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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
November 18, 2008
Mr. Barton Tuck
Bright's Creek Golf Club
117 Manly Street, Suite 200
Greenville, SC 29601
Re: Brights Creek Golf Club
Year 2/Year 1 Monitoring Report
Polk County
DWQ #03-1625
Dear. Mr. Tuck:
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight and Express Review Permitting Unit has reviewed
the above-referenced report, submitted by C1earWater Environmental Consultants (November 3, 2008).
Our comments on the report are as follows:
• Based on the monitoring data presented, the restored crossings appear to be relatively stable,
with no excessive erosion or aggradation.
The vegetation data provided appear to show that adequate stem densities are present at the site.
However, we are concerned regarding the dominance of Lespedeza sp.in the restored areas. The
abundance of this nuisance exotic, particularly if drought conditions continue during the next
growing season, may negatively impact the growth and survival of the planted species.
Some form of control may be necessary if tree mortality is noted during subsequent monitoring
events.
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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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Mr. Tuck
Brights Creek Golf Course
Year 21Year 1 Monitoring Report
Page 2 of 2
As described in the report, monitoring of crossings 1 - 5 should continue until Fall of 2011, and
monitoring of crossing 7 should continue to Fall of 2012.
Please feel free to contact Eric Kulz at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this project
or our comments.
Sincerely,
yndi B. Karoly, Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
cc: File Copy (Eric Kulz)
Matt Matthews - DWQ Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
Kevin Barnett - Asheville Regional Office
Amanda Jones - USACE, Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Clement Riddle - C1earWater Environmental Consultants, 718 Oakland Street,
Hendersonville, NC 28791
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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