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As you requested, you are hereby notified that Wilmington District, United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued
a Public Notice. The text of this document can be found on the Public Notices portion of the Regulatory Division
Home Page. Each Public Notice is available in ADOBE ACROBAT (.pdf) format for viewing, printing or download at
http://www.saw.usace.army._miI/wetlands/notices/current_notices.html. As with anything you download from the
internet, be sure to check for viruses prior to opening. The current notice involves:
PUBLIC NOTICE
ISSUE DATE: May 20, 2010
COMMENT DEADLINE: June 18, 2010
CORPS ACTION ID#: SAW-2010-0036
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has
received an application from Asheville Regional Airport Authority seeking Department of
the Army authorization to impact 1,260 linear feet of stream channel associated with the
development of the Asheville Airport cargo hold expansion in Buncombe County, North
Carolina.
POC: Tasha McCormick, telephone [phone] extension 226
Expiration Date: 5:00 p.m., June 18, 2010
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US Army Corps
Of Engineers
Wilmington District
Issue Date: May 20, 2010
Comment Deadline: June 18, 2010
Corps Action ID #: SAW-2010-0036
The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application from Asheville
Regional Airport Authority seeking Department of the Army authorization to impact 1,260 linear
feet of stream associated with the development of the Asheville Airport Cargo Hold Expansion
in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached plans.
This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington District Web Site
at www.saw.usace.army.miI/wetlands.
Applicant: Asheville Regional Airport Authority
Mr. Lew Bleisweis
61 Terminal Drive, Suite 1
Fletcher, North Carolina 28732
AGENT (if applicable): Clearwater Environmental Consultants
Mr. R. Clement Riddle, P.W.S.
224 South Grove Street, Suite F
Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792
Authority
The Corps will evaluate this application and decide whether to issue, conditionally issue, or deny
the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1344).
Location
The project area is located within the Asheville Airport boundaries, adjacent to existing airport
facilities, south of Asheville, in Fletcher, Buncombe County, North Carolina (35.426390°N,
-82.540035°W). In general, the site is bordered to the north and east by the existing airport, to
the south by Airport Road, and to the west by the French Broad River.
Existing Site Conditions
The project site consists of grassed areas maintained by the airport and adjacent to the existing
runway, small pockets of wooded area, agricultural test plots for the NC Department of
Agriculture's Mountain Horticultural Corps Research Station, and the Asheville Police
Department gun range. The site is relatively flat with an average elevation of approximately
2,100 feet above mean sea level (MSL).
Streams within the project boundary are unnamed tributaries to the French Broad River and are
considered relatively permanent waters that drain into navigable waters. The French Broad
River is a navigable-in-fact water at the Wilson Bridge east of Brevard. The unnamed tributaries
are classified by the NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) as class "B" waters. A "Notification
of Jurisdictional Determination" was issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on
January 22, 2010 under Action ID 2010-0036. Stream channels on-site are perennial with
relatively permanent flow and are considered fair quality. Stream 1 is incised with eroding
banks, a disturbed riparian buffer, and supports no aquatic life. Stream 2 has minor erosion and is
located in a forested area creating a good riparian buffer. Stream 2 has excessive algae growth
and little to no aquatic life.
There are three wetlands located within the project boundary. The smallest wetland is a linear
wetland (approximately 0.04 acre) that drains into the southern-most unnamed tributary. The
largest wetland on site it approximately 2.6 acres and is located west of Old Fanning Bridge
Road.
The Asheville Airport Cargo Hold Expansion project area is located within the Mountains
physiographic region of North Carolina and more specifically the Broad Basins Ecoregion. Soils
in this ecoregion are characterized by the published U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Survey
as mostly deep, well-drained, loamy to clayey Ultisols, although there are variations between the
uplands, the high and low terraces, and the floodplains. Soil series present on site include:
Biltmore, Clifton-Urban Land complex, Dillard, Hemphill, Iotla, Kanuga-Swannanoa complex,
Rosman, Statler, Tate, Udorthents, Udorthents-Urban Land complex, and Unison.
Wildlife species inhabiting the site are limited to small mammals, birds, and aquatic species that
may be present in the small streams on site. The airport property is surrounded by a 16-foot high
wildlife fence and a heavily maintained grass safety area. For airport safety, this fence restricts
large wildlife from entering the airport property. Aural impacts from airplane traffic also limits
the amount of wildlife utilizing the area. Although site-specific studies and inventories
documenting species utilization of the Asheville Airport Cargo Hold Expansion project area have
not been conducted, general observations of wildlife use were recorded during the wetland and
stream delineation.
