20202034 Ver 1_Trout Buffer Waiver_20210413

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
April 13, 2021
IDT Properties, LLC
ATTN: Mr. Derek Taylor
74 Cherrywood Drive
Highlands, NC 28741
Subject: Trout Buffer Zone Waiver
Big Creek Dam Removal and Restoration
TB-MACON-2021-005
Dear Mr. Taylor:
This office has received your plan for restoring the stream and removing the obsolete dam
on the 4.4 acre property on Cherrywood Drive in Macon County, North Carolina. Your plan
was submitted to this office for approval because of the proposed encroachments into the
buffer zone of designated trout waters. In accordance with NCGS 113A-57(1) and Title 15A
NCAC 4B .0125 (c) this letter will serve as written approval to encroach on the buffer zone of
Big Creek, which is classified as WS-II, , Trout, HQW. This authority has been delegated to
me by Brian Wrenn, Director, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, in accordance
with NCGS 143B-10. The following conditions will apply to this approval:
1. This approval is based on the information provided with the trout buffer waiver
request.
2. All plantings within the buffer shall be in accordance with the Riparian Planting Plan.
3. All stabilization matting and stakes to be used within the trout buffer shall be
biodegradable.
4. All work within the trout buffer shall be stabilized at the end of each work day.
5. Contact the North Carolina Wildlife Recourses Commission (NCWRC) to determine
if a moratorium between October 15 and April 15 is applicable.
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of u.eoom:„ui (WRY
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S. Highway 70 I Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500

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April 13, 2021
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The contact information is:
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Habitat Conservation Coordinator NC Wildlife Resources
Commission
20830 Great Smoky Mountain Expressway
Waynesville, NC 28786
828-558-6011; 828-400-4223 (cell)
www.ncwildlife.org
6. This approval does not absolve the permittee from compliance with the surface
water quality turbidity standard. More protective erosion and sedimentation
control measures may be required in order to comply with this water quality
standard. If any work is proposed in a stream a 401/404 permit may be required.
Your cooperation in protecting our environment is most appreciated. If you have any
questions about this approval, please contact me at [e-mail] or (828) 296-
4610.
Sincerely,
anleyT Ailc , PEGA
Regional En rneer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure: Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration
ec: Brian Wrenn, Director, DEMLR ([e-mail])
Julie Coco, P.E., State Sediment Specialist ([e-mail])
Landon Davidson, P.G., Division of Water- Resources ([e-mail])
Mr. Andrew Bick, P.E. Headwaters Engineering, PC [e-mail]