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Home My WebLink About20190214 Ver 3_Lumber River I-6064 State Parks Response-12152020_20201214 \iosRzr=_TA/ Division of Parks and Recreation NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Governor Roy Cooper Secretary Susi H. Hamilton Brian Yamamoto, PE,NV5 3300 Regency Parkway, Suite 100 Cary,NC 27518 RE: NCDOT Project I-6064 - Lumber River crossing December 15, 2020 The Lumber River is a state-managed, federally designated National Wild& Scenic River. It is also a NC Natural & Scenic River and was designated in 1989. As a NC Natural & Scenic River, it is part of Lumber River State Park and classified as a State Trail within the NC State Parks System. The Lumber River State Park Master Plan ensures State and local protection of the River's outstanding resource values and was utilized by the National Park Service in 1998 to prove the River met the four criteria necessary for a state-managed river designation under Section 2(a)(ii) of the National Wild& Scenic Rivers Act. In accordance with Section 2(a)(ii) of the Federal Wild& Scenic Rivers Act,NC State Parks is the state-level managing authority tasked with protecting the free-flowing conditions and outstanding resource values of the river.North Carolina's Natural & Scenic Rivers Act of 1971 0 143B-135- 172) protects the natural and scenic conditions of the River and requires evaluation by the General Assembly for any water resources project that may have a"direct and adverse effect" on a state- listed Natural & Scenic River. Per the State and Federal Acts noted above,NCDOT is the state agency responsible for ensuring compliance with the conditions documented in each Act. One of these conditions includes coordination with the NPS and State Parks to obtain a Section 7 determination for the project. Under the Wild& Scenic Rivers Act regulations, the Section 7 determination is required before the USACE will issue the necessary permits for the project. As the state-level managing agency, State Parks will coordinate with NPS as well, and with any necessary agencies to assist with natural resource concerns that may arise. Sincerely, Christine Gears Environmental Review Coordinator NC Division of Parks and Recreation Phone: (919) 707-8188 John Fullwood,Interim Director NC Division of Parks and Recreation NORTH CAROLIINA'WonSTATEP�b'`"'A�R�KKS 1615 MSC-Raleigh,NC 27699-1615 Natze, Np a'"" 919.707.9300/ncparks.gov \iosivA..1=_TA Vi Division of Parks and Recreation NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Governor Roy Cooper Secretary Susi H. Hamilton CC: Liz Hair sarah.e.hair@usace.army.mil Joanne Steenhuis joanne.steenhuis@ncdenr.gov Shannon Deaton shannon.deaton@ncwildlife.org Jeff Duncan jeff duncan@nps.gov John Fullwood,Interim Director NC Division of Parks and Recreation NORTH CARO,LIINA'STATE�PARKS 1615 MSC-Raleigh,NC 27699-1615 Natut Np Wond""b'`"' 919.707.9300/ncparks.gov