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~ North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ~
Richard B. Hamilton, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Cyndi B. Karoly, Supervisor .~, x~r~
401 Oversight and Express Permits Unit ~ ^ ~~
NCDWQ Wetlands and Storm~vater Branch ~ j ~~
FROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator / ` '
Habitat Conservation Program ~J ~~ `~~;~M1~'~~~
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DATE: January 12, 2007 ~L'
SUBJECT: Review of an application for installation of Allen Block Wall by Hank Gantt, Lake
Norman, Catawba River, Lot 56, Camelia Pointe, Catawba County
The applicant is requesting 441 Water Quality Certification from the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality. The NCWRC has reviewed information provided by the applicant, and Feld biologists on our
staff are familiar with habitat values of the project area. These comments are provided in accordance with
provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d).
The project is to install 75 feet of block stabilization along the existing shoreline instead of riprap "to stop
caving in of yard." Based on our in office review, we will not object to the project. We recommend that
riprap be installed just below the normal high water mark and up to the base of the block to reduce
erosion along the waters edge and enhance shoreline habitats (void spaces). If practicable, banks should
be gently sloped and revegetated with silky dogwood (Corms amonum), silky willow (Salix sericea), tag
alder (Alms serrulata), black willow (Salix nigra), and sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) to provide long
term bank stability and shaded habitats. Note that silky dogwood, silky willow and black willow can be
planted as live stakes collected during the dormant growing season. Cuttings should be randomly planted
on four (4) foot centers from the waters edge. Trees should be planted on ten (10) to twelve (12) foot
centers. Banks in the area can be temporarily planted with an annual seed mix of wheat or oats and/or
stabilized with biodegradable erosion control matting.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If you have any questions
regarding these comments, please contact me at 336/769-9453.
E-copy: Alan Johnson, DWQ-MRO
Steve Chapin, USACOE-ARO
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries 1721 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
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