20180167 Ver 1_More Info Received_20180322 (2)

Strickland, Bev
From: Benjamin Ray <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 10:11 AM
To: Homewood, Sue
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Subject: [External] Re: FW: Benjamin Ray Pond - question
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Good morning, Sue. In answer to the questions below: The upper pond is fed by a buried 6in pvc pipe submerged under
rocks for fresh water intake from the creek to keep the water levels consistent (and have the ability to adjust the flow as
desired), the water very clean, and the temperatures low. The first pond is about 6 feet deep, and flows through a large
(around 18 inch) vertical culvert with a 90 deg elbow at the bottom of the pond directed under the ground into the
lower, large pond. The large pond is around 12 feet deep, and empties at the far end under the dam side into the same
creek in the same way but with a smaller pvc (around Bin with another larger diameter pipe slipped around it to keep
debris from clogging it, and to allow water to be forced in more from the pressure below created between the 2 pipes
rather than just flowing in directly from the surface). This pipe is weighed down at the bottom of the pond with concrete
blocks and also angled with a 90 deg elbow, buried under the dam and running to the creek. I also had my grader add a
4-6 ft wide emergency spillway trench with large rocks in it to keep any floods from ever washing the dam away. I hope
this helps. I'll see what I can do about drawing a sketch.
On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 11:32 AM, Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hello Mr. Ray,
Could you please provide an answer to the questions below related to our review of your permit application. Feel free
to contact me if you have any questions about how to answer these.
Thanks,
Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile

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From: Leslie, Andrea J
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 3:25 PM
To: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Subject: Benjamin Ray Pond - question
Hi Sue,
My main concern about these existing new ponds is that they are in-line ponds and have the potential to
increase temperature of Little Fork, which is a native brook trout stream. Here are a few questions:
• What is the depth of these ponds? I'm particularly interested in the depth of the lower pond.
• How are the ponds drained?
• Does the landowner anticipate any maintenance of these ponds (e.g., dredging)?
• Can the applicant provide a drawing or schematic of the ponds, showing the intermittent stream, Little
Creek, and the ponds, along with a scale and North arrow?
Thank you,
Andrea
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