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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19990971 Ver 1_Complete File_20030818 (3)f7 WA rF9 QG T' Imo' --i Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality John C. Vilas 2/17/05 E'nv Environmental Consulting Services 3764 Rominger Rd Banner Elk, NC 28604 Subject: Planting Plan approval for Kerner Ridge Project (DWQ # 99-0971, Watauga County) Dear Mr. Vilas: Thank-you for your interest in reviving the Kerner Ridge project. Your willingness to use a variety of species, as well as using larger, container grown trees is to be commended. Absent from the plan was a commitment to periodically check on the trees and water them if they appear stressed. Such a commitment should be included in the final plan for this project. If you have any questions regarding this plan, please contact Larry Eaton at (919) 715-3471. Sincerely, A PnDmey etlands/401 Unit DWQ 21 Crabtree Blvd sleigh, NC 27604 CC File copy DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office Central Files 401 Wetlands Certification Unit 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-733-1785 / FAX 919-733-6893 / Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands Nose Carolina Ntura!!y An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper ?* A ±0 NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Michael F. Easley, Governor September 29, 2004 MEMO TO: John Vilas E'nV Environmental Consulting Firm FROM: John Dorn RE: Stream mitigation plan f erner Ridge Development (aka Review of Year Three report DWQ # 99-0971 Watauga County William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Trillium Residential) DWQ staff have reviewed the Year Three monitdring report for this project and have visited the site on several occasions over the past year. The Division has been and continues to be pleased with the progress on this stream restoration\Site and indeed, we have used it as an example for several training classes. However, the Division has two main issues with respect to the mitigation report and site. These issues must.. be addressed in order to keep this project in compliance with the 401 Certification issued on July 17, 2000. 1. The lack of woody vegetation is becoming very evident along portions of the stream mitigation site and must be addressed this fall in order for this project to remain in compliance. Given the amount of dense herbaceous growth in the area, we suggest that containerized trees and shrubs be used since they will more likely to be able to survive the strong competition from the grasses and herbs. We would be willing to alter the number of woody plants to be planted accordingly if containerized plants are chosen. Please provide a final planting plan and schedule for our written approval by October 30, 2004. 2. The mitigation plan approved by DWQ required macrobenthos samples from the site before and after the stream relocation for a five year period (during years 2, 3 and 4). A review of our file shows that we apparently have not received these data. Please either provide the data as required in the approved mitigation plan or provide a written proposal to address this deficiency. Again please provide this information to. us in writing by October 30, 2004. can be reached at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions. Also please forward a copy of this letter to your client since we do not appear to have the address of the current owner. Cc: Daryl Lamb, DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office Andrea Wade, Raleigh Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers File copy Central files 401 Wetlands Certification Unit 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650, One 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 NofthCarohna Phone: 919-733-1786 1 FAX 919.733-6893 / Internet: hlW://l12o.enr.state.nc.us/newetlands An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Acton Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Naturally E'nV August 31, 2004 Mr. John Domey NC DENR DWQ 2321 Crabtree Blvd. Parikview Building Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 DWQ 97 RE: Kerner Ridge Demahmment DWQ Proj 99097 Dear Mr. Domey: 1W. 3764 RominW Road Banner Elk, NC 2$604 Ph1Fax: 628-29746946 e-mail: john@env-eos.com WgLANI)S 401 GROUP SEP 0 12004 WATER QUALITY SECTION Enclosed is the year-3 monitoring report describing the stream and wetlands that were constructed for Kerner Ridge Development. Also is included is the Monitoring Survey, as required in the 401 Permit. The following items are included in the package: 1. Location Map 2. Monitoring write-up 3. Monitoring Project Plan View 4. Longitudinal Profile 5. Cross-sections 6. Pebble Count Plot 7. Vegetation Agent Map 8. Sampling Site Photo Sheet If you have any questions regarding this information please call me at 828-297-6946, thank you. Sincerely, Joh C. Was President, E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. CC: Jeff Dickerson 1 Mj ? ?:. ? ThrCe 7c5 Cth ?,?i ?? ? '• / l t,S%' o .?-, r lit • •:?• _ ?? Tom. :. M bck ,?--? \ •.,\ ?,, Qi sytj3(pr?t ? fi?er.Parlt(? •_ ,? ? J f: `. _ `?-? .?. _ 1??? " - ?..J 4,y l -o A\ ! \ ? ? : 1, t 4 ( ! ? LS"f ?.? 4 ! ^,' ? ,??yl?J •_'j rrl ?,. .a f? ( 1 -v ?Y`? '' ems 'il- ?.?`s?" j/J? .K ?, \ ??' i. y • ? i?s? `? :) r `???J?r' 3??5 r? n t Vpcno»? ? T Q ? ? •-j ? ??? ?-Isoo ? ii• !BOOR CaCt?CaWrse ?? ` - ..• . -? - . e ?tce.R` ach 1 ! it Trailers Bamboo, • i r • ??_' f` / . ,1 •`. Park r?`7/ ..t ;%? . Re, 17 alt , ifs; r11f?1? -po 01 3k - ;! , ,,?._ ! t ? i t •?? 1 ?? ?! I l ) 11` _r. fir. , ?? __,?? s ( en K t Hill 1 . w w.u w wwa .. I O .fb A f.M .A O •AT (? (?(? U Name: BOONE Location: 036° 11'52.4" N 061° 37'56.2" W Date: 6/28/2004 Caption: Kemer Ridge Location Map Scale: 1 inch equals 2000 Beet Kerner Ridge Development DWQ Project #990971 Stream Monitoring Survey General: The Trillium Residential Services project (#990971) has changed ownership and is now referred to as Kerner Ridge Development. The stream relocation was completed in May 2001 and site development activities commenced immediately thereafter. Site work was stopped in the fall of 2001 and the project remained dormant until the summer of 2004. In January of 2003 E'nV Inc. was notified that the property had been sold. The new owner is Mr. Jeff Dickerson with Kerner Ridge Development. As reported in the Year-2 report the new owners have re-initiated construction activities. Site work began in early July 2004 and is on-going. All activities appear to be following the original plan and appear to be in compliance with the Clean Water Act 404/401 permit requirements. This Year-3 monitoring report will cover stream physical stability and vegetation establishment. A table describing the project monitoring status and history follows: Year Description 2001 Project Restoration/Relocation completed in May 2001 As-Built Report submitted in November 2002 Adjustment Period 2003 Year 2 Monitoring submitted in August 2004 Year 3 Monitoring 2005 Year 4 Monitoring/Final Year as required in CWA 401 Permit Description of Work: The project site is adjacentto the East Fork, a major tributary of the South Fork of the New River located southeast of Boone, NC. The project involved the filling of approximately 380 linear feet of UT-East Fork, a first order stream with a drainage area of approximately 100 acres. A new channel of approximately 660 feet in length was constructed to replace the existing channel. The channel was designed as an `B" channel according to the criteria in "Applied River Morphology" (Rosgen, 1996). The work involved the grading out of a broad floodplain through which the new channel was excavated. The floodplain extends out from the bankfull elevation to provide a flood prone area width 30 to 100 feet wide. Sod mats were grubbed on-site and used as the primary method of bank stabilization through the entire length of the constructed channel. Silky willow stakes were also planted in the immediate riparian areas while the floodplain area were seeded. The channel was relocated to flow around the perimeter of the site to facilitate construction of an assisted living facility. Kerner Ridge Stream Monitoring Survey Report 1 7/27/04 Year-3 Monitoring Date Performed: 6/1/04 Site Observations: Construction activities have commenced on site, currently grading and foundation work is underway for the assisted living facility. The project will proceed in accordance with the original plan. The stream corridor and pocket wetlands continue to mature and remain well vegetated with a variety of facultative and obligate wetland species emerging (see vegetation assessment). The site has yet to be planted with trees or shrubs beyond the willows and other live stakes originally installed in the immediate riparian zone. An unusually large volume of trash and debris from neighboring apartments and trailer park areas continue to affect flow and aesthetics throughout the project reach. Trash items present on the day of inspection included numerous full and empty garbage bags, loose household garbage, construction debris, buckets, tires, and various other items. This debris inhibited flow in places causing backwater and periodic overbank flow. The created storm-water pocket wetlands continue to mature and should provide an adequate biological filter when brought on-line after the project is completed. The UT-East Fork watershed remains largely forested in the upper reaches with low density development (single family homes) present primarily along Deerfield road and higher density development (apartments and trailer park) just above the project reach. The reach of UT-East Fork immediately above the project reach (middle reach) is unstable with evidence of active bank erosion and channel migration in places. This reach is narrow, steep and entrenched, it appears that this reach contributes a substantial sediment load to the project reach during larger storms. Immediately above the middle reach is the reference reach. This reach is a stable "B-channel" with a good buffer and no visible bank erosion or other significant problems. According to the owners of the reference reach, there has been some timber harvesting and clearing in the upper part of the watershed. Apparently, during the November 2003 flood, there was significant erosion in this area that washed a large quantity of sediment down the system and through the project reach. Stream Observations: Since the 2003 monitoring survey the NW NC mountains have received substantial flooding. On November 19, 2003, Boone, NC and the surrounding regions (Ashe, Avery, Watauga Counties) received 4+inches of rain. The South Fork of the New River Gage Station (USGS Sta#03161000) located in Jefferson, NC noted a flow of 6000+ cfs, comparable to a mean daily streatnflow of approximately 360 cfs. The Kerner Ridge project reach, located well upstream of the Jefferson gage station, appears to have handled the floodwaters as designed with no notable bank or bed stability problems. The stream evaluation performed for this report consisted of a complete longitudinal profile survey, several cross sections, a classification pebble count, a riparian vegetation assessment, and a general assessment of the stream corridor. Based on this evaluation the stream is generally functioning in a stable manner. An examination of current and Kerner Ridge Stream Monitoring Survey Report 2 7/27/04 previous data indicates no significant changes in dimension, pattern or profile within the reach. Two problem areas were noted in the 2003 monitoring report and both were evaluated again this year. Problem area 1 is located in the upper part of the project reach between station 1+40 and 1+75. In 2003, the channel in this area was reported to be undersized and dominated by silt and sand. Based on an evaluation of current and previous cross section and profile data there has not been any significant channel aggradation, lateral migration or other noticeable changes in dimension, pattern or profile. The bed continues to be dominated by sand and silt and there has been noticeable deposition on the banks. The riparian zone within area 1 is dominated by high quality wetlands, which have benefited from the low channel banks and frequent overbank flooding in this area. This area will continue to be monitored but handled a large flood during the past year and appears stable. Problem area 2 is located along the left bank of the lower project reach, near station 5+40. In 2003 this area was reported to be especially vulnerable to bank failure that might be caused by