19951134 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19950103

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
C) EHNR
November 6, 1995
Forsyth and Other Counties
DEM Project # 951134
APPROVAL of 401 Water.Quality Certification
Mr. Joe Mickey, Jr.
District 7
Fisheries Biologist
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
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Dear Mr. Mickey:
You have our approval to place fish attactor devices (discarded Christmas trees) in several lakes
for the purpose of creating fish habitat at W. Ken Scott Reservoir, Kernersville Lake, Salem Lake,
Winston Lake and Belews Lake, as you described in your application dated 24 October 1995. After
reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 3027. 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 60 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.
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P.sn Ho d, Jr. .E.
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cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Domey
Central Files
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P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. John Thomas, Permit Coordinator
Raleigh Office, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
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FROM: Joe H. Mickey, Jr., District 7 Fisheries Biologist Joe Mickey
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DATE: October 24, 1995
SUBJECT: Application for Nationwide Permit No. 4 to install various fish attractor
devices in W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in Wilkes County, Kernersville, Salem
and Winston Lakes in Forsyth County, and Belews Lake in Forsyth, Stokes
and Rockingham Counties.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is requesting 404 permits
from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) for the above referenced projects. By copy of this
letter 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 during January,
February and March 1996 according to the following schedule:
Attractor type
Lake County Christmas trees or cut/cabled trees
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir Wilkes 300 30
Kernersville Lake Forsyth 100 10
Salem Lake Forsyth 150 15
Winston Lake Forsyth 50 5
Belews Lake Forsyth, Stokes & 300 30
Rockingham
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Bundles of 6-10 Christmas trees will be threaded onto steel cable. The bundles will be
weighted and sunk in depths of 8-25 feet. Cabled trees will consist of felling trees from the
shoreline into the lake. The tree will then be anchored to the stump by cable to prevent it from
floating away and becoming a navigational hazard.
Listed below are permits we have received in the past for these projects. However, they
will have expired before work begins in January 1996 so we are re-applying for permits.
Belews Lake - COE Permit No. 199401085, 1/4/94-1/4/96
Salem Lake - COE Permit No. 199301033, 1/29/93-1/29/95
Winston Lake - COE Permit No. 199301034, 1/29/93-1/29/95
Kernersville Lake - COE Permit No. 199301035, 2/8/93-2/8/95
This memorandum also serves to meet the concurrence requirements necessary for certain
trout water counties. 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 fish attractor sites consist of open water or shoreline portions of lakes controlled by
the City of Winston Salem Parks and Recreation - Salem and Winston Lakes, Forsyth County
Parks and Recreation - Kernersville Lake, Duke Power Company - Belews Lake, and the COE-
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir. Based on the range of trout in these counties, none of the projects will
impact trout waters. Also, the projects will not impact State historical sites or Federally listed
threatened or endangered species.
The NCWRC, as project applicant, will take all necessary precautions to ensure that no
negative environmental impacts will occur. Therefore, we have no objection to the projects as
proposed.
If there are any questions concerning these projects, please do not hesitate to contact me
at 910/366-2982.
cc: Ms. Stephanie Goudreau, Mt. Region Habitat Conservation Program
Mr. Eric Galamb, DEM
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0 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
December 5, 1994
Mr. john Thomas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh F=ield Office, Regulatory Brand",
6512 Falls of the Neuse Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615-6846
OBJEC` : A review of an application by Carolina Marina for
Nationwide Permit No. 4 to install fish attr'actor_a in
F•.: e 1 ekys ::.. Lake, Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes, and Guilford
Counties.
Dear Mr. Thomas-
Mr. Mike F°ahnes'i:(:+ck, Ge ie'r°al Manager, Carolina Marina, `=8
Shelton Road, . t(_ '+I<:?2?i t_I- - -c3lG' .', North 27357 (1-800-344-BOAT)
Sa Carolina is r-egE_Eest-i'iIg .s of concurrence
a le ,.:• ?:i ,.f_: r' C+'f from the North Carolina
WildliJfF. Resources Commission {NCiilF:E_.} to obtain a Nationwide
Permit No. 4 from the U.S. Army rn?y Corps of Engineers. A site visit
was conducted with the applicant; on D'c':crembe'i_ 1, 1994. These
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t_ G+ r Y i f f , e'i "r't S are provided in accordance w i t h provisions of the Clean
Water Act of 1977 (33 U. S . C . 466 2t. Seq.) and the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act ' 4+_, ;.., ,::t - ..?:_ . amended; .
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661-667d).
The applicant i proposing to t place sections of r1 750 foot
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fiberglass water slide in l:i>_' le 4::: uJ.-= Lake as fish c:l ttrr:! t":: t;.-, ?- `_ Slide
sections are 16 feet and 24 feet long by 1 feet wide b yv, 4 feet
high. Two _.,l...t.le tube s..{... C.t: 1t_+?' I.a will serve -, c..r-:7 the base, with two
sections ;:tacked in the base sections and a third single section
placed (:+r'? top,, creating a structure _ipprc!:{7.ir?ately 12 iCom'e't high.
Tube sections will be connected to each other by bolts. Attr'actor
s'truct'ures will he built on a barge, then towed to the site and
sunk. Attractor's will be placed at Water depths not exceeding 20
feet. The-ish }side will be placed so that the top of the
structure top will be 6 feet below the normal pool elevation so
that it will not be at hazard to navigation. At:,'tr-act.ors will be
marked by buoys supplied by the Nor..th? Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission.

