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November 21, 2006
Russ Overton
Town of Cary
PO Botc 8005
Cary, NC 275]2-8005
Project: Morrisville Parkway Extension, Phases Ie, II, and IIId
County: Wake
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NC EEP) is willing to
accept payment for impacts associated with the above referenced project. Please note that this decision does not assure that
the paymont will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the
applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NC EEP will be approved.
This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter. l:f we have not received a copy of the issued 40$
Permit/401 CertifScation within this time frame, this acceptance vrill expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to sand
copies of.the 404/401/CAMA permits to NC EEP. Once NC F..EP receives a copy~of the 404 Permit and/or the 401
Certification an invoice will be issued and payment must be made.
Based on the information supplied by you the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the
following table.
River Basin Wetlands Stresm Buffer Buffer
Cataloging (Acres) (Linear Feet) Zone 1 Zonc 2
Unit (Sq. Ft.) (Sq. Ft.)
Ri Arian Non-Ri Arian Coastal Marsh Cold Cool Warm
Neusc 1.34 0.32 0 0 0 295 13,841 9,687
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Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation for the permitted impacts
up to a 2:1 mitigation-to-impact ratio, (buffers, Zone 1 at a 3:1 ratio and Zone 2 at a 1.5:1 ratio). The type and amount of the
compensatory mitigation will be as speeif"ied in the Scetion 404 Permit and/or 401 Water Quality Certification, and/or
CAMA Permit. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the N. C.
Department of Environment and Natural Rosources and the U. S. Army Corps of Bngineers dated November 4, 1998.
If you hsve any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at [phone].
Sincerely,
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tlliam Gilmore, E
Director
cc: Cyndi Karoly, Wetlands/401 Unit
Monte Matthews, bl'SACE-Raleigh
Eric Kulz, DWQ- Raleigh
Charles Benton, agent (fax)
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