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PO Box 882
Canton, NC 28716
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Fax: 828 / 648-8802
To: Ian McMillan From: Jennifer Robertson
Pages: 5 (Including Cover)
Date: 12/11 /2006
Re: DWQ # 05-2255 CC:
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Ian,
Attached is the report and corresponding map from Ed Schwartzman. Please call with any questions.
Jennifer
Dt=C 1 ~ 2006
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' Jennifer Robertson
From: Edward Schwartzman [[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 4:08 PM
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: re: Round Mt. Falls Development

Round Mt 12-6-06 edward.schwartzm
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Ian,
I went out to the Round Mt. Falls in Transylvania Co. with Jennifer Robertson and staff
from Wetland and Natural Resource Consultants on Dec. 13. Jennifer contacted me on Dec. 11
to arrange a site visit as requested by DWQ with the purpose of looking for rare aquatic
species, particularly green salamanders and bog turtles.
I searched several areas of appropriate habitat on the site as indicated on the attached
map. These sites include a wetland site along Toxaway Creek (bog turtle) and several
cliffs and rockface areas for green salamanders. Neither species was found during the
surveys. The wetland did not contain suitable habitat for bog turtles, i.e. lack of open
areas dominated by moss and graminoid hummocks. The rock faces and cliff areas studied did
exhibit excellent habitat for green salamanders and multiple areas of suitable habitat
were identified. It should be pointed out, however, that these species are Federal Species
of Concern (not endangered or threatened) and furthermore they are not aquatic dependent
species as they live in rock outcrops. I would also like to point out that surveys for
these species should ideally be carried out earlier in the year (spring for bog turtles
and fall for green salamanders).
In addition to the animal surveys, two watchlist plants were encountered during the
survey, seep rush (/Juncus gymnocarpus/) and Appalachian Shoestring Fern (/Vittaria
appalachiana). /These plants were found in the wetland and in the falls on Toxaway Creek
(Abbey Falls) respectively.
Please feel free to contact me,
Ed Schwartzman
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~~~ W'gTF9Q Michrel F. Easley, Governor
`~ (~ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Cq ~ North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
~ ..~ Alan W. Klimek, P.E.. Director
Division of Water Quality
December 1, 2006
DWQ Project# OS-2255
Transvh~ania County
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Andy Baker
McKeough Land Company, Inc.
208 Franklin Street
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Subject Property: Round Mountain Falls
Ann, Bearpen, Devils Hole, Rock, and Toxaway Creeks [031302, 4-9-2, 4-10-1,
4-9-1, 4-13-11, 4-9, C, Tr]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Baker:
On October 17, 2006, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ} received your application dated October 12,
2006, to fill or otherwise impact 0.0068 acres of wetland, and 793 linear feet of stream (488 linear feet
perennial stream, 305 linear feet intermittent stream) to construct the proposed residential development
near Rosman, in southern Transylvania County. The DWQ has determined that your application was
incomplete and/or provided inaccurate information as discussed below. The DWQ will require additional
information in order to process your application to impact protected wetlands and/or streams on the
subject property. Therefore, unless we receive five copies of the additional information requested below,
we will have to move toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 and will
place this project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information. Please provide the
following information so that we may continue to review your project.
Additional Information Requested:
1. The DWQ has concerns that federally listed Threatened and Endangered water dependent species
may exist onsite: Please contact Ed Schwartzman with the Natural Heritage Program to schedule
an onsite survey for federally listed Threatened and Endangered water dependent species. Once
the survey has been conducted please forward the findings to the DWQ.
Please contact the DWQ within three weeks of the date of this letter to verify that you have received this
letter and that you remain interested in continuing to pursue permitting of your project and wi1.1 be
providing the DWQ the requested information at a later date. Please contact me in writing and Kevin
Barnett of the DWQ Asheville Regional Office. If we do not hear from you within three weeks, we will
assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn.
This letter only addresses the application review and does not authorize any impacts to wetlands, waters
or protected buffers. Please be aware that any impacts requested within your application are not
authorized (at this time) by the DWQ. Please call Ms. Cyndi Karoly or Mr. Ian McMillan at 919-733-
1786 if you have any questions regarding or would like to set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
None Carolina
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit ~tllCQ~~I~
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
232] Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: 1t>t>l //h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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cc: Kevin Barnett, DWQ Asheville Regional Office
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
File Copy
Central Files
Jennifer Robertson, Wetland and Natural Resource Consultants, Inc., P.O. Box 882, Canton, NC 28~ 16
Filename: 052255Rou ndMountainRalls(T ra nsyIvania)On_Hold2