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August 12, 2008
Mr. Steve Lund
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Dear Mr. Lund:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-383313, SR 1101 (Brawley School Road) Widening from
SR 1109 (Centre Church Road) to I-77 and New Interchange with
I-77, Iredell County; Catawba River Basin (Cataloging Unit
03050101); Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation and the buffer
mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above referenced project. As
indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated August 11, 2008, stream mitigation
from EEP is required for approximately 729 feet of warm stream impacts. This
mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued May 27,
2008.
Also, this project will impact buffers located in CU 03050101 of the Catawba
River Basin. The total buffer impacts are 16,921 square feet in Zone 1 and 9,143 square
feet in Zone 2 with a total buffer mitigation requirement of 64,477.5 square feet. If the
buffer impacts or the amount of mitigation required from EEP increases or decreases for
this project, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new
mitigation acceptance letter will be required. All buffer mitigation requests and
approvals are administrated through the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund (Fund 2982).
The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that the appropriate compensation for
the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon
receipt of the NCDWQ's Buffer Authorization Certification, EEP will transfer funds
NCDENR
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net
from Fund 2984 (Tri-Party MOA Account) into Fund 2982 and commit to provide the
appropriate buffer mitigation to offset the impacts associated with this project.
Stream mitigation associated with this project will be provided in accordance with
Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of Agreement between the N. C.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the N. C. Department of
Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers fully executed on March 8, 2007
(Tri-Party MOA). EEP commits to implement sufficient stream mitigation up to 1,458
stream credits to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA
year in which this project is permitted. 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.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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Willi D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-3833B Revised
August 12, 2008
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-383313, SR 1101 (Brawley School Road) Widening from
SR 1109 (Centre Church Road) to I-77 and New Interchange with
1-77, Iredell County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation and buffer mitigation
for the subject project. This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation
acceptance letter issued on May 27, 2008. Based on the information supplied by you
on August 11, 2008, the impacts are located in CU 03050101 of the Catawba River Basin
in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Warm Stream:
Buffer - Zone 1:
Buffer - Zone 2:
729 feet
16,921 square feet
9,143 square feet
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 NCDWQ's Buffer Authorization
Certification, EEP will transfer funds from Tri-Party MOA Fund into the Riparian
Restoration Buffer Fund. Upon completion of transfer payment, NCDOT will have
completed its riparian buffer mitigation responsibility for TIP R-3833B. Subsequently,
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NCDENR
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net
EEP will conduct a review of current MOA 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 Tri-Party MOA Fund.
EEP commits to implementing sufficient stream mitigation credits to offset the
impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA Year in which this project is
permitted, in accordance with Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of
Agreement between the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps
of Engineers, fully executed on March 8, 2007. If the above referenced stream or buffer
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.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
William . Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Steve Lund, USACE - Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-3833B Revised