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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James G. Martin, Governor December 1, 1992 A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Acting Director
Mr. Christopher Goudreau
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Route 6, Box 605
Marion, North Carolina 28752
Dear Mr. Goudreau:
Subject: Proposed Fill in Wetlands or Waters
Installation of fish attractor devices
McDowell County
DEM Project•# 92682
Upon review of your request for Water Quality Certification
to place fill material in waters to create fish attractors
located at Lake James, Hickory, Lookout Shoals, Wylie Lure,
Rhodhiss, Mountain Island as described in your 20 November 1992
letter, we have determined that the proposed fill can be covered
by General Water Quality Certification No. 2745 issued January
21, 1992. A copy of the General Certification is attached. This
Certification may be used in qualifying for coverage under Corps
of Engineers' Nationwide Permit No. 4.
If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at
919/733-1786.
Sincerely,
l
reston Howar , Jr. P.E.
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North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 0
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188,
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Robert Johnson, Office Manager
Asheville Office, U. S. Army Corps
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FROM: Chris Goudreau 61,611-
District Fisheries Biologist
ngineers
DATE: November 20, 1992
SUBJECT: Application for Nationwide P rmit 4 to install various
fish attractor devices in L kee_James, Rhodhiss,
Hickory, Lookout Shoals, Mountain Island, Wylie, and
Lure during 1993 and 1994
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is
requesting 404 permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
the above referenced projects. By copy of this memorandum we are
applying to the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management, Water Quality Section, for 401 certification.
The proposed project consists of installation of fish
attractor devices according to the following schedule:
1993
Lake County Attractor Type Number
James McDowell Catfish spawning 25
Hickory Catawba/Caldwell/ Christmas trees 400
Alexander
Lookout Shoals Catawba/Iredell/ Christmas trees 300
Alexander
Wylie Gaston/Mecklenburg Christmas trees 300
Lure Rutherford Christmas trees 150
1994
Lake County Attractor Type Number
James Burke/McDowell Christmas trees 400
Rhodhiss Burke/Caldwell Christmas trees 300
Mountain Island Gaston/Mecklenburg Christmas trees 200
The catfish spawning structures will be constructed and
installed according to the methods described on pages 14-16 of
A Guide to the Construction of Freshwater Artificial Reefs
published by the Sport Fishing Institute (enclosed). Concrete to
weight the structures will be poured prior to installation and
allowed to completely dry. The structures will be placed on the
Catawba Arm of Lake James in depths of 15-20 feet at full pool.
Bundles of 8-12 Christmas trees will be threaded onto steel
cable. The bundles will be weighted with pre-cast concrete
blocks and sunk in depths of 20-30 feet.
This memorandum also serves to meet the concurrence
requirements necessary in certain trout counties. Also, I hereby
request a determination on the need to contact the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service regarding the presence of any Federally listed
threatened or endangered species in the area, or the State
Historic Preservation Officer regarding the presence of historic
properties in the 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 sites consist of open water portions of reservoirs
controlled by Duke Power Company and the Town of Lake Lure.
Based on our information on the range of trout in the project
area, we do not believe this project will impact waters
supporting trout. No wetlands or habitats likely to support any
endangered, threatened, or special concern species will be
impacted. As project applicant we will take all necessary
precautions to ensure that no negative environmental impacts will
occur. Therefore, we do not object to the project as proposed.
If there are any questions regarding these comments, please
contact me at 704-652-4040.
cc: Ms. Stephanie Goudreau, Mountain Region Habitat Biologist
Mr. John Dorney, NCDEM
Mr. Chuck Borawa, Duke Power Company
Mr. Tom Hord, Town Manager, Town of Lake Lure
DEN IDs ACTION ID! _
NATIONWIDE PERMIT APPLIED FOR (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #)!
JOINT APPLICATION PORN FOR
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION tb CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE SECTION 401 MtIPICATION CONCURRENCE
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. Box 1890
WILMINGTON, NC 28402-1890
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E
Telephone [phone]
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. BOX 29535
RALEIGH, NC 21626-0535
ATTN! MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF
ENGINEERS. SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. PLEASE PRINT.
1. OWNERS NAME: _ North Carolina Wildlife Resource. Commission
2. OWNERS ADDRESS! 512 N. Salisbury St.
Raleigh NC 27604-1188
3. OWNERS PHONE NUMBER (HOME)!
(WoRK)i 919-733-3633
4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFfbIAL, ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER: Christopher Goudreau _
Rt. 6. Box 685
Marion, NC 28752
704-652-4040
5. LOCATION OF PLANNED WORK (ATTACH MAP)i COUNTY! See rnvPr lattar
NEAREST TOWN OR CITYi
SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.)!
Lakes James, Rhodhiss, Hickory, Lookout Shoals Mountain Island, Wylie
and Lure.
6. NAME OF CLOSEST STREAM/RIVER! Catawba River, Broad River (L. Lure)
7. RIVER BASINS Catawba River, Broad River
8. IS THIS PROJECT LOCATED IN A WATERSHED CLASSIFIED AS TROUT# SA, HQW0 ORW,
WS I, OR WS II? YES ( I NO ( )
9. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS
PROPERTY? YES ( ) NO ( )
IF YES, EXPLAIN.
10. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WATERS OF THE U.S., INCLUDING
WETLANDS, LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE! Each lake is at least 1.500 acres in size.
3/30/92
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11. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WATERS OF THE U.S., INCLUDING WETLANDS, IMPACTED BY
THE PROPOSED PROJECT:
FILLEDt less than 0.25 on each lake
DRAINEDt
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FLOODEDt
EXCAVATEDt
TOTAL IMPACTEDf less than.0. on each lake
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK (ATTACH PLANS): Add fish attractors.
See cover letter for details.
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK: Provide better fishing.
14. STATE REASONS WHY THE APPLICANT BELIEVES THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE
CARRIED OUT IN WETLANDS. ALSO, NOTE MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMISE WETLAND
IMPACTS. See 13 above.
15. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
(USFWS) AND/OR NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) REGARDING THE PRESENCE
OR ANY FEDERALLY LISTED OR PROPOSED FOR LISTING ENDANGERED OR THREATENED
SPECIES OR CRITICAL HABITAT IN THE PERMIT AREA THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE
PROPOSED PROJECT. HAVE YOU DONE SO? YES ( ) NO (X)
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE tORWAkDEb TO CORPS.
16. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STATE HISTORId PRESERVATION OFFICER
(SHPO) REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE PERMIT AREA WHICH
MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT?
HAVE YOU DONE SO? YES ( j NO (X)
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY DEM!
A. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAM§, AND LAKES ON
THE PROPERTY.
B. IF AVAILABLE, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE IMPACTED BY
PROJECT.
C. IF DELINEATION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT, INCLUDE ALL DATA SHEETS
RELEVANT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE.
D. IF A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT, ATTACH
COPY.
E. WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? Open water portion of lakes.
F. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL?
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. Vii. PIPING
TARGET SPECIES - Catfish, bullhead
MATERIALS - Vitrified clay PVC and corru-
gated polyethylene pipe can be purchased at
building supply stores. There are often broken
pipes or seconds that can be obtained free at
construction sites or from distributors.
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES - Concrete
r and vitrified clay piping can be bundled into a
pyramid shape. Plastic bundling strips may work
better than polypropylene rope. PVC acid corru-
gated polyethylene piping, because of their light
weight, need to be ballasted. Pburing cement Into
CONSTAUCT1oN OF PYRAMID UNIT
CEMENT
CEMENT PLUG
PLUG : ?PVC PIPE

one end of each
pipe accomplishes
two functions. It
provides needed
ballast as well as
providing a shaded PVC PIPE
hiding area pre-
ferred by catfish.
Ballast can also be CEMENT
provided by filling
the bottom middle it PLUG
pipe wholly or par-
tially with cement.
DEPLOYMENT AND SECURING - Use got a
barge or pontoon boat allows for fewer trips to
and from the shore. However, recreational fishing
boats can be used to ferry the pipes to the site.
Since there is sufficient weight with the vitrified
clny pipes and the ballasted PVC and corrugal-
rd polypropylene pipe, no additional anchoring
is required.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 0
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Robert Johnson, M?n r
Asheville Offi U. S.
FROM: Chris Goudre ;
District Fis eri olog
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DATE: November 20, 1992
NOV ? 1992
WETLANDS GROUP
,TFR 0IJALITY SECTION
of Engineers
SUBJECT: Application for Nationwide-Ptrmit 4 to install various
fish attractor devices in Lakes James, Rhodhiss,
Hickory, Lookout Shoals, Mountain Island, Wylie, and
Lure during 1993 and 1994
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is
requesting 404 permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
the above referenced projects. By copy of this memorandum we are
applying to the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management, Water Quality Section, for 401 certification.
The proposed project consists of installation of fish
attractor devices according to the following schedule:
1993
Lake County Attractor Type Number
James McDowell Catfish spawning 25
Hickory Catawba/Caldwell/ Christmas trees 400
Alexander
Lookout Shoals Catawba/Iredell/ Christmas trees 300
Alexander
Wylie Gaston/Mecklenburg Christmas trees 300
Lure Rutherford Christmas trees 150
1994
Lake County Attractor Type Number
James Burke/McDowell Christmas trees 400
Rhodhiss Burke/Caldwell Christmas trees 300
Mountain Island Gaston/Mecklenburg Christmas trees 200