20180400 Ver 1_NCWRC Comments_20180501

�L] North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 0
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
O1 May 2018
Ms. Amy Black
Jewell Engineering Consultants, PC
311-A South Main Street
Kernersville, North Carolina 27284
SUBJECT: Pre -Construction Notification for Site 8&9-CCUC Sewer Crossing Stabilization Project,
Forsyth County. DEQ No. 20180400.
Dear Ms. Black,
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) have reviewed the subject
document. Comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (as
amended) and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended;
16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
On behalf of the City of Winston Salem, Jewell Engineering Consultants, PC has submitted a Pre -
Construction Notification (PCN) application for Site 8&9-CUCC Sewer Crossing Stabilization project.
The project area is located behind the Bethabara Moravian Church at 2100 Bethabara Road in the City of
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The project involves stabilizing the stream banks at
three sanitary sewer crossings at an unnamed tributary to Monarcus Creek. The project will temporarily
impact 205 linear feet of perennial streams.
The NCWRC has records of the state threatened northern cup (Silphium perfoliatum) at and adjacent to
the project area. We recommend surveying for the northern cup and avoiding impacts to this species.
We have no objections to the project. However, the NCWRC offers the following general
recommendations to minimize impacts to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife resources.
Maintain or establish a minimum 100 -foot native forested buffer along each side of perennial
streams and 50 -foot native forested buffer along each side of intermittent streams and
wetlands.
2. We recommend re -seeding disturbed areas with native seed mixtures and plants. Consider
planting native, wildflower seed mixes that will create pollinator habitat within the project
corridor.
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation Division • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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Forsyth County
3. Avoid the removal of large trees at the edges of construction corridors. Tree clearing activities
should not occur during the maternity roosting season for bats (May 15 — August 15).
4. Sediment and erosion control measures should be installed prior to any land -disturbing
activity. The use of biodegradable and wildlife -friendly sediment and erosion control
devices is strongly recommended. Silt fencing, fiber rolls and/or other products should have
loose -weave netting that is made of natural fiber materials with movable joints between the
vertical and horizontal twines. Silt fencing that has been reinforced with plastic or metal mesh
should be avoided as it impedes the movement of terrestrial wildlife species. Excessive silt
and sediment loads can have detrimental effects on aquatic resources including destruction of
spawning habitat, suffocation of eggs and clogging of gills.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If I can be of further assistance or
free technical guidance, please contact me at [phone] or olivia.munzerkncwildlife.org.
ec: Bryan Roden -Reynolds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sue Homewood, NCDWR
Bryon Hamstead, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service