20170359 Ver 2_More Info Requested_20191022

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Dlmaor
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 22, 2019
D W R # 20170359 v2
Avery County
Grandfather Golf and Country Club
Attn: Alan Shuping
2120 Highway 105 South
Linville, NC 28646
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Loch Dornie Dredging, Island Enhancements, and Linville River Stabilization Project
Dear Mr. Shuping:
On September 10, 2019, the Division of Water Resources — Water Quality Programs (Division) received
your application dated August 26, 2019, requesting a 401 Individual Water Quality Certification from the
Division for your project. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be
processed. The application is on -hold until all of the following information is received:
1. If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requests a response to any comments received as a result of
the Public Notice, please provide the Division with a copy of your response to the USACE. [15A
NCAC 02H .0502(c)]
2. Please provide a map depicting all jurisdictional features within the project area and please
locate all features as overlays on the site plan. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(b)]
3. Phase 2E in the Sequence of Construction Phasing on Sheet E000 states that the Permittee will
harvest class 1 and 2 boulders from fairway 17 stream crossing and stockpile forj-cluster wall
use and bridge 5 use. Please explain if the material to be harvested is native stream substrate or
some other material. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(b)]
4. The Project Description section of the application indicates bank stabilization #2 will consist of a
rock wall along 80 feet of the Linville River. However, stream impact S5 in the table indicates the
impact length for bank stabilization #2 is 54 feet of temporary impact. Please clarify the
discrepancy. Please note that the Division will consider this impact to be permanent, although it
will not be considered a loss of water for the purposes of mitigation requirements. [15A NCAC
02H .0502(b)]
North Camilm Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mall Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 1617
919.707.9000

Grandfather Golf and Country Club
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Request for Additional Information
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5. Please clarify if the construction details for S3 (Sanitary sewer protection) are the same as the S4
(Grade control sills) as depicted on Sheet C300. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(b)]
6. Erosion control matting that incorporates plastic mesh and/or plastic twine shall not be used
along or within waters of the state. Please clarify whether the 3D Geomat proposed for island
shoreline stabilization will meet this requirement. [15A NCAC 02H .0501 and .0502]
7. Please perform a Tier I analysis as described in the EPA's and US Army Corps of Engineers
Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed For Discharge in Waters of the U.S.-Testing Manual to
determine the potential for contaminated -related impacts associated with the discharge of the
dredged material. Depending on the results of the Tier I analysis, a sampling and analysis plan
may be required following the procedures outlined in the manual. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(b)]
8. In accordance with Section 6.86 of the NC Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design
Manual, polyacrylamide should not be used in the environmental release channel. [15A NCAC
02H .0502(b)]
9. It appears that new built upon area and a modification of a stormwater piping system
discharging to the lake are proposed in the clubhouse area. Please provide a detailed
drawing/plan showing new built upon area, any removed built upon area, a tabulation of the
net built upon area (new BUA — BUA removed) in the project area, and the proposed
stormwater drainage plan for this area. [35A NCAC 02H .0506(g)]
10. Please provide a detailed turbidity monitoring plan which includes methodology, schedule,
benchmarks and response action plan. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2)]
11. Please provide the Division a copy of your response to the October 11, 2019 email from Ms.
Amanda Fuemmeler with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting additional information.
[15A NCAC 02H .0502(c)]:
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested
information for the proper consideration of the application. Please respond in writing within 30
calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending one (1) copy of all of the above requested information
to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 OR by
submitting all of the above requested information through this
link: https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form (note the DWR# requested on
the link is referenced above).

Grandfather Golf and Country Club
DWR# 20170359 v2
Request for Additional Information
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If all of the requested information is not received within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter, the
Division will be unable to approve the application and it will be denied as incomplete. The denial of this
project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a complete application
package and the appropriate fee.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Water Quality Certification Rules for this
activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North Carolina General
Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or [e-mail] if you have any
questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
a�upt, Acting Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
cc: Keven Arrance, Hazen & Sawyer (via email)
Amanda Jones-Fuemmeler, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Andrea Leslie, NCWRC (via email)
Byron Hamstead, USFS (via email)
DWR ARO 401 files
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit