20190397 Ver 1_R-2566B concurrence follow up_20210210

Wanucha, Dave
From:Hining, Kevin J
Sent:Thursday, February 11, 2021 11:59 AM
To:Wanucha, Dave; [e-mail]; Chambers, Marla J
Subject:R-2566B concurrence follow up
I wanted to follow up with the three of you after yesterday’s R-2566B meeting. I know it is tough now with Covid, but
I’m more than happy to meet any of you to look at the streams we discussed yesterday. I plan to go by all of them soon
and take some photos. I can share if you would like to see them. Also, I went through the NCWRC fish database today (I
only have updates up to 2019, so may be missing some stuff), but looked like most of the UT’s we reviewed yesterday
have not been surveyed. I’m assuming most of those not surveyed are fishless, based on their size, but can’t say for
sure.

I’m particularly interested in the two box culverts on Laurel Fork, as I think those might pose the best opportunity for
this project to improve passage.

Marla – speaking of, I did not see any fish data for the single barrel box culvert nr Station 197, and I can’t recall ever
looking at that UT while with WRC. Would it be possible to ask district staff or the brook trout survey group to check
that stream out this spring, below and above the culvert? I know fish aren’t the only concern when it comes to passage,
but I think having that data would be helpful. I’m more than happy to assist with the survey if they need an extra
person.

Thanks!

Kevin

Kevin Hining
Division 11 Environmental Officer
North Carolina Department of Transportation

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