20011729 Ver 1_Public Hearing Info_20040416

?OF WATF Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
,0 G North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
r Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Q Division of Water Quality
???"?' Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
April 16, 2004
To: Boyd DeVane, DWQ Planning Branch, 401 Public Hearing Officer
From: Bob Zarzecki, Wetlands/401 Unit, Public Hearing Clerk
DWQ Project No. 01-1729
Chatham County
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Project Name: Rocky River Lower Reservoir Expansion, 955 Water Plant Road, Slier City, NC
POST PUBLIC HEARING SUMMARY
November 6, 2003 Public Hearing
December 4, 2004 Siler City response to Public Hearing comments received during the hearing and a portion of the
comments received after the hearing but before the record closed - - provided response to the
following issues:
• Connection to county water system
• Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Buffers
• Water level of proposed reservoir
• Dredging/excavation of upper reservoir
• Decreased water downstream caused by proposed reservoir
• WWTP compliance and increased water quality problems
• Impact to endangered species
• Water conservation
• Cumulative impacts
• Woody Hydro Dam
December 8, 2004 Close of Record (Comment Period) for Public Hearing (over 400 written responses received)
January 2, 2004 DWQ Request for More Information
• Mitigation plan
• Reservoir (and downstream) water quality
• Water releases ("flushing" events)
• Alternatives
January 22, 2004 Slier City Response to DWQ's January 2, 2004 letter
• Conceptual mitigation plan provided
February 11, 2004 Meeting with US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), DWQ, Jay Carter & Associates (Siler City's
Environmental Consultant) and Glenn Dunn (Slier City's Attorney)
• Discussed project history, mitigation plan, alternatives & water quality issues
March 4, 2004 Letter from Glenn Dunn requesting action on Reclassification
March 12, 2004 Site visit with Jay Carter & Associates, DWQ & USACE to review mitigation sites
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
919-733-1786 (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/
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Town of Siler City - Post Public Hearing Summary
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April 16, 2004
March 15, 2004 Siler City provided additional information
• Water conservation
• Connection to county water system
• Downstream water quality
March 16, 2004 Comments from Division of Water Resources (DWR) regarding connection to county water
system
March 19, 2004 Meeting with Brian McCrodden (Hydrologics, Inc., Siler City's Consultant), DWQ & DWR to dicuss
downstream water quality problems and the effects of the new reservoir on downstream flows
March 22, 2004 DWQ request for more information
• Mitigation plan modifications
• Downstream water quality ("flushing" events)
March 24, 2004 Follow-up meeting with Brian McCrodden, DWQ & DWR to review flow models of the new
reservoir's effects on downstream flows
March 25, 2004 DWQ email to Brian McCrodden requesting a summary of modeling data on downstream flows
March 26, 2004 DWQ meeting (including staff from the Environmental Sciences Branch) to discuss downstream
flows and water quality
April 2, 2004 Meeting with DWQ & DWR to discuss downstream flows and water quality
April 12, 2004 Siler City letter summarizing our meetings with Brian McCrodden and informing DWQ that they
are working on the modifications to the mitigation plan
April 14, 2004 DWQ email to Jay Carter & Associates concerning cumulative impacts
April 14, 2004 Teleconference with Reclassification Hearing Officers
April 23, 2004 DWQ meeting scheduled with NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) and US Fish & Wildlife
Service (FWS) to discuss possible changes to minimum flows to include "pulse"P'flushing" events
to improve downstream water quality
Future Waiting on revised mitigation plan from Siler City (expected to be received on April 21, 2004)
Waiting on cumulative impact information from Siler City
Will need to schedule a follow-up meeting with Brian McCrodden after DWQ's meeting with WRC
& FWS to discuss downstream flows and the potential for requiring "pulse"P'flushing" events to
improve water quality