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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190090 Ver 2_U-5827 Additional - Division 5 - RW - CF 02_20190723ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary TIM BAUMGARTNER Director Mr. Chris Murray NCDOT Division 5 Environmental Supervisor 2612 North Duke Street Durham, North Carolina 27704 Dear Mr. Murray: Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 17, 2019 Division 5 Project - TIP Number U-5827, SR 1632 Extension (Louis Stephens Drive) from SR 1628 (O'Kelly Chapel Road) / SR 2153 (Little Drive) in RTP to Poplar Pike Lane in Morrisville, Wake County References: USACE 404 Nationwide Permit No 14 issued February 12, 2019 (USACE Action ID 2017-01171) The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the additional wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on July 17, 2019, the additional wetland impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape Fear River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Table 1— Additional Impacts (feet / acres) Cape Fear Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.) 03030002 CID Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non -Riparian Coastal Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2 Impacts (feetlacres) 0 1 0 1 0 0.02 0 0 0 0 DMS is currently providing riparian wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with this project located in cataloging unit 03030002 of the Cape Fear River basin as required by the permits that were issued in February 2019, as shown in the below table (in mitigation credits): Table 2 — Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS (based on the 2019 permit) and Revised Anticipated Impacts (based on mitication reuuest) Impact Type Total Permitted Impacts I Mitigation Provided by DMS per Additional Impact (for Revised Total (feet / acre / sq it,'Issued Permits (Credits) approval) Impacts RiparianWetland 0.33 0.52 0.02 0.35 This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2019 impact data. DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory riparian wetland mitigation credits to offset the additional impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section F.3.c.iii of the In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter that was issued on September 23, 2014. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420. Sincerely, Jam s . Stanfill DM sset Management Supervisor Cc: Mr. Monte Matthews, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR — Raleigh Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA File: R-2501 C Additional e, -, �.— a I E aa� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services 217 W. Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652 919.707.8976