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PROGRAM
February 4, 201 0
Mr. Andy Williams
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Dear Mr. Williams:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
U-3110B, SR 1311 (Cook Road) Widening and Extension from SR 1909 (Westbrook Avenue) to
SR 1503, Alamance County
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 the NCDOT on February 1, 2010, the impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape
Fear River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and the anticipated mitigation credits needed to offset
the impacts are as follows:
Cape Fear Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
03030002 Non- Coastal Zone
CP Cold Cool Warm Riparian Riparian Marsh Zone 1 2
Impacts (feet/acres) 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0
Mitigation Units 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0
(Credits-up to 2:1)
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
MCA). EEP commits to implement sufficient compensatory stream mitigation in the appropriate cataloging unit in
the amount listed in the above table to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MCA 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.
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-715-
Sincerely,
Wil ' D. Gilmore, P.E.
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cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-31 10B
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PROGRAM
February 4, 2010
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Manager, Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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U-31106, SR 1311 (Cook Road) Widening and Extension from SR 1909 (Westbrook
Avenue) to SR 1503, Alamance County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on February 1,
2010, the impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape Fear River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-
Region, and are as follows:
Cape Fear Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
03030002 Non- Coastal
CP Cold Cool Warm Riparian Riparian Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0
feet/acres)
Mitigation Units 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0
(Credits-up to 2:1)
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.
1929.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-715-
Sincerely,
William . Gilmore, E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Andy Williams, USACE - Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-31 IOB
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.neeep.net