associated with this variance. Additional
RTE information is included in appendix 2. Topsoil will be stockpiled along the northeast corner of the site. No cultural concerns were identified when surveys were completed in the area of the laydown yard.
None
Wetland or Waterbody ID:
Tract No.:
EPPM DrawingSpecification Mitigation Measure
Yes No
Permit
Yes No
Level 1 Level 2
Yes No No
Level 3
Other: Describe:
No
Yes No
Yes NoNoxious Weed Area Raptor Nest Residence (Distance)
Cultural Resource SiteT/E Species Habitat
Other (Specify):
Water Well
Plan Procedures
Line List
Landowner:
Land Agent ContactLandowner Approval
Obtained
Date
4/6/2018
4/6/2018
4/6/2018
4/6/2018
See attachments 2 and 3 that describe rare, threatened, and endangered species surveys and stream and wetland delineations. Cultural surveys were described in Mountain Valley Pipeline Project, Cultural Resource Survey, Addendum 2 to Volume III, Nicholas and Greenbrier Counties, West Virginia (August 2017). SHPO comments were received on September 26, 2017 and filed with FERC on September 28, 2017. The concurrence is included at attachment 4.
REDACTED
Joe Park
Adam SloneKayla Shay Kayla Shay
T & E Survey
Joe Park
*signature denotes confirmed landowner approval
Joe ParkROW Land Agent *
Waterbodies/Wetlands
Proof of Previous Biological and Cultural Survey Clearance
Cultural Survey
Megan Neylon Megan Neylon
Sign Off: Name Signature
Third Party Compliance Manager or monitor
Environmental Supervisor
Adam SloneConstruction Manager
Lead Environmental Inspector
Yes NoYes NoYes NoYes NoYes No
Yes NoYes NoYes NoYes NoNoNo
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes NoYes NoYes NoYes NoYes NoYes No
Yes No Yes No
Variance Approved:
Signature:
Date:
Stipulations:
Spread No.: E E-1
Name: Title:
Conditions:
Name:
Conditions:
Name:
Conditions:
Organization:
Organization:
VARIANCE CONDITIONS
Variance Request No.:
Beyond Authority:
Title: Organization:
Title:
Variance Denied:
For FERC Compliance Monitor and Compliance Manager Use Only
DRAWN BY: HEI(DRF)04/06/18
DRAFTING CK:.
ENGINEERING CK: .
DRAWING NO.:
DATE OF PLOT: 4/6/18 11:15 AM
SHEET 1 OF 1
HORZ. SCALE: 1" = 200'
UEI JOB NO.:
AFE/P.O.NO.:
HEI PROJECT NO.: 14-10-052
REV. 0
UEI FILE NO.
REFERENCE DRAWINGS REVISIONS
DRAWING NUMBER TITLE REV. DATEBY DESCRIPTION
220 Hoover Boulevard, Suite 2
Holland, Michigan 49423-3766
T 616-392-5938 F 616-392-2116
26555 Evergreen Rd. Suite. 430
Southfield, Michigan 48076
T 248-827-7322 F 248-827-7549
www.hollandengineering.com
MVP-ADAS-H600-14
AERIAL DETAIL
PROPOSED ANCILLARY SITE
MVP PIPELINE PROJECT - H600 LINE
BRAXTON CO. WEST VIRGINIA
PROJECTION: UTM ZONE 17
HORIZONTAL DATUM: NAD 83 US SURVEY FEET
VERTICAL DATUM: NAVD88
LEGEND
PROPOSED H600 PIPELINE
PROPOSED PERMANENT EASEMENT
TEMPORARY WORK SPACE
ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY WORK SPACE
WETLAND
STREAM
TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD
PERMANENT ACCESS ROAD
R/W
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
GATE - GATE POST
CULVERT
GPGP
PIPELINE MARKER
LM
FIRE HYDRANT & VALVE
POWER/TELEPHONE POLE
W
WATER LINE
P
PIPELINE
OHP LINE
ELEC/GAS/WTR METER
TELPWR
ANCILLARY SITE
WMGMEM
PEDESTAL - UTILITY
EPPED TEP FOP TVP
FH
BUILDING
UNK
UNKNOWN UNDERGROUND UTILITY
WELL - GAS/OIL/WATER/MONITORING
GW WWOW
MNWWELL
X
FENCE
Mountain Valley
HORZ. SCALE: 1" = 200'
CO
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APPROVED
FOR BIDDING
APPROVED FOR
CONSTRUCTION
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MVP-LY-027
W-KL56
S-KL57
S-KL58
W-KL57
Top soil stock
pile area
DRAWN BY: HEI(DRF)04/06/18
DRAFTING CK:.
ENGINEERING CK: .
