20170359 Ver 2_Comments to USACE_20191022

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Amanda Jones
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Ave, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 22, 2019
Corps Action ID# SAW-2019-01616
D W R# 20170359 v2
Avery County
Subject Project: Loch Dornie Dredging, Island Enhancements, and Linville River Stabilization Project
Dear Ms. Jones:
On behalf of the NC Division of Water Resources, we respectfully request that you consider the following
comments within your review of the 404 Individual Permit request for the above referenced property:
1. The Division has requested additional technical information from the applicant (attached) and requests
that the USACE review and consider the applicant's response prior to issuing any authorizations for this
project.
Thank you for your considering the Division's comments during your review of this Individual Permit. If you have
any questions, please contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Mt, Ailing Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
cc: Keven Arrance, Hazen & Sawyer (via email)
Andrea Leslie, NCWRC (via email)
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DWR —Wetlands and Buffer Permitting Branch
D E Q Z North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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