20231592 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20231130

® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
November 30, 2023
Mr. Mitchell Anderson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
SUBJECT: South McDowell Quarry Overburden Storage
UT North Muddy Creek, McDowell County
Dear Mr. Anderson:
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an
application to culvert 383 ft of an unnamed tributary (UT) to North Muddy Creek in McDowell
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).
Wild trout reproduction should not be impacted by project activities, and a trout moratorium is
not needed.
The application proposes to culvert 383 ft of a stream to expand overburden storage for a quarry.
Mitigation is proposed at 1:1.
We offer the following recommendations to minimize impacts to the aquatic community:
1. In -channel work should be accomplished as quickly as possible and vigilance used in
sediment and erosion control during site preparation, construction, and clean up. Disturbed
areas should be stabilized at the end of each work day.
2. Any erosion control matting used should be free of nylon or plastic mesh, as this type of
mesh netting frequently entangles wildlife and is slow to degrade, resulting in a hazard that
may last for years.
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

South McDowell Quarry Page 2 November 30, 2023
UT N Muddy Cr, McDowell Co
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. Please contact me at
[phone] if you have any questions about these comments.
Sincerely,
.QA4-rA
AndreaLeslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
cc: Kevin Thomas, Davey Resource Group, Inc.
Tyler Hickman, NC Division of Water Resources