HomeMy WebLinkAbout016 - Appendix L.3.2 - FWP Response
MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Region 3 Headquarters
1400 S 19th Avenue
Bozeman, MT 59718
April 1, 2024
Sanderson Stewart
106 East Babcock Street, Ste L 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
RE: Meadow Bridge Subdivision
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) appreciates the opportunity to comment on Meadow Bridge Subdivision
Project.
FWP encourages developers to pursue a design that ensures minimal impact to surrounding aquatic resources.
FWP anticipates the project’s construction plans will include actions to reduce or mitigate sediment delivery,
and mechanisms preventing discharge of petroleum products or other harmful substances into nearby streams
and lands capable of delivering those substances to waterways. Per FWP’s subdivision guidelines, FWP
recommends a minimum of 100 feet of vegetated buffer plus 30 additional feet of building setback. Additionally,
FWP recommends a total building setback of at least 130 feet from wetlands. FWP also recommends promoting
and maintaining an intact riparian zone along the stream within the development to help protect bank integrity
as well as downstream habitats. FWP notes that any development that may physically alter or modify the beds
or banks of the adjacent streams requires a 310 permit.
For questions or concerns, please reach out to the following FWP personnel:
Keith Wellstone, fisheries biologist (406-577-7870, keith.wellstone@mt.gov)
Jen Smitham, R3 public comment coordinator (406-495-3262, jsmitham@mt.gov)
Thank you again for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Adam Pankratz
Acting Region 3 Supervisor