20221257 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20221003

Strickland, Bev
From: Homewood, Sue
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 2:10 PM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Dailey, Samantha J CIV USARMY CESAW (US)
Subject: Request for Additional Information for Fiddlers Creek Outfall Replacement - Forsyth
County - DWR#20221257
All,
The Division has reviewed the application for 401 certification for the above referenced project and requires additional
information in order to complete our review. Please address the items listed below. Please provide a response within
30 days of receipt of this request.
1. Please explain why the permanent maintenance crossing at impact site S1 cannot be in the same location as the
permanent stream stabilization.
2. It appears that some portions of the construction corridor will be parallel to, and within 10 feet of, the top of
any streambank (not the OHWM). Construction close to streambanks has significant potential to create
unstable streambanks and contribute to downstream water quality violations. Please provide a detailed
justification for any land clearing disturbances proposed within 10 feet of the top of bank.
3. Some of the impact maps provided clearly show a permanent maintenance corridor, however other impact
maps do not show the permanent maintenance corridor. Please clarify.
4. You indicate that permanent stream restoration will be provided by instream riprap, or instream RECM. The
Division does not recommend RECM within the bed of a stream. Please revise your plans accordingly.
5. The Division regularly receives applications from the City of Winston Salem for stream stabilization activities
where sewer lines have been previously located parallel and adjacent to large streams and are at risk of failure
due to stream migration and erosion. The Division strongly encourages the City to reconsider the alignment of
this sewer line, as it is located closely adjacent to multiple meander bends within Fiddlers Creek. As the City is
aware, streams migrate over time, especially within meander bends, and stream erosion has been increasing
with additional urbanization and higher intensity precipitation events the area has been experiencing lately.
Please note the application will be considered "on hold" until a complete response to the items above is received by the
Division. Please submit the response using our online supplemental upload form.
Sue Homewood (she/her/hers)
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile
[e-mail]
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem NC 27105
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