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October 9, 2006
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
North Carolina Department of Transportation, PDEA Branch
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: Revised EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-2245, Second Bridge to Oak Island, Brunswick County
Reference: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letters dated February 28, 2006 and
March 1, 2006, issued to NCDOT and USACE, respectively
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the required non-riparian wetland and stream mitigation for
the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you in letter dated September
14, 2006, the impacts are located in CU 03040207 of the Lumber River Basin of the
Southern Outer Coastal Plain Eco-region (SOCP), and are as follows:
Non-Riparian Wetlands: 21.522 acres
Stream: 34 feet
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter
issued on February 28, 2006. Due to further avoidance and minimization by the
NCDOT, the 0.279 acre of impact to coastal marsh wetland is no longer anticipated;
however, the non-riparian impact amount increased by 0.086 acre (original accepted
impact amount - 21.436 acres). Therefore, EEP will not provide any coastal marsh
wetland mitigation for the above referenced project.
Compensatory non-riparian wetland and stream mitigation for this project will be
provided in accordance with 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, signed on July 22, 2003 (Tri-
Party MOA). EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory non-riparian
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-115-0476 / www.nceep.net

wetland and stream mitigation 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 Tri-Party MOA. 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,
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illiam D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. David Timpy, USACE-Wilmington
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-2245 Revised