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Home My WebLink About20151215 Ver 1_EB-4707AB In-lieu fee mitigation acceptance latter_20151123En vironmen t.al Qualcty PAT MCCRORY �?b'F:it�rfJ?" DONALD R. VAN DER VAART 5ecrerc„y November 3, 2015 Mr. Chris Murray NCDOT Division 5 Environmental Supervisor North Carolina Department of Transportation 2612 N. Duke Street Durham, North Carolina 27704 Dear Mr. Murray: Subj ect: Mitigation Acceptance Letter: Division 5 Project, Improvements to SR 1838 / SR 2220 from US 15-501 in Orange County to SR 1116 in Durham County), Orange and Durham Counties The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services (NCDEQ DMS) will provide the stream, wetland and buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on November 2, 2015, the impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape Fear River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Stream and Wetlands Im pacts River I CU I Eco- Basin Location ! Region Cape 03030002 CP Fear (HawArm) Stream Cold Cool Warm 0 0 95.0 Wetlands Riparian Non- Coastal Riparian Marsh 0.05 0 0 *Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. All buffer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that appropriate compensation for the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWR's Buffer Authorization Certification, NCDEQ DMS will transfer funds from the NCDOT 2984 Fund into the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund. Upon completion of transfer payment, NCDOT will have completed its riparian buffer mitigation responsibility for this project. Subsequently, NCDEQ DMS will conduct a review of current NCDOT ILF Program mitigation projects in the river basin to determine if available buffer mitigation credits exist. If there are buffer mitigation credits available, then the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund will purchase the appropriate amount of buffer mitigation credits from NCDOT ILF Program. Buffer Impacts Buffer River Basin CU Eco-Region Zone 1 Zone 2 TOTAL Impacts Cape Fear 03030002 (Haw) CP 2,534.0 394.0 2,928.0 !="°'Nothing Compares�_ 5ta[e of North Carolina � Environmental Quality 1 E01 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601 919-7D7-8600 Environmental Quality Mr. Murray November 3, 2015 Page Two Division 5— SR 1838 / SR 2220 PAT MCCRORY c��;;�� DONALD R. VAN DER VAART s�� G�r�, NCDEQ DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream, wetland, and buffer mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies in accordance with 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 NCDEQ DMS. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420. Sincerely, Ja e B. Stanfill Credit Management Supervisor Cc: Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Ms. Amy Chapman, NC Division of Water Resources File: SR 1838 / SR 2220 Improvements — Division 5 .!`,-°°'Noth'rng Camp�res� Stale of Norih Carolina Environmental Quality 1�01 Mail Service Cenier j Raleigh, Nor[h Caralina 27699-1 G01 419-707-86D0