CalebRoadTract_Wetland_Buncombe_NCWRCComments

® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
June 5, 2023
Ms. Amanda Fuemmeler
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
SUBJECT: Caleb Drive Tract — Version 2
Wetland, Buncombe County
Dear Ms. Fuemmeler:
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an application to
fill 0.464 acre of wetland for the development of construction business structures in Buncombe County.
An earlier version of this permit application was reviewed in January of 2023. 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).
Project activities should not impact wild trout reproduction and a trout moratorium is not required.
The project involves construction of storage buildings, a parking lot, and drive. Part of a larger wetland
will be filled to allow for the construction of this infrastructure. The wetland is rated as Medium via
NCWAM; we recommend that the mitigation ratio for this project be 2:1.
The remaining wetland should be taped off and erosion and sediment control measures used to minimize
any impacts to it from the construction.
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.
Sincerely,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
ec: Eric Romaniszyn, C1earWater Environmental
Andrew Moore, NC Division of Water Resources
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
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