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May 2, 2007
Mr. R. Clement Riddle, P.W.S
ClearWater Environmental Consultants, Inc.
718 Oakland Street
Hendersonville, NC 28791
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Re: Nucor Plate Steel 7-Acre Wetland Creation Annual Report for 2006
As-Built (post-remediation) and First Annual Monitoring Report
Hertford County
DWQ #19990231
Dear Mr. Riddle:
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight and Express Review Permitting Unit has reviewed
the Monitoring Report for the above-referenced site. Our comments on the report are as follows:
a) Remediation efforts to correct problems with hydrology and vegetation survival have been
completed and appeared to be successful, as built, at the end of the 2006 growing season.
b) There is some concern about future vegetative diversity at the site since only four tree species
were planted and Acer rubrum volunteers are already moving in.
c) In future reports, include results for each vegetation sampling point for all monitoring years.
Please provide separate tables for planted and volunteer species. This will help with evaluating
distribution of vegetative success and plant community development.
We look forward to future reports detailing development of the mitigation site over the next several
years. Please feel free to contact Tammy Hill at [phone] or [e-mail] if you
have questions regarding this project or our comments.
Sincerely,
Cyndi B. Karoly, Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
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: httr):flh2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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Nucor Plate Steel
7-acre Wetland Creation
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Kyle Barnes, Division of Water Quality, Washington Regional Office
Tracy Wheeler, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Regulatory Field Office
Terry Hairston, Nucor Steel, 1505 River Road, Cofield, NC 27922
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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.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer- 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper