20060387 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20060327

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
March 27, 2006
DWQ# 06-0387
Wilkes County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7004 2510 0002 2177 7102
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Reference: Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Purlear Creek Stream Restoration at
the Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest
Mr. William A. Swartley
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
Forestry NPS Unit
1616 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1616
Dear Mr. Swartley:
On March 8, 2006, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received the North Carolina
Division of Forest Resources' application fora 401 General Water Quality Certification to impact 6501inear
feet of an unnamed tributary to Purlear Creek and 2.4 acres of associated herbaceous wetlands, located
within the Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest in Wilkes County, in order to conduct a stream
restoration project. On October 5, 2005, Mr. Daryl Lamb of the DWQ's Winston-Salem Regional Office,
accompanied by Ms. Karen Hall and Mr. Mike Shaffer of the North Carolina Stream Restoration Institute,
conducted an onsite review of the proposed project. Based on Mr. Lamb's field observations, additional
information is required in order that we may determine your project's compliance with 15A NCAC 2H
.0500. Please provide five (5) copies of the following information:
Please provide a detailed stream restoration plan. At a minimum, this document should address the
following topics:
1. Watershed Characterization -General description, drainage area, land use and development
potential, water quality, and significant cultural and natural resources including historical
resources, archaeological resources, and any rare, threatened, and endangered species and
critical habitats.
2. Project Site Existing Conditions -General site description, geology and soils, riparian buffer
and natural communities, wetlands, stream characteristics, and constraints.
3. Reference Reach Analysis -Stable stream reach analysis and buffer composition.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality
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Mr. William Swartley
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March 27, 2006
4. Stream Restoration Design -Proposed channel description and stream classification, sediment
transport, discharge analysis, and structures used for natural channel design.
5. Riparian Buffer Revegetation Design -Eradication of exotic species, wetland enhancement, and
planting plan.
6. Monitoring Plan and Success Criteria -Duration and reporting
Until the information requested in this letter is provided, I will request (by copy of this letter) that the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers place this project on hold. Also, this project will be placed on hold for DWQ
processing due to incomplete information (15A NCAC 2H .0507(h)). The processing of this application
will begin when the requested information is received. Please be advised that if your proposed activity is
subject to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), you must also receive a Section 401
Water Quality Certification from the N. C. Division of Water Quality before you begin any work.
Please send the requested information to Mr. Ian McMillan, N. C. Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401
Certification Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650: If you have any questions, please
contact Mr. Daryl Lamb, DWQ, Winston-Salem Regional Office, at [phone].
Sincerely,
Steve W. Tedder
Regional Supervisor
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
SWT/cdl
cc: Mr. John Thomas, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWQ, Winston-Salem Regional Office
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