20201081 Ver 2_USACE Correspondence_20201102

Strickland, Bev
From: Fuemmeler, Amanda J CIV (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, November 2, 2020 5:12 PM
To: Carrie Caviness; Homewood, Sue
Cc: Joe Furman; Teresa Buckwalter
Subject: [External] RE: [Non-DoD Source] SAW-2019-00861, DWR#20121081 v2 Watauga
County; Question on Permit Modifications posed by DEMLR
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Hi Carrie,
I don't need see the need for us re-issuing/modifying the permit if impacts have not increased or change location
substantially (within 50-feet is fine if we have the new location shown on the plan sheet) so I will just place this
information in the file in case anything comes up and/or we do a compliance inspection.
Amanda
828-271-7980 ext. 4225
From: Carrie Caviness <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, November 2, 2020 3:09 PM
To: Fuemmeler, Amanda J CIV (USA) <[e-mail]>; Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Cc: Joe Furman <[e-mail]>; Teresa Buckwalter <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] SAW-2019-00861, DWR#20121081 v2 Watauga County; Question on Permit Modifications
posed by DEMLR
Good afternoon -
I'm emailing you both in reference to the approved permits issued in 2019 for the Middle Fork Greenway Section #4 in
Watauga County. The project has changed in scope since the permits were issued.
The purpose of this email is to glean whether the changes warrant official permit modifications and any re -submittal.
Here are the proposed changes (the table is from the PCN originally submitted for the project):
S1- this crossing has been excluded from the current design.
S2 - this crossing has been excluded from the current design.
S3 - this crossing has been excluded from the current design.
S4 - this crossing remains in the plans but has been shifted — 50' downstream of its originally proposed position. This was
done for two reasons: 1) S5 is no longer proposed and 2) a span bridge is currently proposed at the area previously
proposed for the temporary ford crossing.
S5 - this stabilization has been excluded from the current design.
S6 - this crossing remains the same in impact length and location.
S7 - this temporary crossing remains but has been proposed as a timber mat rather than a stone ford crossing per
NCDEMLR recommendations and shifted from upstream of the proposed span crossing to downstream.
No additional stream or any wetland impacts will occur as a result of design changes; S4, S6, and S7 remain.

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In a letter of disapproval dated 10/30/2020, relevant to the revised ESC planset, Ms. Tamera Eplin of NCDEMLR
Winston Salem posed the following question which prompted this email.
1. The 401 C ertilication was issued on Junc 28, 2019 but the scope oFthe work has changed_ A
conveys don between the FSC plan reviewer and the Water Quality Regional Operations
Section fiW ROS) indicated a modification to the 401 Certification may he necessary if the
crossing locations changod significantly. Please verify with WQROS vvbcrh,--r a modification
to the 401 Certification is necessary. Ise order to review the E C plan for limitation of stream
and/or wetland impact, clearly label all areas of proposed and/or approved temporary and/or
permanent impact. Please summarize any discussions with the WROS. [G.S. 113A-57(3),
1 SA NC.AC 4B .0 106, 15A NCAC 4B .01 15]
A copy of the revised planset is attached to this email as well as the original PCN. Please note - S6 is now referred to as
Stream Crossing #2 and S7 is now referred to as Stream Crossing #1 on Sheet C-2. The S4 temporary crossing impact is
shown on Sheet C-2.1.
Thank you for your review of this matter and your response. Please note we are within the 15 day window for response
which began on 10/30/2020. If you are unable to respond by 11/13, please let me know so that we may alert NCDEMLR.
Sincerely,
Carrie Caviness
Carrie Caviness, PhD
Interface Environmental Consulting, LLC.
476 Hidden Pond Rd
Boone, NC 28607
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