20140193 Ver 1_Other Agency Correspondence_20140319

Strickland, Bev
From: Kulz, Eric
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 8:47 AM
To: Strickland, Bev
Subject: FW: IRT Site Visit Henry Fork 3 -17 -14 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Eric W. Kulz
Environmental Senior Specialist
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
NCDENR - Division of Water Resources
1650 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650
Phone: [phone]
- Water Quality Permitting Section
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From: Tugwell, Todd SAW [ mailto :Todd.Tugwell(@usace.army.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:57 PM
To: lake McLean; marella buncick(@fws.gov; Kulz, Eric; Haupt, Mac; Mcdonald, Mike; Pearce,
Guy; bowers.todd(@epa.gov; Brown, David W SAW; Tsomides, Harry; Wiesner, Paul; McCormick,
Tasha L SAW; Jones, Scott SAW
Cc: Shawn Wilkerson; John Hutton; Crumbley, Tyler SAW
Subject: RE: IRT Site Visit Henry Fork 3 -17 -14 (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Jake, the minutes look good to me. I would like to expand on one thing, which is the comment
on allowing additional credits for wider stream buffers. It may be possible to increase
stream credits for wider buffers (in excess of 75 per the most recent version), but this
would not apply to streams that are part of a wetland complex (where the adjacent wetland is
already generating credit) or streams that only have an easement on one side. Also, keep in
mind that the applicable guidance is still in its draft form, so we would need to approve the
method used to determine the widths and appropriate increase as a case -by -case approval for
this site. This would also be subject to IRT comment during the mitigation plan review
process. If you do not have the most recent tables showing buffer widths and credit
increases, please let me know.
Thanks,
Todd Tugwell
Special Projects Manager
Wilmington District, US Army Corps of Engineers
11405 Falls of the Neuse Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Office: 919 - 846 -2564
Mobile: 919 - 710 -0240
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From: lake McLean [ mailto :imclean(@wildlandseng.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:13 AM
To: Tugwell, Todd SAW; marella buncick(@fws.gov; eric.kulz(@ncdenr.gov; Mac.Haupt(@ncdenr.gov;
Mike.McDonald(@ncdenr.gov; Guy.Pearce(@ncdenr.gov; bowers.todd(@epa.gov; Brown, David W SAW;
Harry.Tsomides(@ncdenr.gov; Paul.Wiesner(@ncdenr.gov; McCormick, Tasha L SAW; Jones, Scott SAW
Cc: Shawn Wilkerson; John Hutton; Jake McLean
Subject: [EXTERNAL] IRT Site Visit Henry Fork 3 -17 -14
Here are yesterday's meeting minutes for your review and reference
Thanks,
Jake McLean, PE, CFM
Water Resources Engineer
Asheville Team Leader
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
15 Possum Trot
Suite 1
Asheville, NC 28806
Cell: 828 - 545 -3865
www.wildlandsenR.com
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