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PUBLIC NOTICE MAR 3,0 2006
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Issue Date: March 28, 2006
Comment Deadline: April 27, 2006
Corps Action ID #: 200630708
The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application from Forge
Cove, LLC, represented by Mr. Robert Johnson, seeking Department of the Army authorization
to fill and inundate segments of Osborne Branch and unnamed tributaries in conjunction with the
construction of Forge Cove Lake within the Forge Cove Subdivision off of Sutton Creek Road
near Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached plans.
This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington District Web Site
at www.saw.usace.army.mil/wetlands
Applicant: Forge Cove, LLC
Attn: Mr. Robert Johnson
1548 The Green Way, Suite 4
Jacksonville, Florida 32250
AGENT: Ms. Jennifer Robertson
Wetland and Natural Resource Consultants, Inc.
Post Office Box 882
Canton, North Carolina 28716
Authority
The Corps will evaluate this application and a decide whether to issue, conditionally issue, or
deny the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures of Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act.
Location
The project area consists of a 424-acre tract located on Sutton Creek Road off NC Highway 280
in Pisgah Forest east of Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina (35.31896 N, 82.67129
W). Osborne Branch, Long Branch, and unnamed tributaries transect the property. Osborne
Branch is tributary to Boylston Creek, which is tributary to the French Broad River, a Section 10
navigable-in-fact waterway. The tract is bordered by the Pisgah National Forest to the north and
east.
Existing Site Conditions
The 424-acre subdivision is located in Transylvania County, North Carolina and consists
primarily of mountainous wooded land. Elevations range from approximately 2,400-feet MSL to
3,200-feet MSL. Adjacent land use includes the Pisgah National Forest, and forested private
holdings. The downstream Boylston Creek watershed is predominantly agricultural.
The site contains Osborne Branch, Long Branch and unnamed tributaries which are classified by
the NC Division of Water Quality as Class "C" fresh waters with a primary function of aquatic
life and a secondary function of recreation. Osborne Branch supports a reproducing population
of brook trout. The streams to be impacted are generally classified as having good to excellent
stream quality supporting varied benthic communities.
Applicant's Stated Purpose
The purpose of the project is to provide an approximate 27-acre lake as a recreational amenity to
the subdivision. Waterfront and lake-view residential lots, a community lodge facility, a lake
pavilion, a lakefront park, community trail systems, and a wilderness area are included in the
conceptual plan of the development.
Project Description
The project involves the discharge of approximately 590 cubic yards of clean earthen material
and riprap below the plane of ordinary high water within Osborne Branch for the construction of
a dam and outlet protection area. The 80-foot tall dam and downstream outlet protection area fills
will result in the loss of 500 linear feet of stream channel. The 27-acre lake impoundment will
result in the additional loss of 6,555 linear feet of channel within Osborne Branch and unnamed
tributaries. A cold water release structure is to be incorporated into the dam design to offset the
thermal impacts associated with the impoundment. No other impacts to waters of the United
States are to occur as a result of the development. Road crossings (10) of streams within the
subdivision are to be constructed using bottomless arch pipes or bridges.
The applicant has established goals for the implementation of extensive stormwater management
techniques which are to be utilized during the construction of the lake and residential
development. Techniques to be utilized include bioswales, bioretention, and infiltration basins.
The applicant proposes to mitigate for all unavoidable impacts to jurisdictional waters of the
United States. Their conceptual mitigation plan includes the avoidance and preservation of
13,680 linear feet of on-site stream channel including a minimum 25-foot vegetated buffer along
both sides of all stream segments, the on-site restoration of 985 linear feet of Long Branch, the
establishment of a 25-foot upland buffer along the 6,245 linear feet of shoreline around the lake,
and either 929 linear feet of off-site stream restoration or payment into the NC Ecosystem
Enhancement Program for 929 linear feet of impacts. In addition, 0.082 acre of wetland is to be
preserved on-site. No wetland impacts are associated with the Forge Cove development. Stream
and wetlands mitigation (preservation) will be protected in perpetuity under a legally binding
agreement (i.e. Restrictive Covenants or other approved mechanism).
