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Home My WebLink About20200498 Ver 1_More Info Received_20200610Strickland, Bev From: Yankura, Kaylie Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 6:59 AM To: Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Dodd, Brady N -FS Cc: Leslie, Andrea J Subject: RE: [External] RE: Davidson River Stream Enhancement Project ID # 20200498 Ver 1 /SAW-2020-00662 (UNCLASSIFIED) Brady, DWR will not be requiring resubmittal of the PCN or fee for the proposed access improvements/construction associated with this project. These additional activities will fall under the 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions issued on May 19, 2020 (DWR# 20-0498), as they are located within the approved project footprint. Please be sure to adhere to the conditions indicated in Water Quality General Certification Number 4134 and any additional conditions listed in the 401 approval. Thank you, Kaylie Yankura Environmental Specialist —Asheville Regional Office Water Quality Regional Operations Section NCDEQ— Division of Water Resources 2090 U.S. Hwy. 70 Swannanoa, N.C. 28711 828 296 4685 office 828 2319634 mobile kaylie.yankura@ncdenr.gov Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties Based on the current guidance to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Environmental Quality has adjusted operations to protect the health and safety of the staff and public. Many employees are working remotely or are on staggered shifts. To accommodate these staffing changes, all DEQ office locations are limiting public access to appointments only. Please check with the appropriate staff before visiting our offices, as we may be able to handle your requests by phone or email. We appreciate your patience as we continue to serve the public during this challenging time. -----Original Message ----- From: Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)[mailto:David.W.Brown@usace.army.mill Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:09 AM To: Dodd, Brady N -FS <brady.dodd@usda.gov> Cc: Yankura, Kaylie <kaylie.yankura@ncdenr.gov>; Leslie, Andrea J <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org> Subject: [External] RE: Davidson River Stream Enhancement Project ID # 20200498 Ver 1 /SAW-2020-00662 (UNCLASSIFIED) CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov<mailto:report.spam@nc.gov> Brady, The replacement of 3 access locations and construction of 1 new access location is within footprint of the authorized impacts to the Davidson River under the Corps issued permit verification dated April 30, 2020. This work will not increase the amount the authorized impacts to the stream. Therefore, the Corps does not need to reissue the permit verification. You may proceed with this proposed work as submitted. The work is to conducted in strict accordance with the conditions of NWP 27. Have a good week, David David Brown, PG Regulatory Specialist/Geologist USACE Wilmington District -Asheville Regulatory Field Office 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, NC 28801-5006 828-271-7980, ext. 4232 david.w.brown@usace.army.mil -----Original Message ----- From: Wallace, Nancy L CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <Nancy.Wallace@usace.army.mil> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 2:46 PM To: Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <David.W.Brown@usace.army.mil> Cc: brady.dodd@usda.gov Subject: FW: Davidson River Stream Enhancement Project ID # 20200498 Ver 1 /SAW-2020-00662 (UNCLASSIFIED) CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED David, See Brady's email below. Nancy -----Original Message ----- From: Dodd, Brady N -FS [maiIto: brady.dodd@usda.gov] Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 9:48 AM 4 To: andrew.w.moore@ncdenr.gov; Wallace, Nancy L CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <Nancy.Wallace@usace.army.mil>; Leslie, Andrea J <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org> Cc: Stroup, Lorie -FS <lorie.stroup@usda.gov> Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Davidson River Stream Enhancement Project ID # 20200498 Ver 1 /SAW-2020- 00662 Hi Folks, I'm writing to inform you of an addition to the Davidson River Stream Enhancement Project (SAW-2020-00662 & Project ID # 20200498 Ver 1). Since our submission of the PCN for this project Trout Unlimited has asked that we also reconstruct 3 existing pedestrian river access sites and decommission 4 existing sites in this reach of the Davidson River. Currently, there are eight constructed pedestrian river access points (steps) on this reach of the Davidson R. within the vicinity of the Setzer Hatchery parking lot. The steps are constructed of soil and gravel held in place by an infrastructure of lumber and rebar. Over the years due to use and erosion many of them have fallen into disrepair. The one set of steps on the left bank near the bridge will remain as is. Thus, in addition to the submitted PCN, the Forest Service asks for approval of the following: 1. Reconstruction of 3 sets of steps at locations designated on the attached Access Points Map. These sites were selected based off the locations of proposed structures. This work would use a trackhoe excavator and hand labor to remove the existing steps and replace them with a set of boulder steps, see attached Access Points Detail. Excavator work would occur from the top of the bank, excavating the river bed and bank to accommodate boulders fashioned into steps. For instream work, streamflow would be diverted away from the bank by building an instream berm around the disturbance. Excavated material would be used to fill around the boulders and all disturbed slopes would be stabilized with erosion control measures. Linear feet of bank disturbed by excavation and placement of boulder/fill would be 10 feet for each site, therefore and total of 30 feet. 2. Decommission 4 existing sets of steps. This work would use a trackhoe excavator and hand labor to remove the existing steps. Excavator work would occur from the top of the bank and all disturbed slopes would be stabilized with erosion control measures. Linear feet of bank disturbed for bank restoration would be 10 feet for each site, therefore and total of 40 feet. As always, please let me know if more information is needed. 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