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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
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 18711
Asheville, N.C. 28814
Dear Sirs:
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March 2, 1995
Buncombe County
DEM Project # 95213
FILE COPY
You have our approval to place fill material in 0.0089 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose
of constructing a interpretive boardwalk at Beaver Lake Wetlands Sanctuary Project Area, as you
described in your application dated 21 February 1995. After reviewing your application, we have
decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2733. This certification
allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 18 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.
Attachment
Sincerely,
t?
r ston Howard, Jr. RE
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
Dr. Edward J.P. Hauser, Wetlands Coordinator
95213.1tr
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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RECEIVED DR. EDWARD J.P. HAUSER & ASSOC.
Environmental Consulting Services
FEB 2 8 1995 31 Nichols Hill Drive
EWIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Asheville, North Carolina 28804
Pq"^'^ [phone]
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 1995
TO: MR. John Dorney
NC DIVISION OF ENVIR.
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
919/733-5083
HEALTH & NATURAL RESOURCES
FROM: DR. EDWARD J.P. HAUSER
WETLANDS COORDINATOR
ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC
31 NICHOLS HILL DR.
ASHEVILLE, NC 28804-9712
RE: SECTION 404 PERMIT - FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
BEAVER LAKE WETLANDS SANCTUARY PROJECT AREA
MERRIMON AVE @ BEAVER LAKE
ASHEVILLE, NC
Enclosed are seven copies of a Supplemental Report for the Wetlands
Delineation Report submitted to your office in November of 1993.
Subsequently, your office issued a NWP 26 authorizing about 1/4
acre of fill in the above captured project area to build an
interpretive boardwalk. Subsequent correspondence with Mr. David
Baker of the Army Corps of Engineers - Asheville Office, indicated
that your office should have issued a NWP 18 rather than a NWP 26.
Also, now due to the fact that the City of Asheville will only
allow us to build an elevated and anchored boardwalk, the amount of
fill to be generated is only 0.0089 Ac.
Thus, a revision of the old permit (DEM ID # 9399) or a new permit
is requested.
A copy of the supplemental wetlands report for the above captured
project area is enclosed along with all germane correspondence. If
you have any questions, please call me immediately at: 1-800-622-
5702.
BEAVER LAKE WETLANDS PROJECT: ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY
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SUPPLEMENT TO WETLANDS DELINEATION REPORT
BEEAVER LAKE SANCTUARY PROJECT AREA
BUNCOMBE COUNTY; ASHEVILLE, NC
APPLICANT: ELISHA MITHCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. BOX 18711
ASHEVILLE, NC 28814
AGENT: DR. EDWARD J.P. HAUSER
WETLANDS COORDINATOR
31 NICHOLS HILL DR.
ASHEVILLE, NC 28804-9712
704/645-9712
DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 1995
DEM ID: t:?- ?3 t / ACTION ID:
NATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #): l Z
JOINT FORM FOR
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE APPLICATION FOR 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 27626-0535
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. ` t ??a ?t ?c- ke- L? ?Dh Gf, -L Q?/? ?Yl C
2. OWNERS ADDRESS: ?' D' ?Ox I I I
3. OWNERS PHONE NUMBER (HOME):
4. IF APPLICABLE:
PHONE NUMBER:

ENT'S NAME OR RESPO S
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5. LOCATION OF WORK (MUST ATTACH MAP). COUNTY:
NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: A sh e v LL[-P...
SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE OAD NUMBERS t LAN
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(WORK) : -7O V lb ?S ? l
CORPORATE OFFICIAL, ADDRESS,
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6. NAME OF CLOSEST STREAM/RIVER: 4d 1 4 c e rj ?o 'ae&_yer D.aZ C.r,ee
7. RIVER BASIN: Free J) 8r-ooL t 1 'v er
8. IS THIS PROJECT LOCATED IN A WATERSHED CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, SA, HQW, ORW,
WS I, OR WS II? YES M NO [ ]
9. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS
PROPERTY? t/YES
IF YES, EXPLAIN. N? ]?•' NO?t`O eLt'?o. c(3 ? 1 -/vL4JPXb hOVUX
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10. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WATERS OF THE U.S., INCLUDING
WETLANDS, LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE: • D O A c. re-5
7/8/92
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11. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WATERS OF THE U.S., INCLUDING WETLANDS, IMPACTED BY
THE PROPOSED PROJECT: ?J qr f?
