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0 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 0
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director l
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
John Thomas, Permit Coordinator
Raleigh Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Joe H. Mickey, Jr. Western Piedmont Region Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
February 9, 1998
Original signed by
,lae Mickey

SUBJECT: Review of an application by Harlan G. Greene to slope and stabilize eroding
stream- banks along Beaver Creek, Wilkes County.
Mr. Ralph Bowers, 384 Hayes Welborn Rd, Deep Gap, NC 28618, in cooperation with
Mr. Barry Greer, Wilkes Soil and Water Conservation District (WSWCD), is requesting a letter
of concurrence from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) to obtain a
404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The NCWRC has reviewed information
provided by the applicant, and site visit was conducted on January 12, 1998 with WSWCD
personnel. These comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Clean Water Act
of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as
amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d).
The applicant proposes to stabilize eroding streambanks on his property along Beaver
Creek. Methods used will include a low riprap wall up to bankful stage and/or root wads.
Stream banks will be resloped and vegetated. The project is being done in cooperation with the
WSWCD. The project will impact Beaver Creek which is not NCWRC Designated Public
Mountain Trout Water, nor does it support trout.
This project has the potential to improve water quality and aquatic habitat through
stabilization of eroding streambanks. We have no objection to the project as proposed provided
the following recommendations are implemented.
1. Bank stabilization should follow guidelines outlined in Chapter 16, Streambank and
Shoreline Protection, of the NRCS Engineering Field Handbook, 12/96. Preference should
be given to streambank toe protection using riprap, tree revetments and root wads or a
Mr. Thomas 2 2/9/98
Greene Project
combination of these methods. If available, we prefer the use of root wads because of the
additional instream habitat they provide for fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates. Banks
should be sloped and revegetated using plantings and/or soil bioengineering techniques as
outlined in Chapter 16 of the handbook.
3. The following shrubs and small trees, hazel alder (Alnus serrulata), silky dogwood (Cornus
amonum), and silky willow (Salix sericea), should be planted as individual species or in
combination with each along the toe and up the slope of the bank on 3-foot centers to provide
stream shading and a more permanent solution to bank erosion problems.
4. A minimum set-back of 20 feet of undisturbed native vegetation or restored riparian area
adjacent to the installed practice is mandatory (NCASP Manual - Streambank Stabilization,
page V-76, Policy 5, July 1997).
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If you have any
questions regarding these comments, please contact me at 336/366-2982.
cc: ? Eric Galamb, DWQ
Barry Greer, WSWCD
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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NORTH CARouNA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
March 1Z 1998
Wilkes County
WQC 401 Project # 980117
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Mr. Harlan Greene
384 Hayes Welborn Road
Deep Gap, NC 28618
Dear Mr. Greene:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to impact in 200 linear feet of stream for the
purpose of stabilizing a streambank, as you described in your application dated February 10, 1998. 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 the Corps of Engineers issues it. 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 for a new certification. If the property
is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of the Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. 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.
This 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.
Attachment
cc: Raleigh District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
Mr. John' Dorney
Central Files
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Environmental Sciences Branch, 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone [phone]
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512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
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TO: John Thomas, Permit Coordinator rrn
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Raleigh Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ENUIRONMENTRLSCIENCES
FROM: Joe H. Mickey, Jr. Western Piedmont Region Coordinator BRANCH
Habitat Conservation Program " "`A', M`"'"
original signed by
DATE: February 9, 1998 Joe Mickey
SUBJECT: Review of an application by Harlan G. Greene to slope and stabilize eroding
stream- banks along Beaver Creek, Wilkes County.
Mr. Harlan G. Greene, 384 Hayes Welborn Rd, Deep Gap, NC 28618, in cooperation
with Mr. Barry Greer, Wilkes Soil and Water Conservation District (WSWCD), is requesting a
letter of concurrence from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) to
obtain a 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The NCWRC has reviewed
information provided by the applicant, and site visit was conducted on January 12, 1998 with
WSWCD personnel. These comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Clean
Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat.
401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d).
The applicant proposes to stabilize eroding streambanks on his property along Beaver
Creek. Methods used will include a low riprap wall up to bankful stage and/or root wads.
Stream banks will be resloped and vegetated. The project is being done in cooperation with the
WSWCD. The project will impact Beaver Creek which is not NCWRC Designated Public
Mountain Trout Water, nor does it support trout.
This project has the potential to improve water quality and aquatic habitat through
stabilization of eroding streambanks. We have no objection to the project as proposed provided
the following recommendations are implemented.
Bank stabilization should follow guidelines outlined in Chapter 16, Streambank and
Shoreline Protection, of the NRCS Engineering Field Handbook, 12/96. Preference should
be given to streambank toe protection using riprap, tree revetments and root wads or a
Mr. Thomas 2 2/23/98
Greene Project
combination of these methods. If available, we prefer the use of root wads because of the
additional instream habitat they provide for fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates. Banks
should be sloped and revegetated using plantings and/or soil bioengineering techniques as
outlined in Chapter 16 of the handbook.
