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Home My WebLink About20181721 Ver 1_NCNHP element occurence_20181219� �� Roy Covper. G❑vernQr •o '� NC DEPARTMEiVT �F �� iltan. Secrekary �� NA7URAL AND CULiURAL RESC7URCES �� Walter Clark. Director, Land and LNater 5tewardsfiip NCNHDE-7770 December 19. 2018 Tony (Chad) Coggins NCDOT PO Box 3165 Wilson, NC 27895 RE: I-40 Middle Creek Bridge maintenance / errosion scour repair, I-5781 Dear Tony (Chad) Coggins: The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) appreciates the opportunity to provide information about natural heritage resources for the project referenced above. A query of the NCNHP database indicates that there are records for rare species, important natural communities, natural areas, and/or conservation/managed areas within the proposed project boundary. These results are presented in the attached `Documented Occurrences' tables and map. The attached 'Potential Occurrences' table summarizes rare species and natural communities that have been documented within a one-mile radius of the property boundary. The proximity of these records suggests that these natural heritage elements may potentially be present in the project area if suitable habitat exists. Tables of natural areas and conservation/managed areas within a one-mile radius of the project area, if any, are also included in this report. If a Federally-listed species is documented within the project area or indicated within a one-mile radius of the project area, the NCNHP recommends contacting the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for guidance. Contact information for USFWS offices in North Carolina is found here: https://www.fws.aov/offices/Directory/ListOffices.cfm?statecode=37. Please note that natural heritage element data are maintained for the purposes of conservation planning, project review, and scientific research, and are not intended for use as the primary criteria for regulatory decisions. Information provided by the NCNHP database may not be published without prior written notification to the NCNHP, and the NCNHP must be credited as an information source in these publications. Maps of NCNHP data may not be redistributed without permission. Also please note that the NC Natural Heritage Program may follow this letter with additional correspondence if a Dedicated Nature Preserve, Registered Heritage Area, Clean Water Management Trust Fund easement, or an occurrence of a Federally-listed species is documented near the project area. If you have questions regarding the information provided in this letter or need additional assistance, please contact Rodney A. Butler at rodnev.butlerC�ncdcr.cov or 919-707-8603. Sincerely, NC Natural Heritage Program . _.y„�?I`•�F'!' : �I .. 'U�-::\I ,i'�;I � . i' I ;.. ,.I-';r'��.i�-.{.�' 9 I . i .I i . ,. ,I � i•:i , , • �� .I w' �. �_I{ ii�. ,. L.�l I l.H. , . . S„ - . � . i-i,.;. • Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Intersecting the Project Area I-40 Middle Creek Bridge maintenance / errosion scour repair Project No. I-5781 December 19, 2018 NCNHDE-7770 Element Occurrences Documented Within Project Area Taxonomic EO ID Scientific Name Common Name Group Freshwater 13799 Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel Bivalve heterodon Freshwater 18654 Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater Bivalve Freshwater 4770 Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe Bivalve Freshwater 2952 Lampsilis radiata Eastem Lampmussel Bivalve Freshwater 8924 Strophitus undulatus Creeper Bivalve Last Element Accuracy Federal State Global State Observation Occurrence Status Status Rank Rank Date Rank 2016-11-03 BC 3-Medium Endangered Endangered G1G2 S1 2016-11-04 2016-11-02 2016-11-03 2016-11-04 C 3-Medlum --- Threatened G4 S3 BC 3-Medium E 3-Medium E 3-Medium Endangered G2 S3 Threatened G5 S3 Threatened G5 S3 Natural Areas Documented Within Project Area Site Name Representational Rating Collective Rating NEU/Middle Creek Aquatic Habitat R3 (High) C3 (High) Managed Areas Documented Within Project Area= Managed Area Name Owner Owner Type NC Department of Transportation Mitigation Site NC Department of Transportation State NOTE: If the proposed project intersects with a conservation/managed area, please contact the landowner directly for additional information. If the project intersects with a Dedicated Nature Preserve (DNP), Registered Natural Heritage Area (RHA), or Federally-listed species, NCNHP staff may provide additional correspondence regarding the project. Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at https://ncnhde.natureserve.ora/content/hel�. Data query generated on December 19, 2018; source: NCNHP, Q4 Oct 2018. Please resubmit your information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database. Page 2 of 5 Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Are I-40 Middle Creek Bridge maintenance / errosion scour repair Project No. I-5781 December 19, 2018 NCNHDE-7770 Element Occurrences Documented Within a One-mlle Radius of the Project Area Taxonomic EO ID Scientific Name Common Name Last Element Accuracy Federal State Group Observation Occurrence Status Status Date Rank Amphibian 34764 Necturus lewisi Neuse River Waterdog 2017-02-07 C 3-Medlum -- Special Concern Animal 16386 Waterbird Colony --- 2000-10-17 D 3-Medium --- --- Assemblage Global State Rank Rank G2 S2 �l�►IG�.�G� Crustacean 19215 Orconectes North Carolina Spiny 2001-10-25 E 3-Medium --- Special G3 S3 carolinensis Crayfish Concern Dragonfly or 33753 Somatochlora Coppery Emerald 2004-Pre H? 5-Very --- Significantly G3G4 S2? Damselfly georgiana Low Rare Freshwater 13799 Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel 2016-11-03 BC 3-Medium Endangered Endangered G1G2 S1 Bivalve heterodon Freshwater 18654 Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater 2016-11-04 C 3-Medium --- Threatened G4 S3 Bivalve Freshwater 4770 Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe 2016-11-02 BC 3-Medium --- Endangered Bivalve Freshwater 2952 Lampsilis radiata Eastern Lampmussel 2016-11-03 E 3-Medlum --- Threatened Bivalve Freshwater 8924 Strophitus undulatus Creeper 2016-11-04 E 3-Medium --- Threatened Bivalve Natural 11758 Piedmont/Mountain --- 2016 B 3-Medium --- --- Community Semipermanent Impoundment (Open Water Subtype) Natural 30604 Piedmont/Mountain --- Community Semipermanent Impoundment (Piedmont Marsh Subtype) Reptile 35555 Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard f�Z�][�] 1967-09-25 Page 3 of 5 B 3-Medium H 4-Low G2 S3 G5 S3 G5 S3 G4G5 S4 G4? S4 Significantly G5 S2 Rare Natural Areas Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area Site Name Representational Rating NEU/Middle Creek Aquatic Habitat R3 (High) Managed Areas Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area Managed Area Name Owner NC Department of Transportation Mitigation Site NC Department of Transportation Triangle Land Conservancy Preserve Triangle Land Conservancy Collective Rating C3 (High) Owner Type State Private Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at https://ncnhde natureserve.ora/content/hel�. Data query generated on December 19, 2018; source: NCNHP, Q4 Oct 2018. Please resubmit your information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database. 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