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January 27, 2010
Ms. Kimberly Garvey
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
Dear Ms. Garvey:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
1-4407, Improvements to US 220 (Future 1-73/1-74) from South of NC 124/US 220 Business to North
of SR 1462 in Asheboro, Randolph County; Yadkin River Basin (Cataloging Units 03040103 and
03040104); Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above referenced project. As indicated in
the NCDOT's mitigation request received on January 25, 2010, stream mitigation from EEP is required for 219 feet of
warm stream impact (52 feet in Cape Fear 03030003 and 167 feet in Yadkin 03040104).
Stream Wetlands Buffer
IMPACTS /MITIGATION UNITS Cold Cool Warm RW NRW CM Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts - CaFear 03030003 CP 52
Mitigation Units - Ca Fear 03030003 104

Impacts - Yadkin 03040104 CP 167
Mitigation Units - Yadkin 03040104 334

Impacts - Total Project 210
Mitigation Units - Total Project 438
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on July 9, 2009.
Mitigation associated with this project will be provided in accordance with Section X of Amendment No. 2 to the
Memorandum of Agreement between the N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the N. C. Department
of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers fully executed on March 8, 2007 (Tri-Party MOA). EEP
commits to implement sufficient compensatory stream mitigation as listed above to offset the impacts associated with this
project by the end of the MOA year in which this project is permitted. 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
EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: 1-4407 Revised
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January 27, 2010
Mr. Greg Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Mr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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1-4407, Improvements to US 220 (Future 1-73/1-74) from South of NC 1241US 220 Business to North
of SR 1462 in Asheboro, Randolph County; Yadkin River Basin
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above referenced project. Based on the
information supplied by you on January 25, 2010, the impacts are located in CU 03030003 of the Cape Fear River Basin
and 03040104 of the Yadkin River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows.
Stre am Wetlands Buffer
IMPACTS / MITIGATION UNITS Cold Cool Warm RW NRW CM Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts - Cape Fear 03030003 CP 52
Mitigation Units - Cape Fear 03030003 104

Impacts - Yadkin 03040104 CP 167
Mitigation Units - Yadkin 03040104 334

Impacts -Total Project 219
Mitigation Units - Total Project 438
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on July 9, 2009. EEP
commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with this
project by the end of the MOA Year in which this project is permitted, in accordance with Section X of the Amendment
No. 2 to the Memorandum of Agreement between the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, fully executed on March 8,
2007. 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 EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Ms. Kimberly Garvey, USACE- Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: 1-4407 Revised
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net