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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20221490 Ver 1_Request to Withdraw Email_20230221Moore, Andrew W From: Joel Lenk <jlenk@quible.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 10:46 AM To: Moore, Andrew W Cc: brooke.a.davis@usace.army.mil; Leslie, Andrea J Subject: RE: [External] RE: Request for Additional Information, Phase I Door of Hope Campus, Polk County (DWR Project #20221490) CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. Andrew, Please withdraw the application for this project. A new complete application will be submitted once all plans and questions below can be provided. Thank you, Joel Lenk, P.G. WNC Office Manager Quible & Associates, P.C. 90 Church Street, Suite B Black Mountain, NC 28711 mobile 828.280.8375 land line 828.357.5149 www.quible.com 41 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. From: Moore, Andrew W <andrew.w.moore@ncdenr.gov> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 9:53 AM To: Joel Lenk <jlenk@quible.com> Cc: brooke.a.davis@usace.army.mil; Leslie, Andrea J <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org> Subject: RE: [External] RE: Request for Additional Information, Phase I Door of Hope Campus, Polk County (DWR Project #20221490) Joel, i A response to the request below was due February 3, 2023. To date, the Division has not received a response. Please provide an update regarding your intent to respond to the request. Thank you, Andrew W Moore, P.G. Environmental Specialist 11, Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (828) 296-4684 Andrew.W.Moore@ncdenr.gov NORTH CAROLINA MEW Department of Environmental Quality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Moore, Andrew W Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2023 1:02 PM To: Joel Lenk <jlenk@quible.com> Cc: brooke.a.davis@usace.army.mil; Leslie, Andrea J <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org> Subject: RE: [External] RE: Request for Additional Information, Phase I Door of Hope Campus, Polk County (DWR Project #20221490) Joel, On October 26, 2022, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division for the subject project. Additional information in support of the project was received December 22, 2022. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be processed. The application is on -hold until all of the following information is received: 1. Please provide a figure that depicts the location of the ford proposed to be removed and stabilized. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(a)(9)] 2. Please provide the final structural engineering plans for the double arch culvert. Please note the Division's reasonable period of time to review the project ends on March 4, 2023. If the plans are not received by mid - February, the Division will deny the project as incomplete, which will require re -submittal. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(a)(9)] 3. In order to meet state stormwater design requirements for low density projects in 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2), stormwater that cannot be released as dispersed flow must be transported by vegetated conveyances. The swale chart on Sheet C-5.5 indicates ten rip rap swales are proposed. These swales do not meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2). Please revise the plans to meet the requirements for low density projects. If the requirements of 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2) cannot be met, the project must meet the requirements for high density projects, including stormwater control measures that meet the relevant minimum design criteria. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(3)] 2 Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested information for the proper consideration of the application. Please provide your response by February 3, 2023. If all of the requested information is not received, the Division will be unable to approve the application and it will be denied as incomplete. The denial of this project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a complete application package and appropriate fee. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Andrew W Moore, P.G. Environmental Specialist 11, Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (828) 296-4684 Andrew.W.Moore@ncdenr.gov NORTH CAROLIND. E Q?) A Department of Environmental Quality is jel0.6" Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Joel Lenk <jlenk@quible.com> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 11:48 AM To: Moore, Andrew W <andrew.w.moore@ncdenr.gov> Cc: brooke.a.davis@usace.army.mil; Leslie, Andrea J <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org> Subject: [External] RE: Request for Additional Information, Phase I Door of Hope Campus, Polk County (DWR Project #20221490) CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to Report Spam. Andrea & Andrew, Hope you are well. Please see the project teams responses to the requested information below and attached. Numbered responses below correspond to the numbers in Andrew's Request for Additional Information. The owner has changed the material for the 69-ft culvert to be installed in UT-1 from HDPE to CMP. 1. An executed agent authorization form for the project is attached along with the NC DEMLR SESC Plan Approval for Phase I of the project. Please use the following link: Door of Hope Ministry, Brooks Engineering -Updated Plan Set, Phase 120221220 to access the updated, approved plan for the project. 2. A culvert cross-section detail showing the provisions for aquatic life passage/culvert burial [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (3)] can be found on Sheet C-5.6 of the linked plan. 3. An updated stream impact table is attached and includes stabilization work associated with culvert and ford removals as well as the stabilization/restoration work proposed upstream and downstream of the double arch culvert. One of the 20' culvert removals in UT-1 is in the same location as the proposed 69' CMP 3 culvert. Temporary impacts associated with other historic culvert removals that will include daylighting stream, streambank stabilization and restoration of streambanks discussed in the PCN narrative, were not included originally in the impact table because these actions will ultimately result in benefits to water quality and habitat. If the regulatory community agrees with this and evidence is provided before, during and post construction the owner and developer of this project would respectfully request that lengths of restored reaches of stream be subtracted from the permitted permanent impacts associated with the project. 