20080224 Ver 1_Other Agency Comments_20080206

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MEMORANDUM
TO: Monte Matthews, USACOE
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
FROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: February 6, 2008
SUBJECT: SR2148, Oak Hollow Road, Unnamed Tributary Elkin Creek (WS-II, HQW),
Wilkes County
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to grade, drain, base and pave
the referenced road. Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission are
familiar with habitat values in the area. These comments are provided in accordance with the
provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-
667d) and the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (G.S. 113A-1 through 113A-10; NCAC
25).
The NCDOT project will replace a 30' x 24" pipe with a 60' x 24" pipe. Total impacts will be
40 feet including riprap. Temporary sandbagging and pumping activities will allow the project
to be completed in the dry. No trout are known for waters in this area.
Based on our review of the submittal and our knowledge of area habitats, we will not object to
the project as proposed. Permanent pipes and riprap used for the project should be installed a
manner that encourages aquatic life passage. Based on the stream classification, sediment and
erosion control measures should adhere to the design standards for sensitive watersheds (15A
NCAC 4B .0024).
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project during the early planning
stage. If you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact me at 336-769-9453.
E-copy: Sue Homewood, DWQ-WSRO
Heath Slaughter, NCDOT
Kathy Matthews, USEPA
Marla Chambers, NCWRC
Marella Buncick, USFWS
Sonya Gregory, DWQ-Raleigh
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries 1721 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
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