20140923 Ver 2_R-5605 - Division 14 - STR - FB 05_20200427

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
Mr. Dave McHenry
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. McHenry:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 27, 2020
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter: Division 14 Project — TIP Number R-5605, Davidson River
Village Connector from US 64 to US 64 / 276, Transylvania County; WBS 43587.1.1
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on April 27, 2020, the
impacts are located in CU 06010105 of the French Broad River Basin in the Southern Mountains (SM) Eco-Region, and are as
follows:
French Broad
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
06010105
Non-
Coastal
SM
Cold
ooarm
Cl
W
Riparian
paran
Zone 1
Zone 2
Riparian
Marsh
Impacts (feet/acres)
10.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2020 impact data. DMS will
commit to implement 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.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
CS
Jamed Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor
Cc: Mr. Crystal Amschler, USACE — Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR — Raleigh
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA
File: R-5606 - Division 14
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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