FILLED: O• ©? ?,/2 ` '"?L•
DRAINED:
FLOODED:
EXCAVATED:
TOTAL IMPACTED: C9 . O 4 G
12. DESCRIPTIO OF PROP ED WORK (ATTACH PLANS-8 14/ 1 DRAWINGS ONLY): Fo o-?ef S o 121J Oau Wa-?
13. PU OSE OF PROPOSED WORK: ` h0 ? L' &e h v l ?"O'l 111 e.Yl4b-
?c i o?, T- der i? Fa c4 1 'es or School czL
14. STATE REASONS WHY THE APPLICANT BELIEVES THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE
CARRIED OUT N WETLANDS ALS , NOT MEASURES TAKEN O MINI IZE WETLAND
IMPACT. F ie?fie..1CC-A :B ©-5 w a Rc W 'it o -' owmp•e ??El oT?c) Dr
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 Vj NO ( )
RESPONSES F OM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD 11E FORWARDED TO CORPS.
C© IFS 4 -i'TPrCFf'D ToEf)oR-'
16. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STATE HISTORIC 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 ( )
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDE TO CO S.
C D P \4 A- Pr 7-T h LLf FD To afro /
17. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY DEM: Seylt-45?1-?
A. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, 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. ONO- ` ^D
PROPERTY? ' `e s ?l`t 5 `? ?"[ 1 V i S! OY) S
WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING
?o?.?ncQ- ?e?er' (?ak'2. ? 5+?-?p C{?ll So?.?.? o-? 5?,? u.a?Y? 6-01 ? C©?c,?sE .
F. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROP SED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL?
DNAl A
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DR. ED"ARD J.P. HAUSER & ASSOC.
Environmental Consulting Services
:31 Nichols Hill Drive
Asheville, North Carolina 2880.1
[phone]
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 1995
TO: MR. DAVID BAKER, REGULATORY DIVISION
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - ASHEVILLE FIELD OFFICE
FEDERAL BUILDING
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
704/271-4854
FROM: DR. EDWARD J.P. HAUSER, AGENT
WETLANDS COORDINATOR
ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. I
V
31 NICHOLS HILL DR.
ASHEVILLE, NC 28804-9712
RE: SECTION 404 PERMIT - FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
BEAVER LAKE WETLANDS SANCTUARY PROJECT AREA
MERRIMON AVE @ BEAVER LAKE
ASHEVILLE, NC
As per our phone conversation of Feb. 13, 1995, I am providing you
with a copy of the supplemental wetlands report for the above
captured project area. As noted in Exhibit 2, EMAS, Inc. has
already received a NWP 26 for the proposed project activities which
initially proposed about 1/4 acre of fill. Because the City of
Asheville has a flood-safe requirement for any structure built in
a designated 100 year flood plain zone, EMAS will be required to
place 5' deep anchored concrete footers to be in compliance with
the code. This, will involve building an elevated boardwalk and
infrastructure which will not impede the flow of wildlife or water.
Design specifications are given in the report enclosed herewith.
It is my understanding that the proposed activities fall under the
scope of NWP 18. If you have any questions or need additional
detail, please contact me immediately.
Respectfully submitted,
BEAVER LAKE WETLANDS PROJECT: ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 1995
TO: MR. DAVID YOW
NC DIVISION OF ENVIR
57 HILLTOP ROAD
ASHEVILLE, NC 28803
704/274-3646
HEALTH & NATURAL RESOURCES
SOCIETY, INC.
FROM: DR. EDWARD J.P. HAUSER
WETLANDS COORDINATOR
ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON
31 NICHOLS HILL DR.
ASHEVILLE, NC 28804-9712
RE: SECTION 404 PERMIT - FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
BEAVER LAKE WETLANDS SANCTUARY PROJECT AREA
MERRIMON AVE @ BEAVER LAKE
ASHEVILLE, NC
As per our phone conversation this morning, I am providing you with
a copy of the supplemental wetlands report for the above captured
project area. As noted in Exhibit 2, EMAS, Inc. has already issued
a NWP 26 for the proposed project activities which initially
proposed about 1/4 acre of fill. Because the City of Asheville has
a flood-safe requirement for any structure built in a designated
100 year flood plain zone, EMAS will be required to place 5' deep
anchored concrete footers to be in compliance with the code. This,
will involve building an elevated boardwalk and infrastructure
which will not impede the flow of wildlife or water.
