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® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
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TO: Amanda Jones, USACOE MAY 2 8 2009
Asheville Regulatory Field Office OENR-WATER QUAM
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FROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: May 13, 2009
SUBJECT: City of Lenoir, Replacement Bridge No. 68, Mulberry Street, TIP B-3932, Lower
Creek, Caldwell County
The City of Lenoir proposes to replace a deteriorating bridge. 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 proposed project will remove and replace an existing bridge with a new two-span pre-
stressed core slab bridge. Streambanks associated with the bridge will be lined with riprap for
protection. No trout or federally endangered or threatened animal species are indicated 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. Any riprap used must not interfere with aquatic life movement during low stream
flows.
2. To the extent practicable, any remaining jurisdictional waters and wetlands should be
buffered either through protection or provision of undisturbed forested buffer zones.
For streams that do not support federally listed threatened or endangered aquatic
species, we recommend 50' intermittent and 100' perennial stream buffers.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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Irregardless of size, maximum available undisturbed forested buffers should be
provided to the extent practicable.
3. Stringent erosion control measures should be installed where soil is disturbed and
maintained until project completion. 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.
4. If any concrete will be used, work must be accomplished so that wet concrete does
not contact stream water.
5. Temporary or permanent native herbaceous vegetation should be established on all
bare soil, preferably within five (5) days of ground disturbing activities .to provide
long-term erosion control. Natural fiber matting is recommended over plastic matting
that can impinge and entrap small animals.
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, Linda Wiggs, DWQ-ARO
Kathy Matthews, USEPA
Marla Chambers, NCWRC
Marella Buncick, USFWS
Sonya Gregory, DWQ-Raleigh
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