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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina 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/lablistl1 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,
cc: File Copy (Eric Kulz)
Central Files
Cyndi B. Karoly, Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
Ken Averitte - Asheville Regional Office
Ronnie Smith - USACE, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office NoehCarolina
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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
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tape will be centered in the photographs of the bank. The wa er line will ebe located ach photon the
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are photographers should make an effort to consistently ermai entll should also bei ncludedp to
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over time. Photos of areas tha have been different types of erots n control material used. This will allow for
example, where two future comparisons. adation aluate Success Criteria: Photographs will be used to?s?ulbVec etat onVand anesggr
of erosion
or degradation, bank erosion, success of np g bars the control measures. Longitudinal photos should heel depth absences of developing
within the channel or an excessive increase in
Lateral hotos should not indicate excessive erosion or continuing degradation of the
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bank over time. A series of photos over time shou?nclude initial herbaceous growth o
riparian vegetation. Vegetative succession should
followed by increasing densities of woody vegetation, and then ultimately a mature
overstory with herbaceous understory.
4,5 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling reference reach and within the project
Benthic macroinvertebrate
be data will be oto the from t n of orestoration practices. Post-
reach. Monitoring will be conducted Prior
will begin one year after data construction activities
l be compared to initial dataand
restorationsampling summer
annually thereafter for a total of three years. lewillb conducted during months if
collected from the reference reach site. Sampling
significant flow is present. Sampling will be conducted between November and March if summer
flows are low for project streams. operating procedures of the
Sample collection will follow protocols described in the standard The Qual-4 collection method
Biological Assessment Unit of the NC Division of Wat?Q olnduct the identification of the
will be used for this project. A NC certified laboratory data will be provided with EPT
abundance, samples. The metrics to be calculated will includetCOllectedEd taxa richness,
abundance, and biotic index values. In the years that data a
the annual monitoring reports.
Buck Engineering
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Privateer Farms Restoration Project