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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180353 Ver 1_More Info Received_20180316 Johnson, Alan From:Belflower, Jeff - NRCS, Spindale, NC <jeff.belflower@nc.usda.gov> Sent:Friday, March 16, 2018 10:02 AM To:Johnson, Alan Cc:Propst, Jim - NRCS, Statesville, NC; Glenn, Jabioas - NRCS, Statesville, NC; Catherine.M.Janiczak@usace.army.mil Subject:\[External\] RE: Steve Miller Application...Site Attachments:Miller_Plans.pdf; IMGP0071.JPG; IMGP0074.JPG; IMGP0069.JPG CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. Alan, Jim Propst forwarded your response to me. I am the engineer who designed the restoration, and I will be responsible for ensuring that the project is constructed as designed. The local USDA office assisted the landowner with the permit application. Catherine emailed similar questions last week. Please see my response to her below. She mentioned that she would be in training this week; she has not yet responded. It sounds like the proposed plans for this project may have not been attached to the application. I have attached them to this email. We also have a separate specification package; I would be glad to provide that as well. Answers to your specific questions:  We are proposing a decrease in total stream length from around 1450 to 1280 feet. The radius of curvature ratios in many meander bends are far below the ranges observed in reference reach data. Our proposed design largely follows the stream along its existing path, but corrects radius of curvature to more tolerable levels in excessively sharp bends. The proposed sinuosity falls within our design criteria for this stream type. I have attached a couple of pictures showing existing meanders where we are proposing to increase the radius of curvature.  The plans show existing and proposed plan view alignments based on an extensive survey with survey grade GPS equipment.  I do believe that a NWP 27 would be more applicable to this project. Other USDA field offices have successfully submitted NWP 13 requests for similar projects in more western counties, and the Iredell office did not know to change the type of permit on this application. I am sorry for the confusion. As I said in my earlier email below, I will be glad to proceed however works best for you. I can provide additional information electronically, or we can all meet at the site. If I need to redo the permit application or provide any additional information please let me know. Thank you, Jeff Belflower, PE Civil Engineer USDA-NRCS 500 West St Spindale, NC 28160 828-287-4220, Ext. 110 Good Afternoon Catherine, 1 Does SAW-2014-01279 reference the proposed NRCS funded project on property owned by Steve Miller in Iredell County? If not, please advise. If so, please read on. First of all, please accept my apologies for any confusion regarding the permitting process for this project. My job duties consist of much more than stream restoration design and construction, and I typically only complete 1 or 2 projects per year. Your email prompted me to remember the attached email from David Brown. I have not been a part of the permitting process for a natural channel design project since receiving that email, and to be honest I forgot all about it. Typically, the local USDA field office employees deal directly with the landowner, and therefore it is easiest for them to help the landowner complete the permitting process. I provide guidance if needed, and my guidance is most likely outdated. The second attachment is the proposed plan for construction. This design reflects a conventional natural channel design approach throughout the approximately 1250 linear foot reach. The existing site consists of vertical mass-wasting banks at almost every outside meander, and we propose to correct dimension, pattern, and profile to a more tolerable range in order to decrease bank erosion. We can proceed however works best for you. I can send pictures and/or provide any additional information or revisions needed electronically. If you would like to see the site, I would be glad to meet you there. Thank you, Jeff Belflower, PE Civil Engineer USDA-NRCS 500 West St Spindale, NC 28160 828-287-4220, Ext. 110 From: Propst, Jim - NRCS, Statesville, NC Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 6:48 AM To: Belflower, Jeff - NRCS, Spindale, NC <jeff.belflower@nc.usda.gov> Subject: FW: Steve Miller Application...Site From: Johnson, Alan \[mailto:alan.johnson@ncdenr.gov\] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:34 PM To: Glenn, Jabioas - NRCS, Statesville, NC <Jabioas.Glenn@nc.usda.gov>; Propst, Jim - NRCS, Statesville, NC <jim.propst@nc.usda.gov> Cc: Catherine.M.Janiczak@usace.army.mil Subject: Steve Miller Application...Site I have the application. This appears to be more than stabilization (NW 13). It appears you also changing the pattern of the stream channel, rather than just stabilizing the banks. Also you have a good number of proposed structures. Do you have a net gain or net loss of stream channel? More clarity where the streambank stabilization will be located along the 1,300 ft of channel. You may want to clarify which NW this should be under. A NW 27? It would be good to go take a look. If Cathy hasn’t been, a day when we can both go take a look might be best. 2 Thanks Alan Alan D Johnson – Senior Environmental Specialist NC Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources (NCDENR) Division of Water Resources - Water Quality Regional Operations 610 East Center Ave., Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115 Phone: (704) 235-2200 Fax: (704) 663-6040 E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulation. This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. 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