20201447 Ver 1_More Info Received_20201204

Strickland, Bev
From:
Jake Byers <[e-mail]>
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Friday, December 4, 2020 4:13 PM
To:
Leslie, Andrea J
Cc:
Homewood, Sue; Brandee Boggs(Bra [e-mail])
Subject:
[External] RE: Big Elkin restoration
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Hi Andrea,
• We will work from the bank in all areas possible. Compared to the sediment that is entering the watershed from
the severe bank erosion during every storm event, the construction turbidity and sediment contribution will be
negligible. Currently, the stream banks are primarily raw, vertical, and 10-15 feet tall. One of the main goals of
the project is to improve stability which will greatly reduce erosion and sedimentation long term.
• Only trees that need to be removed to perform the bankfull benching and bank grading will be
removed. Unfortunately, the loss of trees is necessary to provide floodplain access and energy dissipation for a
stable stream. Fortunately, trees will grow back but the continued soil lost to the watershed is gone for
good. Also, all woody material generated from the required clearing activities will be utilized as in -stream
structures and toe wood to improve habitat and stability and increase LWD.
• Much of the project will have bankfull benches 50' in width or greater (at the back of the bench) and tie out to
existing ground from there. All of the bench, terrace slopes, and other disturbed areas will be planted resulting
in a buffer that is generally >50 feet throughout the project. The vegetation plans will be updated to more
clearly reflect this.
Thanks,
-Jake
From: Leslie, Andrea J <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 3:53 PM
To: Jake Byers <[e-mail]>
Cc: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>; Brandee Boggs(Bra [e-mail]1)
<Brandee.C. [e-mail]>
Subject: Big Elkin restoration
Hi Jake,
I've reviewed the Big Elkin plans. I've got a couple of questions.
Obviously due to the size of the watershed, you won't be pumping around. But this thing is going to
be messy. It doesn't appear that you'll be constructing any sections off-line, either. How can you
minimize turbidity for this project? Can you use coffer dams in strategic locations and at strategic
times (e.g., when adjusting planform and cutting into the bank, when keying in vanes to the bank,
when constructing geolifts) to minimize the amount of sediment carried downstream? What else can
you do?
Most of the reach to be treated has a nice forested buffer. How are you staging so that you can
minimize the loss of mature trees?

• It appears that the planted buffer width may be a minimum of 25' but increases from there. Can you
confirm?
Thank you,
Andrea
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Habitat Conservation Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
645 Fish Hatchery Rd., Building B
Marion, NC 28752
828-803-6054 (office)
828-400-4223 (cell)
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From: Jake Byers <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 9:52 AM
To: Leslie, Andrea J <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] RE: files for Big Elkin and Kapps Mill Dam
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See attached.
Thanks,
-Jake
From: Leslie, Andrea J <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 9:47 AM
To: Jake Byers <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] RE: files for Big Elkin and Kapps Mill Dam
Super, thank you - much easier! And if you can send the same for Big Elkin, that would be great.
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Habitat Conservation Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
645 Fish Hatchery Rd., Building B
Marion, NC 28752
828-803-6054 (office)
828-400-4223 (cell)
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Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 8:59 AM
To: Leslie, Andrea J <[e-mail]>
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From: Leslie, Andrea J <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 8:27 AM
To: Jake Byers <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] RE: files for Big Elkin and Kapps Mill Dam
If you would send me the PCNs and plan sets, that would be great.
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Andrea Leslie
Mountain Habitat Conservation Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
645 Fish Hatchery Rd., Building B
Marion, NC 28752
828-803-6054 (office)
828-400-4223 (cell)
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Hi Andrea,
Do you have the PCN itself? Just need the supporting docs?
-Jake
From: Leslie, Andrea J <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:57 PM
To: Jake Byers <[e-mail]>
Subject: files for Big Elkin and Kapps Mill Dam
Hi Jake,
Can you send me the PCN files for the Big Elkin and Kapps Mill Dam projects in another way? They are both
big files that are placed on the NCDWR server, and I have a really hard time retrieving big files (basically
impossible from my home office) from that server. If you placed them in Dropbox or another location, I can
retrieve them.
Thank you,
Andrea
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Habitat Conservation Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
645 Fish Hatchery Rd., Building B
Marion, NC 28752
828-803-6054 (office)
828-400-4223 (cell)
www.ncwildlife.org
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