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Town of Lenoir -Wilson Park Stream Restoration, Unnamed Tributary Zack's
Fork, Caldwell County
The Town proposes to restore segments of Zack's fork. Biologists with the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission are familiar with habitat values in the area. These comments
are provided in accordance with the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48
Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d) and the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act
{G.S. 113A-1 through 113A-10; NCAC 25}.
The project is to restore 1300 linear feet of an unnamed tributary using natural channel design
techniques. No sports fish or listed aquatic species are indicated for this site.
Based on our review of the submittal, we will not object to the project as proposed. The
following recommendations are for your consideration during permitting and certification:
1. State-of--the-art natural channel design and construction methodologies should be
used for the project.
2. Remaining jurisdictional waters and wetlands should be buffered, either through
protection or provision of undisturbed forested buffer zones. Buffers should be
permanently preserved as undisturbed forests. For streams that do not support
federally listed threatened or endangered aquatic species, we recommend 50'
intermittent and 100' perennial stream buffers. Irregardless, maximum available
forested buffers should be provided and protected (fencing) as appropriate. Although
not recommended, a walking trail may be placed in the buffer zone providing it is
kept away from streams to the maximum extent practicable, it is pervious, and its
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries 1721 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
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width does not exceed minimum width requirements specified in the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA).
3. Stringent erosion control measures should be installed where soil is disturbed and
maintained until project completion.
4. If any concrete will be used, work must be accomplished so that wet concrete does
not contact stream water.
5. Heavy equipment should be operated from the bank rather than in the stream channel
in order to minimize sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other
pollutants into the stream.
6. Only autochthonous (native) plants should be used for the project. Temporary or
permanent native herbaceous vegetation should be established on all bare soil within
ten (10) days of ground disturbing activities in the buffer to provide long-term erosion
control. We encourage use of natural fiber matting instead of plastic matting that can
entrap and kill small animals.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project during the early planning
stages. If you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact me at 336/769-9453.
E-copy: Kevin Barnett, DWQ-ARO