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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20081555 Ver 1_EEP Letters_20110124?-- - Ecosystem PROGRAM January 24, 2011 REVISED Shelter Creek Capital, LLC 12121 Hwy 53 E Maple Hill, NC Project: Shelter Creek Quarry as- iSSS C`rt Y10 UL - Psu nIt '?, Expiration of Acceptance: October 24, 2011 County: Pender The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept payment for impacts associated with the above referenced project. Please note that this decision does not assure that the payment will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be approved. You must also comply with all other state federal or local government permits regulations or authorizations associated with the proposed activity including SL 2009-337: An Act to Promote Compensatory Mitigation by Private Mitigation Banks. This acceptance is valid for nine months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit/401 CertiEcation/CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.neeep.net. Based on the information supplied by you the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following table River Basin CU Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I (Sq. Ft.) Buffer II (Sq. Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh Impact Cape Fear 03030007 0 0 0 0 7.0 0 0 0 Credits Cape Fear 03030007 0 0 0 0 Up to 11.0 0 0 0 Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. If the regulatory agencies require mitigation credits greater than indicated above, and the applicant wants NCEEP to be responsible for the additional mitigation, the applicant will need to submit a mitigation request to NCEEP for approval prior to permit issuance. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 716-1921. cc: Ian McMillan, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Ronnie Smith, USACE-Wilmington Joanne Steenhuis, NCDWQ- Wilmington Doug Huggett, NCDCM-Morehead City Dana Lutheran, agent File Sincerely, Will . Gilmore, PE Director FZP?StDYG<2?... E K&"... Prot" our .Mate, gA IWW R North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net