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February 24, 2011
Mr. Greg Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Mr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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U-3326A/B, US 29 Business Widening from South Scales Street to NC 14, Rockingham County; Cape
Fear and Roanoke River Basins
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above referenced project. Based on the
information supplied by you on May 6, 2010 and February 24, 2011, the impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape
Fear River Basin and 03010103 of the Roanoke River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows.
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Impacts - Cape Fear 03030002 (CP 535
Mitigation Units - Cape Fear 03030002 2:1 1,070

Impacts - Roanoke 03010103 CP 1,708
Mitigation Units- Roanoke 03010103 at 2:1 2,338
Mitigation Units- Roanoke 03010103 al 1:t 539

Impacts -Total Project 2,243
Mitigation Units - Total Project 3,947
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on May 11, 2010. EEP
commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with
this project in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem
Enhancement Program In-Lieu Fee instrument dated July 28, 2010. If the above referenced impact amounts are
revised, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be
required from EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
William D Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Andy Williams, USACE-Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-3326AB Revised
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 1919-715-0476 /www.nceep.net