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August 25, 2009
Mr. Steve Lund
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Dear Mr. Lund:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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SR 2665 (W. T. Harris Boulevard), Culvert Extension, Mecklenburg County; Catawba River Basin
(Cataloging Unit 03050101); Southern Piedmont (SP) 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. Based on
the information received from the NCDOT on August 18, 2009, the impacts are located in CU 03050101 of the
Catawba River Basin in the Southern Piedmont (SP) Eco-Region, and the anticipated mitigation credits needed to
offset the impacts are as follows:
Catawba Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
03050101
SP
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian Non-
Riparian Coastal
Marsh
Zone 1 one
P 2
Impacts(feet/acres) 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
Mitigation Units (Credits-
up to 2:1) 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0
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 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 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,
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WillD. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Larry Thompson, NCDOT Division 10 DEO Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, NCDWQ, Wetlands/401 Ms. Polly Lespinasse, NCDWQ, Wetlands/401
File: SR 2665 -Division 1 0
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net