overbank flooding and the lack of berm separating the channel from the upper end of a storm-water pocket wetland. This area was also carefully evaluated during the 2004 monitoring inspection and survey. Results of this evaluation found no significant changes in bed or bank characteristics or other adverse changes to dimension, pattern or profile in this area. In 2003, short term monitoring and a long term repair strategy was proposed and that recommendation holds for 2004. With the ongoing construction activity at the site it is anticipated that the recommended repairs in this area will be completed in the near future. The remainder of the restored reach appears to be in excellent condition with the exception of the quantity of litter and trash visible. The measured profile and cross sections show no significant changes from 2003 and riparian vegetation is thriving as are wetland areas located throughout the project corridor. Pebble Counts: Numerous pebble counts have been performed on the project reach beginning in 1999. The post-construction counts had shown a coarsening trend from silt to sand (D-50) between the 2002 and 2003 counts and it was projected that this trend would continue towards the pre-construction D-50 of 1.05mm. The 2004 count indicated a D-50 of 0.12mm, which is slightly finer than the 2003 D-50 of 0.17mm. Many of the riffles throughout the reach have become coarse sand and gravel dominated but most pools remain silty. While it is still felt that channel materials in UT-East Fork will continue to trend towards the pre-construction value, it appears that the adjustment period, particularly for pools will take some time. Vegetation Assessment: During project construction the banks of the new channel were stabilized with six to ten inch thick sod-mats that were harvested on-site, these provided immediate bank stability. All constructed (disturbed ground) areas were immediately sowed with temporary ryegrass. Following construction,a landscape contractor was hired to continue planting of Kerner Ridge Stream Monitoring 7/27/04 Survey Report 3 the restored reach. Seeding consisted of sowing all floodplain and riparian areas with a FACW seed mix. Willow stakes were harvested on-site and planted in the sod mats at the top of the stream bank throughout the Restored reach. During the 2004 growing season, the entire project area was observed to be covered with thriving, mostly herbaceous vegetation; Salix sericea dominates the banks of the lower reach. Vegetation throughout the Restored reach was assessed on 6/25/04. Dominance was determined based on approximate percent cover and frequency of occurrence. Dominant vegetation had the highest percent cover within a given sample plot and occurred within the most plots. Dominant species are listed in order with the most dominant species listed first on the attached Kerner Ridge Riparian Vegetation Assessment sheet. The reach was broken into 5 areas. Areas 1,4, and 5 occur upstream of the project culvert while areas 2 and 3 are downstream (see Vegetation Assessment map). The riparian area of the Restored reach as a whole is nearly 100% vegetated. The channel is well shaded in most areas during the growing season. Herbaceous and grass communities appear to be growing uniformly through the reach; shrubs (primarily Salix spp.) are nearly continuous along the channel banks in the lower section but nearly absent in the upper section. FACW and OBL species such as Carex balieyi and Juncus q&sus dominate the frequently flooded regions of the project reach with newly discovered species such as Sparganium americanum emerging. Small Cornus amomum and Alnus serrulata have also begun to emerge in the 2004 survey (see Vegetation Assessment spreadsheet). It is recommended that riparian shrubs (Silky Willows, Tag Alders, Silky Dogwood, and/or Elderberry) be replanted in the upper section when the remainder of the required vegetation is planted. Conclusions: The relocated stream and associated floodplain areas appear to be functioning in a stable manor with regard to dimension, pattern, and profile. Throughout the project reach riparian wetlands border the channel with a variety of native FACW and OBL species present. Wetland vegetation richness has increased since the 2003 Vegetation Assessment with the emergence of new species noted in Vegetation Assessment Areas. Problem Area 1, although undersized, appears stable and frequently floods the adjacent wetlands, supporting FACW-OBL wetland grass and herbaceous communities. Problem Area 2, listed in the 2003 report, has become more densely vegetated and appears to have stabilized over the past year showing little or no increase in erosion or other negative effects from the November 2003 flood. All remedial actions suggested in this report have been and will again be communicated to the owner who has indicated that all unfinished actions and necessary repairs will be accomplished during the current construction. Kerner Ridge Stream Monitoring 7/2'7/04 Survey Report 4 Small Pond Power l e Po overflow o "- 123 wale O ?-m 1 I M .o D ?o P oject c? i 73 n Ivert N 1 1 i 1 I q UT -East Fork "0 4 Mon itor Reach (C3 1 0 ? I i o I o Existing -0 1 Silt ? t I Fence CD I I ? 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E 5t NOT TO SCALE E E E Kerner Ridge Overflow 6/1/2004 Monitoring Confluence with East Fork New River Project Plan View Kerner Ridge 2004 Riparian Vegetation Assessment Area 1: Aster & Soli o Dominate Dominant Grass 3 ies d Indicator Dominant Herb Species indicator Panicum clandestinum FAC Solid o spp. N/A Juncus effusus FACW Aster spp. N/A Carex tribuloides FACW+ lm aliens ca is FACW Carex bat i OBL Onoclea sensibilis FACW Dominant Shrub Species Other S ecies Observed Alnus serrulata t2ft OBL Pol onum sa ittatum OBL Comus amomum -2ft FACW Mentha cardiara FACW Oenothera biennis FACU Vemonia noveboracensis FAC Eu atorium fistulosum FACW Cal st is se ium FAC- Carex vul inoidea OBL Area 2: Salix Dominated Dominant Grass Species Indicator Dominant Herb Specks Indicator Panicum clandestinum FAC Aster N/A Phleum ratense FACU Solida o s pp. N/A Juncus effusus FACW Vemonia noveboracensis FAC Sci us cyperinus FACW+ Oenothera biennis FACU Dominant Shrub Species Other Species Observed Salix sericia OBL Clematis vir iniana FAC Comus amomum FACW Impatiens capensis FACW Carex tribuloides FACW Area 3: Juncus dominated Dominant Grass S ecies Indicator Dominant Herb Species Indicator Juncus mar inatus FACW Trifolium ratense FACU Juncus effusus FACW Oenothera biennis FACU Sci us cypennus FACW+ (along fringe of wetland _ Elocharis obtusa OBL Other Species Observed Dominant Shrub Species Carex tribuloides FACW+ Salix sericia OBL Carex balie i OBL Comus amomum ~2ft FACW t/o Area 4: Dominated b emerge bate grasses li Dominant Grass species Indicator Dominant Herb Species Indicator S ar anium americanum 001 Eu torium olatum FACW+ Juncus effusus FACW Sci us G rinus FACW .i Area 5: JuncuslCarex Dominated Dominant Grass SPOCIOS Indicator Dominant Herb Species indicator Juncus effusus FACW Impatiens ca ensis FACW Carex hibuloides FACW+ Ranuculus recurvatus FAC Carex bails i OBL Onociea sensibilis FACW Carex vu{ inoidea OBL Dominant Shrub Species Salix sericia OBL Kerner Ridge Development Site Photo Sheet 1 5/2004 Monitoring report) Problem Area 1 (Sited in year 2 Upper Project Reach Upstream Pocket wetland Project Culvert Kerner Ridge Development Site Photo Sheet 2 5/2004 riparian area by FACW/OBL wetland grasses. Silky Willow dominated Lower Project Reach Densely vegetated Lower Project Reach Downstream Pocket Wetland dominated cA e d 7000 E'nV 1111Yf'? L'Oi1S11W"11' Owl August 19, 2003 Mr. Todd St. John NC DENR DWQ 2321 Crabtree Blvd. Parkview Building Raleigh, NC 276042260 RE: Kerner Ridge Development DWQ Project# 990971 Dear Todd: 3764 Rominger Road Banner Elk, NC 28804 Ph/Far. 828-297-6946 e-mail: johnQenv-eos.com F 47. ) AA, LITERQUALITYSECTION Enclosed is a report describing the stream and wetlands that were constructed for Kemer Ridge Development. Also included is the Monitoring Survey, as required in the 401 Permit. The following items are included in the package: 1. Location Map 2. Monitoring writeup 3. Longitudinal profile 4. Crowsections 5. Pebble Count 6. Vegetation assessment if you have any questions regarding this information please call me at 828-297-6946, thank you. Sincerely, Z/ohnC.as President, E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. CC: Jeff Dickerson Kerner Ridge Development DWQ Project #990971 Stream Monitoring Survey General: The Trillium Residential Services project (#990971) has changed ownership and is now called Kerner Ridge Development. The stream relocation was completed in May 2001. Over the next several months the site was prepared for the construction of the proposed Assisted Living Facility. The development stopped at this point and the site has been dormant since. In January of 2003 E'nV Inc. was notified that the property had been sold. The new owner is Mr. Jeff Dickerson with Kerner Ridge Development. The site remains undeveloped, although Mr. Dickerson has indicated his intension of completing the development in accordance with the previously approved plans. This monitoring report will cover stream physical stability and vegetation establishment. This is the year-2 report, the As-Built report was submitted in November of 2001. Description of Work: The project site is located at the edge of the floodplain for the East Fork, a major tributary of the South Fork of the New River. Two small tributaries flow through the site, the larger of these (drainage area =140 acres) flows parallel to Candy Lane along the southern end of the site and was not impacted except for the immediate area of the tie-in with the relocated channel. The other tributary drains approximately 100 acres and flows through the middle of the site. This smaller tributary was relocated to flow around the perimeter of the site to facilitate construction of an assisted living facility, which to date has not been constructed. The project involved the filling of approximately 380 linear feet of an existing stream channel. A new charnel of approximately 660 feet in length was constructed to replace the existing channel. The channel was designed as an "E" charnel according to the criteria m "Applied River Morphology" (Rosgen, 1996). The work involved the grading out of a broad floodplain through which the new channel was excavated. The floodplain extends out from the bankfull elevation to provide a flood prone area width 30 to 100 feet wide. The primary method of frank stabilization for the channel was six to ten inch thick sod mats on the side slopes along both sides of the entire length of channel. The sod mats were harvested from the project site. The floodplain area was seeded. At the approximate midpoint of the proposed channel a culvert crossing was installed for the entrance drive. A three-culvert system was installed; an approximate 36" by 24" elliptic pipe was placed in the streambed to carry the bankfull discharge (approx. 