20051457 Ver 1_Re Potential Meeting with Cleveland County Water Board (UNCLASSIFIED) 7.msg_20120315

Strickland, Bev
From: Reeder, Tom [tom.reeder @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:59 PM
To: Brayman, Christine M SAW
Subject: Re: Potential Meeting with Cleveland County Water Board (UNCLASSIFIED)
Chris - Thanks very much for your response. Colonel Baker left me a voice mail on his way to
Norfolk and told me that we would be happy to meet. I have passed that on to Cleveland
County and advised them to coordinate with Patricia Prentiss to get on the Colonel's
calendar. Thanks again.
Tom Reeder
Director, NC Division of Water Resources
Phone: 919 - 707 -9027
email: tom.reeder(@ncdenr.gov
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On 3/15/12 2:55 PM, " Brayman, Christine M SAW"
< Christine .M.Brayman(@usace.army.mil> wrote:
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>Tom -
>COL Baker and Ken are out of the office today and tomorrow. I
>certainly think they'd be amenable to meeting. I will ensure they
>answer you on MON if they haven't prior. You are probably well aware
>that Regulatory has been asking for the "need" for this and
>alternatives evaluation and have received little info from the
>applicant and consultant in these two areas. We discussed this more
>than once with Rep. McHenry too. I've attached the fact sheet we've given him.
>Hope all this helps.
> Chris
>Christine Montoney Brayman, PMP
>Deputy District Engineer for Programs & Project Mgmt.
>US Army Corps of Engineers
>69 Darlington Ave
1

> Wilmington, NC 28403
>Office: 910 - 251 - 4465/4478
>Fax: 910 - 251 -4185
>BB Cell: 910 - 274 -5183
> - - - -- Original Message -----
>From: Reeder, Tom [mailto:tom.reeder(@ncdenr.gov]
>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:41 AM
>To: Baker, Steven A COL SAW; Jolly, Samuel K SAW; Wicker, Henry M JR
>SAW
>Cc: Brayman, Christine M SAW; Prentiss, Patricia L SAW; Smith, Robin;
>Barsness, Kari K; Karoly, Cyndi; Matthews, Matt
>Subject: Potential Meeting with Cleveland County Water Board
>Colonel Baker / Ken - Yesterday I met with several members of the Board
>and staff of the Cleveland County Water District at their offices in
> Cleveland County. Also in attendance at the meeting was State Senator
>Warren Daniel. The sole topic of our discussion was Cleveland County's
> desire to build a dam and create a reservoir on the First Broad River.
>This proposed project is currently going through the Environmental
> Impact Statement process under the guidance of Henry Wicker. The
>Cleveland County representatives are extremely concerned with what they
>feel is their uphill and costly struggle in order to acquire the
> necessary 404 Permit for this proposed impoundment. I want to be very
>clear that they do not have concerns about Henry's performance in this
>matter. I have been a party to many of these discussions and Henry has
>done an outstanding and professional job in handling this difficult assignment.
>However, they expressed a desire to be able to state their case for the
>approval of the 404 Permit, from their perspective, to someone higher
>in the chain of command. Accordingly, they asked if I would be willing
>to contact you on their behalf and see if you, Ken, and Henry would be
>willing to meet with their delegation, in your offices in Wilmington,
>to discuss their 404 Permit application and the associated
> Environmental Impact Statement. If such a meeting can be arranged they
>also expressed a desire to conduct the meeting on a Friday, as that would facilitate
>their travel arrangements. Please let me know if you would be willing
>to have such a meeting and then I can ask the Cleveland County reps to
>get in touch with Patricia to make the necessary arrangements. Thank you.
>Tom Reeder
>Director, NC Division of Water Resources
>Phone: 919 - 707 -9027
>email: tom.reeder(@ncdenr.gov
>E -mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the
>North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
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