20030243 Ver 1_EEP Acceptance Letters_20030317

North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Leonard S. Rindner, PWS
3714 Spokeshave Lane
Matthews, NC 28105
Subject: Project: Berewick Commons Parkway
County: Mecklenburg
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March 11, 2003
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The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program
(NCWRP) is willing to accept payment for stream impacts associated with the subject project. Please
note that the decision by the NCWRP to accept the mitigation requirements of this project does not
assure that this payment will be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the N.C. Division
of Water Quality Wetlands/401 Unit. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to
determine if payment to the NCWRP for impacts associated with this project is appropriate.
This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter. If we have not received a copy of
the issued 404 Permid401 Certification within this time frame, this acceptance will expire.
Based on the information supplied by you in a letter dated March 10, 2003 the stream restoration that is
necessary to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements for this project is summarized in the
following table. The maximum amount of mitigation that the NCWRP will accept for this project is
also indicated in this table.
Stream
(linear feet) Wetland
(acres) Riparian Buffer
(ftz)
Im acts 280
Miti ation Maximum 560
The stream mitigation will be provided as specified in the 401 Water Quality Certification and/or
Section 404 Permit for impacts associated with the subject project in Cataloging Unit 03050101 of the
Catawba River Basin. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the Memorandum of
Understanding between the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers dated November 4, 1998.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Carol Shaw at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Ronald E. Ferrell,
Program Manager
cc: Cyndi Karoly, Wetlands/401 Unit
Steve Chapin, USACOE-Asheville
Mike Parker, DENR Mooresville Regional Office
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Wetlands Restoration Program 1619 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1619
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