19930048 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19930121

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
512 North Salisbury Street * Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
March 5, 1993
Eugene M. Howard, Jr.
Round Hill Estates, Inc.
2859 Paces Ferry Road
Suite 1900
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Dear Mr. Howard:
Subject: Proposed Fill in Headwaters or Isolated Wetlands
Pond creation
Jackson County
Project # 93048
Upon review of your request for Water Quality Certification
to place fill material in 0.02 acresof wetlands for pond creation
located at Round Hill Commercial Area, in Jackson County, we have
determined that the proposed fill can be covered by General Water
Quality Certification No. 2671 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. 26.
If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at
919-733-1786
Sincerely,
ereston Howard, r. P.E.
93048.1tr
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DEM Regional Office
'Mr. John Dorn.ey
Central Files
L. Holman Waters; Cranston, Robertson and Whitehurst, P.C.
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone] Fax # [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
MEMORANDUM
TO: John Dorney
Planning Branch
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT
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***EACH ITEM MUST BE ANSWERED (N/A-NOT APPLICABLE)***
INITIALS:
Reviewer: nd e
WQ Supv:
Date:
PERMIT _YR: 93 PERMIT-NO: 0000045 COUNTY: JAC ON
APPLICANT NAME: ROUND HILL COMMERCIAL AREA
PROJECT-TYPE: CULVERT PERMIT-TYPE:
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STREAM CLASS:
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WL_IMPACT?: Y/N
WL_REQUESTED: ?./
HYDRO CNECT?: 01N
MITIGATION?: Y&
MITIGATION SIZE:
WL_TYPE: St•r
WL_ACR_EST?: Y,9
WL_SCORE(#): O
MITIGATION_TYPE: /V/f
IS WETLAND RATING SHEET ATTACHED?: YIN
RECOMMENDATION (Circle One): ISSUE SSUE COND DENY
COMMENTS: ??i,_y T?•e? cf 4., ?f CYP ?P .s.? // Ao,y? ?'n
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Central Files
Wetland type (select one)
? Swamp forest
• ? Bottomland hardwood forest
? Carol ina bay
• ? Pocosin
? Pine savannah
' ? Wet flat
• ? Perched

? Shoreline
R(Stream channel
? Salt marsh
? Brackish marsh
? Freshwater marsh
? Bog/Fen
? Vernal pool
Cranston, Robertson & Whitehurst, P.C. ?30V?
ENGINEERS PLANNERS SURVEYORS
NO. 12 CHESTNUT SQUARE POST OFFICE BOX 450 CASHIERS, NORTH CAROLINA 26717
TELEPHONE [phone]
TELECOPIER [phone]
J. CRAIG CRANSTON. P.E.
THOMAS H. ROBERTSON, P.E.
ELDRIDGE A. WHITEHURST, JR., P.E. L HOLMAN WATERS, JR., P.E., R.L.S.
DATE: January 19, 1992
TO: NC Division of Environmental Management (7 copies) [ Q
US Army Corps of Engineers (1 copy) p
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State Historic Preservation Office (1 copy) JAN 2 21993
RE: Our File No. 92-396 Consultations to serve the L
WETLANDS C`
Round Hill Commercial Area WATER OUALIT't
Gentlemen:
We are transmitting the following item(s):
( ) Original Tracing(s)
( ) Print(s)
( ) Revised Drawing(s)
( X) Set(s) of Documents
( ) Sepia(s)
( ) Set(s) of Plans
( ) Invoice
( ) Calculations
REMARKS:
JOINT APPLICATION FORM
Cranston, Robertson & Whitehurst, P.C.
BY: L Holman Waters Jr., P.E.. R.L.S.
DEM ID: ?3(
ACTION ID:
JOINT APPLICATION FORM FOR
NATIONWIDE PERMI'T'S THAT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
NATIONWIDE PERMI'T'S THA'T REQUIRE SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION CONCURRENCE
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER WATER QUALITY PLANNING
CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEAL'T'H,
P.O. BOX 1890 AND NATURAL RESOURCES
WILMINGTON, NC 28402-1890 P.O. BOX 29535
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E RALEIGH, NC 27626-0535
Telephone [phone] ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLE'T'ED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF
ENGINEERS. SEVEN (7) CQPICS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C: DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. PLEASE PRINT.
1. OWNERS NAME: Eugene M Howerdd i
President, Round Hill Estates, Inc.
2. OWNERS ADDRESS: 2859 Paced Ferrv Road
Suite 1900
3. OWNERS PHONE NUMBER ( HOME) : '--204-74-1-99 1 6 (WORK): ( 4 04 ) 431-1138
U. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL, ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER: Gam P
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5. LOCATION OF PLANNED WORK (A'T'TACH MAP).
