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Home My WebLink About20131263 Ver 2_Modifications_20140709WITHERS &— RAVENEL ENGINEERS I PLANNERS I SURVEYORS 1410 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 1o1 WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, 28403 (910) 256 -9277 FAX (910) 256 -2584 TO: NC Division of Water Resources 512 N. Salisbury Street; 9`h Floor Raleigh, NC 276o4 DATE 7/7/ �4 lOB NO. 02110288.00 ATTENTION Ms. Karen Higgins PHONE N 1 -80 6 6 9 7- 3 RE: Wilmington International Airport Runway 24 Wildlife Hazard & NAVAID Critical Area Mitigation Mitigation Plan Revision Request Submittal Mitigation Plan Revision Request -1 WE ARE SENDING YOU E Attached ❑ Under separate cover via ❑ Shop Drawings ❑ Prints ❑ Plans ❑ Samples ❑ Copy of Letter ❑ Change order ❑ Diskette ❑ the following items: ❑ Specifications COPIES DATE NO. DESCRIPTION 3 717/1 02110288.00 Mitigation Plan Revision Request i THESE ARE TRANSMITTED as checked below: ® For approval ❑ Approved as submitted ❑ For your use ❑ Approved as noted ❑ As requested ❑ Returned for corrections ❑ For review and comment ❑ ❑ Resubmit copies for approval ❑ Submit copies for distribution ❑ Return corrected prints ❑ FOR BIDS DUE 20 ❑ PRINTS RETURNED AFTER LOAN TO US REMARKS: COPY TO: File SIGNED: Troy Beasley If enclosures are not as noted, kindly notify us at once. WITHERS &- RAVENEL July 7, 2014 US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington Regulatory Field Office Attn: Ms. Christy Wicker 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28405 0?o 13 102&g 7/"9__ ENGINEERS I PLANNERS 1 SURVEYORS NC- Division of Water Resources 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit Attn: Ms. Karen Higgins 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650 Re: Wilmington International Airport Runway 24 Wildlife Hazard & NAVAID Critical Area Mitigation Corps AID #SAW -2011 -00455 DWR Project #13 -1263 W &R Project #03110288.00 Dear Ms. Hughes and Mr. Higgins, I� QUALITY NR - -WATER y� � Stanrwa�r Br2� , Both the Corps Individual Permit and DWR Individual 401 WQC required mitigation for the proposed impacts to wetlands, streams and jurisdictional RPW ditches. When the application, dated 12/2/13, was originally submitted, the proposed mitigation plan consisted of the purchase of all required mitigation from EEP. However, during the Public Notice, it was brought to our attention that the North East Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank (NECFUMB) has credits available within the project's HUC. However, NECFUMB does not have enough credits to cover the entire mitigation requirements for the project. Therefore, in order to meet the Federal Mitigation Final Rule and current state law, the permittee will be satisfy the required mitigation through the purchase of a combination of credits from NECFUMB and EEP. Below is a breakdown of the mitigation requirements and the updated mitigation plan for where the credits will be purchased. Mitigation Requirements Per Corps EP & DWR Individual 401 W C Mitigation Type Total Mitigation Stream 2,320 If Non - Riparian Wetland (Isolated) 0.30 acres Riparian Wetland (404/401) 1.32 acres Updated Mitigation Plan Mitigation Type Source Total Mitigation NECFUMB EEP Stream 1,251 if 1,069 if 2,320 If Non - Riparian Wetland 0.30 acres - 0.30 acres Riparian Wetland 1.1 Acres 0.21 acres 1.32 acres I have attached the mitigation invoices from both NECFUMB and EEP to this letter to document that the mitigation credits have been reserved as specified above and are ready to be purchased. 1410 Commonwealth Drive, Suite ioi Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 tel: 910- 256 -9277 fax: 910- 256.2584 www.withersravenel.com The DWR Individual 401 WQC will need to be updated to specify the provision of'the mitigation, as identified in the Updated Mitigation Plan table above The Corps IP was issued wnth_a single "Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form" referencing both EEP and NECFUMB as the providers, but did not specify the amount of mitigation to be provided by each entity due the uncertainty of how much mitigation NECFUM would have available when the I_P was issued, Please provide two separate Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Forms, with a form specific to NECFUMB and EEP with the amount to be provided by each entity as specified in the table above Please note that EEP will not, allow the applicant to purchase the reserved mitigation until they receive the Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form specific to the mitigation to be provided by EEP Once I have received the DWR Individual 401 WQC with the updated