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13 May 2024 Page 2 NCWRC Comments <br />Erwin Rd Montessori EA <br />Orange County <br /> <br /> <br />control and water quality protection. United States Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 <br />Permits and NC DWR Section 401 Certifications are required for any impacts to jurisdictional <br />streams or wetlands. <br />3. Maintain a minimum 100-foot undisturbed, native, forested buffer along perennial streams, and a <br />minimum 50-foot buffer along intermittent streams and wetlands. Maintaining undisturbed, <br />forested buffers along these areas will minimize impacts to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife <br />resources, water quality, and aquatic habitat both within and downstream of the project area. <br />Also, wide riparian buffers are helpful in maintaining stability of stream banks and for treatment <br />of pollutants associated with urban stormwater. <br />4. We recommend minimize clearing of living, dying, or dead mature trees, particularly if they are <br />hardwoods, and avoid tree clearing activities during the activity period for tricolored bats (April 1 <br />– November 14). <br />5. We recommend using native plants for seeding disturbed areas. Avoid using non-native and/or <br />invasive species such as Bermudagrass, redtop, fescue, and lespedeza. Alternatively, use grains, <br />such as oats, wheat, or rye for temporary cover and native seed mixes for permeant seeding. A list <br />of alternatives to non-native species has been attached. We recommend planting native, <br />wildflower seed mixes that will create pollinator habitat within the project boundary as well as <br />planting native trees and shrubs in landscaping. Avoid using invasive, non-native plants in seed <br />mixtures or landscaping plants (http://www.ncwildflower.org/plant_galleries/invasives_list). <br />6. Erosion and sediment control measures should conform to the High Quality Water Zones <br />standards stipulated in the NC Department of Environmental Quality Erosion and Sediment <br />Control Plan (https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/energy-mineral- <br />land-permit-guidance/erosion-sediment-control-planning-design-manual). Sediment and erosion <br />control measures should use advanced methods and installed prior to any land-disturbing activity. <br />7. Erosion control matting made of plastic mesh or twine should not be used within the project area <br />because it can injure or kill wildlife. <br /> <br />166