20201094 Ver 1_Meeting Request Review_20210115

ID#* 20201094
Version* 1
Regional Office* Central Office - [phone]
Reviewer List* Erin Davis
Pre -Filing Meeting Request submitted 1/15/2021
Contact Name * Micky Clemmons
Contact Email Address* [e-mail]
Project Name* Blair Creek Mitigation Project
Project Owner* North Carolina Department of Mitigation Services (NCDMS)
Project County* Clay
Owner Address: Street Address
1652 Mail Service Center
Address Line 2
aty State / Frovince / Region
Raleigh North Carolina
Rbstal/Zip Code Country
27699 USA
Is this a transportation project?* r Yes r No
Type(s) of approval sought from the DWR:
W 401 Water Quality Certification - F 401 Water Quality Certification -
Regular Express
r- Individual Permit r- Modification
r- Shoreline Stabilization
Does this project have an existing project ID#?*
r Yes r No
Please list all existing project ID's associated with this projects.*
20201094
Do you know the name of the staff member you would like to request a meeting with?
Erin Davis
Please give a brief project description below.*

The Blair Creek Mitigation Project is located on five abutting parcels of an
active farm in Clay County, North Carolina, approximately 1.5 miles south
of the Town of Hayesville as shown on the Project Vicinity Map. The
primary project site entrance is a farm road located 0.5 miles down
Waldroup Road on the left, where the road curves sharply to the right.
Coordinates for the approximate center of the project are 35.026069 N
Latitude,-83.831862 W Longitude.
The project area lies within the Hiwassee River Basin, Hydrologic Unit
Code (HUC) 06020002-060010 (named the Hiwassee River/Sweetwater
Creek Watershed), which is identified as a Targeted Local Watershed
(TLW) in the NC Division of Mitigation Services' (DMS) 2018 Hiwassee
River Basin Restoration Priorities 2018 (RBRP) report. The project is
located in the Blue Ridge Physiographic Region, within the Broad Basins
Level IV ecoregion. The project watershed drains into Blair Creek, which
flows into the Hiwassee River approximately 1.4 miles downstream,
ultimately emptying into the Tennessee River. Blair Creek and its
tributaries are classified by NCDWR as Class "WS-IV" waters (NCDWR,
2016).
Michael Baker Engineering, Inc. (Baker) proposes to restore 4,368 linear
feet (LF) of stream along sections of both the North and South Forks of
Blair Creek and after their confluence, Blair Creek itself, and will enhance
176 LF of existing unnamed tributary to the South Fork. Additionally, the
project will restore -by -reestablishment, restore -by -rehabilitation, or
enhance approximately 6.095 total acres of riparian wetlands.
Historic agricultural use on the project site has predominantly been for a
dairy operation and is currently utilized for row crop and hay production.
These activities have negatively impacted both water quality and
streambank stability along the project streams. The resulting observed
stressors include streambank erosion, sedimentation, excess nutrient
input, channel modification, wetland drainage, and the loss of riparian
buffers.
Please give a couple of dates you are available for a meeting.
3/28/2018
Please attach the documentation you would like to have the meeting about.
pdf only
By digitally signing below, I certify that I have read and understood that per the Federal Clean Water Act Section
401 Certification Rule the following statements:
• This form completes the requirement of the Pre -Filing Meeting Request in the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification
Rule.
• I understand by signing this form that I cannot submit my application until 30 calendar days after this pre -filing
meeting request.
• I also understand that DWR is not required to respond or grant the meeting request.
Your project's thirty -day clock started upon receipt of this application. You will receive notification regarding meeting location
and time if a meeting is necessary. You will receive notification when the thirty -day clock has expired, and you can submit an
application.
Signature

Submittal Date 1/15/2021
Reviewer Meeting Request Decision
Has a meeting been scheduled?* r Yes r No