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Regulatory Division
Action ID No. 199202851
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Washington Regulatory Field Office
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December 14, 2005 SEC -90
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Ms. Darlene A. Waddell, Executive Director
North Carolina Global Transpark Authority
2780 Jetport Road, Suite A
Kinston, North Carolina 28504-8032
Dear Ms. Waddell:
This correspondence confirms our receipt of the letter dated November 10, 2005, sent to us on
your behalf by Mr. Jerry McCrain, EcoScience, regarding the final disposition of the Dover Bay
and Stonyton Creek mitigation projects. This mitigation work is associated with the Department
of the Army individual permit (AID 199202851) issued to the North Carolina Global Transpark
Authority (NCGTPA) authorizing the construction and development of a global air transportation
facility north of Kinston, between North Carolina Highways 58 and 258, in Lenoir County, North
Carolina. This correspondence also confirms my telephone conversation with Mr. McCrain on
December 14, 2005.
Specifically, you requested guidance on whether the transfer of the Dover Bay site should be
fee title simple, or through granting of a conservation easement with the NCGTPA maintaining
ownership of the property. In response, given that the NCGTP is contemplating the banking of
mitigation "credits" from the Dover Bay site through the development of a mitigation banking
instrument (MBI), maintaining ownership of the property would facilitate the development and
administration of the mitigation bank. Therefore, a conservation easement would be the best way
to proceed. That said, the final decision remains up to the NCGTPA.
The•NCGTP has contemplated for some time the creation of a mitigation bank utilizing the
Dover Bay site. As discussed, this complicates matters but the Corps will consider any proposal
you may submit. Please be aware that the conditions of your permit remain in full force and
effect and must be taken into account when developing the MBI. This may also necessitate
further modification of the permit.
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Mr. Doug Huggett
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557-3421
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