Applicant's Stated Purpose
Based upon information provided by the applicant, the basic project purpose of the proposed
development of the Asheville Airport Cargo Hold Expansion is to provide facilities for air cargo
transport (i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc.).
Project Description
The proposed project calls for the development of a taxiway, cargo apron, a warehouse/cargo
building, truck loading docks and associated infrastructure on a 10-acre site adjacent to the
existing airport facility. The proposed layout has been designed to meet Federal Aviation
Administration design criteria which includes the construction of an approximately 189,000-
square foot aircraft apron, approximately 50,000 square feet of building, and approximately
200,000 square feet of roadway and parking. The applicant proposes to permanently impact
1,260 linear feet of stream channel to achieve the previously stated project purpose through the
development of the proposed facility and associated infrastructure. There are two permanent
stream impacts associated with development of the Asheville Airport Cargo Hold Expansion
which will impact 885 linear feet and 375 linear feet of stream channel respectively. Fill for the
project will include fly ash from the Progress Energy power plant at Lake Julian. All fly ash fill
material will be handled, utilized, and placed in accordance with rules and regulations outlined in
15A NCAC 13B administered by the State of North Carolina. There are no wetland impacts
associated with this project. The applicant has minimized impacts to streams and wetlands by
pulling back fill slopes. In doing so, 0.04 acres of linear wetland and 465 linear feet of stream
was further avoided at the site. Total avoidance at the site includes 1,185 linear feet of stream
and 2.74 acres of wetlands. The applicant proposed to mitigate at a 1:1 ratio in the form of
payment to the Ecosystem Enhancement Program, which will restore 1,260 linear feet of stream
in the French Broad River Basin, 06010105.
Other Required Authorizations
This notice and all applicable application materials are being forwarded to the appropriate State
agencies for review. The Corps will generally not make a final permit decision until the North
Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) issues, denies, or waives State certification
required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-500). The receipt of the application and
this public notice combined with appropriate application fee at the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality central office in Raleigh will constitute initial receipt of an application for a 401
Water Quality Certification. A waiver will be deemed to occur if the NCDWQ fails to act on
this request for certification within sixty days of the date of the receipt of this notice in the
NCDWQ Central Office. Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification
may be reviewed at the NCDWQ Central Office, 401 Oversight and Express Permits Unit, 2321
Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-2260. All persons desiring to make
comments regarding the application for certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act
should do so in writing delivered to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ),
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-2260 Attention: Ms Cyndi Karoly by
June 18, 2010.
In addition, this project may be located in a watershed subject to Tennessee Valley Authority
(TVA) permit requirements pursuant to Section 26a of the TVA Act. This Public Notice and all
application materials are being forwarded to the Holston-Cherokee-Douglas Watershed Team,
Attn: Susan Fuhr, 3726 E Morris Blvd, Morristown, TN 37813-1270. Questions or comments
regarding Section 26a permit requirements should be directed to the above address.
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Essential Fish Habitat
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Corps' initial determination
is that the proposed project will not adversely impact EFH or associated fisheries managed by
the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Councils or the National Marine
Fisheries Service.
Cultural Resources
The Corps has consulted the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places
and is not aware that any registered properties, or properties listed as being eligible for inclusion
therein are located within the project area or will be affected by the proposed work. Presently,
unknown archeological, scientific, prehistoric, or historical data may be located within the
project area and/or could be affected by the proposed work.
Endangered Species
The Corps has reviewed the project area, examined all information provided by the applicant and
consulted the latest North Carolina Natural Heritage Database. Based on available information,
the Corps has determined pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, that the proposed
project will have no effect on federally listed endangered or threatened species or their formally
designated critical habitat.
Evaluation
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impacts,
including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will
reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The
benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against
its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be
considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics,
aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife
values, flood hazards, flood plain values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use,
navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water
quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of
property ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the discharge of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, the evaluation of the
impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the Environmental
Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines.
Commenting Information
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and local agencies
and officials, including any consolidate State Viewpoint or written position of the Governor;
Indian Tribes and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this
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proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to
determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this
decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water
quality, general environmental effects and the other public interest factors listed above.
Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) and/or an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine
the overall public interest of the proposed activity.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a
public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests for a public hearing shall be
granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues raised are insubstantial or there is
otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will be received by the
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, until 5pm, June 18, 2010. Comments should be
submitted to Tasha McCormick, Asheville Regulatory Field Office, 151 Patton Avenue, Room
208, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801-5006.
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