20070932 Ver 3_R-4463A - STR - NS 04_20191212

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
Ms. Elizabeth Workman -Maurer
NCDOT Division 2
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1037 W. H. Smith Boulevard
Greenville, North Carolina 27835
Dear Ms. Workman -Maurer:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 12, 2019
Subject: DMS Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-4463, NC 43 Connector (Bosch Boulevard) from NC 55 to US 17 just west of New
Bern, Craven County
Reference: USACE 404 Individual permit issued November 19, 2007 and Individual permit
modification issued March 6, 2008 (USACE ID 2007-02231)
NCDWR 401 Water Quality Certification issued September 21, 2007 and 401 modification
issued March 28, 2008
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on December 12, 2019, 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:
Table 1— Additional Impacts (feet / acres)
Neuse
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
03020204
SOCP
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh
Zone 1
Zone 2
Impacts (feet/acres)
0
0 1
106.0
0
0
0
0
0
*NOTE: Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.
This additional impact and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2019
impact data. DMS is currently providing non -riparian wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with Sections
A and B of this project located in cataloging unit 03020204 of the Neuse River basin as required by the permits
issued in 2007 and 2008, as shown in the below table (in mitigation credits):
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
919.7OZ8976

Ms. Workman -Maurer
TIP R-4463
December 12, 2019
Page Two
Table 2 — Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS (based on
the vermits issued in 2007 and 2008) and Revised Anticivated Impacts (based on mitigation request]
Impact Type
Total Permitted
Impacts
(feet / acre / sq ft)
Mitigation Provided
by DMS per Issued
Permits (Credits)
Additional Impact Revised Total
(for approval) Impacts*
Stream — Warm — Section A 1 0 0 106.0 106.0
Non -riparian Wetland — 2.06 (preliminary data) 4.12 -0.91 1.15
Section A
Non -riparian Wetland - 2.49 4.98 0 2.49
Section B
*Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. DMS will provide
the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies.
The NCDOT has constructed TIP R-4463B and is now submitting the permit application for the
construction of R-4463A. In the 404 and 401 permits issued in 2007 and 2008, NCDOT included impacts based on
the preliminary design of Section A and was required to provide wetland mitigation for those anticipated impacts.
Since that time, the final design of Section A was completed and the non -riparian wetland impacts decreased from
2.06 acres to 1.15 acres. Upon issuance of the permit modifications that authorize construction of Section A, DMS
will make any required adjustments to the current debits for non -riparian wetland mitigation as determined by the
regulatory agencies.
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letters issued on January 31,
2006, May 21, 2007 and February 8, 2008. DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream
mitigation credits to offset the 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. 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.
8420.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-
Sincerely,
I
James R. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Mr. Monte Matthews, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Tom Steffens, USACE — Washington Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, Division of Water Resources, Wetlands/401 Unit
Mr. Garcy Ward, Division of Water Resources, Washington Regional Office
File: R-4463A
DE Q
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services
217 W. Jones Street 1 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
919.707.8976