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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
February 9, 2009
Ms. Melanie McKinney
S&ME, Inc.
3718 Old Battleground Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
Re: Grandover Wetland Creation - Hole 12 West
Holden Road Stream Restoration
Year 5 Annual Monitoring Report
Guilford County
DWQ #07-0330
Dear Ms. McKinney:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight and Express Review Permitting Unit has
reviewed the Monitoring Report for the above-referenced sites. Our comments are as follows:
Grandover Wetland Creation
We appreciate the efforts that were made during the 2008 growing season to monitor
groundwater levels daily for 15 days. Continual saturation within the root zone was observed for
at least 12 days at all monitoring wells, thereby meeting success criteria and exceeding the
reference hydroperiod. Monitoring results and onsite observations have indicated that the project
contains targeted vegetation types at acceptable densities to meet the goals of the revised
planting plan. Developing hydric soil features were observed at the 2007 site visit.
We request submittal of the mechanism (e.g. deed restriction) detailing the party responsible for
long-term protection of the site. Upon receipt at our office, the wetland creation area will be
released from monitoring, and we will expect the terms of the protection mechanism to be
followed in order to allow the site to continue to develop naturally.
Holden Road Stream Restoration
According to the Year 5 monitoring report, repairs and stabilization activities were undertaken in
October 2007. Repairs had been conducted previously on this stream restoration project. The
ultimate stability of the stream is of some concern. Repairs conducted near the end of the five-
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http://h2o.enr.state,nc.us/ncwetiands/
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Ms. McKinney
Grandover/Holden Road Monitoring Year 5
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year monitoring period often result in additional years of monitoring to ensure that the repairs
have stabilized and no additional degradation is occurring.
Please contact Eric Kulz to set up a site visit for the purpose of evaluating the condition of the
stream and the extent of the repairs. The decision to release the site or to request additional
monitoring will be based on observations of site conditions.
Please feel free to contact Eric Kulz or Tammy Hill at [phone] if you have any questions
regarding this project or our comments.
Sincerely,
Cyndi B. Karoly, Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program
cc: File Copy (Eric Kulz)
Matt Matthews - DWQ Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
Sue Homewood - DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
John Thomas - USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office