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November 13, 2008
Mr William Wescott
U S Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
Dear Mr Wescott
Subject EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter
R-3403AA/AB, US 17 Improvements in Bridgeton, Craven
County, Neuse River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03020204), Southern
Outer Coastal Plain (SOCP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream, riparian wetland and nonriparian
wetland mitigation and the buffer mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with
the above referenced project This mitigation notification letter replaces the
mitigation notification letters issued on May 14, 2008 and October 7, 2008. As
indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated October 7, 2008, stream, riparian, and
nonriparian wetland mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 443 feet of warm
stream impacts, 0 15 acre of riparian wetland impacts, and 0 92 acre nonriparian wetland
impacts
Also, this project will impact buffers located in CU 03020204 of the Neuse River
Basin The total buffer impacts are 8,264 square feet in Zone 1 and 5,126 square feet in
Zone 2 with a total buffer mitigation requirement of 32,4810 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
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' appropriate buffer mitigation to offset the impacts associated with this project
t Stream, riparian wetland, and nonriparian wetland mitigation associated with this
project will be provided in accordance with Section X of the Amendment No 2 to the
r 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 886 stream credits, 0 30 riparian wetland
credits, and 1 84 nonriparian 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,
am 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-3403AA/AB Revised 2
November 13, 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-3403AA/AB, US 17 Improvements at Bridgeton, Craven
County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream, riparian wetland, and nonriparian
wetland mitigation and buffer mitigation for the subject project This mitigation
acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letters issued on May 14, 2008
and October 7, 2008. Based on the information supplied by you on October 6, 2008, the
impacts are located in CU 03020204 of the Neuse River Basin in the Southern Outer
Coastal Plain (SOCP) Eco-Region, and are as follows
Warm Stream
Riparian Wetland
Nonriparian Wetland
443 feet
0 15 acre
0 92 acre
Buffer - Zone 1
Buffer - Zone 2
8,264 square feet
5,126 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
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North (arolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service (enter, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www nceep net
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-3403AA/AB
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 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, riparian wetland, and
nonriparian 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 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,
iam D Gilmore, P E
EEP Director
cc Mr William Wescott, USACE - Washington Regulatory Field Office
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File R-3403AA/AB Revised 2