20191578 Ver 1_BR-0011 - STR - RW - HI 02_20191115

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
Mr. Philip S. Harris, III, P.E.
Environmental Analysis Unit
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Harris:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 12, 2019
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
TIP Number BR-00I I — Replace Bridge 190002 on NC 141 over Slow Creek, Cherokee County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream and wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information received on November 12,
2019, the impacts are located in CU 06020002 of the Hiwassee River basin in the Southern Mountains (SM) Eco-Region, and
are as follows:
Hiwassee
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
06020002
Non-
Coastal
SM
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Riparian
Marsh
Zone 1
Zone 2
Impacts (feet/acres)
70.0
0
0
0.04
0
0
0
0
DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream and wetland mitigation credits to offset the impacts
associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies in accordance with the In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July
28, 2010. 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 DMS.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
James B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Mr. Monte Matthews, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR
File: BR-0011
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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