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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Cazolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
January 23, 2008
Mr. Kevin Tweedy
Baker Engineering NY, Inc.
8000 Regency Parkway, Suite 200
Cary, NC 27518
Re: Privateer Farms Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring
Bladen and Cumberland Counties
DWQ #04-1235
Dear. Mr. Tweedy:
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight and Express Review Permitting Unit has reviewed
the macroinvertebrate monitoring report, dated January 16, 2008.
Please verify that the macrobenthos samples collected for this monitoring event were analyzed by a
laboratory certified to do macroinvertebrate identifications through the DWQ Lab Certification program
administered by the Environmental Services Section (15A NCAC 2H .1100). The list of certified labs
can be reviewed at the following link:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/esb/ATUwww/documents/lablistll _13_07.pdf
Please submit a written response addressing the item listed above within 10 days of your receipt of this
letter.
Please feel free to contact Eric Kulz at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this project
or our comments.
Sincerely,
Cyndi B. Karoly, Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
cc: File Copy (Eric Kulz)
Central Files
Ken Averitte -Asheville Regional Office
Ronnie Smith - USACE, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone [phone] / Fax [phone]
Internet: http://h2o.encstate.nc.us/ncwetlands
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tape will be centered in the photographs of the bank. The water line will be located in the
lower edge of the frame and as much of the bank as possible included in each photo.
Photographers should make an effort to consistently maintain the same area in each photo
over time. Photos of areas that have been treated differently should also be included; for
example, where two different types of erosion control material used. This will allow for
future comparisons.
Success Criteria: Photographs will be used to subjectively evaluate channel aggradation
or degradation, bank erosion, success of riparian vegetation, and effectiveness of erosion
control measures. Longitudinal photos should indicate the absences of developing bars
within the channel or an excessive increase in channel depth.
Lateral photo should not indicate excessive er or continuing degradation of the
bank ov ime. A series of photos over time should Indic ccessional maturation of
rip vegetation. Vegetative succession should include initial ceous growth,
f owed by increasing densities of woody vegetation, and then ultimate a mature
overstory with herbaceous understory.
~ 4.5 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling
Benthic macroinvertebrate data will be collected from the reference reach and within the proje
reach. Monitoring will be conducted prior to the initiation of restoration practices. Post-
restoration sampling will begin one year after construction activities have been completed, and
annually thereafter for a total of three years. Collected data will be compared to initial data
collected from the reference reach site. Sampling will be conducted during summer months if
significant flow is present. Sampling will be conducted between November and March if sumr
flows are low for project streams.
Sample collection will follow protocols described in the standard operating procedures of the
biological Assessment Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality. The Qual-4 collection metho
will be used for this project. A NC certified laboratory will conduct the identification of the
biological samples. The metrics to be calculated will include total and EPT taxa richness, EP
abundance, and biotic index values. In the years that data are collected, data will be provid with
the annual monitoring reports.
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