20050666 Ver 1_Email - Coleen Sullins_20050728

Bridges @ Mint HIlI
Subject: Bridges @ Mint HIII
From: Coleen Sullins <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 28 Ju12005 15:47:55 -0400
To: Melba McGee <[e-mail]>, "Robin W. Smith" <[e-mail]>
CC: "Cyndi.karoly" <[e-mail]>, "Tom.reeder" <[e-mail]>, Paul Rawls
<[e-mail]>, Rex Gleason <[e-mail]>
Melba - I am responding to the email that you sent to Alan referencing the subject project. We do have
an application in house for the subject project. They have applied for a Nationwide Permit from the
USACOE (they issue the permit based in part on our water quality certification). The COE has not made
a decision to require an individual permit. We have issued genera1401 water quality certifications that
match the COE's NW permits. I am not aware of another situation where we have determined that we
need to issue an individual certification where a NW permit application has been deemed appropriate by
the COE. There appears to be discretion within our rules to take such an action, at this point, I do not
believe we have sufficient information to warrant such action.
Some specifics on the project: the impacts are relatively minor (654 feet of intermittent stream impact
and less than 2001inear feet of perennial stream, they are proposing an open cut across Goose Creek of
40 LF -this could be handled by not allowing an open cut, i.e. require boring). The property in question
is 7 miles upstream from the known endangered species population. The COE has requested input from
USF&WL as to whether they intend to request a formal Section 7 consultation (if they think it might or
will jeopardize a population, then a formal consultation would be called for by the USF&WL, I would
imagine that it would be at this juncture that a decision would be made on whether the COE thinks an
individual permit would be needed). The application for the genera1401 certification is on hold at the
moment, as we have requested the applicant provide asecondary/cumulative impacts analysis. The
application also includes a stormwater management plan that will be reviewed as part of this process.
Let us know if you need more information. Thanks Coleen
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