20100482 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20100706

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
July 6, 2010
Mr. Ian McMillan
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality, 401 Unit
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
SUBJECT: Oxendale GP 30 Application, Lake James, McDowell County
DWQ No. 2010-0482
Dear Mr. McMillan:
Mr. Roger Oxendale requested a water quality certification to apply 395 feet of rip rap to Lake James
shoreline in McDowell County. Comments from the Commission are provided under provisions of the
Federal Power Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 79la-825r) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48
Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) to assist Duke Power with their Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission license responsibilities.
The Commission has no major concerns with this project provided the "environmental area", which is
designated adjacent to the project site according to Duke's Shoreline Plan, is not encroached upon. Also, we
encourage the applicant not to remove large woody debris extending from the shore into the lake because this
material provides important cover for fish and wildlife.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. Please contact me at (828) 452-
2546 extension 24 if there are any questions about these comments.
Sincerely,
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Dave McHenry
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
cc: Mr. Kevin Barnett, NC Division of Water Quality
Mr. Wade Harmon, Duke Power Lake Management
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries - 1721 Mail Service Center - Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
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