20130781 Ver 1_Public Notice Comments_20130902

Higgins, Karen
From: Dennis Testerman <detesterman @cabarruscounty.us>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 10:35 PM
To: STEVE KICHEFSKI ( Steve .Kichefski @usace.army.mi1); Higgins, Karen
Subject: SAW- SAW - 2013 -01263 RiverOaks Corporate Center
Importance: High
Hi Steve and Karen,
Regarding the Public Notice on the Beacon Partners request for a permit to impact wetlands on the site of the subject
project, Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD) is referenced in the permit request as the owner of the
floodplain adjacent to and downstream from the proposed project. In determining the boundary of the floodplain to be
donated, CSWCD requested that the previous property owners and /or Beacon Partners provide for permanently -
protected water qualify buffers adjacent to the floodplain and streams flowing to the Rocky River on this property. With
this permanent protection in mind, under the "Compensatory Mitigation" section of the Public Notice, CSWCD would
like to see a proposal that is responsive to our previous request to grant conservation easements on vegetative buffers
on streams connecting to the portion of floodplain owned by CSWCD.
Attention will need to be paid to mandatory water quality buffers associated with the ACOE permit for the creation of a
reservoir on Coddle Creek circa 1990, as well as buffers associated with the existing Interbasin Transfer Certificate and
Cabarrus County Waterbody Buffer Zone ordinance.
Finally, we are also concerned that the placement of a water quality BMP adjacent to the ingress /regress easement
along the southern property boundary might result in hydrological conditions that would make this access corridor
unsuitable for vehicular traffic.
We would like to participate in the public hearing on this permit request; please notify us of the hearing date.
Also please note that our official name is "Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District," without inclusion of the word
"county."
Dennis
Dennis E. Testerman, CEE
Manager /Sr. Resource Conservation Specialist
Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District
715 Cabarrus Ave., West
Concord, NC 28027 -6214
704.920.3303 (d)
704.795.6432 (f)
980.521.4871 (c)
[e-mail]
http: / /www.cabarruscounty.us /Conservation
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land and all its natural resources.

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