COUNTY: Jarkson
NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: Cashiers North_ Carolina _
SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.):
Round Hill Commercial Area * 2 miles we.t o.f the
intersection of Highways 107 and 64
6. NAME OF CLOSEST STREAM/RIVER: Horsepasture River
7. RIVER BASIN: _ Horsepasture River
8. IS THIS PIiOJEC'T LOCATED IN A WATERSHED CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, SA, IIQW, ORW,
WS I, OR WS II? YES [ 3 NO [ j
9. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE 011 THIS
PROPERTY? YES [ A NO [ j
IF YES, EXPLAIN. Fnr rnlyo- installa-Einn

10. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT SI'Z'E:
.02
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11. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLAND IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT:
FILLED:
DRAINED:
FLOODED: .02 ac.
EXCAVATED:
TO'T'AL IMPACTED: .02 ac.
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK (ATTACH PLANS): installation of 24" riser
13• PU11POSE OF PROPOSED WORK: Aesthetics
111. STATE REASONS WHY THE APPLICANT BELIEVES THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE
CARRIED OUT IN WE'T'LANDS. ALSO, NOTE MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE WETLAND
IMPAC'T'S. N/A
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 LIS'T'ED OR PROPOSED FOR LISTING ENDANGERED OR THREATENED
SPECIES OR CRITICAL HABITAT IN THE PERMI'T' AREA THAT MAY BE AFFEC'T'ED BY THE
PROPOSED PROJEC'T'. HAVE YOU DONE SO? YES [ A NO (
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OIL NMFS SHOULD BE ATTACHED.
16. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STA'L'E HIS'T'ORIC 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 [ NO [ ] ***sent
RESPONSE FRO14 THE SHPO SHOULD BE ATTACHED. concurrently
17. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY DEM:
A. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, AND LAKES ON
THE PROPERTY. Enclosed
B. IF AVAILABLE, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE 1HPACTCD BY
PROJECT. N/A
C. IF DELINEA'T'ION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT, INCLUDE ALL DATA SHEETS
RELEVANT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE.
N/A
D. IF A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IS REQUIRED FOR TTIIS PROJECT, ATTACH
COPY.
E. WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? Commercial
F. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL?
OWNER'S SIGNATURE irk. 41 ATE
00; Fish &- Wildlife Service State Historic Preservation Office
330 Ridgefield Court NC Division of Archives & IIisL-ory
Ashevillej NC 28806 109 East Jones St
[phone] Raleigh, NC 27601
[phone]
Water Quality Planning
Division of Environmental.
Management - NC Dept. of.
Environment, Health, and
Natural Resources
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: John Dorney
[phone]
WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS
District 117 District 118 District 49
Joe Mickey Chris Goudre au Micky Clemmons
Rt 2 Box 278 Rt 6 Box 685 Rt 1 Bor. 624
State Road, NC 28676 Marion, NC 28752 Waynesville, NC 2878G
[phone] (704) 652-40 40 [phone]
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Surry Stokes .Catawba Caldwell Buncombe Madison
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INFORMATION SHEET
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION CONCURRENCE
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
A. NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISTRICT ENGINEER. (REFER TO
ITEM B. BELOW FOR DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICALLY NOTE NWP 26 DIFFERENCE.)
Certain nationwide permits require notification to the Corps of Engineers
before work can proceed. They are as follows:
NWP 5 (only for discharges of 10 to 25 cubic yards)
NWP 7
NWP 13 (only for stabilization activities in excess of 500 feet in length
or greater than an average of one cubic yard per running foot)
NWP 14-(only for fills in special aquatic sites, including wetlands, and
must include a delineation of affected special aquatic sites)
NWP 17
NWP 18 (required when discharge exceeds 10 cubic yards or the discharge is
in a special aquatic site and must include a delineation of the affected
special aquatic site, including wetlands)
NWP 21 (must include a delineation of affected special aquatic sites,
including wetlands)
NWP 26 (only for greater than 1 acre total impacts and must include a
,.delineation of affected special aquatic sites, including wetlands)
NWP 33 (must include a restoration plan of reasonable measures to avoid
and minimize impacts to aquatic resources)
NWP 37
NWP 38 (must include a delineation of affected special aquatic sites,
including wetlands)
For activities that may be authorized by the above listed nationwide permits
that require notification, the applicant shall not begin work
a. Until notified that the work may proceed under the nationwide permit
with any special conditions imposed by the District Engineer, or
b. If notified that an individual permit may be required, or
c. Unless 30 days (calendar) have passed from the time a complete
notification is received by the District Engineer and no notice has been
received from the District Engineer, and required state approvals have been
obtained. Required state approvals include: 1) a Section 401 water quality
certification if authorization is requested for a discharge of dredged or fill
material, and 2) an approved coastal zone management consistency determination
if the activity will affect the coastal area.
