19970972 Ver 1_Mitigation Project Review_20090918

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
9/18/2009
Mr. Tyler Fitzgerald
Waste Connections
375 Dozer Drive
Polkton, NC 28135
DWQ # 19970972
Anson County
Subject Property: Anson Co. Waste Management Facility
Re: Site visit for EPA Program Development Grant - Review of mitigation projects by DWQ
Dear Mr. Fitzgerald:
As part of a Wetland Program Development Grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency, the
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight and Express Review Permitting Unit is conducting a
statewide evaluation of compensatory stream and wetland mitigation success. Tammy Hill and Eric Kulz
from this Unit visited the above-referenced mitigation project with you on June 10, 2009. Our comments
are as follows:
The site is a protected corridor with a combination of mature and successional forest connecting to Pinch
Gut Creek. At the site visit, the project appeared to have been constructed according to the approved
mitigation plan. The majority of the restored stream and created and preserved wetlands within the
corridor appeared to be developing the targeted habitat and water quality functions. The 401 Certification
requirement for long-term protection of the mitigation parcel was being met.
The only item of concern was sediment entering the upper portion of the site, impacting the restored
stream and floodplain in the area near the road crossing. As discussed in the field, it is important that the
source of the sediment be identified and addressed in order to ensure the long-term health of the
mitigation project. Please submit a written response describing the actions that have been or will be taken
to address this issue.
We greatly appreciate your cooperation with our evaluation and your continued stewardship of the
mitigation project at Anson Co. Waste Management Facility. Please contact Tammy Hill or Eric Kulz at
[phone] if you have any questions regarding our comments or the mitigation review project.
Sincerely,
Cyndi B. Karoly, Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
cc: File Copy (Tammy Hill)
Ken Averitte, Division of Water Quality, Fayetteville Regional Office
4010versight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/
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