20021139 Ver 3_WRC Comments_20240528

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9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
May 28, 2024
Jennifer Lawrence
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charlotte Regulatory Field Office
8430 University Executive Park Drive, Suite 615
Charlotte, NC 28262
Sue Homewood
Department of Environmental Quality, NC Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105-7407
SUBJECT: Comments on Section 404 Individual Permit and Section 401 Individual Water Quality
Certification Application for Runway 4-22 Safety Area Extension and new MRO
Facilities at Smith Reynolds Airport, Winston-Salem. Forsyth County.
DWR 20021139 ver.3 (20240513)
Forsyth County applied for a 404 Permit and 401 Certification for the subject project. The North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) submitted comments on an earlier IP application
and environmental documentation. The NCWRC's comments on the current application are offered to
conserve the wildlife resources affected by the project and to promote wildlife -based recreation in
accordance with applicable provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et seq.) and the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d).
The NCWRC is pleased that the project will include stormwater collection upgrades and conversion of a
construction sediment basin to a 25-year dry detention basin. These improvements should help
ameliorate some of the stormwater-induced stream degradation that may be attributable to the airport.
The performance of these improvements should be assessed, and future modifications made, as needed, to
the airport's stormwater controls.
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Smith Reynolds Airport Page 2 May 28, 2024
Forsyth County
The NCWRC reiterates its prior recommendations regarding sediment and erosion control measures.
Matting with plastic mesh is prohibited on streambanks and in wetlands by standard conditions of some
general certifications because it can impede the movement of terrestrial wildlife. Fencing, fiber rolls,
and/or other products should have loose -weave netting that is made of natural fiber materials with
movable joints between the vertical and horizontal twines. Silt fencing or similar materials that have been
reinforced with plastic or metal mesh should be avoided.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and provide recommendations on this project. Please contact me
at david.mchenrykncwildlife.org or [phone] if you have any questions about these comments.
Sincerely,
Dave McHenry, Western DOT Coordinator, NCWRC
Cc:
Olivia Munzer, Western Piedmont Habitat Conservation Coordinator, NCWRC