20 cfs) and two identical elliptic pipes were installed above and to the sides of the channel pipe to carry flows in excess of bankfull. Year-Two Monitoring Date Performed: 4/22/03 Site Observations: The site has yet to be developed beyond the stream relocation and installation of the building pad. The stream. corridor and pocket wetlands remain. well vegetated with a variety of wetland species (see vegetation assessment). The site has yet to be planted with trees or shrubs beyond the willows and other live stakes in the immediate riparian zone. When the site is developed, trees and shrubs will be planted. Trash and debris from neighboring apartments and trailer park areas appears to affecting flow through the upper part of the relocated channel, causing backwater and periodic overbank flow. Created pocket wetlands appear to be stable with no stormwater currently routed through them Stream Observations: The relocated channel appears to be functioning as designed. There is evidence that flows have exceeded the channel banks on more than one occasion. The dimension, pattern, and profile have remained mostly constant since the 9/01 survey (see attached longitudinal profile and cross-sections). There are no major bank or bed stability problems within the project reach. There are however two problem areas that should be monitored, one of these is in the upper part of the channel (between stations 1+40 and 1+75) and the other is in the lower part (near station 5+40). Problem Area 1: There is one section (approximately 35 feet between stations 1+40 and 1+75) where the channel is undersized and flows appear to frequently overtop the banks. Although undersized, this section of channel is functioning in a non-erosive manner and the frequent overtopping flows have fostered the establishment of well-vegetated wetlands (see Photo Sheet 2). The issue here is one of channel competency given the undersized channel. There is no evidence of significant aggradation in this area although the channel bed remains dominated by silt and very fine sand. Future monitoring in this area should focus on profile consistency, bed materials, and benthic colonization. Problem Area 2: In the lower portion of the channel (below the culvert), near station 5+40 the left bank appears to have been overtopped on several occasions. The floodplain in this area falls away into the upper end of the downstream pocket wetland instead of remaining flat or increasing in elevation. The channel bank here appears to be more of a well vegetated bankfull berm, consisting mostly of the installed sod mat. Sod mats in this immediate riparian area remain intact and stable with a small area of erosion in the scarcely vegetated area, toward the pocket wetland beyond This area needs to be monitored in the short term to make sure high flows do not cut through the sod mat. For the long term this area should be repaired by adding fill and vegetation next to the existing sod mat and creating a berm approximately S to 10 feet beyond the sod mat to keep high flows moving down the riparian corridor and out of the pocket wetland. This work will be done when the site is developed which should be within 12 months. The pre-construction (original charmel) pebble count on 7-1499 yielded a D50 of 1.05 mm (very coarse sand) with an upstream reference reach survey (5-21-01) D50 of 4.3 mm, fine gravel. The first monitoring pebble count (9-27-01) had a D50<0.062 mm diameter (silt). The survey conducted on 4/22/03 yielded a D50 of fine sand (approx. 0.17 mun diameter) (see pebble count). The plot provided in this report shows the pebble counts for the relocated stream trending towards that for the original channel. This positive trend has occurred during a period of severe drought (7-99 to 9-02) trending back to normal or even slightly above normal (9-02 to 7-03) weather conditions. Vegetation Assessment: During project construction the banks of the new channel were stabilized with six to ten inch thick sod-mats that were harvested on site, these provided immediate bank stability. All constructed (disturbed ground) areas were immediately sowed with temporary ryegrass. Following construction a landscape contractor was hired to continue planting of the restored reach. Seeding consisted of sowing all floodplain and riparian areas with a FACW seed mix. Willow stakes were harvested on-site and planted in the sod mats at the top of the stream bank throughout the Restored reach. During the 2003 growing season, the entire project area was observed to be covered with thriving, mostly herbaceous vegetation. The only exception to this is a small area in the lower part of the project area described as Problem Area 2, this area is described above. Vegetation throughout the Restored reach was assessed on 6/30/03. Dominance was determined based on approximate percent cover and frequency of occurrence. Dominant vegetation had the highest percent cover within a given sample plot and occurred within the most plots. Dominant species are listed in order with the most dominant species listed first on the attached Kerner Ridge Riparian Vegetation Assessment sheet. The reach was broken into 5 areas. Areas 1,4, and 5 occur upstream of the project culvert while areas 2 and 3 are downstream (see Vegetation Assessment map). The Restored reach as a whole is nearly 100% vegetated. The channel is well shaded in most areas during the growing season. Herbaceous and grass communities appear to be growing uniformly through the reach, shrubs (primarily Willow) are frequent to nearly continuous along the channel banks in the lower section but nearly absent in the upper section. It is recommended that willows be replanted in the upper section when the rest of the required vegetation is planted Conclusions: In general the relocated stream and associated floodplain area are stable and functioning as desired. A substantial amount of wetlands have become established throughout the constructed floodplain. Except for the small area noted above (Problem Area 2) the entire riparian corridor is densely vegetated with herbaceous species. The trees and shrubs have not been planted; these should be installed when the site develops, as an assisted living facility presumably within a year or so. 1111 N N - r 1Y~ i • ..? f •yy ,ter , -h` - - ?' ? / ' _ ?'-)Q' ?`,. i • s ` ? d / ! ? -J-! / ? i ? ,• try ??? ?.: ?? t ??"? ..?f' / T?+'} •f!m fmr ? 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TW2 system do" incorporme pr=treatmsm, the gran'1 swalas provide a pretreatment lltno Wn prior to entering pocket wetland. mwnw ame activities shall be performed as follows: PAGE 02 PAGE 02 1. Allier emy signiscant runoff producing rain event and at !seat montldlr: a. Impeet the pocket wetland Wtem f.. excessive seditr?esit atcuna?latioa. erosion, trssh accumulation, vegetate cover, and getreral conditloa. b. Check and clear the orifice of any ob ruamm such that drawdown of the temporary pool occurs witliim z to 5 ys Y deigned- 2. Repair eroded arw immediately, rr.-seed as vegWwve cover end remove trash as needs 3. IWM and repair the collection system (i,e, to Iaintain proper Rinctioning, 4. If exceWve seditnent 6") accumulates in and vegetation will be replaced following re 5. All components of the pocket wetland syste working order. 6. If the basin must be drained for an amt Bushing of adin+ent into the receiving maximum extent practical. to maintain Sood pipes, riprap. etc.) Quarterly pocket wetland it will be removed dial! be maintained in good or to perform maintenaace, the rdy shall be minimized to this I adtnowledge and agree by my signamrs below the 1 am responsible for the p.*I,manee of the six maimaaance procedures list above. I agree to MOMY DWQ of any problems with doe system or prior to any dung s to the system or responsible party, print name:f d J y/ V/ Gt Title: (04- ni C A T /0" ?Oqmkgj A) I 09/15/2000 11:17 3368537671 TUTTLE ENTERPRISES 09/9117890 12:12 9282976946 6 ?7o man: Dees: i a Notary Public for thwmt Countty do he reby certp ppetired before my this day of y,? nt e e executipof the flprgOirig povow0w amow1k the du requiranw tat. Vitus my hand and 0MCW USi, II SEAL My eom WWon expires _..4;- -? 2e, - S2 S 2 IL PAGE 03 PAGL 03 ip State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director Trillium Residential Services 1025 Lamb Road Lexington, NC 27295 Dear Madame/Sir: September 15, 2000 Re: Trillium Residential Services Watauga County DWQ # 990971 The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your stream relocation/mitigation and stormwater management plans dated August 8, 2000 and revisions dated August 30, 2000 and found them acceptable. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Todd St. John at (919) 733-9584. Sincerely, cc: Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office ?J Todd St. John File Central Files Mr. John Vilas, E'nv 3764 Rominger Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604 4401 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone 919-733-1896 FAX 919-733-9959 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post-consumer paper Re: Trillium Subject: Re: Trillium Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:49:14 -0400 From: John Domey <john.dorney@ncmail.net> To: tstjohn <todd.st.john@ncmail.net> CC: "dave.penrose" <dave.penrose@ncmail.net> they agreed in writing to do the biological monitoring so they are stuck with that. is stormwater okay? if so i can issue approval. please advise. thankx tstjohn wrote: > John and Dave, I checked my voice mail and John > Vilas has been persistent in attempting to > receive approval for his stream relocation and > stormwater plans for this project near the > Lynnhaven project. Everything is acceptable > except for the biological monitoring. Maybe a > cut off for requiring biological monitoring > should be based on the amount of mitigation > required vs that provided... since they only > needed about 300 or so feet of mitigation but > are providing 660 maybe we could not require > biological monitoring if impacts are less than > 500 for this type relocation? > anyway, it is just an idea, but it would be > nice to get this one off my desk and stop John > Vilas from calling me... thanks Y d C4 J? 08/29/2000 14:53 8282976946 F?IV L?M111n?1 Caw?? ?w+?olw M+a ?MMw?r nd. ??' iR NC 7?0?1 ~. so ow Ivorw PAGE 01 vim X33 ?.-_ ...•M ?-;z. w... X 3 3 - ?s`s y go" ?r r;ll? Pre M O wRPO o pw wsam c n. c«wmwwe wM.. yl D r1 r11w?M1• • Q•wrn.?w. /oc?d a ? ? s s a t?.r a! l e4- )*-,L¢. .,? S QQ CIO 11A-- ) 08/29/2000 14:53 8282976946 PAGE 02 No. State of North Car Department of Environment and Divisions of Water Q STORMWATER MANAGEMENT POCKET WETLAND PROJECT INFORMATION Project Contact Person: _ for projects with multiple pocket wetlands specify v elevations Maximum depth elevation: Permanent pool elevation:, Overflow elevation: areas Permanent pool surface area: Drainage area: Impervious area, volumes Temporary pool other parameters SA/DA from DWQ table: Diameter of ou Design rainfall: Designs TSS removal-, Resources APPLICATION FORM a No. applies to this form: 08/29/2000 14:53 8282976946 POCKET WETLAND OPERATION AND MADgTENANCE AGREEMENT The pocket wetland system is defined as the pocket v?etland and series of grass swales leading to the pocket wetland. This system does not incorporate a vegetated filter a the outlet. This system does incorporate pretreatment; the gram -A swales provide a pretreatment function prior to entering pocket wetland. Maintenance activities shall be performed as follows: PAGE 03 1. After every significant runoff producing rainf event and at least monthly; a. Inspect the pocket wetland system for excessive sediment accumulation, erosion, trash accumulation, vegetativ cover, and general condition. b. Check and clear the orifice of any ob coons such that drawdown of the temporary pool occurs within 2 to 5 d ys as designed. 2. Repair eroded areas immediately, re-seed as n6cessary to maintain good vegetative cover and remove trash as needed. , s, pipes, ripraA etc-) quarterly 3. Inspect and repair the collection system (i.e. stile to maintain proper functioning. 4. If excessive sediment accumulates in the pock t wetland a plan to remove it must be developed. Such a plan should incorporate pretreatment measure as well as measures to minimize disturbance of benefi ' vegetation. 5, All components of the pocket wetland system hall be maintained in good working order. 6. If the basin must be drained for an emergency r to perform maintenance, the flushing of sediment into the receiving wat dy shall be minimized to the maximum extent practical. I acknowledge and agree by my signature below _ csponsible for the performance of the six maintenance procedures listed ove. I agree to notify DWQ of any problems with the system or prior to any changes o the system or responsible party. Print 08/29/2000 14:53 8282976946 PAGE 04 a Notary Public for the County of _._.._ .._ , do hereby certify personally appeared before me this day of - acknowledge the due execution of the forgoing po r, requirements. Witness my hand and official seal, My commission expires of , . and wciland system maintenance 08/29/2000 14:53 8282976946 1? 16 15 1, 13 OuTurr p" OUTLET PEPE IS I INCH DIAME- TER PVC PIPE TURN-DOWN AND HARDW CLOTH DEBRIS GUARD. INLET LEVATION SET TO 3116. INSTALL 1/2% GRADE TO STREAK ! PAGE 05 08/29/2000 14:53 8282976946 PAGE 06 E'nV 3784 RorninW Road ? ?? Banner Elk, NC 288M4 Ph/Fax 828-297.8948 e-mail: envQbaone.net ?a 17 August 10, 2000 Mr. Todd St. John Ni d„::.. NC DENR DWQ WeNamW401 Unit 4401 Reedy Creek Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607 RE: Trillium Residential Services (new project mare Happy Valley Homes) DWQ Project* 990971 Watauga County Dear Mr. Saint John: In response to the 401 Water Quojky Certification Approval letter dated July 17, 2000 wee hereby submit the foiloWng irnfonnatian for your review and approval so that we may begin contraction of the referenced project: 1. Construction plans for the proposed MIOCOted strearn with details and specifications. (see sheets 04 and C5) 2. A storm water management plan with duels and specifications designed to remove 70°!o TSS. (see shed C5) 3. A consolidation of proposed monitoring activities previousy submitted {attached) If you have any quedb*z regarding this information please call me at 828-297.6948, thank you. ;yit'x,sre?y, C. Vitas President, E'nV Environmental Consuttirng Services Inc. oc: Mr. Ray Howell Mr. Ricky Dodson MONITORING PLAN for PROPOSED RELOCATED TRIBUTARY TO EAST FORK Trillium Residential Services Project DWQ Project #990971 August 4, 2000 1. The following monitoring plan for plant survival is proposed: a, The total number and location, by zone, of trees and shrubs planted in the riparian zone will be recorded on the As-Built plan to be submitted to DWQ upon project completion b. Trees and shrubs will be counted in years 2,3 and 4 following construction and survival rate will calculated for each species and reported. 