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United States Forest
Department of Service
Agriculture Wayah Ranger
District 90 Sloan
Franklin, Road
NC 28734
File Code: 2350
Date: June 18, 1997
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Dear John,
Here are seven copies of our application for the Nantahala River take-out.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL L. WILKINS /
District Ranger
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ACTION ID: l 15b
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Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit /):
JOIST FORS FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification for Section 401 Cc tiff ation
Nationwide permits that require application
WILMIGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER WATER QUALITY PLANNING DIVISION
CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MAMAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. 1890 Wilmingt Box on, , N NC 28402-1890 P.O. Box 29535
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ATTN: Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY ?+ Q
Telephone e ( (91199) ) 251-4511 Telephone [phone] 'ry?QQ?y-
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E (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. mir
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SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: USDA Forest Service, Wa ah Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest FS
2. Owners Address: 90 Sloan Road, Franklin, NC 2872'
(work): [phone]
Owners Phone Number (Home): None
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official. address, phone number:
Sall Browning, Resource Asst.
USDA Forest Service, 90 Sloan Road, Franklin, NC 287 4 (704) 24-6441
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Swain
Nearest Town or City: Wesser, NC
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): US 19-south pro ert corner of
of Nantahla Outdoor Center (next to River's End Restaurant) to existing retainin wall on National
Forest.
Site is entirel on National Forest lands and waters.
David Baker, from the COE, and Mark Davis from the NCWRC has looked at the site with us in the June
of 1997•
6. Name of Closest Stream/River: Nantahala River - Class B Trout and Outstandin Resource Waters
7. River Basin: Nantahala River
8. Is project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WSI or WSII? YES [X] NO ( ]
Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for this property? NO [X]
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If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total acres of waters of the U.S.. including wetlands, located on project site:
A. Stream Bank Stabilization - 4 0 square feet or 0.01 acre
Bank StatbilizationStation c0t+60 - 0+80' (20' X 6')
Station 1+10 - 1+20 (10 X 6")
Station 1+50 - 1+65 (15 x 8")
Station 1+70 - 1+85 (15 X 10")
B. Construct concrete retaining wall above normal high water-185 linear feet
Constrcut 30 feet of ramp to river for handicap access (215'-ten th of new improvements)
Replace existin timber wall with concrete wall - 125 feet - above normal high water

F Drained:
Pager 2 of 3
Flooded: None.
Excavated: .03 acre( above normal high water to large rocks and some roots-will'be
removed and placed away from any live streams.)
Total Impacted: 0.03 acres.
12. Purpose of proposed work: To provide safe take-out for river users. To prevent further erosion
and to prevent sediment from entering the Nantahala River.
13. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carried out in wetlands.
Also, note measures taken to minimize wetlands impacts. This is the only place 150,000 boaters have
to get out of the Nantahala River.
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 1/2" X 11" drawings only): A.Bank stabilization
at stations listed above. B. Construction of 215' concrete retaining wall above noraml high water.
C. Replace 125' of existing timber retaining wall above normal high water with concrete wall
D. Fill behind retaining wall and place gravel surfacing to prevent erosion. This surface will be
hardened at a later date. E. Trees will be removed above normal high water. Trees will planted
in planting areas on take-out surface above normal high water.
15. You are required to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/or National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the presence of any Federally listed or proposed endangered or
for listing endangered or threatened species or critical habitat that may be affected by the
proposed project. Have you done so? YES [X] NO [ ]
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CORPS.
16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) reguarding the
presence of historic properties in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed
project. Have you done so?
YES [X] NO [ ]
An archelogical survey was completed by Forest Service archeologists - no significant sites are in
take-out area. This information was forwarded to SHPO.
17. Additional information reguired by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation map showing all wetlands, streams, and lakes on the property.
Soils series is Rosman which is moderately well drained and not classified
as hydric. These soils are formed from alluvial deposits. The first 15-20 feet adjacent
to US Highway 19 is on old road fill material.
