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community infrastructure consultants
June 9, 2015
Ms. Sue Homewood
NCDENR - Winston -Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road
Winston - Salem, NC 27105
RE: USDA Raw Water Project for the Town of Boone
Section 401 Water Quality Certification
Request for Additional Information Response
DWQ # 12 -0776 v2
80376.00.HI - I
Dear Ms. Homewood:
On behalf of the Town of Boone we are responding to your letter of June 1, 2015 requesting
additional information for the aforementioned project. The letter requests additional information
as to clarify /justify the width of the access road serving the proposed Water Intake Structure.
As you are aware, the Town of Boone previously secured a General Permit (SWG04000) for the
Construction of a Linear Utility Line Project and Associated Incidental Built -Upon Area. During
the process of securing that permit, the Town provided information to justify the need for an 18'
wide access road. That justification was accepted and the General Permit was subsequently issued.
On March 2, 2015 and March 3, 2015, the Town of Boone received email correspondence from the
Watauga County Fire Marshal indicating that the access road width must be 20' to meet Section
503.2 of the North Carolina Fire Code. As such, the access road width was increased from 18' wide
to 20' wide. A revised Storm Water Permit (SWG040000) reflecting this change was submitted to
and approved by Sue White via email correspondence on May 1, 2015.
We trust that this information demonstrates the Town of Boone's effort to minimize the width of
the access road while also adhering to the requirements of current codes and ordinances.
616 Colonnade Drive
Charlotte, NC 28205
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Ms. Sue Homewood
June 9, 2015
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Please contact me at 704 - 334 -5348 or at wmarotti @wkdickson.com if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
Ward Marotti
Senior Project Manager
Enclosure
cc: Rick Miller, Public Works Director, Town of Boone
Tasha Alexander, USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
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Ryan Hager
From: Josh Eller <Josh.Eller @townofboone.net>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 1:58 PM
To: Ryan Hager
Subject: Fwd: Fire Apparatus Access Roads
Attachments: D00O22515- 02252015140220.pdf
Ryan,
I will call you to discuss. Thanks
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Josh Eller
Town of Boone
Department of Public Works
321 East King Street
Boone, NC 28607
828 - 268 -6250
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>>> Steve.Sudderth <Steve.Sudderth @wataov.ora.> 2/25/2015 2:22 PM >>>
Mr. Eller
It was good to talk with you today. Attached is the information you requested about NC Fire Code requirements for fire
department apparatus access roads. Section 503 and specifically 503.2 concerning the road dimensions of 20ft. wide and
13'6" high have been in the code sense the fire code was mandated for all of North Carolina as of January 1, 1993.
When you get the plans for the project ready please submit a copy to our office and Watauga County Planning and
Inspections. If you have not already contacted Mr. Furman about any other requirements that Planning and Inspections
might have please do.
If we can be of further assistance please contact me at this email or
Office 828 - 264 -4235
Cell 828 - 964 -0683
Best Regards
Steve Sudderth
Fire Marshal /EM Coordinator
Watauga County
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Law, resulting in monitoring and potential disclosure of this message to third parties.

Ryan Hager
From:
Josh Eller <Josh.Eller @townofboone.net>
Sent:
Tuesday, March 03, 2015 9:02 AM
To:
Ryan Hager
Cc:
Rick Miller
Subject:
access road
Ryan,
In light of recent conversations with local regulatory review personnel and discussion among staff, it would appear that
in the interest of compliance with all applicable standards, some of which have been in place for more than 20 years, we
should build the access road to the intake site 20 -feet in width rather than the previously proposed width 18 -feet. Please
revise the plans, specs, permits, and permit applications accordingly in order to avoid any future confusion or conflict.
If you have any further questions or concerns please let me know.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Josh Eller
Town of Boone
Deportment of Public Works
321 East King Street
Boone, NC 28607
828268 -6250
Fdx 828- 268 -6257
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Ryan Hager
From: Randy Brookshire
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 8:14 AM
To: Ryan Hager
Subject: FW: SWG040046
Sue's response.