2. The following monitoring plan for macrobenthos and fish recolonization is proposed: a. The QUAL-4 method and DWQ Standard Operating Procedures (DWQ, Environmental Sciences Branch, Ecosystems Analysis Unit, Biological Assessment Group, Standard Operating Procedures Biological Monitoring Document) will be used in collecting and evaluating all samples required by this plan. A DWQ certified lab will be used to evaluate all samples. b. Samples from 2 locations at the proposed restoration site will be collected prior to construction One of these sites will be above the proposed restoration work and the other within the existing channel to be filled. c. Upon completion of proposed work samples will be collected at 2 sites in years 2,3 and 4. One of these sites will be above the restored reach (same as pre-construction site) and the other within the restored reach. All sampling sites will be shown on the As-Built plan to be submitted following construction. Results of sampling will be reported to DWQ within 6 months of collection. d. A habitat description will be provided on the DWQ Stream Habitat Evaluation Form for each sampling site. 3. Streambank stability will be monitored according to the following plan: a. An As-Built plan will be prepared and submitted following completion of the project. This plan will consist of a complete "level 2" analysis of the stream both above the driveway crossing providing dimension, pattern, profile, and channel material information. Two permanent cross sections will be established (one above and one below the driveway crossing). b. This assessment will be repeated in years 2,3 and 4 following completion of project. A report of findings will be submitted to DWQ within 6 months of each assessment. .iE''nV August 30, 2000 Mr. Todd St. Jahn NO DENR DWQ Wetlands/401 Unit 4401 Reedy Creek Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607 3764 Rominger Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 PhiFaoc 828-297-6946 e-mail. erwaboone.W R 2000 -__RE: Trillium Residential Services (new project name HAM Valley Homes) DWQ Project* 090971 Watauga County Dear Mr. Saint John: Included under this cover are the modified moss sections through the proposed pocket wetlands showing the proposed outlet structure. If you have any questions regarding this Information please call me at 828-297-6946, thank you, Sincerely, ZnC.s President, EW Environmental Consulting Services Inc. 2,3 2 OUTLET x PIPE PRO'O E CH. AN. L s 21 STORAOF i ? BANKFULL STAGE 20 y 4 A,ppRC M i FLOW F V R SE 1 OUTLET PIPE IS A I INCH PVC PIPE WITH TURN DOWN AND 1 HARDWARE CLOTH DE13RIS GUARD. INLET ELEVATION S SET TO 3119.5. INSTALL AT 1/2% GRADE TO STREAM z ? 4 c t k Y F 16 0 20 0 100 CROSS SECTION B State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B.. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director 1?• NC ENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES stormwater management plan must include plans and specifications for stormwater management facilities designed to remove approximately 70% TSS according to the most recent version of the NC DENR Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Also, before any permanent building is occupied at the subject site, the facilities, as approved by this Office, shall be constructed and operational, and the stormwater management plan, as approved by this Office, shall be implemented. 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 919-733-9646. Attachment cc: Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office File copy Central Files Todd St. John Sincere] John Vilas; En'V ill Division of Water Quality - Non-Discharge Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27669-1621 Telephone 919-733-1786 FAX # 733-9959 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer - 50% recycled/10% post consumer paper State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES July 17, 2000 Watawga County DWQ Project # 990971 APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Trillium Residential Services, LLC 1025 Lamp Road Lexington, NC 27295 Dear Sirs: You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill material 380 linear feet of streams for the purpose of constructing an extended care facility (Trillium Residential Services) at Bamboo Road in Boone, NC as described in your application dated August 25, 1999. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3108. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26 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 Water shed regulations. 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 except as modified below. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property-is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this 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) (6) and (7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions listed below. 1. Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all remaining jurisdictional wetlands and streams to notify the state in order to assure compliance for future wetland and/or water impact. These mechanisms shall be put in place within 30 days of the date of this letter or the issuance of the 404 Permit (whichever is later). 2. Plans for the stream channel relocation, enhancement, or restoration shall be submitted to and approved in writing by this Office before impacts to waters, streams or wetlands occur. It is recommended the check list provided in Appendix F in NC DENR's The Internal Technical Guide for Stream Work in North Carolina, May 2000 be used as a guide to the types of design parameters that must be addressed in order to obtain plan approval. The stream relocation shall be built according to the approved plans before any permanent building on the site is occupied. If the stream relocation becomes unstable, the stream shall be repaired or stabilized using only natural channel design techniques. Rip rap and other hard structures may only be used as temporary repairs if required by the Division of Land Resources. Additionally, all repair designs must be submitted to and receive written approval from this Office before the repair work is performed. If any portion of the relocated stream is used as compensatory mitigation for stream impacts, that portion shall be preserved in perpetuity through an easement or some other legally binding mechanism. 3. An additional condition is that a final, written stormwater management plan shall be approved in writing by this Office before the impacts specified in this Certification occur. The Division of Water Quality • Non-Discharge Branch 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27669-1621 Telephone 919-733-1786 FAX # 733-9959 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer • 50% recycled/10% post consumer paper 3764 Rominger Road Banner Elk, NC 28804 PIVFax 828-297-6946 e•malh envgboone.net June 23, 2000 9 R ? f? Mr. John DoMey, . NC DENR DWQ We&wdsMI Unit ' WETLANDS G 1621 `Mail Servioe Center WATER Ut S ITY v ... Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Re Trillium Rmclential Services (new project name Happy Valley Homes) DWQ Project`#. SW I Wateno County Dear Mr. t)mW, lrrcJuded under this'wyer are various Items `submitted in response to your letter dated June 6, 2000. . Two - ategories of inforrrtation,`> (1) charrtnel design inbTnation, and (2) stormwater management infonratlcm, were requested in the. rid letter: Based on a conversation with Todd St. John the following Items are provided under this cover. Channel Design lnkmotion: a) ` Channel Materials: It Is assumed that the proposed channel will have a similar particle size distribution to the adsttrlg'charmei'as they are within 100 fleet of each other and occur vAthin a single. soils unit:, (Ctdi+" loam 0 -- 2% slopes): `Pebble count data from the existing channel is provided to satisfy this requireiYo t (sheet I of 9).. b) Velocity, and shear stress values were requested. These am provided for the adding, proposed and reference channels on the Channel Design and Reference Reach Specifications table (sheet 2 of 9). c Regbnal Curve infocmakEon was requested. Regional awes developed by the, NC.' Stream F?estoration Institute. for drainage area vs. bankfuli width, area, mean depth, and discharge are provided (sheets 3&4 of 9). T hese curvesi ?a developed from data collected in the mountain province of North Cardina. It-must-be panteci ? out that theme is Only 0* data point on these curves from a type E. d rearm Tench ftad-at Rosman; E4).: Aso the proposed dre irn has 'a drainage area full order of .. magnitude smoker than the:smallest stream used to generate the regional curves. In each case curves wens extrapotartaii out #o IWu& t118 dralt"o area of the proposed stream. Two polrb were added to each curve; one is. the proposed stream, the other is Worley Creek an ungaged E5 in the Watauga River Basin. d) Reference Reach lnf xmation was requested: Information on Worley Creels is provided. This is a stable E5 stream with.a drainage area of 1.2 square miles in the Watauga River Basin (dxxA 2 of 9). e) Projected velocity inforrnatim for the overbank region was requested. A stream flood analysis using f the HEC-2 program was perforated pr?eviou$ty to de#erm11W the maximum 10(1 year flood stage and capa* for the proposed channel and ftoodptain. This same model was rewn with 2 and 10 year s , x; -1 W. ® Page 2 June 23, 2000 projected flan Velocities for the left and right ovetbanks as well as the channel am provided in the % 1 ... 20.00' ?, I ? ? 14'50'0 W • ? ?, 1 1 1 - ?_ / _ _ - . _ - - _ ' , ':' 1 20.00'4 4-50.00 1 1 I:. N -4.288 Ac. 1 I ? / AREA FOR /? . , / •i •? l W 1 TOP SOIL, , , y 1 , .' STOCKPILE 25 ' .` I s / / ? < 1 t G i 1% S 1 ? • A \ i ? / \\ \ \ ?\'\\ ? ? ,, ? m ' 1• r,, 1 -' .•' S ?r•, / .. ? /. (t - I , ° S P ? ? , • b -o IL T FENCE (TYP/ / / n? t /. / TEMPORARY / 41 1 tt . 1. . ` 1 R18•RAP / 6HECK DA9' ?.. i ,1 y a I 5 6 Q'j '1 1 \ 45 NV. = 312 X10' 1OW HDPE/ '. i 1 31 1 1 3 ` W. 312. EA$R TRAP ?/ ' ?ry r ME9f ICAL P F.F. ELEV. = 3127 5' 3 ONE STORY 4B 1 ' ' 2y1 . 1' 1 a ! ` . 0 , - -_ ..- 112 S tt - AD1N 3 S - - - -'1- ` _ HA+ 1 E b t ;D 1 6 PV 55 1 1 a1' 1 e NEW MPSTER;,? ' e 1 1 - -- L- 1 ^ ! ? PAD ..? , _ _ z • 40' OF E* IV P r d1 , ' \\ W F RE ? obi I sFi ,i: 1 NE I HYDRANTS y ?ASSEM?L 1 ;1 t. i _ NEW 8.x8' REDUC - I 1 `? ! I I C I di sly ?:/ n FM VIER i -- - -. ,. .. ... , - ??.1._ -- - _ _ I MBOO ROAD 80' R S10OS'00"W ?_ _ ?= r BA EXISTI NG r SR 1524 - " ` -- -- 7 3' WATER METER BY ,.CMP- EXISTIN2Z. TOWN OF BOONE HYDRANT - -- '- N 8' TAPPING - ?? - _ 01-29'0 .\y EEVE AND VALVES NEW MH J NEW i5?2CR (80 T37 , • - - - STA. 5+40 RIM 3119.00 3120.70 INV. OUT 3120.10 - ?? - NSTALL TEMPORARY -? INV. IN 3114.40 INV. OUT 3114.30 r AVEL ENTRANCE .n 169 sv S VARIABLES EXISTING CHANNEL PROPOSED CHANNEL WORLEY CREED xe Stream 7 051F5 E5 E5 D e, Area 100 ac. 100 ac. 765 ac. Bmd:full Width (Wbkf) 7.75 feet 6.0 feet 10.6 Bankfill Mean De th` ; b 0.67 feet 0.85 feet 1.37 Widtht?Depth Ratio - bkf) 11.6. , 7.1 7.74 Bankfull Area Ab S.2 sq ft. 5.1 sq.ft. - 14.5 $ankfull Max Depth` 1.5 feet 2.0 feet 2.35 Flood Prone Area Width, 12.5 feet 49 feet >100 feet Entrencbment Ratio 1.6 8.2 >10 Meander Length Strai& ditch Mean 80 feet, 60 - 100 120 feet Ratio (LnVWbld na 13.3 ` 11.32 Radius of Curvature na Mean 22 feet, range 14 --35 28 feet Ratio na 3.7 2.64 Belt Width (Wblt) : na Mean 25, range 1 S - 30 90 feet Meamder Width Ratio , I/Wbkfl Na 4.2 8.5 Sinuosity (k) (stream l yells } 1.0 1.65 1.6 Vall.: , ..Slo... - ft/ft 0.015 0.02 0.0106- Avg. Slope (Savg = Svalle lk 0.015 .0.012. 