20230686 Ver 1_USACE More Info Requested_20230710

Baker, Caroline D
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Fuemmeler, Amanda J CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
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Monday, July 10, 2023 1:25 PM
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Eric Romaniszyn; Clement Riddle
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Jones, M Scott (Scott) CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Homewood, Sue; Moore, Andrew
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[External] Corps Comments in Response to Asheville Airport PN/Application AID:
2023-00994
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Thanks for the call today to discuss the comments received in response to the Public Notice for this project. Comments
received were previously sent via email.
Below is the Corps comments/concerns which are similar to those expressed by the N.C. Division of Water Resources as
they relate to the alternatives analysis and avoidance/minimization measures. A response to our comments should be
received by August 10, 2023 and please copy us on your response to NCDWR's as well. Feel free to contact me with any
questions.
1. Please provide a summary of parking facilities to date that the Airport utilizes (both on and off Airport Property)
to include when those facilities were constructed, # of spaces provided, what/if any impacts to waters of the US
were incurred and anticipated plans for changes to these areas.
2. Your Alternatives Analysis should include off -site locations to include sites currently adjacent/near the Airport
and not necessarily owned by the Airport at the time of this analysis.
3. Site 1 Alternatives Discussion: Please clarify if this site could be used for future parking expansion and a
discussion on if this site would meet the project's purpose/need for parking regardless of the commercial/multi-
use designation. Your response should note the extent of wetland/water impacts if any for development of this
site. This discussion should also address/include the potential alternative of relocating the existing Marathon
Gas Station/Dunkin Donuts commercial facility to Site 1. This facility was sited on property shown as potential
parking alternatives in the 2013 Airport Master Plan and is on property still owned by the Airport. The
construction of this commercial development eliminates the opportunity to align the primary entrance off
Terminal Drive in a way that could have avoided/minimized impacts to approximately 745 linear feet of stream
channel.
4. Site 5 Alternative — Please clarify why expansion of this parking area/conversion into a garage would not be
considered practicable and why it's proximity to adjacent garages would preclude this alternative from being
further considered.
5. Site 6 Alternative: Please provide further clarification as to why moving the primary entrance to the lot further
south is not practicable. It appears that there is room to have two access points without much impact/loss to
the rental car facility. It is also not clear why access can't be changed/allowed to make the primary route of
shuttles along Rental Car Drive versus Terminal Drive or why one access would be sufficient with proper access
control points.
Amanda Jones
Project Manager
USACE-Asheville Regulatory Field Office

828-271-7980 ext. 4225