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From: White, Sue [mailto:sue.white @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 8:11 AM
To: Randy Brookshire
Subject: RE: SWG040046
The old one is still valid.
Sue White
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Winston -Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road
Winston - Salem, NC 27106
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Phone: [phone]
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disclosed to third parties.
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From: Randy Brookshire [mailto:rbrookshire @wkdickson.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:21 PM
To: White, Sue
Cc: Ryan Hager
Subject: RE: SWG040046
Thanks - is an updated letter necessary or will the old approval letter suffice? (attached)
Randall Brookshire, P.E.
Project Engineer
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
720 Corporate Center Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
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919 - 782 -0495
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From: White, Sue [mailto:sue.white @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:17 PM
To: Randy Brookshire
Subject: RE: SWG040046
Plans were received. You're good to go.
Sue White
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Winston -Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road
Winston - Salem, NC 27106
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Phone: [phone]
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disclosed to third parties.
From: Randy Brookshire [rbrookshire @wkdickson.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 3:53 PM
To: White, Sue
Cc: Ryan Hager
Subject: SWG040046
Sue - we mailed out a package on April 6th containing the items you requested below for updating the Stormwater
Permit (SWG040046). Can you please provide us a status update on the permit package?
Thanks,
Randy
Randall Brookshire, P.E.
Project Engineer
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
720 Corporate Center Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
919 - 782 -0495
From: White, Sue [mailto:sue.white @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 9:24 AM
To: Randy Brookshire
Subject: FW: SWG040046
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Hi Randy:
You just need to update the plans and send an accurate set of the changes, site plan and calcs signed, sealed and dated.
Sue White
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Winston -Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road
Winston - Salem, NC 27106
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Phone: [phone]
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disclosed to third parties.
From: Randall, Mike
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 9:19 AM
To: Diuguid, Bill; White, Sue
Cc: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: RE: SWG040046
Unless they are required to modify a structural stormwater control measure (SCM), I concur with Bill - update their plans
and send you an accurate set of the changes, site plan and calcs signed, sealed and dated.
Mike Randall
Stormwater Permitting Program
NC Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR)
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617
Office: 919 - 807- 6374<tel : (919) % 20807 -6494>
Cell: 919 - 389 -7801
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From: Diuguid, Bill
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 8:59 AM
To: White, Sue
Cc: Bennett, Bradley; Randall, Mike
Subject: RE: SWG040046
Sue:
Since this wasn't a change triggered by our programs directly, but by local programs (fire marshall), so I would probably
just ask them to update their plans and send you an accurate set of the changes, site plan and calcs signed, sealed and
dated.
Is this a low density site or high?
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Technically, some might think we should get a new application (modification) and a new fee, but I wouldn't require it.
Mike /Bradley: Your thoughts?
Bill D.
From: White, Sue
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 8:46 AM
To: Diuguid, Bill; Bennett, Bradley
Cc: rbrookshire@ wkdickson .com <mailto:rbrookshire @wkdickson.com>
Subject: SWG040046
Hi Bill
Just checking to see if you have any insight to this? Thanks!
Sue
From: White, Sue [mailto:sue.white @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:49 PM
To: Diuguid, Bill
Cc: Bennett, Bradley; Randy Brookshire; Gantt, Matt
Subject: SWG040046
Hi Bill
SWG040046 is the State Stormwater Permit for the Boone Raw Water Intake. It was issued in March of 2012. It's
located on the South Fork of the New River which is Class C, HQW Waters in the New River Basin. The site was
permitted for an 18' wide access road off Cranberry Springs Road (in Todd, NC). I don't know how long the access road
is. After permitting, the Fire Marshall said the minimum acceptable road width would be 20', not 18'.
What do we need from them to document these changes? I would guess that they need to submit revised plans
showing the widened access road and a new SWU -116 form for the new Total Built Upon Area and Total Project Area
Above Mean High Water, but is there justification of any kind needed or additional fees?
Thanks for any help with this.
Sue White
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Winston -Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road
Winston - Salem, NC 27106
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Phone: [phone]
E -mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.

Sue White
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Winston -Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road
Winston - Salem, NC 27106
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Phone: [phone]
E -mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.
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parties.