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Home My WebLink About19950077 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19950127State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management James B, Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E„ Director APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification Ms. Dayna Russell Environmental Division/Water Protection Duke Power Company 13339 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, N.C. 28098-7929 Dear Ms. Russell: FILE COPY You have our approval to place fill material in waters for the purpose of constructing fish attractor devises at Lookout Shoals Hydro Station, as you described in your application dated 7 February 1995. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2745. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 4 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that-you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project. If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 30 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing. This letter completes the review of the Division of Environmental Management under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Domey at 919-733-1786. Sincerely„ Ps.Pton Howard, Jr. RE Attachment / cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office Mooresville DEM Regional Office Mr. John Domey Central Files 95077.1tr ?EHNR February 27, 1995 Catawba County DEM Project # 95077 P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 FAX 919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post-consumer paper State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director A X.RMA '74*0 C) EHNR January 30, 1995 Catawba County DEM Project # 95077 APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification Duke Power Company Electric System Support Department 13339 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, N.C. 28078-7929 'fLE COPY Dear Sirs: You have our approval to place fill material in 1370 cubic yards of wetlands or waters for the purpose of barge launch ramp at Lookout Shoals Hydro Station, as you described in your application dated 20 January 1995. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2674. This certification allows you to use General Permit Number 030 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project. If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 30 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing. This letter completes the review of the Division of Environmental Management under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone, John Dorney at 919-733-1786. Sincerely, u Howard, Jr. E. Attachment cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office Mooresville DEM Regional Office Mr. John Domey Central Files Dayna Russell 95077.1tr P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 FAX 919-733-2496 An Equci opportunity Affirmative Action Emp&oyer 50% recycaed/ 10% past-consumer paper a Mahe Power Company Electric System Support Depadinent 17.739 Hngos Ferry Road b/mrterscille, N(:28078-7,929 DUKE POWER February 7, 1995 Mr. Steve Chapin U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office 151 Patton Avenue, Room 143 Asheville, NC 28801-5006 Subject: Lookout Shoals Hydro St; Catawba County File: GS -707.00 Dear Steve: RECEIVED - .npS As part of a plant refurbishment project, Duke Power is planning to replace the headgates at Lookout Shoals Hydro Station. As discussed with you some time ago, we would like to use those headgates to make fish attractants in Lookout Shoals Reservoir. Their use as ballasts for fish trees will significantly reduce equipment rental costs, demolition time and generation of solid waste while allowing us to enhance the fishery. We have consulted with Chris Goudreau of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission regarding the location and placement of the three 20' x 20' x 3' concrete headgates. The headgates will be removed by divers, floated to the location shown in the attached sketches and then placed flat on the bottom. Fish trees will be constructed and attached in accordance with instructions from