0.0056 Pool Slop q S of 0.006 0.0022 0.001 Rile Slo 5 ' 0.023 0.021 D50" 0.85 mm 0.85 mm. 1.8 mm D84 19 mm 19 mm 20 mm Veloc' bkf talc 4.74"ftls 5.42 ft/s 5.31 ft/s Shear; Stress caic 0:534 0.50 0.37 Streanipower `: 2:53, 2.72 1.96 Qbkf = 24:6 27.6 77 A- I L.rIV mmmm? NC Rural Mountain Regional Curve 1000 - Ccnrv.c NC Rural Mountain Regional Curve 10000 ? ......... ........ ...?....Y....f.. Y.. ?..?.:f................ f.........1......?....... .. . ..................?.........Y......f VELOMY TABLE FLOOD MEAN VELOCITY MEAN VELOCITY MEAN VELOCITY FREQUENCY LEFT OVERBANK 'CHANNEL RIGHT OVERBANK 2 YEAR 2.13 Vs (range 1.99- 5.07 f/s (range 4.09- 1.97 f/s (range 1.65- 2.28) 5.64 2.25 10 YEAR 2.53 f/s (range 2.34- 5.32.f/s (range 4.50- 2,62 f/s (range 2.40- 2.72 6.13} 2.83).: 100 YEAR 2.8 :Us (range 2.30, _ 6.90 Vs (range 5.74- 2.91 f/s (range 2.40- . 3.22 7.54 3:39 . STOMWATER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Total Area De th- a Required Area Provided Area 500% ' 0" to 6" 278 .$. 1980 .f L 40% 6" to 12" 222 .ft. 786 .ft. 10%. 12" to >18" 57 MI. 234. .ft. TOT ." 557 .ft. 3000 .ft. % Total Area th a Required Area Provided Area 50%. 0" to 6" 156 ft: 515 .ft. 40% 6" to 12" 124 .ft. 142 .ft, 10% 12""to>1$" 31 .ft. 63' :t **w********* TOTAL 311 .ft. 720 .ft. 9 of q 3784 Rominger Road Banner Sk NO 28604 Ph/Fox 828-297-8948 wmalk envgboone.nat June 23, 2000 Mr. John Domey NC DENR DWQ WedandsF401 unit 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NO 27699-1621 e k? &A J 6 2000 I el- -t Zf-M '7110 RE: Trillium R ices (new project name Happy Valley Homes) DWQ Project 7'1 Watauga County Dear Mr. Dorney: Included under this cover are various items submitted in rye to your letter dated June 6, 2000. Two categories of information, (1) cat wxg design inform madam, and (2) storrm?m W manalgemermt information, were requested in the refenerxced letter. Based on a conversation with Todd St. John the folkwAng items are provided under this ever. Channel Design Information: a) Channel Materials: It is assumed that the proposed channel will have a sirruiar particle size didrib ution to the existing channel as they am within 100 feet of each other and occur within a single soils unit (Chemwoola loam 0 - 2% slopes). Pebble count data from the existing channel is provided to satisfy this requirement (shear 1 of 9). b) Velocity, and shear stress values were requested. These are provided for the existing, proposed and reference channels on the Channel Design and Reference Reach Specifications table (sheet 2 of 9). c) Regional Curate infomutiam was requested. Regional awes developed by the NC Stream Restoration institute for drainage area vs. bankfuli width, area, mean depth, and discharge are provided (sheets 3&4 of 9). These carves were developed from data collected in the mountain province of North Carolina. It must be pointed out that there Is only are data point on these curves from a type E stream (French Broad at Rosman, E4). Also the proposed stream has a drainage arw a full order of magnitude smaller than the smallest stnwn used to generate the regional curves. in each case carves were extrapolated out to include the drainage area of the proposed stern. Two points were added to each curve; one is the proposed stream, the other is Wcxley Creek an ungaged E5 In the Watauga River lain. d) Reference Reach Information was requested: Information on Worley Creek is provided. This is a stable E5 strearn with a drainage any of 1.2 square miles in the Watauga River Basin (sheet 2 of 9). e) Projected velocity infcxrnaaon for the overtamk region was requested. A stream flood analysis using the HEC-2 program was performed previously to determine the maximum 100 year flood stage and ? for the propowd channel and ftoodplain. This same model waas rerun with 2 and 10 year E'nV M#V?1?01nv#waidualM011Si I" so'11 3,5 hw1w 0 Page 2 June 23, 2000 projected f om Velocities for the left and right overbanks as well as the channel are provided in the L Velocity Table (sheet 5 of 9). Stonyw ater Management Information: '2ODU The NC DWQ stom water management requirement to remove 85% TSS will be achieved ioombinatim strategy involving primarily grass wales and pocket vw tiara ls. it is stressed that the E leer intensity devrnent (site imperviousness = 23.80/6) that meets the tool govemrtnt { ' requirements for development in a WS4V PA w thout the use of any BMP's. TSS removal strategy is as follows: 1) Site runoff collection and conveyance has been designed to minimize flaw concentration, keep velocities well below erosive thresholds, and eliminate the treed for culverts. 2) Broad, tow angle grass wales are proposed to corwey storr mater mnoff from origin to final treatment area. 3) Oversized pocket wetlands will be used as primary treatment. Any spillover from the packet wetlands will pass through additional constructed wedand areas prior to entering the stream. There are five stotmwater runoff source areas (subbasins) on the site (a previous submittal indicated four subbasm, hoover one has been subdivided)(see storrm ater plan). Details and specifreatiorrs for each of the source arms, swates, and pocket %etlands, are provided (sheets 7-9 of 9) along with a schematic diagram (sheet 6 of 9) of the treatment strategy. Trees and shrubs will be planted in the riparian zone and proposed w0and area at a density of 500 plants per acre. Species will include Red Maple, Hazel Alder, Silky or Bankers shrub Willow, and Silky D VAK)od. Plant material will consist of live stakes and Ur to 24" bane tnot whips. The wetland areas will be seeded with rye or millet (depending on time of yeo as a nurse crop and over seeded with a facultative wet and obligate v tland seed mixes from Ernst Conservation Seeds at a rate of 10 ibs per acre. If you have any questions regarding these responses please tali me at 828-297-6946, thank you. Sincerely, g me- J Z 'n C. Vilas President, E'nV Environmental consulting services inc. cc: Mr. Ray t-kammil 1 20.00' 14.50.0 W /- - - - -.---- 111 20.00 j ? ` ' 1 N 4.50'00 4.288 AC. y > \>'? S?A/g4E AREA FOR J r' TOP SOIL- - ' / p ? • ? ' !, I STOCKPILE . ,.. / / 7• , 2.5 , - k TEMPORARY SIIT FENCE , l / (TYP.) / .' ' \ / /. /\: ' 11 l, Noi I TEMPORARY A L / \ / 1 1 •. •+ i + ' r y - _f P 'R / ' 1 U + 1 RI AP 0 - , -HECK DAM,' / / / _ ; ` t 1 + 1 .. I?.•'+ 1 fi, l' 11 V. 3124.5 \ `, / ?, ` / ,y,?ry ?. 1 ' (1.. 1 •.1 ` 1 31 •'.)0, 0 10' HDPE% \,` .1 3123.81. I V, \ 0 \ INN: = 312. • REASO TRAP S ryy \? ' MEC)iANICAL PLA F.F. ELEV. m 3127.5' NEW 4' PVC I 30'HIGH ONE STORY H 25 1 1 `+ ! q 1 _ . , ADIN . -312-3.25 3 1 =Cs 6 PVj- SS „1. 0 1 J 1 ++ NEW MPSTER PAD •? • ':,', 1 - -= L • z L \ \ -= _- . + 1 40' OF EW 4' PV. ... NEW FIRE \ O`er r n, 1 1 1. I ASSEMNL\ NEW 8"x5' ' REDUC C x'? ry ?. 11 0 / t I \ ? 1 11 6 t 1t1 1 l ' : I il 1? m n EXI IaT -- ---- --- ----- --- 280.84' L1 ?? -= BAMBOO ROAD 60' R/W 510.05'00"W I 1 EXISTING - 524 L - - - _ _ , - - _ / 5R 1 ! HYDRANT' '- 3' WATER METER BY _ EXISTING 7,2-CMP- 1 •8 - 8' .TAPPING TOWN OF BOONE ry -- NEW MH '00"W - - 2 EVE AND VALVE / 50T 29 - u S TA 5 40 NEW iS?RCR (60 In - - - ?? - - . + RIM 3119.00 . itQV.'iN 3120.70 - .- - "?- INSTALL TEMPORARY INV. OUT 3120.10 0 INV. INV. IN OUT 3114.40 - - ?? - - GRAVEL ENTRANCE - Sid iZM T F I? PZ A AJ '' t < (. 1 l/l Y?i VS 1 1' 1i RAJ rl A-L 5 1= A V IC 1 5 THE "AFRA V+ 41f X49~ FMM HOOK 169 PEBBLE COUNT DATA K nu w?scQ ?_ . Fu?-!? No: R9?8Ch: ?In 164 -PlLe j Date; J-v r?+ rvJ NUMBER OF PARTICLES . g Si H !li 13 H o o 3000 2000 10100 am 7W WD 500 jZ- 400 300 44 !1' p 200 A ,00 90 1 ? 1 60 50 40 q? 30 E L ---I L14 20 1 W N J lit 10 W e U 5 4. 4 I fl 3 e 2 s 8 .4 -K T .3 ,a IN rc-2 ( uBgI Jaul=I) M itnnwi % a b?7 O 'ot Pew, 0-0&%,, ,4 Dc,? c-AN CoL? Sei??i\L?s 10 1?SS11Cb-A C?"tiC-C ?"cam sa, I, v,?-t 5 5feCf1:Z-'bV4S "VARIABLES EXCSMG CHANNEL PROPOSED CHANNEL WORLEY CREEK re Stream T G5/F5 E5 E5 P!o e Area 100 ac. 100 ac. 765 ac. Bankfull Width Wb 7.75 feet 6.0 feet 10.6 Bankf4U Mean De th b 0.67 feet 0.85 feet 1.37 Width/Depth Ratio Wbkf/Dbk fl 11.6 7.1 7.74 Bank full Area (Abkf) 5.2 sq.ft. 5.1 sq.ft. 14.5 Bankfiall Max Depth LD?max 1.5 feet 2.0 feet 2.35 Flood Prone Area Width (Wfipq) 12.5 feet 49 feet >100 feet Entrenchment Ratio W a/Wbkf) 1.6 8.2 > 10 Meander Length (LM) Straight ditch Mean 80 feet, png 60 - 100 120 feet Ratio m/Wb na 13.3 11.32 Radius of Curvature na Mean 22 feet, e 14 --35 28 feet Ratio (Rc/Wbkf) na 3.7 2.64 Belt Width (Wblt) na Mean 25, range 15 - 30 90 feet Meander Width Ratio (W IV%?kf) Na 4.2 8.5 Sinuosity (k) (stream. le ) 1 vall q j 1.0 1.65 1.6 _ Valle SlolLe ft/ft 0.015 0.02 0.0106 Avg. Slope (Savg = Svalle /k 0.015 0.012 0.0056 Pool Slope S pool) 0.0063 0.0022 0.001 Ride Slo S ' 0.023 0.021 D50 0.85 mm 0.85 mm 1.8 nun D84 19 mm 19 mm 20 mm Velocity bkf talc 4.74 ft1s 5.42 ft/s 5.31 ft/s Shear Stress (caic 0.534 0.50 0.37 Stream Power 2.53 2.72 1.96 Qbkf 24.6 27.6 77 a oi?. 9 Page 2 of 3 CX) W°',u-Y ?? IJ1`000-? ? 1C"1J5ivlt?.^ ?? 3Of`1 http://www5.bae. ncsu. edu/programs/extension/wqg/sri/mtncurves.html 6/15/00 [Z?LeJtian 1 C_LA-rrv 2 Page 1 of 3 2 LA rv.c I _4,e-\ T.,r.`II" L, .- 1?0s-?-?x,i S¢rvf?s pt-Of 0" C"A e- ®-Wordy OkA.2-k i s q ,-p 01 http://www5. bae. ncsu. edu/programs/extension/wgg/sri/mtncurves. html 6/15/00 VELOMY 'T'ABLE FLOOD MEAN VELOCITY MEAN VELOCITY MEAN VELOCITY FREQUENCY LEFT OVERBANK CHANNEL RIGHT OVERBANK 2 YEAR 2.13 f/s (range 1.99- 5.07 f/s (range 4.09- 1.97 f/s (range 1.65- 2.28) 5.64 2.25 10 YEAR 2.53 f/s (range 2.34 5.32 f/s (range 4.50- 2.62 f/s (range 2.40- 2.72 6.13 2.83) 100 YEAR 2.8 f/s (range 2.30, 6.90 #7s (range 5.74 2.91 f/s (range 2.40- 3.22 7.54 3.39 Ptok4A z lqocte l d? fl-ops-ed ;2 y? - ej? t) 0 00 Q:9 e?IAAe 1 5- of- I STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INFQRMATIQN ..M A I 1..?14?..? I ¦ I AREA DRAINING TO POCKET WETLAND A Runoff Area 1: 0.37 acres, 35% Impervious Runoff Volume Q10 = CIA = 1.16 cfs C=0.45, I=6.98 in/hr, A=-0.37 ac. Swale 1: length = 210 ft. Type = V-ditch Width =10 ft. Depth = 2 ft. Slope = 0.02 ft/ft Cover = Tall Fescue, n = .075 10yr.Q=1.16 cfs 10 yr. Velocity = 1.23 ft/s Flow Depth = 0.6 ft. Swale 2: length =120 ft. Type = Parabolic Width =10 ft. Depth =1.0 ft. Slope = 0.0075 ft/ft Cover ; Class C grass mix 8" to 12" n = 0.1 10 yr. Q =1.16 cfs 10 yr. Velocity 0.44 ft/s Flow Depth = 0.3 ft. Runoff Area 2: 0.38 acres, 58% Impervious Runoff Volume Q10 = CIA =1.72 cfs C=0.65, 1=6.98 in/lul, A=0.38 ac. Swale 3: length = 80 ft. Type = Parabolic Width =15 ft. Depth =1.0 ft. Slope = 0.07 ft/ft Cover = Tall fescue with temp liner n = 0.075 10 yr. Q = 1.72 cfs 10 yr. Velocity = 1.8 ft/s Flow Depth = 03 ft. -3- or 9 STOAMWATER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Swale 4: length =180 ft. Type = Parabolic Width =10 ft. Depth =1.0 ft. Slope = 0,0075 ft/ft Cover = Class C grass - 8" to 12" U=0.1 10 yr.Q=2.89cfs 10 yr. Velocity = 0.62 ft/s Flow Depth = 0.5 ft. Runoff Area 4a: 0.95 acres, 62% Impervious Runoff Volume Q 10 = CIA = 4.97 cfs C=0.75, I=6.98 in/hr, A=0.95 ac. Swale 5: length =110 ft. Type = Trapezoidal Width = 12 ft. Depth = 1.0 ft. Side Slopes = 4:1 Bottom Width = 4.0 ft. Channel Slope = 0.02 ft/ft Cover = Class C grass 8" to 12" n=4.i 10 yr. Q = 4.97 cfs 10 yr. Velocity = 1.3 f/s Flow Depth = 0.5 ft. Pocket Wetland A: Total area draining to Pocket Wetland A =1.7 acres Impervious surface within this drainage area = 0.94 acres Percent Impervious = 55% < 70% therefore, SA/DA% for Pocket Wetland A = 0.75% 1.7 ac. * .0075 =.0128 ac. = required surface area = 558 sq.ft. Depth Distribution of Pocket Wetland A: % Total Area Depth Range Re aired Area Provided Area 50% 0" to 6" 278 .ft. 1980 .ft. 40% 6" to 12" 222 .ft. 786 .ft. 10% 12" to >18" 57 .ft. 234 .ft. ***************?` TOTAL 557 .ft. 3000 .ft. 8 OF q STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AREA DRAINING TO POCKET WETLAND B Runoff Area 3: 0.65 acres, 26% Impervious Runoff Volume Q10 = CIA =1.8 cfs C=0.4, I=6.98 fivk, A=0.65 ac. Swale 6: length = 130 ft, Type = V-ditch Width = 15 ft. Depth = 1.0 ft. Slope = 0.02 ft/ft Cover = Tall Fescue, n = 0.075 10 yr. Q = 1.8 cfs 10 yr. Velocity =1.1 f/s Flow Depth = 0.5 ft. Runoff Area 4b: 0.30 acres, 62% Impervious Runoff Volume Q10 = CIA =1.6 cfs C--0.75, I=6.98 in/hr, A=0.3 ac. Swale 7: length =150 ft. Type = Parabolic Width =12 ft. Depth = 1.0 ft. Slope = 0.014 fttft Cover = Class C grass 8" to 12" n = 0.1 10 yr. Q=2.4cfs 10 yr. Velocity = 1.12 f/s Flow Depth = 0.5 ft. Pocket Wetland B Total area draining to Pocket Wetland B = 0.95 acres Impervious surface within this drainage area = 0.36 acres Percent Impervious = 38% < 70% therefore, SA/DA% for Pocket Wetland B = 0.75% 0.95 ac. * .0075 = 0.0071 ac. = required surface area = 310 sq.ft. Depth Distribution of Pocket Wetland B: %o Total Area Depth Range Required Area Provided Area 500/0 0" to 6" 156 .ft. 515 .ft. 40% 6" to 12" 124 .ft. 142 .ft, 100/0 12" to >18" 31 .ft. 63 tl, ****'?