20170943 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20170824

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
August 24, 2017
Mr. William Elliott
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
SUBJECT: Lovills Creek Stream Bank Repair
Lovills Creek, Surry County
Dear Mr. Elliott:
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an
application to stabilize 237 ft of Lovills Creek in Surry County. Our comments on this
application are offered for your consideration under provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977
(33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16
U.S.C. 661-667d).
The application proposes to stabilize 237 feet of channel by removing concrete block along the
banks, installing three rock vanes, grading banks and a floodplain bench, and planting a native
herbaceous vegetation in disturbed areas. Project activities should not impact wild trout and do
not need to be avoided during a trout moratorium.
We offer the following recommendations to minimize impacts to the aquatic community:
1. Work should be accomplished as quickly as possible and vigilance used in sediment and
erosion control during site preparation, construction, and clean up. Disturbed areas should be
seeded, mulched and/or matted as soon as possible, preferably at the end of each work day.
2. Only herbaceous vegetation is planned. We recommend that a woody buffer of at least 30
feet be planted on both sides of the stream as infrastructure allows in order to ensure project
success. A wide forested buffer can ensure greater bank stability, filter overland pollutants,
and provide habitat for birds and other wildlife.
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Lovills Creek Stream Bank Repair Page 2 August 24, 2017
Lovills Cr, Surry County
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. Please contact me at
[phone] if you have any questions about these comments.
Sincerely,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
ec: Kevin Tweedy, Ecosystem Planning and Restoration
Sue Homewood, NC Division of Water Resources