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June 14, 2007
Mr. Steve Whitmier
Long Branch Partners, LLC
315 Red Oak Flats Road
Dahlonga, GA 30533
Re: Stream Restoration Plan
Henrietta Quarry
Rutherford County, NC
DWQ #OS-1409
Dear. Mr. Whitmier:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight and Express Review Permitting Unit has reviewed
the revisions to the Restoration Plan for the above-referenced site.
DWQ does not consider the proposed mitigation plan to provide satisfactory mitigation for the proposed
impacts associated with the construction of the quarry. Based on the "piecemeal" nature of the proposed
restoration enhancement activities, and the construction of ponds within the on-site streams, which will
effectively isolate some of the proposed restoration reaches and prevent upstream/
downstream migration of aquatic life, DWQ feels that the water quality improvements and ecological
uplift of the proposed mitigation activities will be minimal.
In order to satisfy the mitigation requirements for the proposed project and satisfy the conditions of your
401 Water Quality Certification, you must submit an acceptable mitigation plan for the proposed
impacts. Options to consider include the following:
• Within the appropriate subbasin/USGS Hydrological Unit, identify a suitable reach of degraded
stream for restoration. The selected restoration reach and or reaches (contiguous tributaries)
must provide sufficient length to provide the required mitigation credits needed through
restoration, enhancement or a combination of these;
• Secure credits from an existing private mitigation bank with suitable available credits within the
appropriate subbasin/USGS Hydrological Unit, if such a bank exists; or.
• Apply to the N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement Program for eligibility to purchase the required
credits from existing NCEEP assets.
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone [phone] / Fax [phone]
Internet: http~//h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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Mr. Whitmier
Long Branch Partners, LLC
Henrietta Quarry
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Please submit a revised mitigation plan proposing sufficient mitigation credit to satisfy the requirements
of the 401 Water Quality Certification,. Please note that the September 16, 2005 Approval of 401 Water
Quality Certification requires written approval of you mitigation plan before any of the impacts
authorized in this Certification occur.
Please feel free to contact Eric Kulz at [phone] or me if you have any questions regarding this
project or our comments.
Sincerely,
R~~
Cyndi B. Karoly, Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
cc: File Copy (Eric Kulz)
Central Files
Kevin Barnett - DWQ Asheville Regional Office
Steve Chapin - USACE, Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Chris Huysman - WNR, P.O. Box 882, Canton, NC 28716
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Cazolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevazd, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Cazolina 27604
Phone [phone] / Fax [phone]
Internet: htto://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
Nom` Carolina
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