AH&W Site

MAR 2 2 2002
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® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Charles R Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMORAND
TO Penrose, Cynthia Van Der Wiele. NCDWQ
Eric Alsmeyer, USCOE
Lindsey Riddick, NCDOT
FROM Micky Clemmons, NCWRC
SUBJECT Stream Mitigation Construction Plan for AH&W Site
DATE March 20, 2002
Enclosed is the construction plan for the Little Warrior Creek, AH&W stream mitigation
site in Wilkes County As you know, we plan to do stream restoration at this site to
accomplish the mitigation requirement NCDOT was given by the NC Division of Water
Quality and US Army Corps of Engineers This obligation resulted from stream losses
caused by the construction of Highway 421 in Wilkes County (Project R-2239 B) It is
our understanding that this mitigation project does not require 401 or 404 pernuttmg,
since it is being done to fulfill permit conditions However, those conditions do require
your agency review and acceptance of the mitigation construction plan
The AH&W site has been reviewed by the Mitigation Review Team, and this group has
agreed that this is an excellent site on which to carryout this mitigation effort The
enclosed mitigation construction plan details the stream work that we propose to do on
Little Warrior Creek this site The work on Big Warrior Creek was submitted to your
office last year and has, for the most part, been accomplished We have attempted to
provide all of the information an individual might need to evaluate this plan, including
existing conditions, channel design, reference reach information, sediment transport,
erosion control practices, work sequence and notes to the contractors However, I also
know that it is easy to overlook obviously important information when doing a plan
Please let me know as soon as possible if you find a deficiency as you review this
document I welcome constructive criticism of this plan and desire to make it as good as
possible We would like to complete the review process by April 19, 2002 If I have not
heard from you by this date, I will call to discuss the plan
Mailing Address Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone [phone] ext 281 • Fax [phone]
I have not included copies of our Planting Guidelines or Monitoring Protocol since these
were submitted in the past, however, we plan to follow the guidelines in these documents
for this project Your agency has reviewed these documents in the past and to my
knowledge has not objected to there use In addition to our normal monitoring
procedures, we are cooperating with DWQ to evaluate the biological communities in
these creeks If you need copies of these documents, please let me know and I will
forward them to you ASAP
We have easements established at the site and presently have the project out for bids by
contractors We are planning to start construction April 22, 2002 Since this is a large
site, we expect the project to last 3 months Starting according to schedule will allow us
to go into the heat of the summer with a stable ground cover established Your quick
review of this document will be appreciated If you have any questions or comments
please contact me
NCWRC - Micky Clemmons office - [phone]
Old Fish Hatchery - Depot cell - [phone]
20830 Great Smoky Mountain Exp
Waynesville, NC 28786