20160727 Ver 1_RE Bridge 221 on SR 1135 (Morrefields Rd) over Rocky Run Orange County_20160808

Wrenn, Brian L
From:Thomson, Nicole J
Sent:Monday, August 08, 2016 8:36 AM
To:Jordan, Gary; Bailey, David E SAW
Cc:Parker, Jerry A; Wrenn, Brian L; Wilson, Travis W.
Subject:RE: Bridge 221 on SR 1135 (Morrefields Rd) over Rocky Run, Orange County
I asked the question before I submitted the project and the answer I was given is what you have in the cover letter. I’m
going to shake some trees and see if I can’t get something more concrete.

I’ll let you know what I find out.

Thanks!
Nikki

PS The same goes for Bridge 132 as well.

From: Jordan, Gary \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 10:25 AM
To: Bailey, David E SAW
Cc: Thomson, Nicole J; Parker, Jerry A; Wrenn, Brian L; Wilson, Travis W.
Subject: Re: Bridge 221 on SR 1135 (Morrefields Rd) over Rocky Run, Orange County

As David implied, there is insufficient information to justify the biological conclusions. Looking for smooth
coneflower and Michaux's sumac in February would not be an appropriate time of year to find these
species. With regard to the dwarf wedgemussel, I am not too concerned with that species in Orange
County. We only have one "record" for the species in Orange County from many years ago, and that "record"
was a single weathered shell (which conceivably could have been a mis-identification). Many additional
surveys have failed to find the species in Orange County. So, I am not requesting a mussel survey for this
project, but your justification for your biological conclusion is insufficient.

With regard to going from a bridge to the proposed culvert, I have no objections to that.

Gary Jordan

Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Liaison to NCDOT
US Fish and Wildlife Service

P.O. Box 33726

Raleigh, NC 27636-3726

Phone: [phone] x.32
Email: [e-mail]

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Bailey, David E SAW <[e-mail]> wrote:
Nikki,

Thanks for the PCN and attachments for the above referenced project. I read the information regarding
threatened and endangered species and need clarification.
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Your proposed determination for dwarf wedgemussel, smooth coneflower, and michaux's sumac appears to be
based on a field scoping in February 2014. However, there is no information on whether habitat for these
species is present or not, or if USFWS had already weighed in on the project's effects on these species. Per
usual, if habitat for any of these 3 species was present then surveys should have been completed during the
appropriate time of year. Any additional information you have would be helpful. Thanks.

-Dave Bailey

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From: Thomson, Nicole J \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:51 PM
To: Bailey, David E SAW <[e-mail]>; Wrenn, Brian L <[e-mail]>;
[e-mail]; Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]>
Cc: Powers, Tim <[e-mail]>; Cail, William G <[e-mail]>; Carpenter,Kristi
<[e-mail]>; Nancy Scott ([e-mail])
<[e-mail]>; Tracy Parrot ([e-mail])
<[e-mail]>; Parker, Jerry A <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Bridge 221 on SR 1135 (Morrefields Rd) over Rocky Run, Orange County

Attached, please find an application and supplemental information for the above proposed bridge
replacement. I will have to break it up into separate emails due to file sizes.

Dave B - your hard copy is in the mail.

Also, I will be on vacation next week so if there are any questions related to the project, I have cc-ed Jerry, Tim
Powers and Galen Cail in the hopes that they can answer them.

Thank you!
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Nikki

Nicole J. Thomson

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