20080258 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20080404

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 0
MEMORANDUM
TO: Steve Chapin, USACOE
Asheville Regulatory Field Office t) @ nn/) D
FROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator Habitat Conservation Program APR 4 2008
DENR • WATER WALJTY
DATE: April 1, 2008 VMETIANDS AND STORMWATER BRANCH
SUBJECT: South Mountains State Park, NC Division of Parks & Recreation, Jacob Fork (Class WS-III,
Trout, ORW), DWQ No. 20080528, Burke County
The applicant proposes to install a foot and equestrian crossing over the referenced stream. 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 will affect approximately 57 feet of Jacobs Fork through installation of a horse crossing and boulders for
trail hikers. Wild Brown and Rainbow trout are known for the area.
Based on our review of the submittal, we will not object to the project as proposed providing the following
conditions are implemented:
1. In stream work and land disturbance within the 25-foot wide buffer zone are prohibited during the
brown and brook trout spawning season of October 15 through April 15 to protect the egg and fry
stages of trout from off-site sedimentation during construction.
2. To the maximum extent practicable, trail impacts should be designed and installed with state-of-the-art
techniques that preclude stream widening and reduce loss of materials used for the project (associated
with bedload movement).
3. Sediment and erosion control measures should adhere to the design standards for sensitive watersheds
(15A NCAC 4B .0124).
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. If
equipment is used in stream, spill containment equipment should be readily available and any
equipment used in the channel should be clean, well maintained and low hour.
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
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries - 1721 Mail service teenier - tcaieign, n%, 41 V7J-1,
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