3. The following shrubs and small trees, hazel alder (Alnus serrulata), silky dogwood (Corpus
amonum), and silky willow (Salix sericea), should be planted as individual species or in
combination with each along the toe and up the slope of the bank on 3-foot centers to provide
stream shading and a more permanent solution to bank erosion problems.
4. A minimum set-back of 20 feet of undisturbed native vegetation or restored riparian area
adjacent to the installed practice is mandatory (NCASP Manual - Streambank Stabilization,
page V-76, Policy 5, July 1997).
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If you have any
questions regarding these comments, please contact me at 336/366-2982.
cc: ?/Eric Galamb, DWQ
Barry Greer, WSWCD
MEMORANDUM PRINT NAMES:
Reviewer y- Yn
TO: JOHN DORNEY WQ SUPV.: : ?
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES BRANCH DATE: ::3]319 9
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
***EACH ITEM MUST BE ANSWERED (USE N/A FOR NOT APPLICABLE) *
PERMIT YR:
APPLICANT NAME:
PROJECT TYPE:
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REG_OFFICE:
98 PERMIT NO: 0000117
HARLAN GREENE
STREAMBANK STABILIZA
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COUNTY: WILKES
PERMIT TYPE: 13
DOT #: :._. _M
DATE_FRM_CDA: Q76iµ
MAR 10 IS
RIVER_AND_SUB_BASINJ: 030701
STREAM CLASS: C4< Tr
WL IMPACT?: Y
WL_REQUESTED : NIA
WL_SCORE M : N1
MITIGATION?: Y/®
MITIGATION-SIZE: N/A
STR INDEX N0: 12-25
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WL TYPE : Si Tam
WL_ACR_EST?: Y/N
WATER IMPACTED BY FILL?: Y/©
MITIGATION-TYPE: WIA
DID YOU REQUEST MORE INFO?: Ye
IS WETLAND RATING SHEET ATTACHED?: Y/9)
HAVE PROJECT CHANGES/CONDITIONS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH APPLICANT?: Y,0
RECOMMENDATION (Circle One): SSUE ISSUE/COND DENY
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ID: 980117 ACTION ID:
ionwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #):
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section -i01 certification
Mr. John Thomas
USCOE
6512 Falls of
Suite 105
the Neuse Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27615
919/876-8441, ext. 25
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MAN.
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. Bor. 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
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FE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED.APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
VEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
EASE PRINT.
Owners Name: Parla Ree A3 e.
Owners Address: 3gq 115 I /elhtr?J Rd _ OCC -aP kiG Z S(p)7
Owners Phone Number (Home): 004) 7-W- 33W (Work):
If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
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,=ific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): L p Ca+ d ow N W t l(a We St APPROi• a
Name of Closest S tream/River. U a y e K t, m e c?,
River Basin: /A d L 1
Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS 11? YES (*
Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ I

NO
NO QQ
If yes, explain.
A Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: PPrO X_ fl_1 IBC.
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the. proposed project:
Filled: PJ 1A
Drained: N/A
Flooded: V.1 A
Excavated: SLOPe, -f- 5+ahili7-e S+RrambgUt
TotalImpacted: ().I AC,
12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 1/2" X 11" drawings only): fie- men) etiC105ce1
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14. State reasons why the applicant
'taken to minimize wetland impacts.
that this activity must be carried out in wetlands. Also, note measures
15. You are required to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/or National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) regarding the presence or any Federally listed orproposed for listing endangered or threatened species or critical
habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you done so? YES [ ] NO N
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
ti16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the presence of historic
properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project? Have you done so? YES [ ] NO
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation map showing all wetlands, streams, and lakes on the property.
B. If available, representative photograph of wetlands to be impacted by project.
C. If delineation was performed by a 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 land use of surrounding property? Qrm Qu a u
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? W,JA
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donwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #):
JOINT FORM FOR
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Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certif eatiou
Mr. . John Thomas WATER QUALITY PLANNING `
USCOE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAG ,
6512 Falls of the Neuse Rd. NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HE
Suite 105 AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Raleigh, NC 27615 P.O. Boy. 29535 T?ud
919/876-8441 , ext. 25 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 • K w,• ,
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1E (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED.APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.'
.VEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
.EASE PRINT.
Owners Name: parlakA G Ree kj p. .
Owners Address: 3gq 5 ?/elht n1 gd Qet:P -aP >LG Z B(e I
Owners Phone Number (Home): 004) Z Gq- 3.? f (Work):
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). Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [
NO [
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10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: 11PPro.Y b.1 IBC..
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the. proposed project.
Filled: N PC
Drained: 1?1N /A
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14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carried out in wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to minimize wetland impacts. N/A
15. You are required to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/or National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) regarding the presence or any Federally listed or proposed for listing endangered or threatened species or critical
habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project. Have you done so? YES NO M
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
X16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the presence of historic
properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project? Have you done so? YES [ ] NO b]
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation map showing all wetlands, streams, and lakes on the property.
B. If available, representative photograph of wetlands to be impacted by project.
C. If delineation was performed by a 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 land use of surrounding property? 4 r m Icim 1/ a y I.
F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? N14
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