mitigation plan, as well as the Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Forms specific to EEP and NECFUMB, the applicant will purchase the mitigation Thanks for all of your help with this project and please feel free to call if you have questions or require,addifional information for revision of the mitigation plan. Sincerely, �..c_ Troy Beasley Environmental Scientist Attachments • NECFUMB Mitigation Invoice • EEP Mitigation Invoice WITHERS S-�- RAVENEL Page 2 of 2 ENGINEERS I PLANNERS I SUNVEYURS WITHERS 6C RAVENEL ENGINEERS I PLANNERS I SURV FYURS NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANK Agent: Land Management Group, Inc. 3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15 Wilmington, NC 28403 MITIGATION CREDIT INVOICE DATE: June 27, 2014 TO: Troy Beasely Withers & Ravenel 1410,Commonwealth Drive, Unit 101 Wilmington, NC 28403 PROJECT NAME, ILM Runway 2 -4 Wildlife Hazard & NAVAID Critical Area Mitigation CORPS ACTION ID: SAW- 2011 -00455 NECFUMB NO. 2014 -001 INVOICE NO. 2014 -001 Credit Type Credit Amount Stream 1,251 Non - Riparian Wetland* 03 Riparian Wetland* 1.1 Total Balance Due = $473,797.85 Terms: (1) Payment due upon receipt of'invoice. All credit reservations expire 90 days from date of Invoice (2) Credit transfer to be completed upon receipt of payment In full (certified funds required). (3) All checks should be made payable to "Northeast Cape Fear Escrow Account ". Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank c/o Land'Management Group, Inc 3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15 Wilmington, NC 28403 ATA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Jon Rosborough Wilmington Airport Authority 1740 Airport Blvd., Suite 12 Wilmington, NC 28405 Project: ILM Runway 24 Critical Area County: New Hanover USACE #: 2011 -00455 WQ permit#: 13 -1263 EEP #: 21 164 Location: Cape Fear 03030007 Michael Ellison, Director Ecosystem Enhancement Program INVOICE #23334 June 30, 2014 John E. Skvarla, III Secretary invoice expires: August 30, 2014 You have elected to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements of the Section 401 /404 /CAMA permit(s) issued for the above referenced project through payment of a fee to the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program ( NCEEP). In accordance with 15A NCAC 2R .0402(d), the amount due is based upon the 2013 -2014 Fee Schedule and has been calculated as follows (Please note: payment for wetlands is calculated in increments of 0.25 acres). If you have any questions concerning this payment, please call Kelly Williams at (919) 707 -8915. Habitat Type Invoiced Amount Fee Schedule Cost Riparian Wetlands 0.25 acres x $ 68,502.00 = $17,125.50 Stream 1,069 linear feet x $ 374.00 = $399,806.00 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE if paid within 60 days $416,931.50 Invoice increases to S424,723. 00 after August 30, 2014 or if modified. If payment is not received within 60 days of the date of this invoice, it will expire. Note that your permit(s) may require payment before this date. Invoice extensions or modifications will be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date they are issued. Extensions may be requested by emailing the NCEEP In -Lieu Fee Program Coordinator at kelly.williams @ncdenr.gov. Please submit an ePayment at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/eep/epayment or send a check payable to NCEEP for the Total Amount Due to the address below and enclose a copy of this invoice. US Mail: Physical Address (for other delivery services): NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program 1652 Mail Service Center 217 West Jones St., Suite 3000A Raleigh, NC 27699 -1652 Raleigh, N.C. 27603 If the account name on the check is not the same as the permit holder's name, please include a signed statement by the permit holder that the check is being written on behalf of and with full knowledge and authorization of, the permit holder. Refunds of payments made to NCEEP are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must be submitted in accordance with EEP's refund policy at www.nceep.net. YOU MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT FROM NCEEP PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY 404 PERMIT, CAMA PERMIT AND /OR THE 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION. cc: Karen Higgins, NCDWR Wetlands /401 Unit Christy Wicker, USACE - Wilmington; Todd Tugwell, USACE- Raleigh Chad Coburn, NCDWR- Wilmington Troy Beasley, agent 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 Phone: 919 - 707 -89761 Internet: www.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — Made in part by recycled paper