********** TOTAL 311 .ft. 720 .ft. State of North Carolina Department of Environment m and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested Trillium Residential Services 1025 Lamb Road Lexington, NC 27295 Dear Madame/Sir: T.WMAI NCDENR June 6, 2000 Re: Trillium Residential Services Watauga County DWQ # 990971 The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your response to our request dated September 21, 1999 for additional information regarding the subject 401 Water Quality Certification application for the subject project. The information provided was not complete because the proposed stream mitigation plans lack necessary information in order to determine if plans constitute a restoration project. Also, the stormwater management plan was not complete since it did not include a wet detention pond as mentioned in our September 21, 1999 correspondence. This information is needed by DWQ in order for us to decide whether this project is approvable. Specifically, in regards to the stream restoration design, please address the items checked on the attached Stream Work Check List. Also, please provide the stormwater management plans that include, plan details and calculations for a wet detention pond or wetland designed to remove 85% TSS per the NCDENR Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, April 1999. I can be reached at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions. Until this information is received, I will place this project on hold due to incomplete information (15A NCAC 2H.0507(a)(4)). Attachment Sincerely, rDomey ifi o n Program cc: Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office Todd St. John File Central Files Mr. John Vilas, E'nv 3764 Rominger Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604 4401 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone 919-733-1896 FAX 919-733-9959 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post-consumer paper 40n NCDENR DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY June 5, 2000 Memorandum To: John Dorney From: Todd St. Joh Subject: Trillium Residential Services DWQ# 990971 Watauga County I ?C- Wk I 1ola ?A-u I reviewed the stream restoration plan dated April 26, 2000 and management plan dated proposed for the subject project. The stormwat plan proposes to provide "sheet flow" off of the impervious areas for grassed swales for the remainder of the site. The plans do not provide indicate if sheet flow will be achieved and if the grassed swales are p c Neither BMP is considered to remove. the full 85% TSS. The "On lc stormwater :r management rt of the site and lough detail to )erly sized. Letter (9/21, kL'11 ) I I 1999)" o manage ment re i n s. he stream --?? restoration p an i not provide enough information to provide an adequate review of the project. I have checked several items on the attached checklist that need to be provided in Z,y order to complete our review. In addition to the "checked" items, design details should be r provided for the channel 30 feet above and 60 feet below the driveway crossing as it may not conform to the proposed natural channel design criteria. E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. 3764 Rominger Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 Ph/Fax 828-297-6946 e-mail: env@boone.net May 22, 2000 Mr. John Domey NC DENR DWQ Wetlands1401 Unit 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 RE: Trillium Residential Services (new project name Happy Valley Homes) DWQ Project #: 990971 Watauga County Dear Mr. Domey: W2 420 Included under this cover are various items submitted in response to your letter dated 09/21/1999. Item list:: a) Site and Grading plan - Sheet C1- Happy Valley Homes b) Floodplain Map copy c) Narrative for Alternatives Analysis and Stormwater Management Strategy (2 pages) d) Trillium Assisted Living, Stormwater Subbasin Map e) Statement from local government stating compliance with Watershed Protection rules f) Compensatory Mitigation Proposal - addendum - g) Copy of NC WRC letter of concurrence If you have any questions regarding these responses please call me at 828-297-6946, thank you. 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L l I Q J 1 N N ° d`„? rl s?r??g hs Z? ?,yMw?ols : Ii M? 2 4 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS rr DS W ND WATE UAI?TY -.As can be seen from the attached plan sheet C-1 and copy of the floodplain map of this area there are no practical site layout alternatives which would accommodate the proposed development without impacting the stream flowing through the middle of the site. Several elements of this site plan have been modified previously (grassed overflow parking areas and building foundation constructed as earth retaining wall) to reduce site imperviousness and maintain setbacks from streams as well as to provide a substantial area for the proposed stream channel. It should be stressed that this project will result in the replacement of an F4/5 stream type with an E4/5 stream type (see original application narrative). The existing channel has a history of alteration (notice the straight, ditch-like alignment), which minimizes length through this site. The proposed channel will increase total length by approximately 75%, provide a broad functional floodplain where none currently exists, and provide a 7 to 1 wetland mitigation ratio. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY As can be seen from the enclosed plan sheet, this site has been designed to disperse, not concentrate stormwater runoff. There are no stormwater culverts proposed with this project except for a short length of 10" pipe under a sidewalk. This site is located in a WS-IV watershed area and has been designed in compliance with the impervious area limits for these areas. Site imperviousness is 23.8%. The total area of this project site is 5.53 acres. All of the site impervious area is located in a 4.29 acre area on the north side of Candy Lane; the remaining 1.24 acres is located to the south of Candy Lane and will remain vacant. There are four drainage subbasins on this project site, three of these discharge to vegetated buffer areas through grassed swales (see attached stormwater subbasin map). The drainage areas and 10-year design discharges (in parentheses) for subbasins 1,2, and 3 are 0.37 acres (1.2 cfs), 0.38 acres (1.68 cfs), and 0.65 acres (1.8 cfs) respectively. The forth subbasin is 1.25 acres with a design 10-year discharge of 6.54 cfs. This area has been designed to sheet flow into the constructed wetland and floodplain area adjacent to the proposed relocated stream. The sheetflow perimeter is approximately 480 feet long. The design 10-year average rate of flow along this perimeter would be 0.012 cfs. We feel that overall this site will result in a net benefit to water quality over time primarily do to three factors: (1) The stream relocation aspect of this project will result in the addition of 280 linear feet of channel. The new channel will be an E-4/5 type channel as opposed to the existing F-4/5 channel. From a water quality perspective an E-channel is far superior to an F-channel in large part due to the presence of a broad functional floodplain and its increased ability to handle large flows from its watershed (this should be a particularly valuable asset as this area develops). (2) The wetland creation aspect of this project will result in the addition of approximately 6000 square feet of wetlands over what currently exists (approx. 1000 sq. ft. in the bottom of the F-channel). All of the proposed wetlands will occur within the floodplain of the proposed E-channel enhancing the flood-flow and pollutant assimilative capacity of this area. (3) The stormwater management aspect of this project is designed to minimize any negative impacts from this project by dispersing flows, keeping velocities far below erosive thresholds, and utilizing swales, buffers and other natural vegetative practices so as to eliminate the need for perpetual maintenance. As a final point it should be noted that the stream relocation and wetland creation are proposed in a highly visible area in the front of this site. With some promotion, this area will have the potential to demonstrate that stream relocation, wetland creation and stormwater management can be both functional and attractive in an area where such examples are virtually non-existent. CO 2 ?- z L71", May 16, 2000 T 1 =ivn of Boom E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. Mr. John Vilas 3764 Rominger Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 Re- Happy Valley Homes Watersbed Requirement SR 1524 and Candy Lane Dear John: Plans for the Happy Valley Homes Assisted Living Center were submitted to the office of Planning and Inspections on May 12, 2000. Per you request, this property is located in a WS-IV- PA watershed which allows a maximum of 24% built upon area. for all non residential development. In reviewing this submittal, the built upon area for this development is 23.8% which meets this requirement under Article XI II, Watershed Protection, in the Town of Boone Unified Development Ordinance, If I can be of further assistance to you, please let me know. Sincerely, 0p?el daw"AmMrA Dave C. Weatherman Development Coordinator P.O. DRAVVEA 192 • ROONE, NORTH CAROLINA 28807 0 hIA.OM I0%"640 Pw. (-e) I o-);?! I COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PROPOSAL Trillium Residential Services (Happy Valley Homes) 1. Trees and shrubs will be planted in the riparian zone and proposed wetland area at a density of 500 plants per acre. Species will include Red Maple, Hazel Alder, Silky or Bankers shrub Willow, and Silky Dogwood. Plant material will consist of live stakes and 18" to 24" bare root whips. 2. Construction of the proposed channel will be completed in the dry and will occur as the first phase of site construction. Flows from the existing channel will not be turned into the new channel until the channel has been stabilized. The NC WRC has stated that they "do not believe this project will cause significant effects to waters supporting trout." (see attached letter from Joe Mickey dated 9/10/99) All reasonable efforts will be made to avoid to the stream or buffer during the November to April spawning period. The following monitoring plan for plant survival is proposed: a. The total number and location, by zone, of trees and shrubs planted in the riparian zone will be recorded on the As-Built plan to be submitted to DWQ upon project completion. b. Trees and shrubs will be counted in years 2,3 and 4 following construction and survival rate will calculated for each species and reported. 4. The following monitoring plan for macrobenthos and fish recolonization is proposed: a. The QUAL-4 method and DWQ Standard Operating Procedures (DWQ, Environmental Sciences Branch, Ecosystems Analysis Unit, Biological Assessment Group, Standard Operating Procedures Biological Monitoring Document) will be used in collecting and evaluating all samples required by this plan. A DWQ certified lab will be used to evaluate all samples. b. Samples from 2 locations at the proposed restoration site will be collected prior to construction. One of these sites will be above the proposed restoration work and the other within the existing channel to be filled. c. Upon completion of proposed work samples will be collected at 2 sites in years 2,3 and 4. One of these sites will be above the restored reach (same as pre-construction site) and the other within the restored reach. All sampling sites will be shown on the As-Built plan to be submitted following construction. Results of sampling will be reported to DWQ within 6 months of collection. d. A habitat description will be provided on the DWQ Stream Habitat Evaluation Form for each sampling site. State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director 5 I 1 • ? NC ENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES December 9, 1999 Trillium Residential Services 1025 Lamb Road Lexington, North Carolina 22295 Dear Sirs: Re: Trillium Assisted Living Facility DWQ #: 990971 Watauga County An additional extension for response to our 21 September 1999 letter is hereby granted for your project until July 3, 2000. Since this is the second extension for this project, no additional extensions will be allowed. If the questions in our 21 September 1999 letter are not answerediri writing by July 3, 2000, then this project will be withdrawn. Please call me at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions. Cc: John Vilas, E'nV Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office Raleigh Field Office-Corps of Engineers File Copy Central Files Dave Penrose Jeff Coutu; DWQ Wetlands/401 Unit 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Telephone 919-733-1786 FAX # 733-9959 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/10% post consumer paper E'nV =11Vm'01unum 1 W Consu" Services Inc. December 3, 1999 NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Certification Program 4401 Reedy Creek Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607 Attn: Mr. John R. Domey RE: DWQ Project# 990971 Dear Mr. Domey: 3764 Rominger Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 Ph/Fax 828-297-6946 e-mail: env@boone.net C' 41 On behalf of my client, Trillium Residential Services L.