202200771_20220520_CMPL.docx

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Keith Thomas
22976 Lake Tillery Road
Albemarle, NC 28001
Mr. Thomas:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 20, 2022
SUBJECT: Complaint Investigation of Sediment in Cove
on Lake Tillery @ 22976 Lake Tillery Rd.
Incident # 202200771
Stanly County
On May 16, 2022, Roberto Scheller of this Office investigated a complaint of sediment from the
Highway 27 construction project washing into cove on Lake Tillery (Yadkin Pee -Dee River).
Review of the drainage feature that passes under Lake Tillery Road (SR 1803) and discharges
into Lake Tillery was determined to be an ephemeral (stormwater) stream with a drainage area
of 15 of 20 acres. Up -gradient soils consist of Goldston (GoF) series of very channery (stony),
silt loam on 15 to 45 percent slopes. Down -gradient, east side of Lake Tillery Road, soils
consist of Tarrus (TbD) series soil a channery, silt loam on 8 to 15 percent slope. Because of
the slope of the drainage area and the silty loamy nature of the soils, stream banks of the
ephemeral stream are highly erodible. It was determined that the silt accumulation in the cove is
a natural process and any disturbance within the subject drainage area can increase the
sediment load of the ephemeral stream and sediment in the cove.
During review of US Geologic Topo Maps and on -site review of drainage area it was determined
that this drainage area is not connected to or part of any drainage area within the Highway 27
widening project.
If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact myself
or Roberto Scheller at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
for
Cc: Jeff Walston, NC DOT Division 10, email: [e-mail]
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699