20080537 Ver 2_Other Agency Comments_20080731

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
MEMORANDUM
TO: Cyndi Karoly, 401 Certification Unit 1 2008
NC Division of Water Quality
FROM: Ron Linville Regional Coordinator / PAD$10RNN?A RB N
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: July 28, 2008
SUBJECT: Landstar Development - Alpine Creek Development, Cranberry Creek and
Tributaries thereof, DWQ No. 2008-0537 version 2, Avery County
The applicant has corrected a previous discrepancy about the amount of impacts for a proposed
culvert. 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 application now indicates an impact of 39 linear feet for Culvert # 16. As previously
indicated in our earlier review, Wild Brown trout are known for Cranberry Creek.
Based on our review of the recent 401 Certification application and our conversation (July 28,
2008) with Linda Wiggs (DWQ-ARO), we will not object to the culvert providing that
recommended conditions, including the trout moratorium in our comments of March 27, 2008
are following as appropriate. If practicable for this culvert, aquatic and terrestrial life passage
(crayfish, salamanders) should still be encouraged by 1) using a properly sized rough-walled
CMP instead of smooth-walled plastic piping, 2) cutting the end of the pipe so that it is flush
with the sloped bank and 3) provision of a riprap channel beneath the culvert to the lip of the
CMP in a manner that improves potential migration to and through the culvert.
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: Linda Wiggs, Kevin Barnett, DWQ-ARO
Amanda Jones, USACOE-ARO
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • 1Zateigh4 NU L /0VV-i /L1
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