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Rivenbark, Chris
Subject:FW: [External] Re: U-5748 Atlantic sturgeon concurrence
From: Fritz Rohde ‐ NOAA Federal <fritz.rohde@noaa.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 10:20 AM
To: Dilday, Jason L <jldilday@ncdot.gov>
Subject: [External] Re: U‐5748 Atlantic sturgeon concurrence
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All of those constraints should cover sturgeon concerns
Fritz
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On Nov 1, 2021, at 9:36 AM, Dilday, Jason L <jldilday@ncdot.gov> wrote:
Fritz,
I had spoken to you awhile back about the Neuse River and the removal of the Milburnie Dam. The
critical habitat as defined stops at the location of the former dam, but now with it gone, there are no
obvious impediments to upstream movements. We are currently working on the permit application for
the improvements of Ligon Mill Road and Mitchell Mill Road with US401 in Wake County. Along with
this work, the bridges over the Neuse River on US401 will be widened. This will result in an additional
four bents in the water to accommodate the widening. Currently due to the Neuse being within an
Identified Stream Reach (ISR) for numerous freshwater mussel species, as well as the Neuse waterdog
and Carolina madtom, NCDOT has agreed to abide by construction conditions from the USFWS
Programmatic Biological Opinions for freshwater mussels and Neuse River waterdog/Carolina
madtom. Also, WRC has asked for an in‐water work moratorium from February 15‐June 30.
Are there any additional measures NCDOT should implement in regards to Atlantic sturgeon?
Jason
Jason Dilday
Environmental Program Consultant
Environmental Coordination & Permitting
North Carolina Department of Transportation
919 707 6111 office
jldilday@ncdot.gov
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
1000 Birch Ridge Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610