20061584 Ver 1_More Info Received_20070125

January 22, 2007
Cyndi Karoly
401 Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
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Kevin Barnett
Surface Water Protection Section
2090 US HWY 70
Swannonoa, NC 28778
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Subject Property: Scott Property Shoreline Stabilization - DWQ Project #06-1584
Tahala Shores, Lake Glenville, Jackson County
Dear Mrs. Karoly and Mr. Barnett:
Enclosed with this letter to Mr. Barnett are photographs taken this winter of my shoreline
along Lake Glenville and a copy of my letter of November 7, 2006, in support of my
application for shoreline stabilization authorization.
Photograph #1: View of center of shoreline from dock, showing relative height of
"ledge" created in the last two summers by erosion. Note second ledge about 15 feet
from actual shoreline caused by early lowering of the water level in August/September
while recreational boating (wakeboarding) still at summer month intensity. Note also
large chunks of dirt and sod sitting on the muddy shore where they fell after separating
from the shoreline. Two years ago, this shoreline was smoothly sloped, like the shore
seen at the far right of the picture. This picture also illustrates plenty of space more than
50 feet above the shoreline that could be used for positioning equipment or staging
building materials as needed.
Photograph #2: Close up of fallen sod and grass.
Photograph #3: Far left of shoreline, where severe undercutting caused a three foot
collapse of the topsoil and root mass onto the mud. Note the big pine tree leaning to the
left at forty degrees.
Photograph #4: Close up of the falling pine and undercut sod and roots.
Photographs #5, 6, 7, and 8: Undercut soil and denuded root masses along right half of
shoreline.
Photograph 9: Pockmarked shore edge, just beginning to erode, illustrating basic muddy
shore bed with few rocks.

Photograph 10: Winter vegetation at center and left shoreline.
I have questioned several builders, who have both experience with approved shore
stabilization on Lake Glenville and a reputation for quality work, as to their construction
precautions and techniques. They work primarily from the water side of the shore, using
a barge to transport mechanized equipment and building materials, and thus protect the
shoreline vegetation. I propose a tapered stacked wall of natural stone along the shore
edge with a layered small stone base, as per Duke building regulations and in keeping
with the best of the stabilization walls already in place around the lake.
Protecting the remaining shoreline and maintaining the unspoiled beauty of Pine Creek
Cove on Lake Glenville are goals worth the high cost of shore stabilization. Thank you
for your consideration of my application.
Very sincerely yours,
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David G. Scott
9330 Bluffwind Chase
Roswell, GA 30076
678-596-2775 (cell)