NCWRC. We would like verification that this project meets the requirements of Nationwide Permit #4 - Fish and Wildlife Harvesting, Enhancement, and Attraction Devices and Activities. Work is expected to begin in March of this year on the first headgate, with the remaining two to follow over the course of the next year. Attached are copies of the location drawings and a copy of the approval letter from the Wildlife Resources Commission. Should you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at (704) 875-5969. Sincerely, Dayna J. Russell, Associate Engineer Environmental Division/Water Protection Attachments cc: Chris Goudreau - NCWRC John Dorney - DEM Water Quality Planning W.A. Maynard M.A. Lascara (w/o attachments) oz= ( 1023 "bl -17 ch -,!oos 41 3960 ,q?? a- -. _ -- -?_ • , - ? - G .. - 4'990 41 n\ a \ "59:. t ?? '? ?+ . M • . ; .ate ,' • ,a - •? LOOKOUT SHOALS y _ r. 1958 '•: LAKE ELEV 833 41, Sao 000 _s . "? Ali FEET »%••?? "+? M r. . y/? a'?. ?•.:? CFP 4 01 !4 "57 lookout Shoals t tstion / / Dam ...._..__. .: o ry6 • Ramp ?I?ovl€rRI n1! t ` t ?41.. M 803 -Sul k Hill • r g? yC313?1 t, S 4 t•? \ Ws ter Tank jj \ - / \ \F< tr ?' j. 40 35.45' -? ?? 490 491 1 380 000 FEET 492 5' 49 81'07'30" ?01p Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey STONY POINT .?,? Control by l1SGS and t1SC&GS , N. C. F, y N3545-W8100/7.5 Topography by photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs taken 1966. Field checked 1970 1970 Polyconic projection. 1927 North American datum AMS a755 I SE-SERIES V812 10,000-foot grid based on North Carolina coordinate system nnn ..,,..,,, r Transverse Mercator grid ticks. ® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391 Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director April 8, 1994 Mr. Don Degan Duke Power Company Scientific Services Section 13339 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 SUBJECT: Duke Power Company application to use old headgates as a base for fish attractors in Lookout Shoals Reservoir, Catawba, Alexander, and Iredell Counties Dear Don: Duke Power Company (DPC) is requesting a letter of concurrence from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) to obtain a 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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). I have reviewed the map you enclosed with your April 4, 1994 letter showing the proposed location for the fish attractors. I am familiar with the proposed project and the habitat values of the project area. A site visit was conducted on June 21, 1993 with DPC representatives and Mr. Steve Chapin of the Corps of Engineers. I think that the highlighted area will be suitable for this work. I understand that the headgates will be positioned flat on the bottom, and anchors will be provided for attachment of fish attractors. The NCWRC does not object to the project as proposed. Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If we can be of further assistance, please advise. Sincerely, Christopher Goudreau District Fisheries Biologist cc: Ms. Stephanie Goudreau, Mt. Region Habitat Biologist Mr. Steve Chapin, U.S. Corps of Engineers Lookout Shoals Reservoir Location of headgate fish attractors --7 a ft Lookout Shoals Hydro 0.5 1 mile w C Make Power Company faeclrrc.Syslenr Sapprn t Deparlment 1733911ggos Fcii y lebad 11untersolle, NC28078-7.929 DUKE POWER January 20, 1995 Mr. John Dorney North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources DEM - Water Quality Planning P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 Subject: Lookout Shoals Hydro Station - Barge Launch Access Catawba County File: GS -707.00 Dear Mr. Dorney: Duke Power applying for coverage with the Army Corps of Engineers under General Permit #198200030 to construct a barge launch ramp at Lookout Shoals Hydro Station. This ramp will be used only by Duke Power Company to perform maintenance to the intake structure at the hydro station. Maintenance in the immediate future will involve replacement of the headgates and creation of fish attractants as discussed with Chris Goudreau of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. (A permit application for the