20201025 Ver 2_More Info Requested_20210726

Strickland, Bev
From: Homewood, Sue
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 10:54 AM
To: 'Clement Riddle'; Tyson Kurtz
Cc: Moore, Andrew W; Fuemmeler, Amanda J CIV (USA)
Subject: RE: [External] RE: 011is Waste Area Expansion SAW-2011-01762 / DWR Project No.
20201025
All,
Just to be sure we're all on the same page, DWR has placed this application on hold until receipt of a copy of your
response to the questions from the USACE.
Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile
[e-mail]
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem NC 27105
From: Clement Riddle <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 2:07 PM
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Sue,
We are awaiting additional information from Sibelco regarding the latest Corps comment. We will cc you on this
additional response.
Clement
From: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 10:01 AM
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Subject: RE: [External] RE: 011is Waste Area Expansion SAW-2011-01762 / DWR Project No. 20201025
All, if there is going to be any further discussion about the second issue Amanda notes below, please include DWR as we
would have opinions about monitoring also. Thank you.
Sue Homewood
Division of Water Resources, Winston Salem Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
336 776 9693 office
336 813 1863 mobile
[e-mail]
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston Salem NC 27105
From: Fuemmeler, Amanda J CIV (USA) <[e-mail]>
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Thanks Tyson. I've taken a look again/refreshed my memory and still have some questions/comments from the last go
around that Sue may have as well:
- Regarding your request for a 1:1 mitigation ratio for the intermittent stream impacts, that determination is based on
stream quality and function which from what I can tell from your forms rated as a Medium (and that ratio can range
from 1:1 to 2:1 typically). Obviously there is a range/some subjectivity to determining this ratio but the justification that
this increased ratio/cost would prohibit other stream relocation initiatives on other parts of the mine can't be
considered. If you have any pictures you could forward of the stream that I can review with the NCSAM form to help
address this issue/discuss further or I can try and schedule another site visit to take a look/make a final decision.
- Regarding my concerns and your response about the stream being dewatered next to the last/most downstream
stormwater basin, you proposed to monitor to determine if hydrology is affected (see excerpt from the application with
my comments/and your response...)
"Sibelco is proposing to visually monitor the reach of S3 that is in question of drying up. Visual monitoring will be
analyzed to ensure that hydraulic flow and function is such to maintain biological integrity and provide passage for
aquatic life. Monitoring activities will start prior to construction of OL-2 and continue quarterly for one year post
construction. A memo will be provided to the US Army Corps of Engineers with the monitoring results. If the 610LF of S3
does not continuously flow with water for one year (or sooner) following construction of OL-2, Sibelco will change the
output of Basin OL-2 to discharge into S3 near the top end of S3 below Brushy Creek Road."
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I have some issues/concerns with this approach that would probably be best to talk through but my initial thoughts are
that I'm not opposed to monitoring but interpreting those visual results with not enough baseline data for comparison
can be tricky/un-conclusive and very weather dependent. If we agree to monitoring then the period pre and post
construction should be longer and more quantitative. You also seem to mention that there could be the option to
relocate the outfall to address any negative effects pending monitoring results. Seems like it would be easier/cheaper
just to do that now so please provide some clarification as to why this couldn't be done now versus later and just avoid
this whole issue entirely.
Amanda
828-271-7980 ext. 4225
From: Tyson Kurtz <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 3:35 PM
To: Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Cc: Fuemmeler, Amanda J CIV (USA) <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] 011is Waste Area Expansion SAW-2011-01762 / DWR Project No. 20201025
Good afternoon Sue and Amanda,
I just re -submitted the IP application for the 011is Waste Area project in Avery County due to 15A NCAC 02H
Section .1400 being in effect. I have attached a copy of the submitted application (20MB is the smallest file size I could
get) for your review. A couple of the last few projects I have submitted through the DEQ project portal did not make
their way to the Corps. If the same things happens again, I can submit to the AshevilleNCREG email.
Thank you,
Tyson Kurtz
CLearWeLer
145 7th Avenue West, Suite B
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Office: 828-698-9800 ext. 302
Mobile: [phone]
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