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October 30, 2008
Mr John Thomas
U S Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Dear Mr Thomas
Subject EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter
U-2826A, Winston-Salem - Replace Bridge Numbers 256 and 257 on
US 52 over the Norfolk Southern Railroad, Yadkin River Basin
(Cataloging Unit 03040101), Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above
referenced project As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated October 24, 2008,
stream mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 46 feet of warm stream impacts
Stream restoration 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) In the
mitigation request, the NCDOT indicated this project would only require stream mitigation at a
1 1 ratio EEP commits to implement sufficient stream mitigation up to 46 stream restoration
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,
Will m D Gilmore, P E
EEP Director
cc Mr Gregory J Thorpe, PhD, NCDOT-PDEA
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File U-2826A
NCDEN
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1651 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www nceep net
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
U-2826A, Winston-Salem - Replace Bridge Numbers 256 and 257 over
the Norfolk Southern Railroad, Forsyth County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the stream mitigation for the subject project Based on the information
supplied by you on October 24, 2008, mitigation for the impacts associated with the project are
only required at a 1 1 ratio The impacts are located in CU 03040101 of the Yadkin River Bann
in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows
Warm Stream 46 feet
EEP commits to implementing sufficient stream restoration mitigation 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 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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Will D Gilmore, P E (U?
EEP Director
cc Mr John Thomas, USACE - Raleigh
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File U-2826A
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www nceep net