20011551 Ver 3_Other Agency Comments_20110927

Dennison, Laurie
From: Homewood, Sue
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:22 PM
To: Dennison, Laurie; Euliss, Amy
Subject: FW: NC Granite Corp Quarry, Ararat River, Surry Co.
Attachments: NC Granite In-channel Structures, Ararat River.doc
Laurie for the file please (this is the IP you just sent the hold for PN letter to)
Sue Homewood
NC DENR Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Quality
585 Waughtown Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
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From: Linville, Ron
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:14 PM
To: Monte Matthews
Cc: Homewood, Sue
Subject: NC Granite Corp Quarry, Ararat River, Surry Co.
The way I understand this is that they will return the river to a free flowing scenario so no more impediments to aquatic
life passage by using a "Rosgen type" diversion.
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Gordon Myers, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Monte Matthews, USACOE
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
FROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator IWW
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: September 27, 2011
SUBJECT: Action ID: SAW-1988-00292, North Carolina Granite Corporation (Quarry),
Ararat River, Surry County
The applicant proposes to obtain after-the-fact permit approvals and permit issuance for impacts
to the Ararat River, specifically relative to a water withdrawal. Biologists with the North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission are familiar with habitat values in the area. These
comments are provided in accordance with the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d) and the North Carolina Environmental
Policy Act (G.S. 113A-1 through 113A-10; NCAC 25).
The after-the-fact permit request is for unauthorized dam/weir activities and subsequent impacts
to side cannels along the Ararat River. The new application is for approvals to install natural
structures within the river and to use an existing withdrawal.
Based on our review of the submittal and our knowledge of area habitats, we will not object to
the project providing:
1. Process water within the quarry should be managed and recycled to avoid future
reduction of riverine flows.
2. The project should use state-of-the-art natural channel design methodologies and
techniques instead of hard stabilization. Natural riparian functions should be restored and
maintained (restore free flowing riverine habitats). Aquatic life movement impediments,
dams, solid weirs or similar structures should not be permitted.
3. Native plants should be used for the bank buffers. The use of Black Walnut (Juglans
nigra) trees should be evaluated further as this species is a well-known allelopathic plant.
To the extent practicable, 100-foot buffers should be provided for perennial waters.
Regardless of width, maximum available buffers should be provided and permanently
protected.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries - 1721 Mail Service Center - Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] - Fax: [phone]

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4. Normal riverine flows should be maintained, especially during low flow and drought
conditions so that downstream aquatic species and habitats are not diminished. No more
than twenty (20) percent of base flow should be removed during low flow periods.
During periods of higher flow, diverted water should be stored for use during dry periods.
5. When practicable, heavy equipment should be operated from the bank rather than in the
channel. Any heavy equipment used in waters should be new or low hour and clean.
Petroleum spill and containment equipment should be kept on site whenever fuel and
heavy equipment are present
6. The diversion device should have a specific (physical) operational elevation point below
which water cannot be withdrawn. Permits and certifications should preclude alterations
and manipulations that withdraw excessive amounts of water from the river.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project during the early planning
stages. If you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact me at 336-769-9453.
E-copy: Sue Homewood, DWQ-WSRO