20120548 Ver 1_Mitigation Report_20140528

CLearWater
C1earWater Environmental Consultants, Inc.
May 27, 2014 wvvw.cwenv.com
Ms. Karen Higgins
NC Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
RE: North Toe River Bank Stabilization
As -Built (2013) and Monitoring Year 1 (2014) Reports
Avery County, North Carolina
Corps Action ID 2012 - 00962; DWQ Project # 12 -0548
Dear Ms. Higgins,
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Please reference the 401 Water Quality Certification (Certification) issued by the NC Division of
Water Resources (DWR) on July 12, 2012 (Attachment A). The Certification authorizes 1,140
feet of stream impacts for the purposes of stream bank stabilization on the North Toe River in
Avery County, North Carolina. As part of the Certification approval, stream/structure stability
monitoring was required for a period of three years. Monitoring was to include an as-built
drawing, photo documentation, and a narrative of findings.
The attached 2013 As -Built (Attachment B) and 2014 Monitoring Year 1 (MY1) (Attachment C)
reports for the North Toe River Bank Stabilization project are being submitted on behalf of the
Unimin Corporation represented by Angela Poston.
Construction of eight structures was completed during May 2013. As -built photo documentation
was completed during 2013 followed by MY1 photo documentation during May 2014. Results
from the photo documentation efforts indicate that all eight structures remain stable and are
functioning as designed. Monitoring reports will continue to be submitted annually until the
completion of the three year monitoring period.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at 828 - 698 -9800 if you have any questions or comments.
Respectfully,
Kevin Mitchell
Biologist
Copy Furnished:
NC Division of Water Resources — Linda Wiggs
224 South Grove Street, Suite F
Hendersonville, NC 28792
828 - 698 -9800 Tel
828 - 698 -9003 Fax
R. Clement Rtddle, P.W.S
Principal

Attachment A
DWR Water Quality Certification

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P E
Governor Director
July 12, 2012
Unimin Corporation
Andrew Bradley, Attn: Mike Vencill
107 Harris Mining Company Rd.
Sp_ruce,Pine, NC 28777
Subject: 401 Water Quality Certification - Approval
North Toe River Bank Stabilization
DWQ Project # 12 -0548
Avery County
FrB / N.Toe / 7- 2- (27.7) / C; Tr
,Dear Mr. Bradley:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
The Division,of Water Quality (DWQ) has completed the review of your 401 Water Quality Certification
application associated with the subject project listed above.
Approval'has been granted to place fill within or otherwise impact 1140 feet of streams'for the purpose of bank
stabilization at the subject property. This approval requires you to follow the conditions, listed' in the
attached Certification and any additional conditions listed below.
Project impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 3885. This Certification allows
you to use Nationwide Permit 27 when,issued by the US Army Corps, of Engineers ( USACE). Authorization to
proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as
authorized by this Certification shall expire upon expiration of the corresponding USACE Permit Verification.
In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state, or local permits before
you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control and Trout,Buff_er
regulations.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project,
you must notify us and may be required to submit a new application.
Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of
this Certification are met. No other impacts are approved including incidental impacts:
Location 2090,U S Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone 828 - 296- 45001FAX,828- 299 -7043
Internet www ncwaterquality org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
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Plan Location or Reference
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1140 (feet)
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Location 2090,U S Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone 828 - 296- 45001FAX,828- 299 -7043
Internet www ncwaterquality org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer
One
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Ummin -N Toe Bank Stabjhzation
July 12, 2012
Page 2 of 2
Conditions
1. Stream/Structure Stability Monitoring
Upon completion of construction activities the structures shall be surveyed, as -built drawings developed
along with photo documentation of the-project; all shall be submitted to DWQ. Also included in the as-
built submittal, with photo documentation, shall be the location and restoration technique of the access
areas and the ford. Annually for three years this project shall be monitored. An.annual report shall be
submitted to the DWQ including a narrative of findings, surveys, repairs needed, and photographic
documentation of conditions at the,structures and,access areas. The as -built submittal,shall,be submitted
within 30 days of the completion of the project, then for,three years thereafter the-annual reports shall be
submitted. Submit thews- built submittal and annual reports to Division of Water,Quality, 2090 US
HWY 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778.
The Division of Water Quality, Asheville Regional Office, requires contact be made approximately two
weeks prior to beginning construction activities. All comments submitted in the NC Wildlife Resources
Commission letter dated July 3, 2012 are hereby incorporated into this approval.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties.
If you do'not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or stream
impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive
this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-
6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of your application by the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Wiggs in the Asheville Regional Office at
828 - 296 -4500.
Sincerely,
Charles Wakild, P.E., Director
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Certificate of Completion
cc, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
WeBSCaPe Unit — Central Office
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