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Subject: [Fwd: Re: First Broad River Reservoir comments]
From: Alan Johnson <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:51:58 -0500
To: Cyndi Karoly <[e-mail]>
FYI
Alan Johnson - [e-mail]
North Carolina Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Div. of Water Quality
610 E. Center Ave., Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Subject: RE: First Broad River Reservoir comments
From: "Keith Webb" <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:09:51 -0500
To: <[e-mail]>, "'Jones, Amanda D SAW"'
<[e-mail]. army.mil>
CC: <[e-mail]>, "'Allen Ratzlaff" <[e-mail]>, "'Brian McCrodden"'
<[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, "'Chris Goudreau"'
<[e-mail]>, "'Fred Tarver"' <[e-mail]>, "'Fish & Wildlife
Associates"' <[e-mail]>, "'Chuck Gorman"' <[e-mail]>, "'Henry Wicker"'
<[e-mail]>, "'Butch Smith"' <[e-mail]>, "'Reuben
Chandler"' <[e-mail]>, "'Robin Pugh"' <[e-mail]>, "'Tom
Walker"' <[e-mail]>
Becky:
I'm working on a response to the concerns raised about the flow projections.
I have compiled information from CCSD for the past two (2) years of daily flow
records. I'm utilizing this along with their number of metered connections and
population projections to compute an up to date per capita flow number to be used for
projections of future flows.
I also understand the comments reference future conservation measures and their
impact on reducing the per capita flow demand and our revised flow projections will
include an allowance for conservation measures.
With reference to future service area we will clearly define that point also and
include any contracts the CCSD has to provide water to adjoining water purveyors.
Hope this helps.
"Building Partnerships by Providing Superior Service with Professional Integrity"
M. Keith Webb, P.E.
Vice President
McGill Associates, P.A.
55 Broad Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
[phone]
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From: Fox.Rebeccacepamail.epa.gov [mailto:Fox.RebeccaCepamail.epa.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:35 PM
To: Jones, Amanda D SAW
Cc: [e-mail]; Allen Ratzlaff; Brian McCrodden; Bryan [e-mail];
Chris Goudreau; Fred Tarver; Fish & Wildlife Associates; Chuck Gorman; Henry Wicker;
Keith Webb; Butch Smith; Reuben Chandler; Robin Pugh; Tom Walker
Subject: First Broad River Reservoir comments
Henry, Amanda, et al,
It wasn't clear to me from our discussion of comments at the end of the
web conference on Monday, what comments you were requesting at this
time. I believe we left it at, the agencies would provide comments for
items we would like to see addressed for the next scheduled web
conference on Dec 14. With that understanding, I am providing the
following comments and will provide more in depth comments at a later
date.
One of the main items, I would like to see further fleshed out is the
projected water demand. (I believe this was Column D in the spreadsheet
from the web call and Section 3.4 in the Purpose and Need document.) I
propose there be an in depth discussion as to how the projected numbers
of 8.88 mgd (average days) and 11.1 mgd (peak days) were generated. I
recommend we go through the assumptions and how they were determined,
including flow demands and the district's expansion plans. Table 2 in
the draft P&N document does not indicate what kind of agreements, if
any, are in place with the counties listed. A further discussion of the
78 gallon per day per person assumption needs would be helpful. As we
have stated in the past, projected water needs should be based on signed
service agreements with users and include conservation measures.
Other items include, a further discussion of topics from the 11-19
meeting, such as, evaporation assumptions, (pan evaporation numbers
versus other evaporation numbers), minimum instream flows, gauge data,
etc. It would also be helpful if we could receive a copy of the
spreadsheet we were using for the web conference.
A general concern I have as we move through the EIS process, is that it
be kept in mind this is a USACE document, not an applicant document
being written to support the applicant preferred alternative. I know we
all know this, but I felt the two draft EIS documents I have reviewed so
far for this project tended to have an applicant bias.
That is all for now. Oh yea, one little thing, I do know all about
phone mute buttons. I was just taking the call out of my office and was
using a laptop and cell phone and it wasn't readily apparent how to mute
the cell phone - I know now. The EPA teleconference system has the
capability to hit *6, to mute your line and I thought this system might
have something similar but I guess not? Hope everyone has a great
holiday! Becky
Becky Fox
Wetland Regulatory Section
USEPA
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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