-C., and regarding the above referenced project, I am requesting an additional seven month extension of the deadline rioted in your 9/21/99 letter to my client (I had previously requested and received a 6 week extension). The requested extension would terminate on or about July 3, 2000. This extension is needed to resolve outstanding local government permitting issues. If additional information is needed at this time please contact me, John Vilas, at 828- 297-6946. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Sincerely, John C. Vilas President, E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. Cc: Mr. Ricky Dodson Mr. Daniel Tuttle 10/12/1999 10:59 8282976946 ' "nV October 12, 1M NC Capartra t of Emko ment and Natural Resatuces Division d En*cwrartlsl Meanage m t Walar Quolky CaNcellon Program 4401 Reedy Creek Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607 Altn: W. Jdm R. Domey RE: DAQ Project # 880971 Deer W. DmW. PAGE 02 am Romimw Road awnx Elk NC 2006 PNFac as-2 -aw otno: onv®eom.rAt On behalf of rrry dlent, TrE m Reeidenfid Services LLC., and regwdng d a above rakrarmd pr aject, I a fn reweefing a six vvm k eoctanaicn d the deadline noted in your W1/98 War to my clW t. This extension a needed to raec*m outdmft local gmerrrr wd pem ttlng how. . If addtiaml Nf inellm is needed at this lime please conw d ma, John Mim, at 828.2974W46. Thank you for your onne ideratlon in this ;, otter. Sirxw*, 1 ?? .John C. vim Preddle r. EW Erwka rm tal Co wAtlng Services Inc. CM Mr. Ricky Dodson Mr. Darrel Tuttle State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director CERTIFIED MAIL-RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Trillium Residential Services 1025 Lamb Road Lexington NC 27295 Dear Sirs: LT!WAA • A&14 2 NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES September 21, 1999 DWQ Project # 990971 Watauga County The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your plans for the discharge of fill material into 380 linear feet located at Bamboo Road and Candy Lane in Boone in Watauga County for construction of an assisted living facility. Insufficient evidence is present in our files to conclude that your project must be built as planned in waters and/or wetlands in accordance with 15A NCAC 211.0506. Therefore, unless modifications of the proposal are made as described below, we will have to move toward denial of your 401 Certification as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0507(e) and will place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information, we are requesting (by copy of this letter) that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers place your project on administrative hold. Please provide us with information supporting your position that states your project must be constructed as planned and that you have no practicable alternative to placing fill in these waters and/or wetlands. Specifically can you construct your project without relocating the stream? A large site plan may help us understand site constraints. Also a wet detention pond will be needed to handle runoff from this site before it enters surface waters. Finally since the stream is classified as Water Supply (WS-M a statement from the local government that the water supply rules are being met will be needed to be provided. Any documentation such as maps and narrative that you can supply to address alternative designs for your project may be helpful in our review of your 401 Certification. Also this project will require compensatory mitigation as described in 15A NCAC 2H.0506(h). Your mitigation proposal is insufficient because because: 1) tree species densities to be planted; 2) schedule for stream relocation; 3) a monitoring plan for plant survival as well as macrobenthos and fish recolonization including annual reports to DWQ; and 4) provision of an as-built plan upon completion. Please contact Mr. Dave Penrose of my staff at 919-733-9502 with regard to these details. Please respond within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this information to me and one copy to Ms. Jennifer Frye Winston-Salem Regional Office at 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem NC 27107. If we do not heaLfrpm you in three weeks, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn. I can be reached at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions. i cerely, o R. Do y cc: Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office Wilmington Office Corps of Engineers Central Files John Dorney Raleigh Field Office Corps of Engineers John Vilas; Environmental Consulting Services Dave Penrose Jeff Coutu; DWQ 990971.nty Wetlands/401 Unit 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621 Telephone 919-733-1786 FAX # 733-9959 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/10% post consumer paper n 4 ` E?• k [[I?t 4 W J am, ? a- COPY 111\131-1 I ® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission® 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391 Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director MEMORANDUM TO: Steve Chapin, Permit Coordinator Asheville Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FROM: Joe H. Mickey, Jr., Stream Restoration Coordinator Habitat Conservation Program 1t12t1 signed DATE: September 10, 1999 Joe W&PIV SUBJECT: Review of an application by Trillium Residential Services, LLC, to relocate an unnamed tributary to the East Fork New River in order to construct the Deercroft Assisted Living Facility, Watuaga County. Mr. John Vilas, En'V Environmental Consulting Services, Inc., on behalf of his client, Trillium Residential Services, 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 field biologists on our staff are familiar with habitat values of the project area. 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 fill approximately 380 feet of stream channel and construct a new channel of approximately 660 feet in length. The new "E" channel is designed according to "Applied River Morphology" (Ro.sgen 1996). The new channel has been designed to reconnect the stream to its floodplain and create a stable riparian corridor with wetlands. At the approximate midpoint of the channel a culverted crossing will be installed for the entrance drive. Based on the information provided by the applicant and our information on the range of trout in the project area, we do not believe this project will cause significant effects to waters supporting trout. Therefore, we do not object to the project as proposed in the submitted plan. We are pleased a new, longer stream channel will be constructed that maintains proper dimension, pattern and profile and adjacent wetlands. We are also pleased with the applicant's proposal to use a 3 culvert road crossing system. One 30" culvert to carry bankfull discharge and two 42" culverts installed above and to the sides of the 30" culvert to carry excess bankfull flows. 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: John Vilas, applicant's agent *- ohn Dorney, DWQ MEMORANDUM TO: John Dorney Regional Contact: Jennifer Frye Non-Discharge Branch WO Supervisor: I arry Coble Date: Q/1 pia SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Facility Name Trillium Residential Services Project Number 99 0971 Recvd From APP Received Date 8/31/99 Recvd By Region 9/9/99 Project Type residential County Watauga County2 Region Winston-Salem Certificates Stream Permit Wetland Wetland Wetland Stream Class Acres Feet Type Type Impact Score Index Prim. Supp. Basin Req. Req. F26 F P7 OO N F 10-1-3 wsiv F__ 71,701. 6-62F F_ ON F Mitigation Wetland MitigationType Type Acres Feet Create r- 0.16 660.00 Is Wetland Rating Sheet Attached? 0 Y 0,N Did you request more info? 0 Y 0 N Have Project Changes/Conditions Been Discussed With Applicant? 0 Y 0 N Is Mitigation required? 0 Y O N Recommendation: 0 Issue O Issue/fond 0 Deny Provided by Region: Latitude (ddmmss) 36°12'8" Longitude (ddmmss) 81°39'26" Comments: 1. If this is considered "commercial prosy", issue of stormwater management needs to be addressed- Since they are creating 7000 square feet of riparian wetlands, this may be sufficient to abate storm flows ?_ Relocation needs to be coordinated with Wildlife Resources Commission. Recommend that work utilize existing channel bed and bank materials and native vegetation when possible d Recommend the minimization of fertilizers adjacent to channel. CONTINUED -----NEXT PAGE cc: Regional Office Page Number 1 Central Office C-- 41]? Er?virlonmental Consulting ServkeS Inc. 3764 Rominger Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 Ph/Fax 828-297-6946 e-mail: env@boone.net August 25, 1999 ' NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources WETLANDS G fi?tl . Division of Environmental Management WATER UALITY SECTION Water Quality Certification Program 4401 Reedy Creek Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607 To Whom It May Concern: Included in this packet are seven copies of the PCN Application for the Trillium Assisted Living Facility in Boone NC. A check in the amount of $475.00 is included to cover the permit fee. John Vilas with E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. is the listed agent for the owner/applicant; a letter of authorization is included. All questions regarding the application may be directed to Mr. Vilas at 828- 297-6946. Please let us know if any additional information is required, Thank you. Sincerely, ZnC.las President, E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. PAYMENT RECEIVED . f - . DEM ID: CORPS ACTION ID:' NATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #): PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE: 1) NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS 2) APPLICATION FOR SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION 3) COORDINATION WITH THE NC DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT SEND THE ORIGINAL AND (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE APPROPRIATE FIELD OFFICE OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). PLEASE PRINT. 1. OWNERS NAME : / X21 LL ! cA nj K S i ?? E?TI.k L ?` J? 1/ic r?S G• L• 2. MAILING ADDRESS: ' 14A15 ko,+o SUBDIVISION NAME: CITY: L c-wo J& i O•y STATE: Ive- ZIP CODE: aL? z?l S ' PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION NAME (IF DIFFERENT FROM MAILING ADDRESS ABOVE): E OLVK?o0 ?_o c%_J - 1 cpo Ke (Jl1 3. TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOME) : (WORK): ?b - AS 3 " T6 3 4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER: T_?,?^ V Jct_ s A f-- h lz op, otc, mg yj, -sl 4-,.i c 5ef`?.,-(,c s 1,rt C 5. LOCATION OF WORK (PROVIDE A MAP, PREFERABLY A COPY OF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SCALE): rAiAaCA NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: own ?. A/C COUNTY : Wcd 1 SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS LANDMARKS', ETC.): TA a ?,,J a 1. o,+ 4e- nos-4eu-s+ Corner BT 7 i???2i SpC??ZJ? o? a'?+^'??av ?Oacl aA. a Y I-w^P- i^ 130ote , AJG. AG/'os'S T STREAM/RIVER: l A v- n "n" j 41" h- 40 E G`S1 P/'/< 6. IMPACTED OR NEARES RIVER BASIN: Soa b Fick M j 7a. IS PROJECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL SALTWATER (SA), HIGH QUALITY WATERS (HQW), OUTSSTANjINIFREYES, SOURCE WATERS (ORW), WATER SUPPLY ??++ (WS-I OR WS-II)? , YES T[ ] 1 LG?S lZ?F`? is o,, p?S' it?l'I' / 11f7w1 S?KcJlY1? ads T?" PA 7b. IS THE PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF OASTAL MANAGEMENT AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (AEC)? YES [ ] NO [ ) 7c. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COASTAL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 FOR LIST OF COASTAL COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN (LUP) DESIGNATION? /VA 8a. