20221593 Ver 1_2 Cover Letter_20221107

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US Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Attn: Ms. Brooke Davis
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
October 10, 2022
NC Division of Water Resources
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
Attn: Mr. Paul Wojoski
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Re: Queen Street — +/- 14.2 acres
153 Queen Street Hendersonville, NC 28792
Nationwide Permit 18 Verification Request
Corps Action ID: SAW-2022-01527 / DWR Project #: unknown
Brooke and Paul:
Atlas Environmental (Atlas) is submitting the enclosed nationwide permit 18 verification package on
behalf of the applicant, Mr. Brian Kirk of Moore & Son Site Contractors, for unavoidable impacts to
potential Waters of the United States at the Queen Street project review area. Atlas staff completed the
stream and wetland delineation on site May 12, 2022, and observed one perennial stream, one
intermittent stream, and two wetlands onsite. A preliminary jurisdictional determination was submitted on
June 29, 2022 and the PJD was issued on July 27, 2022 by Mr. David Brown.
The project purpose is for the construction of a residential development consisting of 26 townhomes,
driveways, parking areas, utilities, and additional infrastructure. No stream impacts are proposed for the
development. One unavoidable wetland impact is proposed as Impact W1 to wetland WL 2000 as 0.013
acre of permanent fill. This impact is required for road improvements to meet NC DOT standards which
will allow access to the site. The total area of wetland impacts under the NWP 18 is 0.013 acre.
The project has been designed and engineered to avoid and minimize impacts to the greatest extent
possible. No stream impacts are proposed, and one wetland impact is proposed. The proposed wetland
impact is being required due to comments received during plan approval from the City of Hendersonville.
The total acres of wetlands on site are 0.308 acres. Over 76% of the wetlands on site have been
avoided. The total linear feet of streams on site (1,497 LF) have been avoided completely.
Enclosed are the necessary permit application documents and additional information. Thank you for your
attention to the enclosed request. Please contact me if you need any additional information.
Best regards,
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Jennifer L Robertson
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ATLAS Environmental, Inc.
338 S. Sharon Amity Road #411
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
704-512-1206 (o) / 828-712-9205 (m)
www.atlasenvi.com / Offices in Asheville and Charlotte