20191641 Ver 1_USFWS Consultation Letter_20191127

Engineers, Surveyors, Planners, Scientists
November 18, 2019
Mr. John Ellis
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Raleigh Ecological Services Office
P.O. Box 33726
Raleigh, NC 27636
Subject: Informal Consultation for Federally Threatened & Endangered Species —
Reggie Jackson Airport Honda Project at 9500 Lumley Road in the City of Raleigh, Wake
County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Ellis,
EMH&T requests information regarding federally Threatened & Endangered Species for the Reggie
Jackson Airport Honda Project located at 9500 Lumley Road in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North
Carolina (Exhibits 1-2). Photographs depicting the subject property are attached.
The subject property is composed of land that is existing parking lots, a perennial headwater stream, and
a forested riparian corridor along the stream. One stream has been delineated on the subject property
and verified during a July 31, 2019 site visit with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). As shown on
Exhibit 3, a conceptual development plan, Hendrick Automotive Group is proposing to construct a new
Honda Dealership and Service Center on the subject property. The southern portion of the subject property
is going to be taken by the Airport in order to realign Lumley Road. A Nationwide Permit from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and a A01 Authorization from the Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) will be necessary in order to permanently impact 294 linear feet of the stream. This subject
property is not expected to contain federally Threatened & Endangered Species due to historic
disturbances, the location adjacent to an Airport runway, and fragmentation of habitats in the area for
surrounding development.
On October 30, 2019, EMH&T reviewed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Section 7
Consultation list of species and critical habitat that "may be present" within the subject property. The
following six federally Threatened & Endangered Species known to occur in Wake County, North Carolina:
Vertebrates
■ Cape Fear Shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) — Endangered
• Red -cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) — Endangered
Invertebrates
■ Dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) — Endangered
• Tar River spinymussel (Parvaspina steinstansana) — Endangered
• Yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata) - Threatened
Vascular Plant Species
• Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) — Endangered
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Mr. John Ellis, USFWS November 18, 2019
Request for Threatened and Endangered Species Information
Aquatic Species
The Cape Fear Shiner inhabits gravel, cobble, and boulder substrates in slow pools, riffles, and slow runs. It
is found in the upper Cape Fear River Basin in the Central Piedmont of North Carolina and is known from
tributaries and mainstems of the Deep, Haw, Rocky, and Upper Cape Fear River is Chatham, Harnett, Lee,
Moore, and Randolph Counties (USFWS, 2019).
The Tar River spinymussel lives in relatively silt -free unconsolidated beds or coarse sand and gravel in
fast -flowing, well oxygenated stream reaches. It is endemic to the Tar River and Neuse River systems in
North Carolina. In the Neuse River system, the species has been documented only form the Little River
(USFWS, 2019).
The Yellow lance is a sand -loving species often found buried deep in clean, coarse to medium sand. It can
sometimes be found in gravel substates. This species depends on clean, moderate flowing water with high
dissolved oxygen and is found in medium-sized rivers to smaller streams. It is found in the Tar and Neurse
River systems in North Carolina and other River systems in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina (USFWS,
2019).
The dwarf wedgemussel is historically endemic from the Petitcodiac River in Canada to the Neuse River in
North Carolina. It is now extinct in Canada and present in low densities though much of its former range.
It is found in Wake County, North Carolina. This mussel is a generalist that inhabits small streams to large
rivers and is found in a variety of substrate types including clay, sand, gravel, and pebble (USFWS, 2017).
The project is within the Range Map for this species in Wake County, North Carolina.
The stream to be impacted by the project is a small, headwater channel primarily comprised of hardpan,
gravel, and sand substrate. According to StreamStats this headwater feature has a watershed of 0.054
square miles and has a watershed containing 36% impervious surfaces. Flow is comprised mostly of
stormwater runoff from the commercial development and roadways in the surrounding area. The project
area is not likely to contain the above listed aquatic species due to the small watershed size. Therefore,
this project is expected to have no effect upon these species. Downstream waters, located offsite, may
contain the dwarf wedgemussel based on the range maps. Sediment and erosion control BMPs will be
implemented on this project site to protect downstream waters.
Terrestrial Species
According to the USFWS Species Profile (2017), Red -cockaded woodpeckers is a small woodpecker that
requires open stands of pine containing trees 60 years old and older for nesting and roosting. This site
does contain a few large pine trees within the wooded portion of the property. However, this habitat is
fragmented due to surrounding development, the nearby Raleigh -Durham International Airport, and
nearby Interstate Highways. The subject property is a fragmented environment that is unlikely to provide
habitat for this species. Therefore, this project is expected to have no effect upon this species.
Michaux's sumac is endemic to the coastal plain and piedmont of North Carolina. Michaux's sumac grows in
sandy or rocky open woods in association with basic soils, surviving best in areas where some form of
disturbance has provided an opening (USFWS, 2017). The plant is extant in Wake County, North Carolina.
The subject property is a fragmented environment that is unlikely to provide habitat for this species.
Therefore, this project is expected to have no effect upon this species.
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Mr. John Ellis, USFWS November 18, 2019
Request for Threatened and Endangered Species Information
Conclusions
Please provide concurrence with our findings or your office's recommendations concerning the project's
potential to adversely affect the above federally listed species. Please provide your response letter or
email, so that we can forward onto the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as part of our federal
Section 404 permit application.
Should you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to give me a call at
614-775-4518. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Eric T. Nagy
Senior Environmental Scientist
Enclosures
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EXHIBITS

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CITY OF RALEIGH, WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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PHOTOGRAPHS

Reggie Jackson Airport Honda
Photograph 1
View of Stream 1 on the eastern portion of the property facing downstream.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Photograph 2
View of Stream 1 on the eastern portion of the property facing upstream.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Reggie Jackson Airport Honda
Photograph 3
View of Stream 1 on the western portion of the property facing downstream.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Photograph 4
View of Stream 1 on the western portion of the property facing upstream.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Reggie Jackson Airport Honda
Photograph 5
View of Stream 1 substrate.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Photograph 6
Typical photograph of forested upland portions of the property north of Stream 1.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Reggie Jackson Airport Honda
Photograph 7
Typical photograph of a larger pine on the property.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Photograph 8
Typical photograph of forested upland portions of the property south of Stream 1.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)

Reggie Jackson Airport Honda
Photograph 9
Typical photograph of existing parking lots on the property.
(EMH&T 2/18/2019)