20181034 Ver 1_Meeting Request Review_20210215

ID#* 20181034
Version* 1
Regional Office* Central Office - [phone]
Reviewer List* Erin Davis
Pre -Filing Meeting Request submitted 2/15/2021
Contact Name * Micky Clemmons
Contact Email Address* [e-mail]
Project Name* Rush Fork Mitigation Project
Project Owner* North Carolina Department of Mitigation Services (NCDMS)
Project County* Haywood
Owner Address: Street Address
1652 Mail Service Center
Address Line 2
aty State / Frovince / Region
Raleigh NC
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.*
20181034
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.*

We believe that a pre -filing meeting is unnecessary for this project,
because a post -contract IRT meeting was held on 8/9/18 and the DWR
representative who attended this meeting was Mac Haupt.
The LT to Rush Fork Stream Mitigation Project is located in the Crabtree
Community of Haywood County, NC. The project site is located in the
French Broad River Basin (06010106) and the NC DIMS Targeted Local
Watershed (TLW) 06010106020010. The project site is bisected by Rush
Fork Road approximately 1.8 miles north of its intersection with Silvers
Coves Road.
The existing stream reaches have been significantly impacted by
unrestricted livestock access and removal of riparian buffers. Most of the
project reaches have cleared banks with a mix of small scattered trees
and stands of invasive species located at the top of bank. Currently, the
project reaches are unstable, incised, and exhibit active bank erosion
from both high flows and livestock access.
The project will involve the restoration and enhancement of approximately
5,300 LF of existing stream. A Best Management Practice (BMP) will also
be implemented at the head of one of the tributaries to treat nutrient and
sediment laden run-off from the surrounding pasture area. Degraded
riparian wetlands will be restored and/or enhanced with the
implementation of Priority Level 1 restoration, livestock exclusion, and
native riparian buffer plantings. At this time, no wetland credit is being
sought for the project. A conservation easement will be implemented
along all project reaches in an excess of 30 feet from the top of bank and
will incorporate existing functional wetlands. The conservation easement
will protect the entire project area in perpetuity. Livestock will be excluded
from the conservation easement with permanent fencing.
Please give a couple of dates you are available for a meeting.
8/9/2018
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 2/15/2021
Reviewer Meeting Request Decision

Has a meeting been scheduled?* r Yes r No