20180134 Ver 1 _USACE request for more info _20180430

Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
151 PATTON AVENUE NC Department of
ROOM 208 Environmental Quality
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801-5006 Received
Action ID No.: SAW -1997-02095
Dr. Richard Smith
Lake Tahoma, Incorporated
1219 Fallston Road
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
Dear Dr. Smith:
April 30, 2018 k `, e
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
Reference your October 11, 2017 application for Department of the Army (DA) authorization
for the dredge and discharge of fill material into Lake Tahoma, an impoundment of Buck Creek
for the Lake Tahoma Dredge Project located north of Hwy 80, approximately 0.6 miles
northwest of the intersection of Hwy 80 with Toms Creek Road, northwest of Marion, in
McDowell County, North Carolina.
The purpose of this letter is to provide comments from resource agencies and the general
public for rebuttal purposes as a part of the individual permit review. After review of your
proposal, we have received comments from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA's NMFS) (dated January 29, 2018),
the City of Marion, City Manager (dated January 29, 2018), the North Carolina Department of
Natural and Cultural Resources, State Historic Preservation Office (NC SHPO) (dated February
16, 2018), the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (dated February 20, 2018), the
US Fish and Wildlife Service (dated February 22, 2018) and North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources (NCDEQ, DWR) (dated February 26,
2018). Our administrative process provides you the opportunity to propose a resolution and/or
rebut any and all objections before a final decision is made. In this regard, please review the
enclosed comments, address as appropriate and copy this office on all of your
comments/responses for our review.
According to your October 11, 2017 application "The project purpose of the proposed
dredging at Lake Tahoma is to remove excessive sediment deposition from Buck Creek and
Little Buck Creek as they enter the lake, and to remove sediment accumulation from two areas
within the lake." After review of the information and discussion with you, we have determined
that the project purpose is to remove accumulated sediment from Lake Tahoma and perform
maintenance on the two existing sediment retention areas.

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The following information is required to complete the permit evaluation:
1) Of the four spoil areas, please indicate which ones will be used, or in what order each one
will be used to dispose of dredged spoil. Additionally, please provide an estimate of the
capacity of each spoil area.
2) Please indicate how the water will be lowered in the lake, if at all, to complete the
proposed work.
3) Please provide a planting and permanent stabilization plan for the access areas at Buck
Creek Rd and temporary road and access area at Little Buck Creek.
Please additionally be aware that a jurisdictional determination has not been issued at this
time, and additional site inspections to gather information may be required before the wetland
and stream delineation can be verified.
This information is essential to our expeditious processing of your application. Also, a copy
of this information must be sent to the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management to
enable them to adequately evaluate your application for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
If you have any questions regarding this request please do not hesitate to contact me at
telephone [phone], ext. 4231.
Sincerely,
Crystal Amschler
Project Manager
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Enclosures
cc:
Mr. Jeffrey Brown
Brown Consultants, PA
30 Ben Lippen School Road, Suite 202
Asheville, North Carolina 28806

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Mr. Todd Bowers
USEPA — Region 4
Wetlands Regulatory Section
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960
vls. Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources
Winston Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem, North Carolina 27105
Ms. Karen Higgins,
North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Mail service center
1650 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Ms. Andrea Leslie
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
1721 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
Mr. Byron Hamstead
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
160 Zillicoa St., Suite B
Asheville, North Carolina 28801