20200187 Ver 1_Linville River _Ruffin St bridge project_Initital_20200626

Wanucha, Dave
From:Mitchell, Robert K
Sent:Friday, June 26, 2020 7:25 AM
To:Harry Erno
Cc:Wanucha, Dave
Subject:RE: \[External\] Linville River /Ruffin St bridge project_Initital
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Morning Mr. Erno.

This project was permitted out of our Winston Salem Office. Dave Wanucha is the contact. I have copied him on the
email if he wants to add anything or if you have additional questions. I’m not familiar with this particular design, but I
can say that one of our requirements when doing work in a stream is that the water be diverted around the work area in
order to minimize impacts to downstream resources. This is important in reducing turbidity and sedimentation
especially if there are trout in the stream. On larger bodies of water such as the Linville River we also permit temporary
causeways into the water to provide a platform to do the work. Not sure if this is the case on this project, but that might
be what you are seeing (Dave can confirm this). DOT runs hydraulic models to make sure there is no flooding impact
upstream or downstream. These temporary causeways are removed when the work is complete and the stream is
restored to its original contours. Hope this helps.

Kevin Mitchell
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Water Resources
401 & Buffer Transportation Permitting
NC Department of Environmental Quality

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Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 5:39 PM
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Subject: \[External\] Linville River /Ruffin St bridge project

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Hello Kevin, I received your contact information from Dan Boss. I contacted him because of my concern about
the way the construction company that is working on the Ruffin Street bridge project in Linville is diverting the
water in the river. It appears that they are narrowing the flow of the river (which I am pretty sure is not allowed
without the Army Corp of Engineers permission). My concern with the narrowing of the water flow is that this
neighborhood is prone to flooding as it is and if they are in fact narrowing the flow, it will only exacerbate the
problem. I am hoping that the boulders, etc that they are filling the river with now is simply a platform for them
to work on while they build the bridge and that the Fill will be removed once the project is complete. Do you
know whether this is the case or not? I appreciate your response.
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