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O?OF W A r`,T O?i Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
December 8, 2006
Mrs. Debbie Barbour, PE, Director
Preconstruction Section
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1541 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1541
Subject: R-210 Settlement Agreement - List of Spill Kit Items for First Responders
Dear Mrs. Barbour:
The purpose of this correspondence is to respond to your letter dated November 13, 2006 regarding the
R-210 Settlement Agreement. DWQ staff has reviewed the spill kit items and the list of first responders
to receive the spill kits, maps, and sluice gate keys. We feel that the spill kit items are adequate and that
the list of first responders receiving the kits is appropriate. Please consider this letter to be written
approval of the items to be obtained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and distributed
to the first responders in accordance with the R-210, Vass Bypass, Settlement Agreement and
Withdrawal of Petition, 05 EHR 0479, Attachment A, signed October 20, 2006. Should you have any
questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 919-733-5083, ext. 519 or John Hennessy at 919-
733-5694. .
Sincerely,
Paul E. Rawls, Chief
Surface Water Protection Section
Cc: John Payne, AGO
John Hennessy, DWQ
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February 12, 2007
Mr. W.F. Rosser, PE
State Highway Administrator
NC Department of Transportation
1536 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1536
Subject: Sandhills Area Land Trust Mitigation Site for the Vass Bypass in Moore and Lee Counties, TIP Project
No. R-210
Dear Mr. Rosser:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the Division of Water Quality's decision regarding the Sandhills
Area Land Trust (SALT) mitigation site. On September 21, 2006, the NC Department of Transportation (NC
DOT) requested that the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) give further consideration to allowing the SALT
mitigation site to satisfy DWQ's restoration mitigation requirements. After reviewing all of the information,
DWQ maintains its original position. As stated in our November 30, 2005 letter, NC DOT is required to provide
36.8 acres of wetland restoration mitigation credit. Based on mapping and hydrologic monitoring, DWQ has
determined that the SALT mitigation site provides only 19.5 acres of wetland restoration credit. Therefore, in
accordance with the 401 Water Quality Certification, NC DOT must obtain the remaining 17.3 acres of
restoration credits through EEP. Per existing agreements and protocols, DWQ will accept available mitigation
credits from an adjacent cataloging unit. However, credits from adjacent cataloging units will be subject to
DWQ's June 21, 2005 guidance on compensatory mitigation in adjacent cataloging units. If you have any
questions regarding this letter, please contact John Hennessy at 919-733-5694.
Sincerely,
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Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
Cc: Greg Thorpe, Director, PDEA, NC DOT
John Hennessy, Supervisor, TPU, NC DWQ
Coleen Sullins, Deputy Director, NC DWQ
Paul Rawls, Section Chief, Surface Water Protection, NC DWQ
Ken Averitte, Fayetteville Regional Office, NC DWQ
Richard Spencer, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, US ACE
William Gilmore, EEP
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