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Use'of NWP 12 also requires notification to the District Engineer, but work
may not begin until written concurrence is received from the District
Engineer. The time periods described above do not apply. Furthermore,
requirements to notify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the.State Historic Preservation
Office (S11PO), as indicated below and on the notification form, do not apply.
B. REQUEST TO DEM FOR NATIONWIDE PERMIT SECTION 401 GENERAL CERTIFICATION
CONCURRENCE OR INDIVIDUAL SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION.
Certain nationwide permits were denied general 401 certification by the State
of North Carolina arid, thus, require individual Section 401 water quality
certifications. They are NWP 6, NWP 170 NWP 21, and NWP 34.
Certain nationwide permits have general certifications, but require
concurrence from the N,,C. Division of Environmental Management that the
general certification applies to a proposed action. They are NWP 7, NVIP 12,
NWP 13, NWP 14, NWP 15, NWP 16, NWP 18, NWP 26 (if greater than 1/3 acre total
impact), NWP 33, NWP 38, and NWP 40. NWP 23 requires only that the applicant
notify DEM.
C. APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
The attached form should be used to obtain approval from the Corps of
Engineers and/or the N.C. Division of Environmental Management as specified
above. The applicant should make sure that all necessary information is
provided in order to avoid delays. One copy of the application is required by
the Corps of Engineers and seven copies are required by DEM. Plans must be on
8 112 x 11 inch paper.
Endangered species requirement: Applicant must notify the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and/or the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the
presence of endangered species that may be affected by the proposed project.
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RALEIGH FIELD OFFICE
P.O. BOX 33726
RALEIGH, NC 27636-3726
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
HABITAT CONSERVATION DIVISION
PIVERS ISLAND
BEAUFORT, NC 28516
Historic resources requirement: Applicant must notify the State Historic
Preservation Office regarding the presence of historic properties that
may be affected by the proposed project.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
N.C. DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
109 EAST JONES STREET
RALEIGH, NC 27601
[phone]
Information obtained from these agencies should be,provided with application.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Branch
March 19, 1993
Action ID. 199301219 and Nationwide Permit No. 26 (Headwaters and Isolated
Waters)
Mr. Eugene M. Howerdd, Jr.
President, Round Hill Estates, Inc.
2859 Paces Ferry Road
Suite 1900
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Dear Mr. Howerdd:
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Reference your application of January 19, 1992, for Department of the Army
authorization to install a 24-inch riser to create an, approximate 0.02 acre
pond for aesthetics at your property located off of Highway 64 west of
Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina. The project site is on an unnamed
headwater tributary to the Horsepasture River, which is a Designated Public
Mountain Trout Water. The project has been reviewed by the NC Wildlife
Resources Commission (WRC).
For the purposes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program,
Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330.6, published in the
Federal Register on November 22, 1991, lists nationwide permits.
Authorization was provided, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act,
for discharges of dredged or fill material into headwaters and isolated waters
provided:
a. the discharge does not cause the loss of more than 10 acres of waters
of the United States;
b. the permittee notifies the District Engineer if the discharge would
cause the loss of waters of the United States greater than one acre in
accordance with the "Notification" general condition. For discharges in
special aquatic sites, including wetlands, the notification must also include
a delineation of affected specific aquatic sites, including wetlands; and
c. the discharge, including all attendant features, both temporary and
permanent, is part of a single and complete project.
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Your work is authorized by this nationwide permit provided it is
accomplished in strict accordance with the enclosed conditions, and those
outlined in the attached March 2, 1993 WRC letter. This nationwide permit
does not relieve you of the responsibility to obtain any required State or
local approval. Information regarding issuance of a Section 401 Water Quality
Certification may be obtained through John Dorney, Division of Environmental
Management, at [phone].
This verification will be valid for 2 years from the date of this letter
unless the nationwide authorization is modified, reissued, or revoked. Also,
this verification will remain valid for the 2 years if, during that period,
the nationwide permit authorization is reissued without modification or the
activity complies with any subsequent modification of the nationwide permit
authorization. If during the 2 years, the nationwide permit authorization
expires or is suspended or revoked, or is modified, such that the activity
would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit,
activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under
contract to commence in reliance upon the nationwide permit will remain
authorized provided the activity is completed within 12 months of the date of
the nationwide permit's expiration, modification or revocation, unless
discretionary authority has been exercised on a case-by-case basis to modify,
suspend, or revoke the authorization.
