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0312612009 14:12 9197153060 NCDENR PAGE 03116 March 1$, Z049~ EA- Pro{Sp$9d Waste Transfer Station. ~rar~gB GQUntY Qroiecc No. oe~ans project area. NHP i$ cancemed about ii»pacts to sensittae and rare species as well as direct water quality impacts of canstru~tion. The use of Natural Heritage Program data should not be sub5tltuteCi for actual field Surveys. We recommend caref-~i surveys for these species if suitable habitat is present within the prvjett area: if rare species are efitountered during surveys, we request that inforntation about these occurrences be submitted to NC Natural Heritage Program at the address shown on our letterhead. Care should be taken to avoid impacts tob$ C s drat d pwith~ t eaUS F sh and~Wildli#e Serv~'ce, NCt Wi dli e~ permitting and mitigation should ro rlate. Resources Commission, end NC Plant Conservation Program, as app p Lastly, the EA states that a Surface Water Identification report identified several isa(ated pools (Feature F in Appendix A of the EAR that did not meet the criteria ft-r stream buffer regulations. These upland pgois pften offer significant habitat value far breeding amphibians since their sdasanal nature excludes fish populations tt-at might othervuise prey nn 3ittRhibian offspring. The FA states that approximately ZO acres aut~of the 149-acre parcel will be cleared. The NHP entourages Prange County to avoid sert5ltive habitats such as these i#the Waste transfer station ig ultimately sited on this property. Please contact me (91@-715-7gQ8, katie ~~~'+~tmna!~nc~'nail~r~~ if yuu have any additional questiaris. cc: Susan. ilUalser, Qrange Goun~Y Voices :" Laura'Streitfeld, preserve Rural Qr;si:1~, 1601 Mail SeNlc,~ Center. Raleigh, North Carolina 27899.1601 jwj~~ (.;i1XO~lX1~. Phone; °19-715-41951 FAX: 919-7i5~3~0 interne#: www.aneNCNatura~hr•anJ ~,~~~~I~~`,~ An Egaaf 4ppammtry lAftttttsatlus Aston Employer Nmuul Rnsmnt~ Flomin9 tmd ta~sdvata