20180658 Ver 1_More Info Requested_20180601

Strickland, Bev
From:
Homewood, Sue
Sent:
Friday, June 01, 2018 11:46 AM
To:
'Michael Brame'
Cc:
Roden Reynolds, Bryan K CIV (US)
Subject:
RE: [External] RE: Oxford Ridge SD
Thanks Mike,
I'll need stream forms for the 2 separate sections to support your description below, or I'll need to do a site visit. Your
choice.
Thanks,
Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile
Sue. [e-mail]
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem NC 27105
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From: Michael Brame [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2018 10:45 AM
To: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Cc: Roden Reynolds, Bryan K CIV (US) <Bryan. K. Roden [e-mail]>
Subject: [External] RE: Oxford Ridge SD
Good Morning Sue,
1. You are correct.
2. The Town of Kernersville made a determination for the streams on the site. They determined the perennial
stream origination point as the beginning of the stream. I guess they rated the portion up -gradient of it as
ephemeral. We added the intermittent segment during our delineation. It is a "barely' stream. Bryan can
confirm this. It has a small head -cut and is approximately 1-2 feet wide. It will score right at 19. The perennial
stream begins at the origination point for the wetlands. There is a second head -cut. It is evident that
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groundwater discharge increases. The stream becomes wider and has strong characteristics including substrate
sorting, rocks and decent aquatic habitat. We did not take pictures. The Town of Kernersville likely completed
stream forms. If you need to see it in order to issue the 401 WQC, let me know.
3. I will work with the Civil and the client to address your comment on this one.
Have a good weekend.
Sincerely,
Michael T. Brame
336.708-4620 (c)
336.310.4527 (o)
PO Box 128
Kernersville, NC 27285
www.pilotenviro.com
mbrame(@r)ilotenviro.com
From: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 4:33 PM
To: Michael Brame <[e-mail]>
Cc: Roden Reynolds, Bryan K CIV (US) <Bryan. K. Roden [e-mail]>
Subject: Oxford Ridge SD
Hi Michael,
A few items/issues for this project:
1. Please note that the PCN identifies this project as draining to Cane Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin, however I
believe it actually drains to E. Belews Creek, a Class C water in the Roanoke River Basin. Please double check
that I am correct.
2. You identify a location on site where the intermittent stream transitions to a perennial stream, however the
Division has not confirmed this transition point. Please provide DWR stream forms and photos to support this
transition point location or please schedule a site visit for me to verify the I/P transition.
3. You state that the impact to the stream is necessary to make the proposed project economically feasible and to
create slopes that are safe and maintainable. Please elaborate on this statement with an analysis of the aspects
of the development that would be lost if the stream is avoided and/or if the impacts are reduced, as well as an
analysis of the impact reduction that could be realized with the use of a retaining wall.
Thanks,
Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile
Sue. [e-mail]
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem NC 27105

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