20020598 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20020522

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
WATER QUALITY SECTION
May 22, 2002
Mr. Jason Guidry
North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program
1619 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1619
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Subject: 401 Water Quality Certification
Review Comments
Clear Creek Stream Restoration
DWQ Project No. 02-0598
Henderson County
Dear Mr. Guidry:
Staff of the Division of Water Quality has reviewed the package submitted for the 401 Water
Quality Certification and have visited the site of the proposed Clear Creek Stream Restoration
project. The following comments and recommendations are provided:
1. We agree with the stream classification of Clear Creek at the proposed restoration site to be
a C4 type stream; however, after looking at the reference reach site it appears that the stream
type for Bent Creek is a C3b. Also, there was no sinuosity data provided for Bent Creek.
2. Please review the stream orders for Clear Creek and Bent Creek. Reference reach streams
should be within one order of the stream being restored. You should confirm the stream
orders of Clear Creek and Bent Creek are within one stream order. Also, the drainage area
for Bent Creek is significantly less (eight times) than that of Clear Creek. Because of the
watershed size this may result in design problems.
3. Since Basin Creek is not with the same HUC Unitas Clear Creek and is extremely smaller than
Clear Creek, we are recommending that it not be used for design purposes.
4. On page 1 of the report under Design Goals, "Establish a riparian buffer of woody plant
species, preferably native." All plant species should be native and all exotic species should
be removed from the site.
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Mr. Jason Guidry
May 22, 2002
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5. You might want to consider using rock cross vane instead of log cross vanes just for long
term durability.
The information listed above is needed before the Division of Water Quality can issue the 401
Water Quality Certification. Until this information is received and approved we are requesting (by
copy of this letter) that the Corps of Engineers place this project on hold. This project will also be
placed on hold for our processing due to incomplete information in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H-
.0507 (h). As we review the application and supporting information additional comments and
recommendations may be made.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If you have questions,
please call Dave Penrose at 919-733-1786 or me at 828-251-6208.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Parker
Environmental Specialist
xc: Roy Davis
Dave Penrose
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