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Home My WebLink About20061579 Ver 1_EEP Acceptance Letters_20061013Y PROGRAM October 5, 2006 Mr. William Wescott U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office Post Office Box 1000 Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000 Dear Mr. Wescott: Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter: OCR ~57~ ~~~ ~~' _ .~ n $' ~° ~ 1~/ va } ~oP`% ~ ~? ~~ lLy~y`r~ '/,~ ~~ ~~~ B-4088, Replace Bridge 74 over Upper Broad Creek on SR 1615, Craven County; Neuse River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03020202); Southern Outer Coastal Plain (SOCP) Eco-Region The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory riparian wetland mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's revised mitigation request letter dated September 28, 2006, compensatory mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 0.12 acres of riparian wetland impact. This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on August 28, 2006. Also, this project will impact buffers Located in CU 03020202 of the Neuse River Basin. The total buffer impacts are 2,337 square feet in Zone 1 and 1,450 square feet in Zone 2. If the buffer impacts or the amount of mitigation required from EEP increases or decreases for this project, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required. The NCDOT estimated buffer impacts in the 7-year Impact Projection Database submitted to EEP in February 2006. The buffer mitigation required for the NCDOT's impact projections was incorporated into EEP's biennial budget that was submitted to the NCDOT for approval in Apri12006. All buffer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that the appropriate compensation for the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWQ's Buffer Certification, the NCDOT will provide the EEP a copy of the Certification along with a letter verifying the buffer impact/mitigation amounts and requesting a fund transfer to provide the required compensation. The EEP wil~~~fer North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program,1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 21b99-1652 / 919-715-0416 i www.nceep.net funds from the MOA Account (Fund 2984) into the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund (Fund 2982). At that time, the EEP will be responsible for the buffer mitigation required for this project. Mitigation for this project will be provided in accordance with Section X of 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 signed on July 22, 2003. EEP commits to implement sufficient compensatory riparian wetland mitigation up to 0.24 riparian wetland credits to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA year in which this project is permitted. If the impacts change from the above listed amount, then this mitigation strategy letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation strategy 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. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit File: B-4088 Revised ,.- ~FCO S~~11~1 ~_ PROGRAM October 5, 2006 Mr. William Wescott U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office Post Office Box 1000 Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000 Dear Mr. Wescott: Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter: DC.~ iS7~ ,~~,~, ~~ C~ ~~ ~~U ~ f ~ ~ ~o !. ~ Jj, yi y'' ~ ~~ OP~~j=' ~~~ B-4088, Replace Bridge 74 over Upper Broad Creek on SR 1615, Craven County; Neuse River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03020202); Southern Outer Coastal Plain (SOCP) Eco-Region The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory riparian wetland mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's revised mitigation request letter dated September 28, 2006, compensatory mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 0.12 acres of riparian wetland impact. This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on August 28, 2006. Also, this project will impact buffers Located in CU 03020202 of the Neuse River Basin. The total buffer impacts are 2,337 square feet in Zone 1 and 1,450 square feet in Zone 2. If the buffer impacts or the amount of mitigation required from EEP increases or decreases for this project, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required. The NCDOT estimated buffer impacts in the 7-year Impact Projection Database submitted to EEP in February 2006. The buffer mitigation required for the NCDOT's impact projections was incorporated into EEP's biennial budget that was submitted to the NCDOT for approval in Apri12006. All buffer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that the appropriate compensation for the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWQ's Buffer Certification, the NCDOT will provide the EEP a copy of the Certification along with a letter verifying the buffer impact/mitigation amounts and requesting a fund transfer to provide the required compensation. Trrht_enEEP wil~~~fer ~^. /7 ,,.- E..~L~.,, ~_-l i~~',. <°.fs/" d Jr)., 1. .. L ~'a$ b' vj ~, ,, .~ v, ~.-a.r ~~ NCDENR North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-Ib52 / 919-115-0476 / www.nceep.net Y ®s~stem. PROGRAM October 5, 2006 Mr. Gregory J. 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 Dr. Thorpe: Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter: B-4088, Replace Bridge 74 over Upper Broad Creek on SR 1615, Craven County The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory riparian wetland mitigation and buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you in a letter dated August 8, 2006, the impacts are located in CU 03020202 of the Neuse River Basin in the Southern Outer Coastal Plain (SOCP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Riparian: 0.12 acre Zone 1 Buffer: 2,337 square feet Zone 2 Buffer: 1,450 square feet This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on August 28, 2006. The NCDOT estimated buffer impacts in the 7-year Impact Projection Database submitted to EEP in February 2006. The buffer mitigation required for the NCDOT's impact projections was incorporated into EEP's biennial budget that was submitted to the NCDOT for approval in Apri12006. All buffer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that the appropriate compensation for the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWQ's Buffer Certification, the NCDOT will provide the EEP a copy North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program,16S2 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 21699-1652 / 919-115-0476 / www.nceep.net of the Certification along with a letter verifying the buffer impact/mitigation amounts and requesting a fund transfer to provide the required compensation. The EEP will transfer funds from the MOA Account (Fund 2984) into the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund (Fund 2982) and commit to provide the appropriate buffer mitigation to offset the impacts associated with this project. At that time, the EEP will be responsible for the buffer mitigation required for this project. Mitigation for this project will be provided in accordance with 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. EEP will commit to implementing sufficient compensatory riparian wetland mitigation 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 impacts 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, • O'er Wi iam D. Gilmore, P.E. EEP Director cc: Mr. William Wescott, USACE-Washington Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit File: B-4088 Revised