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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
REPLY TO December 15, 2009
ATTENTION OF
Regulatory Division
Action ID SAW-2007-01188 /Cripple Creek Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank
SEE DISTRIBUTION
Dear Colleague:
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DEC 1 7 2009
DENR . WATER QUAUTY
WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BRANCH
This correspondence is in reference to the Cripple Creek Stream and Wetland
Mitigation Bank that is being developed by Restoration Systems, LLC, located east of
Roney-Lineberry Road, north of Woodbrooke Drive, south of Deep Creek Church Road
and west of North Fonville Road, in northeast Alamance County, North Carolina, within
the Cape Fear River Basin, Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03030002. The purpose of this
letter is to notify you of the Corps' decision regarding the final mitigation banking
instrument (MBI), entitled, "Agreement to Establish the Cripple Creek Stream and
Wetland Mitigation Bank in Alamance County, North Carolina", dated November 30,
2009 and received on December 2, 2009. The bank sponsor, Restoration Systems, LLC
also distributed copies to each Interagency Review Team (IRT) member on or around
December 2, 2009 and sent an electronic copy to the Corps' Wilmington District, Office
of Council, on December 9, 2009.
Pursuant to 33 CFR Part 332.8(8), I am notifying you that the Corps has completed
its review of the subject document and intends to approve the MBI. If any IRT member
objects to this decision in accordance with the formal dispute resolution process
described in 33 CFR Part 332.8(e), please notify the Corps of Engineers, Project Manager
for this action, Mr. Andrew Williams, and other IRT members by letter, within 15 days of
receipt of this notification. If there are no objections, please have the appropriate
representative for your agency sign the attached final MBI signature page and return to,
Mr. Andrew Williams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite
105, Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587, by no later than January 7, 2009.
Thank you again for your time and cooperation regarding this project. The
Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public.
To help us ensure we continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction
Survey located at our website at http://per2.nM.usace.artny.mil/survey.html. If you have
any questions, please contact Andrew Williams at the Raleigh Regulatory Field Office,
telephone [phone], extension 26.
Sincerely,

I Jean B. Manuele
/ Chief, Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office
Enclosure
DISTRIBUTION:
Ms. Kathy Matthews
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Wetlands Regulatory Section
Mail Code: E143-04
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
Mr. Howard Hall
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries Service
Pivers Island
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Mr. Eric Kulz
Division of Water Quality - Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Mail Service Center 1650
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650

Ms. Tammy Hill
Division of Water Quality - Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Mail Service Center 1650
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Ms. Shari Bryant
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
P.O. Box 129
Sedalia, North Carolina 27342-0129
Copy Furnished (without enclosure):
Ms. Tara Disy Allden
Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Ms. Renee Gledhill-Early
Environmental Review Coordinator
North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4617
Mr. Justin P. McCorcle
Assistant District Counsel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Mr. Todd Tugwell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
11405 Falls of Neuse Road
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587-9599
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement entitled "Agreement
To Establish the Cripple Creek Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank In Alamance County,
North Carolina":
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
By: Date:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
By: Date:
N.C. Division of Water Quality:
By: Date:
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission:
By: Date:
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