B. If available, representative photograph of wetlands to be impacted by project.
C. If delineation was performed by consultant, include all data sheets relevant to the
placement of the delineation line.
D. If a stormwater management plan is required for this project, attach copy.
E. What is the use of the surrounding property? National Forest land- public recreational use
F. If applicable, what is the proposed method of sewage disposal? Not applicable.
Owner's Si ature Date
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TAKE-OUT PROJECT MITIGATION
The following measures are incorporated into this project as mitigation against impacts to
floodplains and fisheries habitat:
1) The project will be accomplished during periods of power generation shutdown, so that river
levels are well below construction. No disturbed areas will be left exposed if power generation
occurs and raises river levels. This will reduce or eliminate sedimentation into the Nantahala
River as a result of construction.
2) Compliance with State of North Carolina'a Sedimentation Pollution Control Act will be
accomplished: no ground disturbing activity will occur ouside normal seeding season (4/1 to 9/30)•
3) Trees will be planted in planting areas on take-out surface
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Current erosion will be stopped by surfacing the area the retaining wall
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United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Asheville Field office
330 Ridgefield Court
Asheville, North Carolina 28806
November 61 1992
Ms. Doreen Miller
Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Forest Service
Wayah Ranger District
8 Sloan Road
Franklin, North Carolina 28734
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This is to follow up on our site visit
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Nantahala River Project and Pos 1 appreciate your sending on
snail (Med iscl aPaf- t our)files.
projec ect will incline
According to the information safety typedimprovementseforroaccessst inhMacon
various recreational and safety yP will involve the
Nantahala River along- V.S. 19 in the Nantahala National Fore
and Swain Counties. One of these improvements
parking lot along the river to serve river users
. The turn-off lane would
construction of a new into a
(a "takeout" area) along with a turn-off 1ane
d a roximately 24-feet (includes new lane and right-of-way)
extend app
on the southeast side of the riv?oonday snailssed potential impact s
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of the proposed turn-off lane on the
recently known only from this particular area
The noonday snail is presently in Swain County; inhabiting the cliffs
along the southeast side of the river foanseveral miles from the U.S. 1
within the Nantahala River 9 g tahala outdoor Center (type
bridge over the Nantahala RiverExpose rock that provides shelter and
locality is Blowing Springs). plants providing deep
produces a rich soil, a complex association of and the moist conditions may be unique to this area and account
f rdthe noonday s."A s limited distribution (RecoveryThea for ihe
for Fish and Wildlife Service 1984). snail s
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The general area incorporated by the proposed road construction consists
that extends to a
of a high bank, covered in kifZthePro construction stay tithinail
terrace (an old road bed).
ro ect should not impact
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its habitat. However, if the finaturoad design extends above the
24-foot limit as discussed, this P j rn-off lane should be flagged
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prior to construction and surveyed.for the noonday snail during
spring/summer (when the species is active).
I appreciate your efforts to protect this threatened species. Please
keep me informed on the progress of this project. Please reference our
Log Number 4-2-93-006 in any future correspondence regarding this
project.
Sincerely,
Janice Nicholls
Wildlife Biologist
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources •
Division of Water Quality
James Hunt, Governor ? F? N F1
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
July 9, 1997
Swain County
WQC 401 Project #970547
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
W. Michael L. Wilkins
USDA Forest Service
90 Sloan Road
Franklin, NC 28734
Dear Mr. Wilkins:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to excavate in 0.03 acres of wetlands
or waters for the purpose of river take-out at Nantahala Outdoor Center, as you described in your application
dated 25 June 1997. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General
Water Quality Certification Number 3102. This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number
13 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local
permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control,
Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations. Also this approval will expire
when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you
change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If total
wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required
as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions
listed in the attached certification.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing.
You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written
petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of
Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions
are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
Ibis letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-1786.
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Attach ment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
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Division of Water Clualiity - Environmental Sciences Branch
Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone] FAX # [phone]
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