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April 29, 2011
Mr. Tyler Crumbley
US Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801
Subject: Amendment to NWP Application
French Broad River at Hap Simpson Park
Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Crumbley:
Confluence Engineering, PC
16 Broad Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.255.5530
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MAY 0 2 2011
DENR - WATER QUALITY
WETLANDS AND STQRMWATER BRANCH
We are submitting this amendment to our April 6 application based on our recent conversations
regarding appropriate permits, modifications to the plan, and comments from the NC Wildlife
Resources Commission (WRC). We met with WRC and City of Brevard staff on April 27 and arrived
at the following design changes:
• Using WRC standard details, a 12-foot wide, precast concrete slab will replace the wooden
canoe runner/step launch originally designed. This concrete ramp will allow larger boats to
access the river. The City plans to construct a concrete lane from the edge of the existing
asphalt parking lot to the top of the ramp.
• A WRC standard design fishing pier will be constructed upstream of the boat ramp, either on a
precast concrete grade beam below existing grade or on driven piles. This impact is considered
temporary and it will result in no net dredging or filling.
• The boulder vane may be shifted upstream to work in concert with the fishing pier and serve as
a canoe launch. Final determination of the vane location will be made once the ramp and pier
locations are established.
In response to WRC comments about existing trees at the site, the bank stabilization will protect
healthy, stable, native trees, most of which are offset several feet beyond the proposed grading limits.
The vast majority of the vegetation to be affected by the bank sloping is non-native privet, mulitflora
rose and honeysuckle. Elderberry and silky dogwood shrubs on the bank will be transplanted to the
new bank, and any mature river birch, sycamore and other native species that can reasonably be saved
will be. Bank grading will be adjusted as necessary to protect root structures of such trees.
Also, as you and I have discussed, we will change our application to request a NWP 27 for the bank
stabilization and rock vane portions of the project and a NWP 36 for the boat ramp and fishing pier. A
revised PCN cover page and impacts summary page reflecting these changes are attached.
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Amendment to NWP Application
French Broad River at Hap Simpson Park
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Thanks for your help with this project. If you have any questions, please call me at [phone],
extension 22.
Sincerely,
Confluence Engineering, PC
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Andrew Bick, PE
Principal
Enclosures
Cc: Daniel Cobb, City of Brevard
Ian McMillan, NCDWQ 401 Wetlands Unit
Dave McHenry, NCWRC
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Corps action ID no.
DWQ project no.
Form Version 1.3 Dec 10 2008
Pre-Construction Notification PC Form
A. Applicant Information
1. Processing
1 a. Type(s) of approval sought from the
Corps:
®Section 404 Permit ? Section 10 Permit
1 b. Specify Nationwide Permit (NWP) number: 27, 36 or General Permit (GP) number:
1 c. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps? ® Yes ? No
1 d. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWQ (check all that apply):
® 401 Water Quality Certification - Regular ? Non-404 Jurisdictional General Permit
? 401 Water Quality Certification - Express ? Riparian Buffer Authorization
le. Is this notification solely for the record
because written approval is not required? For the record only for DWQ 401
Certification:
? Yes ® No For the record only for Corps Permit:

? Yes ® No
1f. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in-lieu fee program proposed for mitigation
of impacts? If so, attach the acceptance letter from mitigation bank or in-lieu
fee program. ? Yes ® No
1 g. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties. If yes, answer 1 h
below. ? Yes ® No
1 h. Is the project located within a NC DCM Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)? ? Yes ® No
2. Project Information
2a. Name of project: French Broad River Stabilization at Hap Simpson Park
2b. County: Transylvania
2c. Nearest municipality / town: Brevard
2d. Subdivision name:
2e. NCDOT only, T.I.P. or state
project no:
3. Owner Information
3a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed: CITY OF BREVARD
3b. Deed Book and Page No. N/A
3c. Responsible Party (for LLC if
applicable): c/o Daniel Cobb
Planner / Assistant Zoning Administrator
3d. Street address: Brevard City Hall
95 West Main Street
3e. City, state, zip: Brevard, NC 28712
3f. Telephone no.: [phone]
3g. Fax no.: [phone]
3h. Email address: [e-mail]
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C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
1 a. Which sections were completed below for your project (check all that apply):
? Wetlands ® Streams - tributaries ? Buffers
? Open Waters ? Pond Construction
2. Wetland Impacts
If there are wetland impacts proposed on the site, then complete this question for each wetland area impacted.
2a. 2b. 2c. 2d. 2e. 2f.
Wetland impact Type of jurisdiction
number - Type of impact Type of wetland Forested (Corps - 404, 10 Area of impact
Permanent (P) or (if known) DWQ - non-404, other) (acres)
Temporary T
W1 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W2 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W3 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps M AY 0 2 2011
? No ? DWQ

W4 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
WETLAND TER QUALITy
AND STORMWATE
? No ? DWQ R BRMC
W5 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W6 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
2g. Total wetland impacts 0
2h. Comments:
3. Stream Impacts
If there are perennial or intermittent stream impacts (including temporary impacts) proposed on the site, then complete this
question for all stream sites impacted.
3a. 3b. 3c. 3d. 3e. 3f. 3g.
Stream impact Type of impact Stream name Perennial Type of jurisdiction Average Impact
number - or
(PER)
(Corps - 404, 10
stream
length
Permanent (P) or intermittent DWQ - non-404, width (linear
Temporary (T) (INT)? other) (feet) feet)
S1 ®P?T Bank Stabilization French Broad
River ® PER
? INT ® Corps
® DWQ 70 1350
S2 ®P ? T Boat Ramp French Broad PER Corps 70 15
River ? INT © DWQ
S3 ? P ®T Fishing Pier French Broad ® PER ® Corps 70 15
River ? INT ® DWQ
S4 ? P ? T ? PER ? Corps
? INT ? DWQ
S5 ? P ? T ? PER ? Corps
? INT ? DWQ
S6 ? P ? T ? PER ? Corps
? INT ? DWQ
3h. Total stream and tributary impacts 1350
3i. Comments: The project may include up to 1350 linear feet of bank stabilization, depending on construction cost. The
priority area is the boat ramp and the 600 linear feet of bank stabilization upstream and downstream of this point. Boat ramp
and fishing pier impacts overlap the proposed bank stabilization reach.
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