20191748 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20200117

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NORTH CAROLINA
ROY COOPER
EnNlmnmrrtfnlQuality
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
January 17, 2020
DWR#20191748
Watauga County
Mr. John Welfare
President Twin Rivers POA
P.O. Box 1598
Boone, NC 28607
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Twin Rivers Community Structure Repair
Dear Mr. Welfare:
On December 30, 2019 the Division of Water Resources — Water Quality Programs (Division)
received your application dated December 20, 2019, requesting a 401 Water Quality
Certification from the Division for your project. The Division has determined that your
application is incomplete and cannot be processed. The application is on -hold until all of the
following information is received:
1) Please provide an analysis of the material used to repair the bank stabilization structure
along the 70 linear foot reach of the Watauga River to ensure that it meets the following
requirements of the Water Quality General Certification Number 4134:
a. Per Section II Item 18 "Any rip -rap used for stream or shoreline stabilization shall
be of a size and density to prevent movement by wave, current action, or stream
flows and shall consist of clean rock or masonry material free of debris or toxic
pollutants. Rip -rap shall not be installed in the streambed except in specific areas
required for velocity control and to ensure structural integrity of bank
stabilization measures. [15A NCAC 02h .0506(b)(2)]."
2) Please clarify that the structure repair of the 70 linear foot reach of the Watauga River is
the area that was identified in the violation letter dated November 13, 2019 (NOV-2019-
PC-0726) from the Division.

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3) Please clarify if restoration work on the side channel of the Watauga River has been
completed.
4) A site visit will be scheduled to document the current stability of the violation areas
prior to issuance of a 401 Water Quality Certification.
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested
information for the proper consideration of the application. Please respond in writing within 30
calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending one (1) copy of all of the above requested
information to the 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1617 OR by submitting all of the above requested information through this
link: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form (note the DWR#
requested on the link is referenced above).
If all of the requested information is not received within 30 calendar days of receipt of this
letter, the Division will be unable to approve the application and it will be denied as
incomplete. The denial of this project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval,
including a complete application package and the appropriate fee.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Water Quality Certification Rules for
this activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North Carolina
General Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact Kelli Park at 336-776-9689 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
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Sue Homewood
Winston-Salem Regional Office
cc: DWR-WSRO
Amanda Jones- Fuemmeler, USACE, sent via email
Josselyn Lucas, Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting, Inc., sent via email