construction of the fish attractants will follow). The launch ramp will be constructed of rock and stone immediately upstream of the dam as shown in the attached drawings. Approximately 1370 cubic yards of material will be used in order to reach a 5 foot depth at the end of the ramp. This is the minimum possible launch depth for the barge. Due to the isolated location of the ramp little environmental impact is anticipated. Work is expected to begin immediately upon approval. Attached are copies of the associated drawings. Should you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at (704) 875-5969. incerely, Dayna J. Russell, Associate Engineer Environmental Division/Water Protection Attachments Pooled N) rrzcyd:!d p:'J" r 10M _ l 3961 -ch 47130" 400__ J - - 1 ' y O 3960 ? ' • ? ?'? - 1 - jF , 990 i \1 .. (fir 11 ? ?? r ? i It 3959.. 1 . _ I " \ ?` _----•--?'" ?-± ).,?%-- N rte' 1 - - ` : LOOKOUT SHOALS . J •?_-/ r J ?:•.1 _ I"0*1? 3958 LAKE I ??? __._??.r•-, ? ? 95 ELEV 635 740 000 __'- .> •• c% :. o, . \ / vii ,? ? --????• ?' " -_ FEET an .00 - - - - i• u ""'unrise Beach it / .,_ •` / J - - `` ? / -?- / ? // 195< f ?' •?? 933 3957 Lookout Shoals Dam Sypstation i`Boat Ramp ii oviRrplpnt. _ . -,>I t1 / am 803 ?•r •990• - -` ••??-_-.t- ?. -Bunker Hill a. --•-- 0 f High S A Catfish ,???i\° !`''? • \ \\ Water: Tank ?e 35 ° 45' 490 491 1 380 000 FEET 192 5' 19. 81°0789 o,i? Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey Control by USGS and USC&GS STONY POINT, N. C. ? y N3545 -W8100/7.5 buy Topography by photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs taken 1966. Field checked 1970 1970 Polyconlc projection. 1927 North American datum 10,000-foot grid based on North Carolina coordinate system AMS 4755 1 SE-SERIES V842 1000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid ticks. EXISTING \ 8q` BOAT RAMP ELL83BOND .I I .lr \ I PROPOSED f LAUNCH 1f ;RAMP ,' '"-?EXISTING ACCESS ROAD I PLAN S \6 UPSTREAM TOE OF DAN Lm4ou-- ' S4oALS pQAOoS&-D 6Ae&C- LAUM GN 9-AMP 0 100 200 300 SCALE - FEET IV* CRUSHER RUN (CAP TOP FOR SMOOTH 30' " RUNNING SURFACE") LAKE BED 2 " l1 y " BLAST ?C SHOT ROCK" SECTION 1- 1 NTS EARTH DAM ISPILLWAY POWERHOUSE NOTES= 1. MINIMUM DEPTH REQUIRED TO LAUNCH BARGES IS 5' OF WATER. 2. LENGTH FROM SHORE TO END OF RAMP APPROXIMATELY 120'. 3. RAMP LENGTH IS BASED ON REQUIRED 5' WATER DEPTH WITH LAKE LEVEL AT 98.0. 4. RAMP SHALL NOT ENCROACH ON THE TOE OF THE DAM. DUKE POWER COMPANY LOOKOUT SHOALS HYDRO STATION VFv PI AN PROPOSED BARGE LAUNCH RAMP PLAN & SECTION aM ?? _ - _----- I ?? - - loz? ?.. l too 3961 Ch L C -\ 47'30 Qoo _ 1024, 1005 3960 \ ?•• ?? - - ..G _ -%???/-. 1 - __ ' .,990 fl ?3 V; u u lull, 3959.. ?i It -a` 900j - r LOOKOUT SHOALS 39581 LAKE 95? ??- q+ ELEV 833 ?7 740001 - s::'?? .•;?--;,??', .? /,-:j\?^?',%/ 1 FEET .. •/ •? =e 1` \n 00 I-V 3957 95^?^x...933-- --- - Lookout $h0a15 $?Station J II ii Dam IyBoat_Ramp ? Povoriilpnt ?_ a.. • j n ? BM B03 _ .990 ,"? -Bunker Hill • Catfish High Soh Watere Tank ?s 35°45'°89 °90 °91 1380000 FEET °92 5 9°90 °91 1380000 FEET °92 5 9 81°07'30" Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey Control by USGS and USC&GS STONY POINT, N. C. a?vyy N3545-W8100/7.5 N Topography by photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs taken 1966. Field checked 1970 1970 Polyconic projection. 1927 North American datum AMS 4755 1 SE-SERIES V842 10,000-foot grid based on North Carolina coordinate system 1000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid ticks, EXISTING BOAT RAMP FULL POND 84\ EL 838.1 1 .I / 8S ? Ir PROPOSED f LAUNCH RAMP _?EXISTING ACCESS ROAD L PEON s- 0 100 200 300 SCALE - FEET UPSTREAM /TOE OF DAN Loo"ut SHWALs peopoSgo 6Ae&E LAV nl GN QaM P ERN: CRUSHER RUN (CAP TOP FOR SMOOTH 30' RUNNING SURFACE") LAKE BED 2 r " BLAST C SHOT ROCK" SECTION 1- 1 NTS NOTES: 1. MINIMUM DEPTH REQUIRED TO LAUNCH BARGES IS 5' OF WATER. 2. LENGTH FROM SHORE TO END OF RAMP APPROXIMATELY 120'. 3. RAMP LENGTH IS BASED ON REQUIRED 5' WATER DEPTH WITH LAKE LEVEL AT 98.0. 4. RAMP SHALL NOT ENCROACH ON THE TOE OF THE DAM. dOUSE DUKE POWER COMPANY LOOKOUT SHOALS HYDRO STATION V17Y PI AN PROPOSED BARGE LAUNCH RAMP PLAN & SECTION CAQTU nnM