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Home My WebLink About20081433 Ver 1_EEP Acceptance Letters_20080910September 4, 2008 Mr Eric Alsmeyer U S Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 Dear Mr Alsmeyer Subject EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter f ,a q y B-4302, Replace Bridge Number 336 over Terrible Creek on SR1301 (Sunset Lake Road), Wake County, Neuse River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03020201), Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory riparian wetland mitigation and the buffer mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above referenced project As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated September 3, 2008, riparian wetland mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 0 48 acre of riparian wetland impacts Also, this project will impact buffers located in CU 03020201 of the Neuse River Basin The total buffer impacts are 1,891 square feet in Zone 1 and 3,667 square feet in Zone 2 with a total buffer mitigation requirement of 11,173 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 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 r s ?? 117 -/ yam. =NC® NP. North (arolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program. 1652 Mail Service Center- Raleiah_ NC 77699-1657 / 919.71 AVA / www Riparian wetland 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 riparian wetland mitigation up to 0 96 riparian wetland 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, Jzzze 1?4?ZK "? William 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 B-4302 PROGRAM September 4, 2008 Mr Gregory J Thorpe, PhD 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 B-4302, Replace Bridge Number 336 over Terrible Creek on SR1301 (Sunset Lake Road), Wake County The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory riparian wetland mitigation and buffer mitigation for the subject project Based on the information supplied by you on September 3, 2008, the impacts are located in CU 03020201 of the Neuse River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows Riparian Wetland 0 48 acre Buffer - Zone 1 1,891 square feet Buffer - Zone 2 3,667 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 B-4302 Subsequently, 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 ??r.ooar st??e, -rA -11 NCDENR mlina Frnmtam FAnnramant Prnarnm 1AQ Mntl Carmra rnnfnr RnInurh Mr 77400.140 / 010 71 [ AA74 / 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 riparian wetland 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 riparian wetland 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 D Gilmore, P E EEP Director cc Mr Eric Alsmeyer, USACE - Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit File B-4302