20140717 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20140804

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission I1i
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
July 16"`, 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 Roten Project Permit Application,
East Fork Creek, Ashe County
Dear Ms. Alexander:
Representatives of Mr. Michael Dean Roten requested a permit to install 4 -ft x 30 -ft culvert on an East
Fork Creek in Ashe 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; however, we have records of wild brook trout populations in
the vicinity of the project location. As a result, we would request that the brook trout spawning
moratorium 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. Tom Davis, Davis Consulting
Mr. Kin Hodges, NCWRC
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699 -1721
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