Accept_NC 105_Old Shulls Mill_Div 11

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MARC RECKTENWALD NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
May 18,2022
Mr.Kevin Hining
Division 11 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
801 Statesville Road
P. O.Box 250
North Wilksboro,North Carolina 28659
Dear Mr.Hining:
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
Division 11 Project,NC 105 and Old Shulls Mill Intersection Improvement,Watauga County,WBS 48844
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality—Division
of Mitigation Services(NCDEQ-DMS)will provide the stream and wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on
the information received from you on May 17,2022,the impacts are located in CU 06010103 of the Watauga River basin
in the Northern Mountains(NM)Eco-Region,and are as follows:
Watauga Stream Wetlands Buffer(Sq.Ft.)
06010103 Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non- Coastal Zone 1 Zone 2
Riparian Marsh
Impacts(feet/acres) 90.000 0 0 0.080 0 0 0 0
DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream and wetland mitigation credits to offset the
impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section
F.3.c.iii of the 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 DMS.
If you have any questions or need additional information,please contact Ms.Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
for James B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Mr.Monte Matthews,USACE—Raleigh
Ms.Amy Chapman,NCDWR
Mr.Brad Chilton,NCDOT—EAU
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