4. Installation of the double arch culvert will require the footer/foundation proposed within Wheat Creek. Please review the additional construction details for the double arch culvert that show how the structure will be built such that flowing water will not contact curing concrete on Sheet C-5.7 of the linked plan. Please note that final structural engineering plans for the double arch culvert are in production by Odom Engineering and can be provided once completed. Wheat Creek and its tributaries within the project area are not within a FEMA mapped floodplain and a FEMA flood study is not required for this project. Abutments associated with the double arch crossing are proposed outside of the USACE verified jurisdictional area for Wheat Creek at a width that provides a similar cross -sectional area for stream flow, at and below the OHM/bankfull elevation/-2 year event, as the existing condition. The existing condition of streambanks along Wheat Creek and in the vicinity of the proposed crossing are poor and unstable. Stabilization and restoration of streambanks within the project area, through removal of historic culverts and the proposed stabilization and restoration work associated with the proposed crossings for this project, will provide greater global stream stability than currently exists. Fill outside the USACE verified jurisdictional area of Wheat Creek has been reduced, and may be reduced further, in the final Odom Engineering Plan for the double arched crossing. Reduction of fill in the relic floodplain is proposed in an effort to allow stream flows that are greater than existing top of bank to pass the crossing area in the existing floodplain without causing significant erosion. Please note that Wheat Creek is an incised stream and that no field evidence was observed during Quible's work, that indicates that Wheat Creek frequently accesses the upper relic floodplain where fill for the approach to the double arched crossing is proposed. 5. The linked Brooks Engineering Plan for the project shows how the project meets the definition and design requirements for low density, and provides the following: a. A detailed stormwater drainage plan including all stormwater drainage patterns and outlets to clearly show that the project meets 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)(b) "Projects shall be designed to maximize dispersed flow through vegetated areas and minimize channelization of flow." b. A detailed stormwater drainage plan that clearly shows that the project meets 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)(c) "Stormwater that cannot be released as dispersed flow shall be transported by vegetated conveyances". Design plans and calculations for all vegetated conveyances such as swales, and/or level spreader, etc. are provided. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 and .0506] 6. Wastewater from the proposed project during construction will be disposed of through the use of portable toilets that are pumped and cleaned regularly by a licensed wastewater disposal company. Wastewater will be disposed of properly. Ultimately, wastewater at the site will be disposed of through a appropriately designed, County approved, on -site wastewater system. Please feel free to call or respond to this email if there are questions or any additional information is needed. Happy Holidays and best regards, Joel Lenk, P.G. WNC Office Manager Quible & Associates, P.C. 4 90 Church Street, Suite B Black Mountain, NC 28711 mobile 828.280.8375 land line 828.357.5149 www.quible.com LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. From: Leslie, Andrea J <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 9:20 AM To: Moore, Andrew W <andrew.w.moore@ncdenr.gov>; Joel Lenk <jlenk@quible.com> Cc: brooke.a.davis@usace.army.mil Subject: RE: Request for Additional Information, Phase I Door of Hope Campus, Polk County (DWR Project #20221490) Joel, can you also identify what material the 69-ft culvert will be? We strongly recommend against HDPE and RCP. Andrea Andrea Leslie Mountain Habitat Conservation Coordinator NC Wildlife Resources Commission 645 Fish Hatchery Rd., Building B Marion, NC 28752 828-803-6054 (office) 828-400-4223 (cell) www.ncwildlife.org 846E ..jiU L. y 1 Get NC Wildlife Update delivered to your inbox from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Moore, Andrew W <andrew.w.moore@ncdenr.gov> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 4:29 PM 5 To: Joel Lenk <Ilenk@quible.com> Cc: brooke.a.davis@usace.army.mil; Leslie, Andrea J <andrea.leslie@ncwildlife.org> Subject: Request for Additional Information, Phase I Door of Hope Campus, Polk County (DWR Project #20221490) Joel, On October 26, 2022, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division for the subject project. The Division has determined that your application is incomplete and cannot be processed. The application is on -hold until all of the following information is received: 1. Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(a)(11) requires that if an agent signs the application, an agent authorization letter must be provided. Please provide an agent authorization form signed by a representative of Door of Hope Ministries granting you signature authority. A sample form may be found here https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WaterResources/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=2488211&cr=1. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(a)(11)] 2. Please provide a culvert cross-section detail showing the provisions for aquatic life passage/culvert burial. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(2) and (3)] 3. There appear to be inconsistencies between the narrative description of the project and the project impact table. Please revise the impact table to include the stabilization work associated with the culvert and ford removals as well as the stabilization work proposed upstream and downstream of the double arch culvert. [15A NCAC 02H .0502] 4. Based on the inset detail on Sheet 1, it appears the impact associated with the double arch culvert involves a footer proposed within Wheat Creek. Please provide additional construction details regarding the double arch culvert, including material, dimensions, and more information regarding how the structure will be built such that flowing water will not contact curing concrete if applicable. Please demonstrate that the reduction in cross - sectional dimension available for flow as a result of the of the in -stream structure will not result in destabilization or degradation of the existing streambanks and streambed within, upstream, or downstream of the culvert. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 and .0506(b)(2)] 5. In order to document that the project meets the definition and design requirements for low density, please provide: a. A detailed stormwater drainage plan including all stormwater drainage patterns and outlets to clearly show that the project meets 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)(b) "Projects shall be designed to maximize dispersed flow through vegetated areas and minimize channelization of flow." b. A detailed stormwater drainage plan to clearly show that the project meets 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)(c) "Stormwater that cannot be released as dispersed flow shall be transported by vegetated conveyances". Please provide design plans and calculations for all vegetated conveyances such as swales, and/or level spreader, etc. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 and .0506] 6. How will wastewater from the proposed project be disposed. [15A NCAC 02H .0502 and .0506(b)(2)] Pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02H .0502(e), the applicant shall furnish all of the above requested information for the proper consideration of the application. Please provide your response by December 22, 2022. If all of the requested information is not received, the Division will be unable to approve the application and it will be denied as incomplete. The denial of this project will necessitate reapplication to the Division for approval, including a complete application package and appropriate fee. 6 Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Andrew W Moore, P.G. Environmental Specialist 11, Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (828) 296-4684 Andrew.W.Moore@ncdenr.gov DEQ NORTH CAROLINA \ �/ Department of Environmental Quality Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.