20200667 Ver 1_U-5887 - Division 14 - RW - FB 05_20200520

May 20, 2020

Mr. Dave McHenry
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779

Dear Mr. McHenry:

Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:

Division 14 Project, TIP U-5887 – SR 1783 (North Highland Lake Road) Improvements from NC 225 to
West of US 176, Henderson County; WBS Element 44634.1.1

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information received on May 15, 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
06010105
SM
Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts (feet/acres) 0 0 0 0.05 0 0 0 0

The impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 20 20 impact data. DMS will
commit to implement sufficient compensatory wetland 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,

James B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor

cc: Ms. Crystal Amschler, USACE – Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Barry Mosteller, NCDOT – Division 14 Project Engineer
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT – PDEA
File: U-5887 – Division 14