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Strickland, Bev
From: Davis, Erin B
Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 2:34 PM
To: Jeff Keaton; Kim Browning
Subject: RE: [External] RE: Cross Creek Ranch Pond
So if the pond is offline/non-jurisdictional, then 401 approval is not needed. The discharge to the nearby
stream is still subject to State Water Quality Standards, so we would encourage the use of BMPs (e.g. filter
bag) to avoid the risk of violation.
Erin B. Davis, PWS
Stream & Wetland Mitigation Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
919-817-0360 cell
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From: Jeff Keaton [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 2:27 PM
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Subject: [External] RE: Cross Creek Ranch Pond
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I expect we would pump down and notch the dam. I am going to review this with the contractor next week
and will let you know how he wants to do it. Erin, let me know your thoughts on 401. Thanks.
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From: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 2:21 PM
To: Jeff Keaton <[e-mail]>; Davis, Erin B <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Cross Creek Ranch Pond
Hi Jeff
The answer is yes and no. If you plan to just breach the dam, for example take a notch out of the dam with an
excavator, and place the dam material on high ground, you would NOT need a 404 permit. This is assuming
that you are not discharging material into the stream. In this situation, I would also suggest pumping down the
water as much as possible first so you don't have a heavy flow from the breach that causes sediment from the
dam to go downstream. If you're proposing to use a BMP or check -dam, depending on the amount of impact,
you would likely need a permit.
Give me a call if that's not clear.
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Thanks
Kim
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Original Message
From: Jeff Keaton <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2021 1:48 PM
To: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>; Davis, Erin B
<[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Cross Creek Ranch Pond
Kim & Erin - There is a pond that will be removed on our Cross Creek project. Although we do not plan to
begin construction until October at the earliest, we'd like to consider draining the pond ahead of construction
to give it some time to dry before we work on it. It will be converted to wetland. Am I correct in assuming we
would need the 401 and 404 before we drain it? Or is that something we could do before permits are issued
but after the mitigation plan is conditionally approved? Thanks.
Jeff Keaton, PE I Senior Water Resources Engineer
0: 919.851.9986 x103 M: 919.302.6919
Wildlands Engineering, Inc. <Blockedhttp://www.wildlandseng.com/>
312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225
Raleigh, NC 27609
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