20190089 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20191022

Wanucha, Dave
From:Hining, Kevin J
Sent:Tuesday, October 22, 2019 4:52 PM
To:Beckwith, Loretta A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
Cc:Wanucha, Dave
Subject:RE: \[External\] RE: Bridge #83 trout moratorium extension and construction
modification request
Attachments:Bridge #83 clarification.pdf
Hey Lori,

Note, I've Cc'd Dave just to make sure I'm not misleading you or him. We are creating a drainage ditch to carry runoff
coming down the mountainside, where the stream relocation was going to be. However, we are still diverting the JS
directly into Mine Branch (labeled North Fork New River on the attached plan) via the temporary (now permanent) pipe
that we installed. So, the ditch we are creating where the 107 ft relocation was going to go won't carry the JS at all, just
runoff. Sorry for the confusion.

So, it's probably best worded if we don't call it a 107 foot stream restoration, and instead say we are putting in a ditch to
handle rain/runoff that flows down the mountain, and directing it to a pipe where the original stream relocation was
going to go. Hope that makes sense. If not, I'm more than happy to talk on the phone and/or run by and get some
photos (I believe everything is complete now).

Thanks,

Kevin

Kevin Hining
Division 11 Environmental Officer
North Carolina Department of Transportation

336 903 9129 office
828-386-8687 cell
[e-mail]

801 Statesville Rd.
PO Box 250
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

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-----Original Message-----
From: Beckwith, Loretta A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 4:29 PM
To: Hining, Kevin J <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[External\] RE: Bridge #83 trout moratorium extension and construction modification request

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Kevin,

Please clarify - I thought that you weren't going to do the 107' channel relocation...that's what we discussed. The issued
NWP VL does not authorize the channel relocation. Maybe you're talking about something else?

Thank you,

Lori

-----Original Message-----
From: Hining, Kevin J \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 4:04 PM
To: Wanucha, Dave <[e-mail]>; Beckwith, Loretta A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
<[e-mail]>
Subject: \[Non-DoD Source\] RE: Bridge #83 trout moratorium extension and construction modification request

Hey Dave,

I think you captured everything correctly.

Thanks,

Kevin

Kevin Hining

Division 11 Environmental Officer

North Carolina Department of Transportation

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336 903 9129 office

828-386-8687 cell

[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

801 Statesville Rd.

PO Box 250

North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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From: Wanucha, Dave <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:51 PM
To: Hining, Kevin J <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Bridge #83 trout moratorium extension and construction modification request

Kevin,

DWR will allow the minor revision as you described below and archive these emails in the project file for reference. No
other paperwork will be necessary.

Based on our field review on Oct 17, it is my understanding that DOT intends to essentially make the temporary pipe
located under the driveway permanent. We also discussed that DOT would shape the channel from the inlet upstream a
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few feet to lessen the slope and then matt and seed the area. It is also my understanding that DOT would complete the
channel relocation as originally designed to maintain efficacious drainage along the toe of the slope.

Let me know if you need anything further or if the above is not what we agreed upon. Thanks.

Dave W.

Dave Wanucha

Division of Water Resources

401 & Buffer Transportation Permitting <Blockedhttps://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-
permitting/transportation-permitting>

NC Department of Environmental Quality

336-776-9703 office

336-403-5655 mobile

[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

NC DEQ Winston Salem Regional Office

450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300

Winston Salem, NC 27105

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From: Hining, Kevin J <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> >
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 9:41 AM
To: [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> ; Wanucha, Dave
<[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> >
Subject: Bridge #83 trout moratorium extension and construction modification request

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Lori and Dave,

NCWRC has granted us a trout moratorium extension on Watauga Bridge #83 until November 15th. We are on schedule
with the actual new bridge construction, but have requested some additional time so our contractor can remove the
detour. An email from Marla Chambers with NCWRC regarding the extension is below this one.

Regarding this project, our original plans were to do a channel change regarding a small JS that originally flowed along
the roadway. Currently, the JS is being diverted directly into Mine Branch during the new bridge construction. After
thinking about it, we believe it will be best to make this temporary diversion permanent. See the attached plan revision
(titled "Page 33 plans revised #2").

If we follow the original plans (see Heath's original permit letter attached above), the stream will be extended for 107
feet along the road. This will result in a wet ditch along the road that will be susceptible to being driven into by
motorists, exposed to salt and other chemicals deposited on the road, and I could see the stream routinely receiving
impacts from local citizens that live by the JS and may dip/clean it out on a regular basis. As you can see by the photos,
it is a small JS (3 photos above). We have already mitigated for the loss of this stream segment (see mitigation letter).
However, since this modification will alter the final layout of the stream I wanted to contact you to see if you were ok
with the modification.

I think it will make things much easier in the long run regarding future maintenance issues, be healthier for the receiving
stream (Mine Branch/North Fork of the New River, which contains wild Brook Trout at this location), and will hopefully
result in minor impacts to other aquatic organisms. Currently the stream is too small for fish, but I assume aquatic
insects, amphibians, and crayfish use the stream. However, I think the area in question will still provide habitat for this
species, as it will likely remain wet. Our plans will just reduce / eliminate flowing water through a portion of the area,
and instead, put the water into the receiving stream a little sooner than the original plans call for. I believe our existing
mitigation covers this alteration, but wanted to run this by you since it is a modification from the original permit
drawings.

Please let me know if you have questions. We are prepared to go with this modification or stick to the original plans. I
attached the 401 above, but to my knowledge, we never received a 404.

Thanks,

Kevin

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Kevin Hining

Division 11 Environmental Officer

North Carolina Department of Transportation

336 903 9129 office

828-386-8687 cell

[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

801 Statesville Rd.

PO Box 250

North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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From: Chambers, Marla J <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> >
Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 7:43 PM
To: Hining, Kevin J <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> >
Subject: RE: Bridge 83, North Fork New River, Watauga Co.

We agree with delaying the start of the trout moratorium to November 15 for this project.

Marla

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Marla Chambers // NCDOT Coordinator

Habitat Conservation Program

NC Wildlife Resources Commission

c/o NCDOT

206 Charter Street

Albemarle, North Carolina 28001

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From: Hining, Kevin J <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> >
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 11:52 AM
To: Chambers, Marla J <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> >
Subject: RE: Bridge 83, North Fork New River, Watauga Co.

Marla,

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Could you send me a quick email, even if it just said that you concur with Kin's comment below? I'll send to DWR and
the Corp for their records, and since they typically deal with you, I figured it might be good to have your name on it.

Thanks!

Kevin

Kevin Hining

Division 11 Environmental Officer

North Carolina Department of Transportation

336 903 9129 office

828-386-8687 cell

[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

801 Statesville Rd.

PO Box 250

North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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