DRAWING NO.:
DATE OF PLOT: 4/6/18 11:14 AM
SHEET 1 OF 1
HORZ. SCALE: 1" = 200'
UEI JOB NO.:
AFE/P.O.NO.:
HEI PROJECT NO.: 14-10-052
REV. 0
UEI FILE NO.
MVP-QDAS-H600-14
QUAD DETAIL
PROPOSED ANCILLARY SITE
MVP PIPELINE PROJECT - H600 LINE
BRAXTON CO., WEST VIRGINIA
REFERENCE DRAWINGS REVISIONS
DRAWING NUMBER TITLE REV. DATEBY DESCRIPTION
220 Hoover Boulevard, Suite 2
Holland, Michigan 49423-3766
T 616-392-5938 F 616-392-2116
26555 Evergreen Rd. Suite. 430
Southfield, Michigan 48076
T 248-827-7322 F 248-827-7549
www.hollandengineering.com
PROJECTION: UTM ZONE 17
HORIZONTAL DATUM: NAD 83 US SURVEY FEET
VERTICAL DATUM: NAVD88
LEGEND
PROPOSED H600 PIPELINE
PROPOSED PERMANENT EASEMENT
TEMPORARY WORK SPACE
ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY WORK SPACE
WETLAND
STREAM
TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD
PERMANENT ACCESS ROAD
R/W
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
GATE - GATE POST
CULVERT
GPGP
PIPELINE MARKER
LM
FIRE HYDRANT & VALVE
POWER/TELEPHONE POLE
W
WATER LINE
P
PIPELINE
OHP LINE
ELEC/GAS/WTR METER
TELPWR
ANCILLARY SITE
WMGMEM
PEDESTAL - UTILITY
EPPED TEP FOP TVP
FH
BUILDING
UNK
UNKNOWN UNDERGROUND UTILITY
WELL - GAS/OIL/WATER/MONITORING
GW WWOW
MNWWELL
X
FENCE
Mountain Valley
HORZ. SCALE: 1" = 200'
CO
RT
E 2
0 - H
WY
60
0 DRF 04-06-18 ISSUED FOR VARIANCE
APPROVED
FOR BIDDING
APPROVED FOR
CONSTRUCTION
REV. BY DATE
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APPROVED
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MVP-LY-027
W-KL56
S-KL57
S-KL58
W-KL57
Top soil stock pile area
Mountain Valley Pipeline Project L3VAR-WV-GR-01
April 17, 2018
State and federal agencies identified areas where plant surveys were required. This variance does not occur in any of those areas.
There are no impacts to aquatic resources associated with this variance and thus no impacts to listed aquatic species.
The only avian species-specific presence-absence surveys required for the project are scrub-shrub habitat-specific in the state of Virginia. That habitat type is not present at this location in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
Within the proposed yard, along the access road, there is a small stand of eastern hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) trees. Due to the physical characteristics of these trees they do not provide roosting habitat for listed bat species and do not count against a habitat "bank".
Along the eastern edge of the proposed yard, there is a deciduous woodlot composed primarily of relatively young, even age tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). The trees are fairly small (average canopy tree of 26 cm DBH) and closely spaced. Field bat biologists familiar with the standards in the state of West Virginia for completing Detailed Habitat Assessments ranked all of the trees within this area as having no potential for roosting Indiana bats based on physical tree characteristics. Likewise, biologists ranked all but two trees as having no potential for northern long eared bats. However, under the Final 4(d) Rule, there is no prohibition for removal of even low quality northern long eared bat habitat unless it is currently occupied and within the months of June or July.
On 10/27/2017, Environmental Solutions and Innovations, Inc. (ESI) conducted field surveys to search for portal openings (winter bat habitat). Surveys were conducted in accordance with agency approved protocols for the project. No portal openings were observed in the variance area.
WV-GR-022
WV-GR-5152
WV-GR-023
L3VAR-WV-GR-01
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Project
MVP-LY-027
March 8, 2018
On May 18, 2017, Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech) surveyed approximately 4.4 acres at the proposed MVP-
LY-027 site in Greenbrier Co., WV for wetlands and streams. Wetland delineations were conducted utilizing the Routine On-Site Determination Methodology presented in the US Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) Wetland Delineation Manual (Technical Report Y-87-1) and the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region (Version 2.0).
During field surveys, Tetra Tech identified and delineated two palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands (W-
KL56 and W-KL57) and two intermittent streams (S-KL57 and S-KL58) within the survey area, as shown on the attached figure.
W-KL563988 SqFt
W-KL571957 SqFt
S-KL58S-KL57
Mountain Valley Pipeline Project
Data Sources: ESRI Streaming Data 2014.
Proposed MVP-LY-027
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