20090049 Ver 2_Staff Comments_20130930

Strickland, Bev
From: Kulz, Eric
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:06 PM
To: Strickland, Bev
Subject: FW: Glade Creek II
Attachments: 09 -0049 v2 Glade Creek Mitigation- hold letter - alleghany.pdf
Eric W. Kulz
Environmental Senior Specialist
N.C. Division of Water Resources
Compliance & Permitting Unit
1650 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650
Phone: [phone]
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From: Homewood, Sue
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 11:49 AM
To: Crumbley, Tyler SAW ( Tyler .Crumbley(@usace.army.mil); Tugwell, Todd SAW
(Todd.Tugwell(@usace.army.mil)
Cc: McCormick, Tasha L SAW ( Tasha .L.McCormick(@usace.army.mil); Kulz, Eric
Subject: FW: Glade Creek II
I wasn't thinking and copied Tasha on this comment letter rather than Todd & Tyler. One day
I'll get all my different mitigation site projects straight. Sorry guys.
Sue Homewood
NC DENR Winston -Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources - Water Quality Programs
585 Waughtown Street
Winston- Salem, NC 27107
Voice: (336) 771 -4964
FAX: [phone]
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From: Homewood, Sue
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 3:56 PM
To: Xu, Lin
Cc: 'McCormick, Tasha L SAW'; Kulz, Eric
Subject: Glade Creek II
Lin,
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Please see attached. Hardcopy to follow. Thanks.

September 3, 2013
DWQ # 09 -0049 v2
Alleghany County
CERTIFIED MAIL #7012 2920 0000 3656 2063
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Attn: Lin Xu
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699 -1652
Subject: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Glade Creek II Amended Stream Mitigation Plan
Dear Mr. Xu:
On July 30, 2013, the Division of Water Resources — Water Quality Programs (Division) received your
application dated July 30, 2013, requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division for your
project. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be processed. The
application is on -hold until all of the following information is received:
1. The Division believes that one year of monitoring is insufficient to suggest the Glade Creek
project as a reference reach for this proposal.
2. As noted during the original project submittal, the Division continues to have concerns regarding
the proposal for UT1. The Mitigation approach outlined on Page 5 of the Mitigation Plan notes
that UT1 is impacted by upstream cattle. Proposals for preservation and restoration for UT1 will
not address the main source of issue of concern and source of pollution within this tributary.
The Division has questions about the potential uplift for this tributary.
3. The Division has concerns that relocation of UT1 through a floodplain soil and through a wetland
area may cause piping through the soil and /or displacement of the water into the wetland. If
upon completion of this project a stream no longer exists within the created UT1 channel
mitigation credits may not be able to be assigned to the tributary.
4. The amendment proposes preservation credit to the upper portion of UT1. This section of
channel does not provide adequate buffer within the conservation easement to provide for
preservation credits. In addition, due to the immediate upstream cattle activity, the Division
does not believe this tributary would be of sufficient quality to indicate preservation credit.
5. Wetland D has been proposed for restoration credit, however due to the amount of "valley fill"
to be removed to expose hydric soils, the Division believes the proposed plan would indicate
this area as creation credit, rather than restoration credit.
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DWQ# 09 -0049 v2
Request for Additional Information
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6. It appears that with the relocation of UT1 has the potential to remove hydrology from the lower
portion of Wetland A. Please clarify whether this portion of wetland was included in the
calculations for preservation of Wetland A and explain how hydrology will be preserved when
the tributary will be rerouted through Wetland D.
7. It appears that Wetland A was noted as a riparian wetland dominated by herbaceous
vegetation. The Division questions whether preservation is the appropriate proposal for this
wetland.
Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested
information for the proper consideration of the application. If all of the requested information is not
received in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter, the Division will be unable to
approve the application and it will be returned. The return of this project will necessitate reapplication
to the Division for approval, including a complete application package and the appropriate fee.
Please respond in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter by sending three copies of all
of the above requested information to the Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater — Compliance and Permitting
(Webscape) Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650.
Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Water Quality Certification Rules for this
activity and any work done within waters of the state may be a violation of North Carolina General
Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact me at 336- 771 -4964 or Sue. [e-mail] if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
Sue Homewood
Winston -Salem Regional Office
cc: Tasha McCormick, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR WSRO 401 files
DWR Webscape Unit