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Home My WebLink About20191577 Ver 1_Baseline Monitoring Letter_Submittal_20210303Staff Review Does this application have all the attachments needed to accept it into the review process?* r Yes r No ID#* Version* 20191577 Is this project a public transportation project?* r Yes r No Reviewer List:* Andrew Moore:eads\awmoore3 Select Reviewing Office:* Asheville Regional Office - (828) 296-4500 Does this project require a request for payment to be sent?* r Yes r No Project Submittal Form Please note: fields marked with a red asterisk below are required. You will not be able to submit the form until all mandatory questions are answered. Project Type: * r For the Record Only (Courtesy Copy) r New Project r Modification/New Project with Existing ID r More Information Response r Other Agency Comments r Pre -Application Submittal r Re-Issuance\Renewal Request r Stream or Buffer Appeal Is this supplemental information that needs to be sent to the Corps?* r Yes r No Project Contact Information Name: Alea Tuttle who is subrritting the inforrration? Email Address: alea@cwenv.com Project Information Existing ID #: Existing Version: 20191577 1 20170001(no dashes) 1 Project Name: Project Ranger Is this a public transportation project? r Yes r No Is the project located within a NC DCM Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)? r Yes r No r Unknown County (ies) Buncombe Please upload all files that need to be submited. aick the upload button or drag and drop files here to attach document Baseline Monitoring Letter_Submittal.pdf 4.25MB Only pdf or lm7 files are accepted. Describe the attachments or comments: The attached Baseline Documentation is submitted on behalf of Lee Thomason and Biltmore Farms, L.L.C. in compliance with condition 8 of the DWR 401 Permit WQC004226 issued June 1, 2020. Project Ranger is also authorized under Section 404 and Section 10 in a permit issued by USACE on July 10, 2020 for the construction of a bridge over the French Broad River. Sign and Submit W By checking the box and signing box below, I certify that: ■ I, the project proponent, hereby certifies that all information contained herein is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. ■ I, the project proponent, hereby requests that the certifying authority review and take action on this CWA 401 certification request within the applicable reasonable period of time. ■ I agree that submission of this online form is a "transaction" subject to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act'); ■ I agree to conduct this transaction by electronic means pursuant to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act'); ■ I understand that an electronic signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced in the same way as a written signature; AND ■ I intend to electronically sign and submit the online form. Signature: Submittal Date: Is filled in autocratically. DocuSign Envelope ID: CFD48E0D-E675-46F8-9CB8-D1 DA92681986 �� rWaLer C1earWater Environmental Consultants, Inc. www.cwenv.com March 3, 2021 Mr. Andrew Moore Division of Water Resources Asheville Regional Office 2090 U.S. 70 Highway Swannanoa, NC 28778-8211 RE: Project Ranger (SAW-2019-01867) (DWR Project No.20191577) Baseline Monitoring Documentation Buncombe County, North Carolina Dear Mr. Moore, The attached Baseline Documentation is submitted on behalf of Lee Thomason and Biltmore Farms, L.L.C. in compliance with condition 8 of the DWR 401 Permit WQC004226 issued June 1, 2020. Project Ranger is also authorized under Section 404 and Section 10 in a permit issued by USACE on July 10, 2020 for the construction of a bridge over the French Broad River. The site is located at 1600 Brevard Road, in Asheville, NC (Figure 1). A qualitative assessment of the banks upstream and downstream of the bridge location was performed by Clearwater Environmental Consultants, Inc. on December 21, 2020. Please do not hesitate to contact me at 828-698-9800 if you have any questions or comments. Sincerely, Alea K. Tuttle, P.W.S. Project Biologist Doc U� uSigned by: . 22,aa1� OA79F7DC85EE4F7... R. Clement Riddle, P.W.S. Principal 145 71 Avenue West, Suite B Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-698-9800 Tel DocuSign Envelope ID: CFD48E0D-E675-46F8-9CB8-D1 DA92681986 Biltmore Farms Project Ranger Baseline Photographic Documentation 12/21/2020 Project Ranger is authorized to begin construction of a bridge over the French Broad River in a Section 404 and Section 10 issued by USACE on July 10, 2020, and the Division of water Resources Water Quality Certification Issued June 1, 2020. The site is located at 1600 Brevard Road, in Asheville, NC (Figure 1). A qualitative assessment of the banks upstream and downstream of the bridge location was performed by C1earWater Environmental Consultants, Inc. on December 21, 2020 in compliance with condition 8 of the DWR 401 Permit WQC004226 issued June 1, 2020. This qualitative monitoring will be repeated quarterly following construction of the bridge, for one year, or two bankfull events (whichever is longer) , and then annually for three years. Clearing for the bridge began in early February 2021. The assessment included collecting seventeen (17) georeferenced photographs of both banks of the French Broad River and noting any existing visible areas of bank erosion. The upstream extent of the study reach began at Bent Creek River Park, approximately 600 LF upstream from the proposed bridge location, while the downstream extent ended at an overhead electric (OHE) powerline crossing, approximately 1200 LF downstream from the proposed bridge location. The photo points were georeferenced with Trimble sub -meter GPS device and collected both on foot and by canoe. Three areas of active erosion or bare vertical banks were identified in the survey. Area 1 includes portions of bank erosion at Bent Creek Park on the left bank of the French Broad River visible in Photo Point 1. The erosion in Area 1 is likely due to heavy use of the banks by the general public to access the creek, and lack of forested buffer. Area 2 includes a vertical bare bank on the right bank of the French Broad River visible in Photo Point 14. This bare bank is immediately downstream from a log debris jam, approximately 350 feet downstream from the proposed bridge location. Area 3 includes vertical bare banks which are actively slumping and eroding, located on the right bank of the French Broad River. The Area 3 erosion is visible from Photo Point 8 and Photo Point 16. This portion of bank lacks a forested buffer and is located in a maintained OHE right-of-way (ROW). The location of the photo points and three areas of existing bank erosion were indicated on the attached Overview Map (Figure 2). 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