20151255 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20160111

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
January 11, 2016
Mr. John Thomas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
SUBJECT: Little Snow Creek Project
Snow Creek, Stokes County
Dear Mr. Thomas:
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an
application to restore 2,156 feet of stream on Little Snow Creek in Stokes 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 will not impact trout, so work will not need to be avoided during a trout moratorium.
However, our records indicate that there are two NC Significantly Rare aquatic species in the
vicinity of the project—Roanoke Hogsucker (Hypentelium roanokense) and Carolina Ladle
Crayfish (Cambarus davidii). We have no significant concerns about the project as described.
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,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
ec: Rodney Wright, Dan River Watershed Coordinator
Sue Homewood, NC Division of Water Resources
Mark Fowlkes, NCWRC
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]