20160216 Ver 1_More Info Received_20160303

Burdette, Jennifer a
From:
Greer, Emily C SAW < [e-mail] >
Sent:
Thursday, March 03, 2016 3:25 PM
To:
Gerald Pottern; Burdette, Jennifer a
Cc:
Rich Mogensen
Subject:
RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Hope Mills Dam 404-401 Permit
Gerald -
I need to opportunity to review the submittal and old notes and emails and can get back to you next week.
Emily
-----Original Message -----
From: Gerald Pottern [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 11:24 AM
To: [e-mail], Greer, Emily C SAW <[e-mail]>
Cc: Rich Mogensen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Hope Mills Dam 404-401 Permit
Hi Emily & Jennifer --
Stage 1 of the Hope Mills Dam repair project has relatively minor impacts: The Stage 1 cofferdam will be on the
lower portion of the concrete slab (beside and under Lakeview Road bridge), which is usually dry during low-
normal flows (we did not count this as an impact to waters). The fill impact is limited to 0.21 acre of open
waters (the pool isolated by the existing diversion berm) that will be filled for the right -side (west) spillway and
embankment construction. (photos attached).
My question is, can the contractors get started on this Stage 1 work before the IP is approved? Stage 1 will take
a few months to complete before they start Stage 2 impacts on the flowing channel, by which time I expect the
permit will be issued. If that's not an option, then can we submit a PCN and get quicker approval for just the
Phase 1 work?
The contractors really need to get started by early Apr. The delayed IP submittal was entirely my own fault.
Please let me know if there's some way we can expedite approval (or proceed without formal approval) for just
the Stage 1 impact to 0.21 acre of open waters.
Thanks!
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerald Pottern <mailto:[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> ; Emily Greer
<mailto:[e-mail]> , [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

Cc: [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> ; Mark Landis
<mailto:[e-mail]> , Laura Shearin <mailto:[e-mail]>
[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 8:30 PM
Subject: Hope Mills Dam 404-401 Permit
Greetings All:
Attached is a PDF of the Hope Mills Dam 404-401 Individual Permit Application and supporting
documents that I mailed yesterday (March 1) to Emily Greer (USACE) and Jennifer Burdette (NCDWR). Please
call or email me if you have any questions or need further information for your permit review. Jennifer and
Chad - I don't know if you've seen the lake recently in its drained condition, but I have many photos of the
proposed impact areas I can send if they would be helpful. Also, Google Earth recently posted new images of
the Hope Mills area a few months ago, and their resolution is very good. We look forward to working with your
agencies to obtain Section 404 and 401 approvals for this important project in a timely manner.
Sincerely,
Gerald Pottern
Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc.
RJG&A Environmental Consultants
1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27610 Tel: [phone]
(owned by Mogensen Mitigation Inc)
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