20201698 Ver 1_WRC Moratorium Extension_20201218

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Leslie, Andrea J
Friday, December 18, 2020 3:01 PM
Josselyn Lucas
Amanda Fuemmeler ([e-mail]); Homewood, Sue; Johnson,
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RE: [External] Spice Bottom Creek
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We will allow the landowner to do this work during the moratorium, given that the work is completed as
quickly as possible (as we discussed, it should only take one day of instream work), effective sediment and
erosion control measures are used, you are on site to oversee the work, and the landowner plants native
woody vegetation on the nearby stream banks that currently do not have any woody riparian vegetation.
Also - would it be possible for us to survey Spice Bottom Creek on the property at some point in the
spring? This is a location where the trout community is shifting from the native Brook Trout to the non-native
Brown Trout, and we would love to gauge the current health of the fish community. If the landowner agrees,
I'd like to put her in touch with one of our fisheries biologists.
Andrea
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Habitat Conservation Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
645 Fish Hatchery Rd., Building B
Marion, NC 28752
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Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 8:37 AM
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Subject: [External] Spice Bottom Creek

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Hi Andrea,
I hope you are doing well. I wanted to talk to you a little about the Spice Bottom Creek Crossing. Is there any way you
would consider allowing them to work during the moratorium considering they are using a pump -around and since it's
only around 30 feet of impact? I have spoken with the contractor and he has assured me he will adhere to strict erosion
control methods and will minimize impacts at all costs. The landowner did try to get permitting and construction done
before October 15t", but she had a very hard time permitting on her own (her contractor told her he talked to DWR and
she didn't require a permit?), and we didn't have enough time once she did hire us to get permitting done before the
moratorium began. If you'd like to discuss this project with me I'm working from home today and can be reached on my
cell phone: [phone].
Thanks,
Josselyn
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Project Manager, Environmental Specialist
Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting, Inc.
10565 Hwy 421 South, Trade, TN
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