Questions or comments may be addressed to David Baker in our Asheville
Regulatory office at [phone].
Sincerely,
G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Enclosure
Copies Furnished (without enclosure):
Mr. John Parker
North Carolina Department
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina
4r. John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental
North Carolina Department
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina
of
27611-7687
Management
of
27611-7687
Waynesville, North Carolina 28786
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Mickey Clemmons
Route 1, Box 624
L. Holman Waters, Jr., P.E.
Cranston, Robertson & Whitehurst, P.C.
12 Chestnut Square
Post Office Box 450
Cashiers, North Carolina 28717
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WEitANOS GROUP - NCI' 4r'= eATION FORM FOR WATER UAIITY SECTION
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE CT ENGINEER
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION CONCURRENCE
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
WILMINGTON DIS'TRICT ENGINEER WATER QUALITY PLANNING
CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMEN'T' OF THE ARMY NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, IIEAI.TIl,
P.O. BOX 1890 AND NATURAL RESOURCES
WILMINGTON, NC 28402-1890 P.O. BOX 29535
ATTN: CESAW-CO-E RALEIGH, NC 27626-0535
Telephone [phone] ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE ( 1 ) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO TIIE CORPS OF
ENGINEERS. SEVEN (7) CQPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMEN'T'AL MANAGEMENT. PLEASE PRIN'T'.
1. OWNERS NAME: Eugene M Howerdd ;ire
President, Round Hill Estates, Inc.
2. OWNERS ADDRESS: 2859 PaceE Ferrv Ro_ad_
Suite 1900
3. OWNERS PHONE NUMBER (HOME) : ?ng- 74 g.6 (WORK) : _(..404) 431-1138
4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL, ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER: C; t9
5. LOCATION OF PLANNED WORK (A'T'TACH MAP).
COUNTY: Ja?jcson
NEAREST TOWN OR CITY:' Cashiers North aro.l i na _
SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.):
Round Hill Commercial Area 1 2 miles w st gf the
intersection of Highways 107 and 64
6. NAME OF CLOSEST STREAWRIVER., Horsepasture River
7. RIVER BASIN: Horsepasture River
8. IS THIS PROJEC'T' LOCATED IN A WATERSHED CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, SA, IIQW, ORW,
WS I, OR WS II? YES [ NO [ )
9. HAVE ANY SEC'T'ION 1104 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS
PROPERTY? YES [ j NO [ J
IF YES, EXPLAIN. Far rat l yeri- i n-stal l ai-_i on
10. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS L&ATED ON PROJECT SITE:
.02
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0 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Robert W. Johnson, Office Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville, N.C.
FROM: Mark S. Davis,
Assistant Fisheries Biologist
DATE: March 2, 1993
SUBJECT: A review of a 404 permit application by Mr. Eugene M.
Howerdd, Jr. to install a 24-inch riser to create a
small pond off of Hwy. 64 near cashiers, Jackson
County.
Mr. Eugene M. Howerdd (2859 Paces Ferry Rd. Suite 1900
Atlanta, GA 30339), President of Round Hill Estates, Inc., is
requesting a letter of concurrence from the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) in order to obtain a 404
permit from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. I have reviewed
the information provided by the applicant, and an onsite
investigation was conducted on February 23, 1993, for the purpose
of assessing construction impacts on wildlife and fisheries
resources. 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.).
Mr. Howerdd proposes to add a 24-inch riser (standpipe) to
an existing culvert in an unnamed tributary to the Horsepasture
River. The purpose is to create a small pond for aesthetic
value. This project involves flooding about .02 of an acre of
stream channel and adjacent wetlands.
The project site is located on an unnamed tributary to the
Horsepasture River which is Designated Public Mountain Trout
Water and managed by the NCWRC as a Hatchery Supported trout
stream. This stream is characterized as a seep with a substrate
of small cobble, sand, and silt. Riparian vegetation consists of
Rhododendron and mixed hardwoods. The project should not impact
any wetlands or habitats that would likely support any
endangered, threatened, or special concern species. The NCWRC
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is concerned over potential adverse impacts to aquatic resources
in the area. The NCWRC does not object to the issuance of a
permit, provided the pond outlet structure (standpipe) be
designed to release cool water drawn off the bottom of the pond.
This will ensure good water quality in the pond and provide
cooler water to downstream habitats.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this
project. If there are any questions regarding these comments,
please contact Mr. Mark Davis at 704/452-0422.