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ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
December 12,2019
Mr.Philip S.Harris,III,P.E.,CPM
Environmental Analysis Unit
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Mr.Harris:
Subject: DMS Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
B-4635,Replace Bridge 9 over the South River Overflow on US 13, Sampson County
Reference: USACE 404 General Permit 31 issued November 26,2019(USACE ID 2015-01191)
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services(DMS)will provide the
additional compensatory wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on
December 12,2019,the impacts are located in CU 03030006 of the Cape Fear River basin in the Southern Inner
Coastal Plain(SICP)Eco-Region,and are as follows:
Table 1—Additional Impacts (feet/acres)
Cape Fear Stream Wetlands Buffer(Sq.Ft.)
03030006 Non- Coastal
SICP Cold — Cool Warm Riparian Riparian Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts(feet/acres) 0 0 0 0.32 0 0 0 0
*NOTE: Some of the wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.
This additional impact and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2019
impact data. DMS is currently providing riparian wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with this project
located in cataloging unit 03030006 of the Cape Fear River basin as required by the permits issued in 2019,as
shown in the below table(in mitigation credits):
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217 W.Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1652
919.707.8976

Mr. Harris
TIP B-4635
December 12,2019
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Table 2—Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS(based on
the Mitigation Responsibility Transfer form signed December 3,2019) and Revised Anticipated Impacts
(based on mitigation request) _
Total Permitted Mitigation Provided by f Additional Revised Total
Impact Type Impacts DMS per Issued Impact(for Impacts*
(feet/acre/sq ft) Permits(Credits) I I approval)
Riparian Wetland 1.364 0.947 0.32 1.684
*Some of the additional wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio.See permit application for details.DMS
will provide the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies.
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on November 12,
2019. DMS commits to implementing additional 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,
Jam s B. Stanfill
DMAsset Management Supervisor
cc: Mr.Monte Matthews,USACE—Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mr.Brad Shaver,USACE—Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Ms.Amy Chapman,Division of Water Resources,Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-4635 Additional
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services
217 W.Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1652
919.707.8976