20170216 Ver 1_More Info Received_20170911

Homewood, Sue
From: [e-mail]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 12:15 PM
To: Homewood, Sue
Subject: RE: Grassy Knoll Lower Pond Renovation - PCN (021717)
Attachments: Grassy Knoll - installed plant list for pond 083017.pdf, grassy knoll - project complete
090717(1)jpg; grassy knoll - project complete 090717(2)jpg; grassy knoll - project complete
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Sue - we finally completed the Grassy Knoll project in Blowing Rock last week. And just in time for a hurricane - awesome! I'm
not sure how much information you want or need, but I do want to share a few things with you:
1. Despite what we were told by the Town engineer, the culvert replacement last fall did not result in a new culvert at the
same elevation. The new culvert was actually set 10+" lower. This created more muck to excavate, reduced our ability to
create a great plunge pool, lessened the slope we had to work with, etc.
2. We mobilized the first time a couple of months ago. We drained the pond, installed erosion control, removed the dam, let
the pond dry a few days, and then started excavating. It was a nightmare! Even after hauling in dry dirt to mix, it was still
like working with pudding. So... we pulled all the material onto the slopes, seeded/strawed everything, temporarily piped
the channel, put up a silt fence containment, and let it sit and dry for two months before remobilizing a couple weeks ago.
3. The bottom of that pond is one huge groundwater seep. It is really soft and has no apparent bottom in many places. It's
going to make a great pocket wetland, but most of the "stream channel" does not have a firm bottom. It was impossible to
grade a true trapezoidal channel. Don't judge us too harshly — we did the best we could!
4. We did have to create a permanent swale leading to the channel. Everything else is covered in 100% biodegradable
matting, but we did have to use permanent turf reinforcement matting for that Swale.
5. When removing the dam, we discovered an old concrete wall/weir/footing in the dam. Not knowing how far it extended
back towards the adjacent home, we left it in place. Luckily it did not interfere with our channel, and we were able to
"hide" it with a boulder and plants.
I am including a few photos from last week, along with the installed plant list for your records. The grass had already germinated
and was peaking up through the matting, so hopefully we'll be in good shape.
Please let me know when you plan to make the first visit so I can attempt to meet you up there.
Thanks!
Ron
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Ronald J. Small, Jr., MS
Reedy Fork Environmental and Landscapes
PO Box 10406
Greensboro, NC 27404
336.558.5970 cell
rsmall@reedyfork. net
www.reedyfork.net
-----Original Message -----
From: Homewood, Sue [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 3:51 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Grassy Knoll Lower Pond Renovation - PCN (021717)

Hi Ron,
Have you finished the work up there? It's one that I'm interested in making time to go see (especially on a hot summer day down
here)
Thanks,
Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile
[e-mail]
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem NC 27105
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-----Original Message -----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 5:54 AM
To: 'Elliott, William A CIV USARMY CESAW (US)' <[e-mail]>
Cc: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Subject: Grassy Knoll Lower Pond Renovation - PCN (021717)
William - I believe this past Friday would have been 45 days since your receipt of our PCN for the Grassy Knoll Pond Renovation
project. I did receive our permit from Sue, but have not heard anything back from you yet.
Are we automatically able to move forward with the project as proposed, and is there any sort of documentation/authorization for
me to provide to my client/property owner?
Thanks!
Ron
Ronald J. Small, Jr., MS
Reedy Fork Environmental and Landscapes
PO Box 10406
Greensboro, NC 27404
336.558.5970 cell
[e-mail]
www.reedyfork.net
-----Original Message -----
From: Elliott, William A CIV USARMY CESAW (US) [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:51 AM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] FW: Grassy Knoll Lower Pond Renovation - PCN
(021717)
We received it Feb 21, 2017. I have not had a chance to look at it.
-----Original Message -----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]

Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:27 AM
To: Elliott, William A CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] FW: Grassy Knoll Lower Pond Renovation - PCN (021717)
William - I sent the attached PCN packet to you Certified Mail on Feb. 17, but the tracking info shows that it has not been picked
up or fully delivered to you yet. Can you check and see what the situation is on your end? If it's not there for some reason, I'll get
another copy in the mail to you ASAP.
I mailed it to the address on the general instruction sheet you sent:
USACE
Attn: William Elliott
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
1515 Patton Ave., Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801
Thanks!
Ron
From: rsmall@reedyforknet [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 8:56 AM
To: 'Elliott, William A SAW' <[e-mail]>; 'Homewood, Sue' <[e-mail]>;
'[e-mail]'
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Grassy Knoll Lower Pond Renovation - PCN (021717)
All - attached is the PCN packet for the Grassy Knoll Lower Pond Renovation project (Watauga Co.) that I mailed to you this
morning. Since this is my first submittal for a project like this in the mountains, I hope it is complete and acceptable.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Ron

Ronald J. Small, Jr., MS
Reedy Fork Environmental and Landscapes
PO Box 10406
Greensboro, NC 27404
336.558.5970 cell
[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
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Grassy Knoll POA
Blowing Rock, NC
Pond Renovation Project
Installed Plant List (completed 8/30/17)
Common Name
Scientific Name
Size
Quantity
Trees and Shrubs
Autumn fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
2 g
15
Beautyberry'lssai'
Callicarpa dichotomy
3 g
6
Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
7 g
1
Virginia sweetspire'Little Henry'
Itea virginica
3 g
9
White fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
7 g
1
Winterberry'Mr. Poppins' (male pollinator)
Ilex verticillata
3 g
1
Winterberry'Red Sprite'
Ilex verticillata
3 g
11
Wetland Plants
Blue flag iris
Iris versicolor
plug
20
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
live stake
12
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
plug
15
Common three -square
Schoenoplectus pungens
plug
20
Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
live stake
12
Lizard tail
Saururus cernuus
plug
15
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
plug
9

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