20170185 Ver 2_Div 7-Bridge 283 over Little Troublesome Creek fish & mussel report_20171213

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PAT MCCRORY NICHOLAS J. TENNYSON
GOVERNOR SECRETARY

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May 5, 2016

Memorandum to: Jerry Parker, Division 7 Environmental Supervisor

From: Matt Haney, Environmental Senior Specialist
NES, Biological Surveys Group

Subject: Freshwater Fish and Mussel Survey Report for the Proposed
Replacement of Bridge No. 283 on SR 2686 (Richardson
Drive) over Little Troublesome Creek, Rockingham County.
WBS # 17BP.7.R.104

The North Carolina Department of Transportation proposes to replace Bridge No.
283 on SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) over Little Troublesome Creek in Rockingham
County. Little Troublesome Creek is in the Cape Fear River basin. From the project, this
stream flows approximately 7 miles until converging with the Haw River. The federally
endangered Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) and James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina)
are listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as potentially occurring in
Rockingham County.

This project is located in the Cape Fear River basin. Roanoke logperch and James
spinymussel have never been found in this basin. Therefore, this project will have no
effect on Roanoke logperch and James spinymussel.

Biological Conclusions: No Effect for Roanoke logperch and James spinymussel for
WBS # 17BP.7.R.104