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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS ?•yQ?
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890 \?1T 1
October 1,6, 1996
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Action ID No. 199601505

Dr. Douglas J. Frederick
Triangle Wetlands Associates V
Post Office Box 33604
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636
Dear Dr. Frederick:
This correspondence is in reference to the Scuppernong River Corridor
Mitigation Project that you have developed on the east side of NC 94, south
of Columbia, in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. This letter also confirms
our onsite meeting on September 11, 1996.
Based upon my many onsite inspections over the years, as well as three
years of monitoring data, it appears that you have successfully restored
wetland parameters to the 19 acre prior converted cropland located within the
38 acre mitigation site. Therefore, you have created an opportunity to
utilize the restored and preserved wetlands on this property for compensatory
mitigation purposes. Provided that wetland conditions are maintained within
the project area, we will consider this site available for use in appropriate
circumstances. for compensatory mitigation required under a Department of the
Army permit action.
Regarding the establishment of a credit base for the project, it is
difficult to agree on available "credits" outside of the formal mitigation
banking context. Therefore, unless you intend to develop this site as a
formal mitigation bank pursuant to 60 FR 228, pp. 58605-58614, Federal
Guidance for the Establishment, Use and Operation of Mitigation Banks, it may
be more appropriate to postpone negotiations regarding "credits" until such
time that you propose to "debit" from the site. Should one project utilize
all acreage available within this site, negotiations regarding credit ratios
could then take place during the permit review process allowing for agency
coordination and interaction.
Thank you again for your dedication and work toward establishing a
successful compensatory mitigation project. If you have any questions, please
call me at the Washington Regulatory Field office, telephone [phone],
extension 22.
Sincerely,
David M. Lekson, P.W.S.
Field Office Manager
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October 26, 2004
Mr. Bill Biddlecome
US Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
Dear Mr. Biddlecome:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
NC 94 Widening, Tyrrell County
Cataloging Unit 03010205 (Pasquotank), Northern Outer Coastal
Plain Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide mitigation for the 36 feet of unavoidable stream impacts and
0.007 acre non-riverine wetland impacts associated with the above referenced project.
The subject project is not listed in Exhibit 2 of the Memorandum of Agreement
among the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the North
Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Wilmington District dated July 22, 2003; therefore, the EEP intends to provide
compensatory stream and non-riverine wetland mitigation up to a 2:1 ratio in Cataloging
Unit 03010205 of the Pasquotank River Basin.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at [phone].
Sincerely,
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William D. Gilmore, P.E,
Transition Manager
cc: Phil Harris, Office of Natural Environment, NCDOT
John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
Clay Willis, NCDOT Division 1 Environmental Officer
File: NC 94 (Division 1)
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