20190288 Ver 1_USACE Permit_20191127

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
151 PATTON AVENUE
ROOM 208
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801-5006
November 27, 2019
Regulatory Division
Action ID: SAW-2018-02144
Mr. Tim Holloman
Town Manager
Town of Beech Mountain
403 Beech Mountain Parkway
Beech Mountain, North Carolina 28604
Dear Mr. Holloway,
Please reference your request dated February 21, 2018, to modify the minimum flow
release conditions that were associated with a previous Department of the Army
standard permit that authorized the initial construction of the Buckeye Creek Reservoir
for water supply needs for the Town of Beech Mountain on November 28, 1984. Your
request is authorized and the following conditions are hereby incorporated as
revised/updated special conditions for the continued operation of this water supply
reservoir.
1. The permittee shall operate the Buckeye Creek Reservoir in accordance with the
attached minimum flow release schedule.
2. The permittee shall use the recently installed U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
stream gauges upstream and downstream of the Buckeye Creek Reservoir to
continuously monitor and record stream flow on Buckeye Creek in order to
document adherence to the modified minimum flow release requirements in
Condition 1 above.
3. The permittee shall submit quarterly reports to the Winston Salem Regional
Office of the Division of Water Resources (DWR) of daily recorded upstream and
downstream stream flows as measured by the USGS gauges noted above.
These reports should be submitted to DWR in accordance with condition #3 of
the corresponding 401 Water Quality Certification dated November 20, 2019 and
be made available to our office upon request.
4. The permittee shall maintain the newly installed mechanized dam drain valve in
proper functioning condition at all times.

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Please feel free to contact Ms. Amanda Jones Fuemmeler at [phone],
extension 4225, if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cott Jones, PWS
Chief
Asheville/Charlotte Regulatory Field Offices
Attachment
cc (via Email):
Clearwater Environmental Consultants, Inc. / Attn: Clement Riddle
N.C. Division of Water Resources / Attn: Sue Homewood
N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission / Attn: Andrea Leslie