20140602 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20140626

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
June 23rd, 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 Skinner Property — Elk Creek Bank Stabilization 404 Application,
Elk Creek, Watauga County
Dear Ms. Alexander:
Representatives of Ms. Myra F. Skinner requested a permit to install in- stream structures and stabilize
approximately 275 linear feet of the right bank of Elk 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).
Wild populations of brown trout have been documented by our agency in Laurel Creek in close vicinity of
this proposed project. As a result, we would request that the trout spawning moratorium for brown trout
be required as a condition of this permit to reduce spawning related impacts to that population.
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. John Vilas, McGill Associates, PA
Mr. Kin Hodges, NCWRC
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699 -1721
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