20191577 Ver 1_Public Comments_20200420 (2)

Strickland, Bev
From: Bill Miller <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 12:36 PM
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Subject: [External] Biltmore farms, LLC
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The Buncombe County erosion control regulations alone are not stringent enough to protect watersheds and wetlands
from erosion and sedimentation. NCDEQ General Permit No. NCG01 for monitoring and recording storm water discharge
and stream turbidity at construction sites cannot be adequately enforced due to lack of public awareness and
understaffing in local NCDEQ office.
Biltmore Farms LLC has used these weaknesses of local regulatory agencies to install inadequate storm water control
systems in the Biltmore Lake community infrastructure. During residential construction phases along watersheds feeding
Enka Lake, Biltmore Farms maintains ownership of the watershed property until construction is completed. The Biltmore
Lake Home Owner Association (HOA) has no control until the construction is completed and storm water control
systems are turned over to HOA.
Approved storm water control systems in Biltmore Lake community are inadequate and have resulted in severe erosion
and sedimentation issues in watersheds feeding Enka Lake. The required remediation have cost the HOA thousands of
dollars, and the costs continue. Community complaints to Biltmore Farms through the HOA Board of Directors
(controlled by Biltmore Farms) on this issue have resulted in indifference on the part of Biltmore Farms.
This destructive process continues with recent construction activities in Wilderness Cove development of Biltmore Lake.
The small watershed running through part of this new development feeding into Bill Moore Creek is being severely
compromised by erosion. The county erosion control officer and NCDEQ have been called to site on several issues. A
violation of permit was filed on one incident, and unacceptably levels of sediment entering Bill Moore Creek have been
documented. Maintenance, monitoring and inspection of the installed storm water control systems is non existent
(NCG01 requqirements) unless items are specifically addressed to the BOD or regulatory agencies by concerned
residents. By the time Biltmore Farms turns this watershed property over to the HOA, it will again require expensive
remediation.
Based on this history, if Biltmore Farms, LLC is granted a water quality certification for this project, I strongly
recommend stringent oversite by regulatory agencies and NCG01 compliance on all phases of this project.
Bill Miller
Biltmore Lake
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