20051477 Ver 2_Staff Comments_20080226

NC Division of Water Quality
401 Oversight and Express Permitting Unit
February 26, 2008
Memorandum
To: Kevin Barnett
Ian McMillan
File
From: Eric Kulz 2~~V7Z
Subject: DWQ # i?9C'~4~ v
Comments on PCN/Plans -West Fork Linville River Stream Restoration -Linville,
NC
Avery County
Application by Pilot View RC&D, Plans by Wildlands Engineering
Kevin
Not for mitigation, but I reviewed the application and plans
Looks OK I guess. There is a Phase I of this project located immediately upstream; I don't know
if you are familiar with it or how it looks.
My only issue with this project is that they are doing a .pond rehabilitation and some wetland
planting. According to the plans, they are going live stake the entire wetland with the ususal
suspects; black willow, silky willow, silky dogwood, buttonbush, etc. They are in essence creating
an early successional wetland. I think they should plant hardwoods to try to move closer to the
ultimate climax community.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality; 401 Oversight and Express Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center; Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260
Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
http://ncwaterq uality.org/wetlands