20120240 Ver 1_EEP Letters_20130129

January 29, 2013
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Manager, Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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R- 230313, NC 24 from SR 185,3 (John Nunnery Road) to SR 1404 (Dowdy Road),
Cumberland and Sampson Counties
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory non- riparian wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on
January 24, 2013, the impacts are located in CU 03030006 of the Cape Fear River basin in the Southern Inner
Coastal Plain (SICP) Eco- Region, and are as follows:
Cape Fear
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
03030006
Non-
Coastal
SICP
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Riparian
Marsh
Zone 1
Zone 2
Impacts*
0
0
0
0
1.33
0
0
0
(feet/acres)
*Some of the stream and wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on February 28,
2012. EEP cortunits to implementing sufficient compensatory non - riparian wetland mitigation credits to offset the
impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies 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.
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If you have any questions or need additional'information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919 -707-
Sincerely,
Suzanne tmek
EEP Acting Director
cc: Mr. Brad Shaver, USACE — Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands /401 Unit
File: R -2303 B Revised
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