Design specifications are given in the report enclosed herewith.
Please address any comments or review of the project to Mr. David
Baker of the Army Corps of Engineers - Asheville, NC Office.
If you have any questions or need additional detail, please contact
me immediately.
Respectfully submitted,
BEAVER LAKE WETLANDS PROJECT: ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY
1.00 Overview
This supplement amends the previously submitted Wetlands
Delineation Report to the Asheville Office of the Army Corps of
Engineers dated November 30, 1993 for the Beaver Lake Wetlands
Sanctuary. The enclosed data provide the requested and necessary
design specifications in order to determine the amount and acreage
of fill for the proposed elevated boardwalk within the 4.00 acre
project site. Correspondence with Mr. David Baker indicates that
the project area qualifies for a NWP 18, as <0.10 acre of fill
is projected for project activities. His determination indicates
the project area location is below headwater areas of Beaverdam
Creek, with a flow pattern exceeding 5 cubic feet per second under
normal flow conditions.
2.00 Design Specifications for the Proposed Elevated Boardwalk
1) The elevated boardwalk and related infrastructure of lookouts,
blinds, etc., will be 1,625 lineal feet in length; the actual
boardwalk will be 5' wide. The support footers nor any part
of the proposed infrastructure will impede the flow of water
or wildlife.
2) Support posts will be placed every 10' (OC) and will be metal
anchored to concrete footers as per engineering requirements
of the City of Asheville. Thus, 330 support posts and footers
will be required. The footers will be 1' X 1' X 5' deep (_
5 cubic feet of fill per footer. Any excavated material will
be transported to uplands.
3) The infrastructure of lookouts, blinds, and all platform
interpretive structures, etc., will require 60 additional.
support posts and footers.
4) Calculations for acreage to be filled is as follows:
390 footers X 1 square foot = 390 sq.ft. = 0.0089 acre.
5) Calculations for cubic yards is as follows:
390 footers X 5 cubic feet (1 square foot X 5' deep) = 1950
cubic feet or 72.2 cubic yards (1950/27).
Based on the above design specifications, the project activities
qualify for a NWP 18 with the requirement of Predischarge
Notification (PDN) to the COE before any excavation and fill for
footers is initiated. Design specifications, boardwalk layout and
other germane data is given in the Section on Exhibits.
PAGE 1 OF TWO
BEAVER LAKE WETLANDS PROJECT: ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON SOCIETY
APPENDIX I - LIST OF EXHIBITS
1. Site Location Map
2. Correspondence with NC Department of Environmental Health and
Natural Resources. This Agency has already granted a NWP 26
for the project area. The COE indicates they should have
issued a NWP 18. Thus, this supplemental report is also being
submitted to:
David Yow, Technical Staff
DEHNR - Division of Water Quality
57 Hilltop Road
Asheville, NC 28803
704/274-3646
3. Correspondence with NC Division of archives and History
4. Phone Correspondence with US Fish & Wildlife Service: Memo.
5. U.S.G.S. 7.5 Minute Topographic Map for Project Area:
Weaverville Quadrangle.
6. SCS Soils Map for Project Area and Correspondence with
USDA - SCS.
7. Base Line Map for Project Area, Indicating Location of
Boardwalk in 4.00 Acre Wetland Site.
8. Design Specifications for Elevated Boardwalk.
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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
December 3, 1993
Ms. Peggy Lasher, Pres.
Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society
P.O. Box 18711
Asheville, N.C. 28814
Dear Ms. Lasher:
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Subject: Proposed fill in Wetlands or Waters
Trails and look-out facilities
Bumcombe County
DEM Project # 93999
Upon review of your request for 401 Water Quality Certification
to place fill material in 0.26 acres of wetlands or waters which are
tributary to Beaver Lake for trails and look-out facilities located at
Beaver Lake Santuary in Bumcombe County as described in your submittal
dated 24 November 1993, we have determined that the proposed fill can
be covered by General Water Quality Certification No. 2671. 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 this Certification is unacceptable to you, you have the right
to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this Certification. This request must be in
the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General. Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, P.O. Box 2'7447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. Unless such
demands are made, this Certification shall be final and binding.
