20140491 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20140610

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
June 10 "', 2014
Ms. Tasha Alexander
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801 -5006
SUBJECT: WRC Comments on Turner Stream Restoration Project 404 Application,
Brushy Fork Creek, Watauga County
Dear Ms. Alexander:
Representatives of Mr. John Turner requested a permit to stabilize approximately 1,950 linear feet along
Brushy Fork Creek, Watauga County, NC. Comments from the NCWRC on this application are offered
for your consideration under provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661- 667d).
We do not object to this permit application. We have records of a wild population of rainbow trout in the
vicinity of this proposed project. As a result, we would request that the trout spawning moratorium for
rainbow trout be required as a condition of this permit.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this regulatory action. Please contact me at
(828) 659 -8684 ext. 221 if you have any questions about these comments or need further assistance.
Sincerely,
Doug Besler
Mountain Region Fishery Supervisor
ec: Mr. Adam Williams, Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Mr. Kin Hodges, NCWRC
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699 -1721
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