20080397 Ver 1_EEP Acceptance Letters_20080702

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Ecosystem
PROGRAM
June 23, 2008
Mr. David Baker
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Dear Mr. Baker:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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B-4196, Replace Bridge Number 238 over a Creek on SR 1506 in
Marion; Catawba River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03050101); Northern
Mountains (NM) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above
referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated June 23, 2007, stream
mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 81 feet of cool stream impacts.
Stream mitigation associated with this project will be provided in accordance with
Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of Agreement between the N. C.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the N. C. Department of Transportation, and
the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers fully executed on March 8, 2007 (Tri-Party MOA). In the
mitigation request, the NCDOT indicated this project would only require stream mitigation at a
1:1 ratio. EEP commits to implement sufficient stream mitigation up to 81 stream restoration
credits to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA year in which this
project is permitted. 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,
,Williarn . Gilmore, P.E.
'-EEP Director
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-4196 A
NCDENR
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 71699-1652 / 919-115-0416 / www.nceep.net