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Other Required Authorizations
This notice and all applicable application materials are being forwarded to the appropriate State
agencies for review. The Corps will generally not make a final permit decision until the North
Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) issues, denies, or waives State certification
required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-500). The receipt of the application and
this public notice in the NCDWQ Central Office in Raleigh serves as application to the NCDWQ
for certification. A waiver will be deemed to occur if the NCDWQ fails to act on this request for
certification within sixty days of the date of the receipt of this notice in the NCDWQ Central
Office. Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be reviewed at
the NCDWQ Central Office, 401 Oversight and Express Permits Unit, 2321 Crabtree Boulevard,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-2260. All persons desiring to make comments regarding the
application for certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act should do so in writing
delivered to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), 1650 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 Attention: Ms. Cyndi Karoly by April 27, 2006.
Cultural Resources
The Corps has consulted the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places
and is not aware that any registered properties, or properties listed as being eligible for inclusion
therein are located within the project area or will be affected by the proposed work. Presently,
unknown archeological, scientific, prehistoric, or historical data may be located within the
project area and/or could be affected by the proposed work.
Endangered Species
The Corps has reviewed the project area, examined all information provided by the applicant and
consulted the latest North Carolina Natural Heritage Database. Based on available information,
the Corps has determined pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, that the proposed
project will have no effect on federally listed endangered or threatened species or their formally
designated critical habitat.
Evaluation
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impacts,
including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will
reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The
benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against
its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be
considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics,
aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife
values, flood hazards, flood plain values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use,
navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water
quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of
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property ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the discharge of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, the evaluation of the
impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the Environmental
Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines.
Commenting Information
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and local agencies
and officials, including any consolidate State Viewpoint or written position of the Governor;
Indian Tribes and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this
proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to
determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this
decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water
quality, general environmental effects and the other public interest factors listed above.
Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) and/or an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine
the overall public interest of the proposed activity.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a
public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests for a public hearing shall be
granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues raised are insubstantial or there is
otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will be received by the
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, until Spm, April 27, 2006. Comments should be
submitted to Mr. David Baker at 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208, Asheville, North Carolina
28801-5006.
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Date: 12/15/2005 Caption: Forge Cove
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Forge Cove Impact Summary Table
Proposed Lake Impacts
Map Location Feature . Stream Quality Type of Impact Proposed Impact
(linear feet)
C channel (perennial) excellent / good-fair Dam Construction 430
C channel (perennial) excellent / good-fair Dam Outlet 70
C channel (perennial) excellent / good-fair Flooding 3040
E channel (perennial) good / good-fair Flooding 794
F channel (perennial) good / good-fair Flooding 1102
6 I channel (perennial) good/poor /poor Flooding 1380
H channel (perennial) good / good-fair Flooding 239
Total Linear Feet of Lake Impact 7055
Proposed Road Crossing and Lot Impacts
10 new road crossings are proposed above the high water mark of the lake. All will be arched or bridged
resulting in no new linear feet of impact. No impacts will occur due to lot development.
Total Linear Feet of New Lot and Road Impact 0
Total Linear Feet of Hard Impact 500
Total Linear Feet of Flooding Impact 6555
Total Linear Feet of New Impact 7055
Lake Impact/Mitigation Summary Table
Streams
Stream Segment Impact Type Length Amt Below OrdinoEy Amt Above Ordinar??
! Hid Water fit d3 * High Water d3
C Dam Fill 430 127/382 394,453
C Dam Outlet 70 21/62 64,213
C Flooded 3,040 338/1,351 1,357,867
E Flooded 794 59/235 150,066
F Flooded 1,102 21/61 308,560
G Flooded 1,380 51/137 377,813
H Flooded 239 5/13 8,985
Totals 7,055 622/2,241___ 2,661,957
* "The Amount Below Ordinary High Water" is recorded for ripple and then pool.
Stream Segment uali Quality Mitigation Ratio Mitigation Required
Strea Forms Bioclassi ication
C Excellent Good / Fair 2.5:1 1,075 If ..
C Excellent Good / Fair 2.5:1 175 If
C Excellent Good / Fair 1.5:1 4,560 If
E Good Good / Fair 1:1 794 If
F Good Good / Fair 1:1 1,102 If
G Good /Poor Poor - .5:1 6901f
H Good Good / Fair 1:1 2391f
Totals 8,635 If
* The Aquatic Insect survey is included within the application.
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