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMI S BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS PROPERTY? YES [ ] NO IF YES, PROVIDE ACTION I.D. NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PERMIT AND ANY ADDITIO INFORMATION (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401 CERTIFICATION): 8b. ARE ADDITIONAL PE IT REQUESTS EXPECTED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE? YES [ ] NO IF YES, DESCRIBE ANTICIPATED WORK: 9a. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND:o Qc?S 9b. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE: 0.' fccAQS /OCc?+?cX l'l 104W $flb+' A i?'d?S u/?c1 Qc gs c9T 5,6L.-JI ?t- t (h?atie? ?arr1<<-t "M ?c1/?G?? Lcc^-e. . J 2 10a. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY: FILLING: /000 So. EXCAVATION : FLOODING: DRAINAGE: OTHER: TOTAL ACRES TO BE IMPACTED : 0-'0,2 OCC 10b. (1) STREAM CHANNEL TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT (I£ RELOCATED, PROVIDE DISTANCE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER RELOCATION): LENGTH BEFORE: 3 go FT AFTER: 660 - FT WIDTH BEFORE (based on normal high water contours): WgkF *. FT WIDTH AFTER: S.a W gkF - 0 FT AVERAGE DEPTH BEFORE: Dg??r D. FT AFTER: Dkkt 0. 8S FT . (2) STREAM CHANNEL IMPACTS WILL RESULT FROM: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) OPEN CHANNEL RELOCATION: xPLACEMENT OF PIPE IN CHANNEL: CHANNEL EXCAVATION: CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM/FLOODING: OTHER: 11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A POND IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE WATERSHED DRAINING TO THE POND? AA4 WHAT IS THE EXPECTED POND SURFACE AREA? AIA 12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF TYPE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED (ATTACH PLANS: 8 1/2" X 11" DRAWINGS ONLY): 13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK: S C.-, '. -W C' r- tV'?j t 3 14. STATE REASONS BELIEVED MINIMIZE WETLANDCARRIED OUT IN WETLANDS. IMPACTS): e j DO rn tcc?'S ?- W to ci /w w' 15. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) AND/OR NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET) REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF 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.- ATTACH RESPONSES CONTACTED: FROM THESE AGENCIES.) 16. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER OF HISTO (ROPE) (SEE WHICH MAYREGARDING AFFECTEDRBYETHE PROPOSEDRIC INAGENCY PERRMITSAREASHEET) PROPERTIES PROJECT. DATE CONTACTED: 17. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS OR THE USE OF PUBLIC (STATE) LAND?- YES [I NO X (IF NO, GO TO 18) a. IF YES, DOES THEEREPROJECT QU REMENTSREQUIRE THEENORTHICAROLINA ENVI ONMENTAL DOCUMENT PURSUANT POLICY ACT? YES [ ] NO [ I b. IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT BEEN REVIEWED ETHROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION YES [ ] NO [ IF ANSWER TO 11b IS YES, THEN SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL AGEMENT COMPLIANCE WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MS. CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT DMI ISTRATION(919) WESTJONES STREET, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 18. THE FOLLOWING-ITEMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IF PROPOSED ACTIVITY INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS: a. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, LAKES AND PONDS ON THE PROPERTY (FOR NATIONWIDE PERMIT NUMBERS 14, 18, 21, 26, 29, AND 38). ALL STREAMS (INTERMITTENT AND PERMANENT) ON THE PROPERTY MUST BE SHOWN ON THE MAP. MAP SCALES SHOULD BE 1 INCH EQUALS-50 FEET OR 1 INCH EQUALS 100 FEET OR THEIR EQUIVALENT. 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. ATTACH A COPY OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IF REQUIRED. e. WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? +. m" 11" - I k f. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL? g. SIGNED AND DATED AGENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER, IF APPLICABLE. ?nclcc?(¢?J NOTE: WETLANDS OR WATERS OF THE U.S. MAY NOT BE IMPACTED PRIOR TO: 1) ISSUANCE OF A SECTION 404 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT, 2) EITHER THE ISSUANCE OR WAIVER OF A 401 DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (WATER QUALITY) CERTIFICATION, AND 3) (IN THE TWENTY COASTAL COUNTIES ONLY), A LETTER FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT STATING THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL MANAGEM$NT PROGRAM. % C V h nvArc?lnsn OW ER' S GENT' S SIGNATURE ? SnruZeS 4A C. ?S (AGENT'S SIGNATURE VALID ONLY IF AUTHORIZATION LETTER FROM THE OWNER IS PROVIDED (18g.)) DATE 5 THE TRILLIUM RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS, L.L.C. 1025 LAMB ROAD LEXINGTON, NC 27295 (336) 953-7670 August 19, 1999 To Whom It May Concerti: Please a31ow this letter to stave as official authorization for E'nV Environmental Consulting Services Inc. to act as agent for Trillium Residential Services L.L.C. for the purpose of applying for permits and addressing permit elated issues associated with the dcvelopmcnt of an assisted living facility at the comor of Bamboo Road and Candy Lane in Boone, NC. Sincerely, Daniel W. Tuttle ' 39tid S3SI;?ida3143 3-115.rl1 I.f9L-??P_,-9 >3 ?.i 66?,L15L! a p• £ L N„ L .? C4 3fv it 99901 •'+ A wl">l&V r 3001-- 78 of •!sv 6't Idb9 C330J v _ \ • f(?_ ? , 11 /1 r CL /1 ? 1 ' f ' ? ? ?` \ /r ? ,? ? ' ? ? X ?? ? I t r r , \, 'S`"' i / ? ?... 1 tip ? i f i • '? ? i" } ? ?? ?? ?, ? way ?. >, ,?%? ?? h ? f •. ': ! 191. ? ?\. ??...? /.V fi' ? 7: ? ?``? Imo'-J ?\?y^ j '/!f/, 'I- Ql 'vu ji( • ? ! 1 .1 ? _i .,/ ....?.- - a ? ??? / SIP I ? ?? 11???? _.•'. ;J• `// jai, z \ ql. 77 N. ? ?? • ? f1 ? I ? , • ? `'-' y ? r /\ ti\L?; ?j1?4. ' :?? Y i/? .? ...a t • ? >>\??1???`?--?_.."'?.J s ? ?/?iL i,.it?A ? '' L •??° I `({, ? __ t,, `? f i /J / ~? ?'a'\ \"'?-'-.i?? ?`?,?._'_' ;•`_ is .?? ? I S?'?'J?'/ ? ?7?).i • ° I ? /? it ' ?\? ?---' ,,? r._ -- r,, ?:_:.,Z Alp' /..?}•?Ir •~ 1l ?? .t __. ,?.?.Y _ r .??/J l? • r-` l??iv 1 N , ?` ` S - i ? +{/1?.?W?.?`iys • {?j y-? ASS. ? ``` 4 J _---- .i-.. 1 V r d N. £ • 0 L• N„ Z . .LL• co °o 0 z 0 O cnl O co c? co O iA N o? zw g z0 0 00 a M CV -2 o (D NNJ O C 0 oV 0 S ? w O 0 O tV N (0 7 co w rn pvc_ mNc- E (a o? zocn TRILLIUM PERMIT APPLICATION ATTACHMEENT1 12: Description of proposed work - The project site is located at the edge of the floodplain for East Fork, a major tributary of the South Fork of the New River. Two small tributaries flow through the site, the larger of these (drainage area = 140 acres) flows parallel to Candy Lane along the southern end of the site and will not be impacted except for the immediate area of the tie-in of the proposed channel. A 30 foot wide mostly undisturbed no-fill zonetbuffer will be maintained along this larger tributary. The other tributary drains approximately 100 acres and flows through the middle of the site. This smaller tributary is proposed to be relocated to flow around the perimeter of the site to facilitate construction of an assisted living facility. The only wetlands on the site are located on low flats in the two tributary channels. Wetland impacts are confined to those areas within the channel to be filled and are estimated to be approximately 1000 sq. ft. The project will involve the filling of approximately 380 linear feet of an existing stream channel. A new channel of approximately 660 feet in length will be constructed to replace the existing channel. The proposed channel is designed as an "E" channel according to the criteria in "Applied River Morphology" (Rosgen, 1996). Channel specifications are noted in the table below. The proposed work will involve the grading out of a broad floodplain through which the new channel will be excavated. The floodplain will extend out from bankfull elevation to provide a flood prone area width 30 to 100 feet wide. The primary method of stabilization for the proposed channel will be to install six to ten inch thick sod mats on the side slopes along both sides of the entire length of channel. The sod mats will be harvested from the project site. The sod mats will be covered with light or medium duty erosion control matting and staked in using willow, dogwood and other types of stakes. The floodplain area will be seeded and landscaped with wet tolerant trees and shrubs. At the approximate midpoint of the proposed channel a culverted crossing will be installed for the entrance drive. A three culvert system is proposed; a 30" culvert will be placed in the streambed to carry the bankfull discharge (approx. 20 cfs) and two 42" culverts will be installed above and to the sides of the 30" pipe (see detail). Flows in excess of bankfull will be passed through the 42" pipes. Standard construction equipment (bulldozer, trackhoe, backhoe) will be used to build the new channel; it is not anticipated that any specialized equipment will be required. The installation of the proposed channel will be the first phase of construction. Flow will not be turned into the channel until all initial stabilization measures have been installed Erosion control measures will be installed and maintained along the existing channel until flow is diverted to the new channel. 13: Purpose of Proposed Work - The purpose of the stream relocation is to provide an area on which to construct the Deercroft Assisted Living Facility. The small tributary flowing through the middle of the site is located such that there is not room to develop the site unless it is moved or piped The existing stream is classified as an "F " stream type (Rosgen, 96). It is likely that this stream was altered in the past to facilitate agricultural land uses and other development. This likely alteration is evidenced by the straight-line configuration of both streams on this tract. In addition to being straightened the stream is severely entrenched (entrenchment ratio 1.6) through the proposed project site. Bank erosion is light to moderate, at the present time, but as the watershed develops over the next decade, bank erosion is likely to become more severe. The proposed project will relocate the stream to a broad floodplain corridor around the perimeter of the site. The proposed channel will be a type "E" channel (Rosgen, 96). Total stream length through the site will increase from 380 feet to 660 feet (includes a 45 foot culvert section). The proposed stream will meander through this corridor, the flood prone area will extend out from the channel at bankfull stage (Bankfull/Bankheight Ratio = 1). Much of the flood prone area is designed to be wetland, particularly in the portion of the site below the proposed driveway. In the long run it is anticipated that this project will result in an improvement of the stream and riparian corridor through the site. This project will restore a more natural configuration to a previously altered channel,. It has been designed to reconnect the stream to its floodplain and create stable riparian corridor with wetlands. The project should result in a channel which is better able to accommodate future, development induced, changes in flow regime while retaining the water quality enhancing characteristics of a stable "E" type stream and associated floodplain. To the extant practicable stormwater runoff from the developed area will be discharged into the wetland area; this should serve to reduce impacts to water quality from this development. VARIABLES EXISTING CHANNEL PROPOSED CHANNEL Stream Type F4, F5 E4, E5 Drainage Area 100 ac. 100 ac. Bankfull Width Wbk 7.75 feet 6.0 feet Bankfull Mean Depth (Dbkt) 0.67 feet 0.85 feet Width/Depth Ratio Wbkf/Dbk 11.6 7.1 Bankfull Area (Abkf) 5.2 .ft. 5.1 .ft. Bankfull Max Depth (Dmax) 1.5 feet 2.0 feet Flood Prone Area Width W a 12.5 feet 49 feet Entrenchment Ratio W a/Wbk 1.6 8.2 Meander Length m Straight ditch Mean 80 feet, range 60 - 100 Ratio m/Wbk na 13.3 Radius of Curvature c na Mean 22 feet, range 14 35 Ratio Rc/Wbk na 3.7 Belt Width Wblt na Mean 25, range 15 - 30 Meander Width Ratio Wblt/Wbk Na 4.2 Sinuosity (k) stream length/valley length) 1.0 1.65 Valley Slope ft/ft 0.015 0.02 Avg. Slope Sav = Svalle /k 0.015 0.012 Pool Slope (Spool) 0.0063 0.0022 Riffle Slope Sriffj 0.023 0.021 31.0 t.9LS 1 I Nt .d s t ANE EASENENt q t w ¢ o p 11 CANDY If 45' ROAD) o (PRNA ? * 1 it I I i . . I E_ - ?`?tt I I N od.-- ?_____? ?./" Ir -- I `.•111}. ZN6rzz _? rr Ir 'I I I I i +1 1• !, , I 1 1111 I j1 ?,+ I \ 1 1 i t l r ? N LLJ aZ I 'II 3 Of 1 II O L,_ 1 1 it i U1 II' w a p I , ? i //?' jN / '?n'•f .?i?'?'"?- 3, k In v ? I ? I + I Q .h. 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