20180063 Ver 1_IRT Site Visit Memo_20180206

Strickland, Bev
From: Haupt, Mac
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 2:38 PM
To: 'Brad Breslow'; Kichefski, Steven L CIV USARMY CESAW (US); Tugwell, Todd J CIV
USARMY CESAW (US); Leslie, Andrea J; Price, Zan (George)
Cc: David Godley; Daniel Ingram; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: [External] RES French Broad 05 IRT Site Visit Memo
Brad,
Below are my comments on your site notes for the FB 05 Umbi site visits:
Dead Oak Site
1. In general I am ok with your notes, however; I wanted to stress that from my perspective, if you cannot get both
sides of the stream that connects FC2 and FC6, I have difficulty approving the project. The IRT is concerned with
the number of disconnected (short) reaches that we are seeing proposed on sites. The IRT will be putting out
guidelines soon to hopefully stem this tide.
2. Also, since this site has adjacent lands with heavy pasture use and erosion issues, other bmp-like practices
should be looked at to lessen the impact of sediment erosion in addition to the application of wider riparian
buffers.
3. For reaches FC1 and FC7, if they had not had connectivity to Sandy Mush, are a prime example of discontiguous
reaches that have a minimal affect (and therefore functional uplift) on the catchment/watershed.
4. In addition, we are striving to minimize reach breaks as seen in FC7, and the proposed crossing between JB3-C
and JB5-A in the Puncheon Fork site.
Puncheon Fork Site
1. In general, agreed with the notes for this site.
2. There was the powerline and road right-of-way along JB5-B that will need to be dealt with.
Commercial Hill
1. Did not attend this site visit -went home sick.
Big Willow
1. Did not attend this site visit -went home sick.
Thanks,
Mac
From: Brad Breslow [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2018 4:23 PM
To: Kichefski, Steven L CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <Steven.L.Kichefski @usace.army.mil>; Tugwell, Todd J CIV USARMY
CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>; Haupt, Mac <[e-mail]>; Leslie, Andrea J
<[e-mail]>; Price, Zan (George) <[e-mail]>
Cc: David Godley <[e-mail]>; Daniel Ingram <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]
Subject: [External] RES French Broad 05 IRT Site Visit Memo
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Hello everyone,
Please find attached a memo from RES regarding the French Broad 05 IRT site visits. Thanks for taking the time to meet
with us last week. As we discussed, I will draft a letter asking to remove the Big Willow Site from the current prospectus,
and also include the proposed easement updates we outlined for the Dead Oak Site. Todd and Steve- please let me
know if we can set up a time to discuss a crediting approach for the areas adjacent to the Sandy Mush property. If you
have any questions/comments, please let me know.
Steve- I wasn't sure if this should go to all of the IRT members, so I can forward to others if needed.
Thanks,
Brad Breslow
Project Manager
RES I res.us
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