20100966 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20101130

FW: Sibler / Hodges Creek On Hold Letter (UNCLASSIFIED)
FW: Sibler / Hodges Creek On Hold Letter (UNCLASSIFIED)
Homewood, Sue
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:09 AM
To: Dennison, Laurie; Strickland, Bev
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For file 10-0966
Sue Homewood
NC DENR Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Quality
585 Waughtown Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
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From: Jones, Amanda D SAW [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 2:34 PM
To: Homewood, Sue; Ron Linville
Subject: Sibler / Hodges Creek On Hold Letter (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Amanda Jones
Regulatory Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
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Asheville, NC 28801-5006
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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Wilmington District
Action ID: 2010-1813 County: Watauga
Incomplete Application Notification
Property
Owner MRH Limited Partnership, LLC
Attn: Glenn Henson
Address 379 Jim= Billings Road
Vilas NC 28692
Telephone Number 828-963-0445
Location/Description of Proposed Activity: Placement of fill into 0.10 acre of wetlands adjacent to
Hodges Creek in order to construct a commercial car lot on the south side of NC Hwy 105, in Boone,
Watauga County, North Carolina.
Type of Permit Applied For (check one): IP () NWP ( X ) GP ( )
Applicable law: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act ( X ); Section 10, Rivers and Harbor Act ( )
YOUR APPLICATION/PRECONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION IS INCOMPLETE AND CANNOT
BE EVALUATED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS RECEIVED (CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY):
Your application/pre-construction notification form has not been completed and/or signed. (see
remarks)
X Under the conditions of Nationwide Permit # 39 , you are required to submit an aquatic resource
mitigation plan. The required plan is either insufficient or has not been included with your
notification (see remarks).
X Your application/pre-construction notification did not include information describing measures you
have implemented to avoid and minimize losses of Waters of the United States.
X Your submitted project plans or maps were insufficient, too large, or not legible (see remarks)
Your application/pre-construction notification did not include a delineation of affected special
aquatic sites, including wetlands, vegetated shallows, and riffle and pool complexes as required.
You must submit a copy of your application to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC)
since your proposed work is in a designated trout water county (see remarks section below for the
address of your WRC representative)
Other (see remarks below)
REMARKS: Information should be submitted that documents avoidance and minimization on the project
site specifically the availability of parcels nearby that may also serve the project purpose. We are aware of
previously permitted and/or other parcels along the same commercial corridor that are available which
may be adequate sites for a commercial car lot. Plans should also be submitted that show the design for
the proposed lot in more detail versus just showing the footprint of the fill. Finally, a mitigation plan
should be submitted that adequately compensates for impacts to the wetlands on site provided you've
demonstrated practicable avoidance and minimization measures. The wetland area proposed for impact is
one of the few (if not last) remaining wetlands adjacent to Hodges Creek which supports wild brown trout.
The wetland provides valuable storm water treatment functions for Hodges Creek and downstream waters.
Any proposed plan should provide for mitigation at a 2:1 ratio. If the requested information is not
submitted to our office within 30 days from the date this letter is received, we will assume that you longer
wish to pursue this project and will withdraw your permit application.
Date: November 26.2010
Corps Regulatory Official: Amanda Jones Telephone No.: 828-271-7980 x.231
CF: Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting Inc., Attn: Jessica Pleasants, 1638 Brushy Fork Road, Trade,
TN 37691.
N.C. Division of Water Quality, Attn: Sue Homewood (via email)
N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission, Attn: Ron Linville (via email)