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Gordon Myers, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: W. Hubert Hawkins, Dam Safety Engineer
Division of Land Resources, Land Quality Section
FROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator JAN 1 P ?q
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DATE: October 7, 2008 VVETLANX AND
SUBJECT: Cleveland County Sanitation District, Off-Stream Reservoir, Cleveland County
These comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et.
seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d) and the Dam Safety
Law of 1967 (GS 143-215.23 et. seq.).
The proposed impoundment will affect about 800 linear feet of jurisdictional stream to create a 4.5 acre water supply
(pre-treatment) water storage reservoir. No state or federal threatened or endangered species are indicated for the
area.
We have reviewed the subject project and find no cause for objecting to the design and specifications of the dam
with the following provisions:
1) As appropriate, minimum flow requirements as established by the NC Division of Water Resources should
be provided immediately downstream of the dam. Stream flows below the dam should not fall below the
7Q10.
2) Project sponsors should be contact the US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the NC Division of Water
Quality (DWQ) to obtain a COE 404 Permit and a DWQ 401 Certification. Any stream or wetland
mitigation required at this site should be should be coordinated with the COE and DWQ.
3) Stringent erosion control measures should be installed where soil is disturbed and maintained until project
completion.
4) The stream above and below the impoundment should be provided with permanently preserved undisturbed
buffers to enhance water quality and habitat benefits. Minimum 50" intermittent stream or minimum 100'
perennial stream forested buffers are recommended. We routinely recommend fencing and conservation
easements to protect buffers.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If you have any questions regarding these
comments, please contact me at 336-769-9453.
E-copy: Steve Chapin, COE
Alan Johnson, DWQ-MRO
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries - 1721 Mail Service Center - Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
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