20061947 Ver 1_Staff Report_20070503

~F W A T~9 Michael F. Easley, Governor
Q William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~ North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

> ~ Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
p -~ Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
May 3, 2007 0`'Y F ~ ~ - ~ q ~ 1
CERTIFIED MAIL #
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Grover L. and Lucy Edwards
672 Vincent Lane
Henrico, NC 27842
Subject: Follow up to April 19, 2007 Site Visit
Grover L. and Lucy Edwards
DWQ Project # 06-1947
Northampton County
Dear Mr. Edwards
On April 19, 2007, Mike Horan, Karen Higgins, and Shelton Sullivan from the Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) met with you on-site at Spring Garden Lane near Henrico in Northampton County to discuss your
restoration efforts. During this inspection we observed the culvert installations, the status of the sediment
removal, and discussed the areas that require further work. The following is a summary of what was
observed and discussed during the site inspection:
1. The nlun>?e Wool area adiacent to Spring Garden Lane (upstream of the new culvertl.
^ Remove rip rap placed across the channel and replace with large, flat boulders. Make sure
the boulders are level and secured into the stream bed and sides of the channel.
^ Bring up the elevation of the first pool so it is almost level with the upstream channel (above
the head cut identified during the inspection).
^ Each subsequent plunge pool should be 6-12" below the previous pool, resulting in
approximately four to five plunge pools. The boulders used to separate each pool should be
placed such that the water cascades over the boulders.
^ Remove any deposited sediment within this area of the channel. It is recommended that you
use hand labor (buckets, shovels and wheelbarrows) to remove deposited sediment from the
stream channel. The sediment should be removed from the channel, taken to high ground
(more than 100 feet landward from the stream channel) and stabilized.
^ Stabilize the banks with rip rap and vegetation.
2. The outlet of the new culvert on Spring Garden Lane (downstream endZ
^ Remove the boulders that are in the stream channel at the outlet of the culvert. These
boulders can be used in the above mentioned plunge pool area.
^ Stabilize the banks with rip rap and vegetation.
^ Remove any deposited sediment within the channel above the check dam as described above.
^ When all work is completed (as described above and below), remove the check dam from the
stream.
NorthCarolina
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Ragional Office Surface Water Protection Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: h20.enr.state.nc.us 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 FAX [phone]

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Spring Garden Lane
5/3/2007
Northampton County
Gravel driveway crossing on West Side of Spring Garden Lane
^ The placement of culverts in waters must be placed below the elevation of the streambed to
allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. During our inspection we noted that the
placement of this culvert was perched ~ 2 feet above the stream bed at the downstream end.
Please note, in your 401 Water Quality Certification you indicated the culvert would be
installed according to State requirements. Please modify the culvert to the specifications in
your plans (see the attached drawing from your 401 Water Quality Certification titled
"Section B-B").
4. Stream along the West side of Spring Garden Lane (downstream of gravel driveway crossing)
^ Remove any deposited sediment within the channel as described above.
^ The channel must be restored so that the width of the channel is the same from the
downstream edge of the gravel driveway crossing to the confluence with the downstream
channel.
^ Once the width of the channel is restored, the banks must be pulled back to a 3:1 slope (with
the exception of the large pine tree that should remain) and vegetated as indicated in the
attached drawing from your 401 Water Quality Certification titled "Section C-C."
^ Once the banks are stabilized, any additional in-stream sediment that has been deposited
during this process should be removed as described above.
5. Stream clean up from Spring Garden Lane to Butler Drive and below Butler Drive
^ Areas requiring further sediment removal were flagged during our site visit . Sediment
should be removed in the areas indicated with either orange or pink flagging to the point
marked with double pink flagging below Butler Drive. Please make sure to remove any
deposited sediment within the channel as described above.
DWQ will be conducting another site inspection at the end of May, 2007, to ensure the above
mentioned steps have been satisfactorily completed. Please note that if these steps are not
completed there may be additional civil penalties levied of up to $25,000 per day for each violation.
Please feel free to call Mike Horan at [phone] or Karen Higgins at [phone] ext. 574 if you
have any questions or concerns. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
~~~L
Charles Wakild
Regional Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
ATTACHMENTS
cc: David Boaz - B & B Consultants, Inc., PO Box 429, South Hill, VA 23970
Danny Smith -NPS-ACO Unit
John Holley - DLR Raleigh Regional Office
Thomas Brown - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regional Office
Cyndi Karoly - 401 Wetlands Unit
DWQ RRO -File Copy
DWQ Central Files