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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Bever y Eaves Perdue
Governor
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Dee Freeman
Secretary
May 26, 2011
Dr. Greg Thorpe, PhD., Manager
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1548
Subject: Correction to 401 Water Quality Certification 3858, NCDWQ Project No. 19970616
v. 3
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
This letter is in regards to the Individual Water Quality Certification No. 3858, v. 3 issued May 11, 2011.
Please note the changes to condition no. 2 listed below.
2. Compensatory mitigation for 3937 in the New River Baskin is required. We understand that you have
chosen to perform compensatory mitigation for impacts to streams through the North Carolina
Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP), and that the EEP has agreed to implement the mitigation for
the project. EEP has indicated in a letter dated March 28, 2011 that they will assume responsibility for
satisfying the federal Clean Water Act compensatory mitigation requirements for the above-referenced
project, in accordance with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources'
Ecosystem Enhancement Program In-Lieu Fee Instrument signed July 28, 2010.
Please keep a copy of this letter with the original certification. If we can be of further assistance, do not
hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
1
oleen H. S (ds
Director
cc: Monte Matthews, US Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Field Office
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency (electronic copy only)
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission (electronic copy only)
Jason Elliott, NCDOT, PDEA- Natural Environmental Unit
Jim Stanfill, Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Wetlands/401 Transportation Permitting Unit
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