If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at 919-733-
1786.
Sincerely,
reston Howar. Jr. P.E.
93999.1tr
Attachment
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
Edward Hauser
P.O, Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Nortli Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Janes B. Hunt, Jr., Govemor
Betty Ray McCain, Sccretary
NATIONWIDE PERMIT REVIEW
Division of Archives and History
William S. Price, Jr., Director
AP kICAN'
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Proposed Project:
We have received the application for the above project from the A olliccaa t/Division of
Environmental Management and our comments are noted below.
Additional information is needed (maps, photographs, other)
No comment.
_ We have reviewed the requested information and have no comment.
Signed
Renee Gledhill-Earley,
Environmental Review Coordinator
State Historic Preservation Office
919/733-4763
Date
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MEMO
DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 1993: (Phone Conversation with Ms. Janis
Nichols)
TO: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
ASHEVILLE OFFICE
FROM: DR. EDWARD J.P. HAUSER, AGENT AND WETLANDS
CONSULTANT/COORDINATOR FOR THE ELISHA MITCHELL AUDUBON
SOCIETY
RE: NOTIFICATION/APPLICATION PROCEDURE (SECTION C OF
INFORMATION SHEET
On November 23, the Wetlands Consultant for the Beaver Lake
Sanctuary Wetlands Delineation Report contacted the
following agency as per the above cited guidelines:
Ms. Janis Nichols, Biologist
Fish & Wildlife Service
Asheville Regional Office
Asheville, NC 28814
[phone]
Ms. Nichols indicated that she was familiar with the Beaver
Lake Sanctuary site and that no Natural Heritage Elements,
such as endangered or threatened species occur, occur in the
project area. She indicated there was no need to conduct an
inventory evaluation and that any questions raised by the
Army Corps of Engineers could be sent to her office.

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Si?'C': Hydric soil determination
Beaver Lake Park
Dr. Edward Hauser
31 Nichols Hill Dr.
Asheville, N.C. 28804
208 A, 31 College Place
Asheville, N.C. 28801
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On 9-2-97 ? visited the Beaver lake Park site to determine if
hydric soils were present.. The area adjacent to *Merrimon Ave. has
been filled with 2 to 4 feet of soil and other material. The
filled area (Udorthent) runs from the steak house to the bridge,
south to north; approximately 150 feet deep.
The area immediately behind the fill drops abruptly to the natural
surface. The vegetation observed supports the hydric
qualifications. The first soil observation had about 12 inches of
overwash material. The soil profile underneath is very similar to
the Hatboro soil series, surface was to thin for the series.
Hatboro is a very deep and poorly drained soil. The textures of
the surface and subsoil are loam and silt loam. The Hatboro series
is a hydric soil.
The second soil observation is a typical example of Arkaqua soil
series. This soil is very deep and somewhat poorly drained. The
textures of 1-he surface any subsoil are loam and s ilt loan. The
substrata changes to sand loam and loamy sand at 45 inches. The
Arkaqua soil series does net classify as a hydric soil but
certainly can have hydric inclusions.
The water table in the Arkaqua soil was noted at 40 inches, but we
did not check the stabilized water table level. The site exhibits
the soil, vegetative, hydrologic characteristics to be defined as a
hydric area.
For your information I've included a series-description and
interpretative record for the Hatboro, Arkaqua and Iotla soils.
The Iotla soil is very similar to Arkaqua (coarse-loamy verses
fine-loamy particle size family) and may be an aggressive
competitor.
I hope this information will benefit you in the development of
Beaver Lake Park— Please cont.ac.t. us if yca n• e i future a?- c;z^tance.
Mark S. Hudson, SSPL
Buncombe/Madison Soil Survey Office
EXHIBIT 6C: REPORT FROM MR. MARK S."
HUDSON, SSPL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCS
SOILS SURVEY OFFICE.

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