20211471 Ver 1_USACE_EquinoxResponseLetter_06-03-21_signed_20210603

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June 03, 2021
Action ID No.: SAW-2020-01761
David Brown, PG
Regulatory Specialist/Geologist
USACE Wilmington District -Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
Dear Mr. Brown,
I am writing on behalf of Chester and Karen Bartlett, owners and developers of the Bartlett Glen Cove
residential development near Bryson City in Swain County, North Carolina, in order to submit data collected
onsite regarding stream lengths, culverts, and a summary of impacts, which will satisfy the Corps' most
recent request for further information pertaining to impacts.
Initial fieldwork consisted of identification of all piped sections of stream and detailed accounting of the size,
type, length and condition of the pipes. Subsequent fieldwork involved collecting average width
measurements upstream and downstream of the culverts; determination and delineation of all potential
jurisdictional resources on the Bartletts properties; and development and submittal of a preliminary
jurisdictional determination for the site.
Attached to this letter is an impact summary table that accounts for and calculates the entirety of the site's
impacts, both preexisting and newly created, as well as a corresponding map that depicts the location of
culverts in relation to the site's potential jurisdictional resources.
We are requesting that the Corps and DWR review the enclosed and submitted materials, and then would
like to request an onsite meeting to verify the resources, view the impact areas, and discuss approaches for
after -the -fact permitting including the need for mitigation. We believe it will be critical for all parties to meet
onsite to explore the possibilities for remediation.
We appreciate your willingness to work with the Bartletts to resolve this violation. This is a very difficult
situation for the property owners to navigate, both financially and personally, and is happening during a
challenging time for our society, to boot; we greatly appreciate the flexibility that you have extended their
way in order to properly account for the impacts and begin to make amends.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns about any of the above, please don't hesitate to reach out to
me directly. I look forward to working with you through this project to help achieve compliance and
remediation, as needed, on behalf of the Bartletts.
DIN Irally s19Ded by Owen Carson
Sincerely Owen Carson m, nu51C°°`°I'arl°
Owen Carson
Botanist / Senior Ecologist
37 Haywood Street, Suite 100
Asheville, NC 28801
[phone] extension 204
37 Haywood Street, Suite 100 Asheville NC 28801 828.253.6856 www.equinoxenvironmentai.com

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cc:
Mr. R. Andrew Murray
U.S. Attorney
Western District of North Carolina
227 West Trade Street, Suite 1650
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202
Mr. Christopher Parker
Soil Scientist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region IV
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Surface Water and Groundwater Section
61 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960
Mr. Andrew Moore
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Swannanoa Regional Office
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Ms. Andrea Leslie
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
645 Fish Hatchery Road
Marion, North Carolina 28752
Mr. Bill Marr
Director of Inspections
Swain County
P.O. Box 2321
Bryson City, North Carolina 28713
37 Haywood Street, Suite 100 Asheville NC 28801 828.253.6856 www.equinoxenvironmentat.com

Culvert ID
Pre-
existing?
Length (ft)
Preexisting
Length (ft)
Average
Width (ft)
Calculated
Impact (sqft)
UT-1-A
N
35.37
0
0.75
26.53
UT-1-B
Y
31.85
25
1.00
6.85
UT-2.1-A
N
37.48
0
0.75
28.11
UT-2.1-B
N
35.49
0
0.75
26.62
UT-2-A
Y
40.33
25
2.00
30.66
UT-3.1.1-A
Y
62.42
35
1.00
27.42
UT-3.1.1-B
Y
47.79
35
1.50
19.19
UT-3.1-A
Y
33.24
30
1.25
4.05
UT-3.1-B
Y
38.78
30
1.25
10.98
UT-3.1-C
N
61.39
0
1.25
76.74
UT-3.2-A
N
49.25
0
1.00
49.25
UT-3-A
N
73.75
0
1.25
92.19
UT-4-A
N
89.77
0
0.75
67.33
UT-4-B
N
107.94
0
1.25
134.92
UT-4-C
IN
1 84.961
01
1.251
106.19
UT-4-D
IN
1 30.061
01
1.25
37.57
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