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Home My WebLink About20200187 Ver 1_Linville River _Ruffin St bridge project_DOT_20201028 Wanucha, Dave From:Hining, Kevin J Sent:Wednesday, October 28, 2020 11:41 AM To:Wanucha, Dave; Mitchell, Robert K Subject:Re: \[External\] Linville River /Ruffin St bridge project_DOT Hey Dave, We are dewatering the middle bent of the old bridge for removal right now (NCWRC has given us the ok even though within the moratorium). So all the water is pushed to one side(221 side). That.might be what he is seeing right now. Our crew told me that when the project is done we won't have changed the elevation of the stream bed, ior altered the flow/flood capacity. FEMA requires us to monitor that at all of our sites. Hope that helps - thanks, Kevin Get Outlook for Android From: Wanucha, Dave <dave.wanucha@ncdenr.gov> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 9:58:41 AM To: Mitchell, Robert K <kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov> Cc: Hining, Kevin J <kjhining@ncdot.gov> Subject: RE: \[External\] Linville River /Ruffin St bridge project Sure thing. Thanks for letting me know. Kevin H., I think Mr. Erno is referring to the causeway, but not sure. I recall we talked about how the channel was overwidened and that DOT may be trying to narrow it some to reflect downstream widths. Is that correct? Anyhow let me know the status of the project and if crews will be removing the temporary workpad. I’ll let Mr. Erno know what’s up. Thanks. Dave W. Division of Water Resources 401 & Buffer Transportation Permitting NC Department of Envirionmental Quality 336-776-9703 office 336-403-5655 mobile Dave.Wanucha@ncdenr.gov NC DEQ Winston Salem Regional Office 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston Salem, NC 27106 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. From: Mitchell, Robert K <kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 9:12 AM To: Wanucha, Dave <dave.wanucha@ncdenr.gov> Subject: Fwd: \[External\] Linville River /Ruffin St bridge project Dave - do you mind responding to this? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Harry Erno <thes99@gmail.com> Date: October 28, 2020 at 9:07:34 AM EDT To: "Mitchell, Robert K" <kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov> Subject: Re: \[External\] Linville River /Ruffin St bridge project 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 Hello Mr. Mitchell . The Ruffin Street Bridge work crew appears to be finishing up their project and I just wanted to make sure that they are going to remove all of the boulder's / rocks that they placed in the river at the beginning of the project. We are very concerned about possible flooding if the waterway is left in its narrowed/diverted streampath. I wanted to give you a heads up on this while you still have equipment in the area and can fix it while they're still here. Please let me know if I need to be contacting someone else. Thank you. Have a blessed day. On Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 7:25 AM Mitchell, Robert K <kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov> wrote: 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 2 Environmental Specialist II Division of Water Resources 401 & Buffer Transportation Permitting NC Department of Environmental Quality 828-296-4650 Office 828-231-1580 Mobile Email Kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov NC DEQ Asheville Regional Office 2090 U.S. Hwy. 70 Swannanoa, N.C. 28778 The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. 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. From: Harry Erno \[mailto:thes99@gmail.com\] Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 5:39 PM To: Mitchell, Robert K <kevin.mitchell@ncdenr.gov> Subject: \[External\] Linville River /Ruffin St bridge project 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 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. Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. 3