20010034 Ver 2_Other Agency Comments_20070307

~=~ North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ~
Richard B. Hamilton, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
To: Thomas Farrell
USACE
And
Cyndi Karoly
NC DENR/DWQ
From: Steven H. Everhart, hD, CW
Southeastern Permit Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
Date: March 7, 2007
RE: SRW Builders, Inc. -Kings Grant, 404/401 Application, Public Notice USACE AID#
200500603, DWQ# 01-0034 V2, Cumberland County
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) have reviewed
the subject application for impacts to wildlife and fishery resources. Our comments are provided
in accordance with provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as
amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et. seq.), and Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (as
amended).
The project is located adjacent to McPherson Creek (College Lake) and approximately one mile
west of the intersection of US 401 and Shawcroft Rd. in Fayetteville. The site is surrounded by
residential subdivisions, a golf course, and forested land.
The applicant proposes to expand an existing residential subdivision for single family homes.
Road construction and utility line installation would require impacts to approximately 0.23 acre
of wetlands in addition to 0.48 acre that were previously impacted without authorization. The
applicant proposes to mitigate these impacts at a 2:1 ration by purchasing credits in the Barra
Farms Mitigation Bank. In addition, all remaining wetlands on-site (approximately 10.72 acres)
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries 1721 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
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SRW -Kings Grant
March 7, 2007
will be preserved through deed notifications and restrictive covenants using standard USACE
language.
We have the following comments:
We recommend 100 ft and 50 ft native forested buffers are maintained adjacent to all
permanent and intermittent streams, respectively.
2. The directional bore method should be used for utility crossings wherever practicable.
These should begin and end outside the 100 yr floodplain or the forested buffer,
whichever is greater.
3. Although all remaining wetlands on-site are to be preserved through conservation
easement/deed restriction using language consistent with U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) guidelines for the preservation of wetlands, great care must be
taken to ensure that construction activities do not alter the vegetation in these areas.
This is especially true at the time lots are cleared for home construction and
subsequent to home occupancy.
4. We appreciate the applicant's willingness to extend the preexisting restrictions
protecting pine trees and potential red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
foraging and nesting habitat.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this application. If you have any
questions or require additional information regarding these comments, please call me at (910)
796-7217.
CC: Ken Averitte, NCDWQ
John Hammond, USFWS