20150252 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20150323

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 0
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
March 23, 2015
David Brown
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801 -5006
SUBJECT: Rhododendron Lake Park Phase II
UT to Wash Creek, Henderson County
Dear Mr. Brown:
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an
application to dredge Rhododendron Lake, fill 0.05 acres of wetland to create a forebay to the
lake, and stabilize 323 ft and culvert 8 ft of an unnamed tributary (UT) to Wash Creek in
Henderson County. Our comments 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).
This project should not affect trout and the activities do not need to be avoided during the trout
spawning moratorium.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. Please contact me at
(828) 400 -4223 if you have any questions about these comments or need further assistance.
Sincerely,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
ec: Clement Riddle, C1earWater Environmental
Zan Price, NC Division of Water Resources
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699 -1721
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