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From: Self <NROAR04 /N1EW331>
To: "John Dorney" < john _dorney @h2o.enr.state.nc.us>
Subject: WRP and off site mitigation
Copies to Bell Cyndi ,NROAR04 /N1EW368,NROAR04 /JFRYE
Send reply to: Ron_ Linville @WSRO.ENR.STATE.NC.US
Date sent: Mon; - -28 Dec_1998_J14:10:44 +0500
It looks like we are seeing a move away from "in the same subbasin"
mitigation on some projects, not just DOT projects. Also seeing a
major shift on developers part to dust pay the WRP as a cost of doing
business and moving on to the next project, passing the cost on to the
next purchaser. In Forsyth County, the planning folks ( "LEGACY- 202511)
are desiring to actually reduce the number of impaired sections of
streams in Forsyth County; however, we keep allowing more and more
impacts w/o offsetting the losses locally. Really concerned about no
stream mitigation in Forsyth for Northern Beltway even though we spent
days looking at possible opportunities. If we go thru this much
trouble, can Region be kept informed on proposed changes to mitigation
efforts especially if they occur outside of general area of impacts
Guess we need to make DOT's life easier; but, we still need to act
locally (my opinion).
Can we please discuss this concern and Regional WRP utilization
options when we meet on Jan 29?
James Ronald (Ron) Linville -- 1 -- Tue, 29 Dec 1998 07.54:40