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06ginal signed by
Joe Mickey
Joseph H. Mickey, Jr.
District 7 Fisheries Biologist
cc: Ms. Stephanie t:oudr°erau, Mt. Region Habitat Biologist:
Mr. f_:l-yuck l.c!rawa, Duke Power- Company
M}._. Di-°y-trik:_ Har.r..ellDuke Power Company
pert. Eric C? al:;tfAb ! Division of F_nvi s!t'm_ntal. Management
Mr-.. Mike t i"N.iliil':}__tock, Carolina Marina
Mr. `I-ris+t.tas
Page 2 December 51 1994
This project hra s the potential to
improve fish cover in the
lake an enhance angling catch rates. Therefore we have no
objection to the placement of the fiberglass tubes in the lake.
However- the applicant: should coordinate this project with Duke
Bower Company (lake owner) And the PdCWRC: to ensure proper-
placement of the structures. If these attract ors are placed in
the lake, the NCWRC: plans to enhance the ._attrar_.tors with bundles
of Christmas trees on an every other year rotation beginning in
1996.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this
project. If 1 ban be e of f- further assistance, please contact
910/366-2982.
DEW ID:
ACTION ID
Nationwide Permit Re uested Provide Nationwide Pe
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Nationw? ?de permits that require notii?ication to the corps of En i'veers
Na+•n;n?virle nermits_that.require application for Sectton•401"certfication__
Mr. John Thomas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Branch
6512 Falls of the Neuse Road
> Raleigh,,NC 27615 i
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?1. Owners Name. CAROLINA MARINA
?2. Owners Address: 548 Shelton Road, Stokesdale, NC 27357
?3, Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work): 1-800-344-BOAT
4, If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number: 91:..0..-.427-0498
R. Mike Fahnestock, General Mara er
Carolina Marina 548 h on d 5
5. Location` of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). C - Belews Lake - . Stokes, Forsyth,
g , ounty; Guildford
Nea es 1o not?(:i?,countes. pine Hall & Stokesdale
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc,): Bele-ws Lake from Carolina Marina at end of
SR11.176, Rockingham County
?6. Name of Closest Stream/River:
7. River Basin: DAN
Belews Lake
8., Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW WS I, or WS II? YES i- NO [ ]
?9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? Co. YESy9 ] NO
If yes, explain. NC Wildlife Resources Commission ID 1994401085, Permit 4, Fish Attractors
? 11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: - less. than 0.5 acres -
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? 12. Description of proposed work (Attach PLANS-8 1 2" X il" drawings only):, ,We:?mill?-place sections y'}
of-an- old7fiberglass'-Vdter "slide in the lake as fish attractors. Sections will be
stacked and bolted togeter to a height of-approximately 10' and sunk at various
8-30 eec_
? 13. Purpose of proposed work:
Place sections of an old water slide in-Belews Lake to enhance fish cover as.
att=erction devices;
14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this activity must be carved out in wetlands. Also, note measures
taken to minimize wetland impacts.
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 L ]' NO.j ] k
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the presence of historic ,, t '
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 FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM:
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.
E. What is land use of surrounding property?
F..If.applicalile what is proposed method of sewage disposal?
Date
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FISH AT1'RACTOR CONSTRUCTION
USING WATER SLIDE SECTIONS,
BELEWS LAKE

Lake, surface
6'
Structures will be placed
no deeper than 20' and no
closer to- tbe',isukface,
than 61
Bottom
PROFILE VIEW
Hides will be constructed from 16 or 24 foot sections of fiberglass tubes 5
feet wide by 4 feet high. Sections will be stacked two or three sections
high and connected together by bolts. A completed hide will then be sunk in
water depths from 20' to 6'. Concrete weights will be added to the structures
if needed.
BoltE
Sketch by Joe Mickey
NCWRC
HIDE CONSTRUCTION