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® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
MEMORANDUM
TO Cathy Bnttmgham
Transportation Projects Coordinator
Division of Coastal Management
FROM Travis Wilson, Highway Project Coordinator ?- ??
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE November 21, 2008
SUBJECT NCDOT request for a CAMA/ Dredge and Fill permit for the replacement of
Bridge # 28 over Moyock Run on SR 1222, Currituck County, North Carolina
We have reviewed the information included in the package received from the Division of
Coastal Management Our comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat 401, as amended, 16 U S C 661 et seq ) and the Coastal
Area Management Act (G S 113A-100 through 113A-128)
We do not object to the issuance of the CAMA permit for this project provided that the
following conditions are included in the CAMA Permit
NCDOT should follow the Stream Crossing Guidelines for Anadromous Fish Passage
including and in-water work moratorium from February 15 to June 15
2 All nprap placed in-water should be free of pollutants and soil
3 Live concrete should not be allowed to contact the water in or entering into the
stream
4 Turbidity curtains should be used to contain all bottom disturbing activities, including
pile or casement driving/vibrating/jetting, placement of nprap, excavation or filling
Excessive silt and sediment loads can have numerous detrimental effects on aquatic
resources including destruction of spawning habitat, suffocation of eggs, and clogging
of gills of aquatic species
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]
Memo 2 November 21, 2008
NCDOT is expected to use Best Management Practices for the protection of Surface
Waters and Sedimentation and Erosion Control measures sufficient to protect the aquatic
resources Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this permit application If you have any
concerns about our comments, please contact me at [phone]
cc David Wainwright, DWQ, Raleigh
Bill Biddlecome, USACE, Washington