20120127 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20120221

Strickland, Bev
From: McHenry, David G.
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:06 PM
To: Strickland, Bev; Mcmillan, Ian
Cc: Davis, Amin; John Thomas ( john. t. thomas.jr @saw02.usace.army.mil)
Subject: Hanging Rock State Park, Troy's Den - 401 - WRC comments
Attachments: NCDENR Parks and Rec 404_DWQ No 20120127_UT Rocky Branch_WRC
comments—Stokes County.doc
Please accept these comments.
Thanks
Dave McHenry
NCWRC Habitat Conservation Biologist
828/452 -0422 x24
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9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
February 21, 2012
Mr. Ian McMillan
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality, 401 Unit
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1628
SUBJECT: WRC Comments on NCDENR, Division of Parks and Recreation Application
Hanging Rock State Park — Tory's Den Trail Reroute
Stokes County
DWQ No. 20120127
Dear Mr. McMillan:
Mr. Amin Davis with NCDENR, Division of Parks and Recreation requested a permit to construct a ford
crossing in a tributary to what appears to be Rocky Branch in Stokes County. Comments from the North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) on this regulatory action are offered for your
consideration under provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661- 667d).
We have no major concerns with the proposal provided effective erosion controls are used, as needed, to
reduce downstream sedimentation.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this regulatory action. Please contact me at
(828) 452 -0422 extension 24 if you have any questions about these comments.
Sincerely,
Dave McHenry
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
Cc: Mr. Amin Davis, NCDENR, Division of Parks and Recreation
Mr. John Thomas, USACE, Raleigh
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