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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100039 Ver 2_EEP Letters_20100413" ",em , 1 Nall, lei PROGRAM April 13, 2010 Alfred Wester Town of Red Oak PO Box A Red Oak, NC 27868 Project: Town of Red Oak Sanitary Sewer ?D- 0039 U 2 %ao4-1_? Expiration of Acceptance: January 13, 2011 County: Nash The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept payment for impacts associated with the above referenced project. Please note that this decision does not assure that the payment will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be approved. You must also comply with all other state federal or local government permits, re ulations or authorizations associated with the proposed activity including SL 2009-337: An Act to Promote Compensato Mitigation by Private Mitigation Banks This acceptance is valid for nine months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit/401 Certi6cation/CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net. Based on the information supplied by you the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following table. River Basin CU Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) - Buffer I (Sq. Ft.) Buffer II (Sq. Ft.) Impact Tar-Pamlico 03020101 Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 480 0 Credits Tar-Pamlico 03020101 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,440 0 Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. If the regulatory agencies require mitigation credits greater than indicated above, and the applicant wants NCEEP to be responsible for the additional mitigation, the applicant will need to submit a mitigation request to NCEEP for approval prior to permit issuance. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the N,C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the U.S, Army Corps of Engineers dated November 4, 1998. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 716-1921. Sincerely, hr?,_ W li m D. Gilmore, PE Director cc: Ian McMillan, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Amy Chapman, NCDWQ- Wetlands/401 Unit Chris Thomson, agent File Prot" OGGf'' fta& NC6EN,R North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net It) -®o 3q v a., EcosvLostem PROGRAM INVOICE May 11, 2010 Alfred Wester Town of Red Oak PO Box A Red Oak, NC 27868 Project: Town of Red Oak Sanitary Sewer County: Nash DWQ#: 10-0039 V.2 EEP #: 20431 Location: Tar-Pamlico 03020101 invoice expires: July 11, 2010 You have elected to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements of the Section 401/404/LAMA permit(s) issued for the above referenced project through payment of a fee to the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP). In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0500, the amount you owe is based upon the 2009-2010 Fee Schedule and has been calculated as follows (Please note: payment for wetlands is calculated in increments of 0.25 acres). If you have any questions concerning this payment, please call Kelly Williams at (919) 716-1921. Habitat Type Invoiced Amount Fee Schedule Cost Buffer (Zone I and II) 1,440 square feet x $ 0.96 = $1,382.40 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE if paid within 60 days $1,382.40 If payment is not received within 60 days of the date of this invoice, it will expire. Note that your permit(s) may require payment before this date. Subsequent invoice extensions will be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date they are issued. Extensions may be requested by emailing the NCEEP In-Lieu Fee Program Coordinator at kelly.williams@ncdenr.gov. Please send a check payable to NCEEP for the Total Amount Due to the appropriate address below and enclose a copy of this invoice. US Mail: NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 Physical Address (for other delivery services): NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program 2728 Capital Boulevard, Suite 1H 103 Raleigh, NC 27604 If the account name on the check is not the same as the permit holder's name please include a signed statement by the permit holder that the check is being written on behalf of and with full knowledge and authorization of the permit holder. Refunds of payments made to NCEEP are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must be submitted in accordance with EEP's refund policy at www.nceep.net. YOU MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT FROM NCEEP PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY 404 PERMIT, CAMA PERMIT AND/OR THE 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION. cc: Ian McMillan, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Chris Thomson/Will Larsen, agent File A"t-DYGGtg... EdG6t.!tWg... Prot"' Our State ems, NCDENR North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net Ifl-ao3q u a- ,.- Ecosystem PROGRAM RECEIPT May 24, 2010 Alfred Wester Town of Red Oak PO Box A Red Oak, NC 27868 Project: Town of Red Oak Sanitary Sewer County: Nash DWQ#: 10-0039 V.2 EEP #: 20431 Amount Paid: $1,382.40 Check Number : 1029 The North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) has received a check as indicated above as payment for the compensatory mitigation requirements of the 401 Water Quality Certification/Section 404/CAMA Permit(s) issued for the above referenced project. This receipt serves as notification that your compensatory mitigation requirements associated with the authorized activity as specified below have been satisfied. You must also comply with all other conditions of this certification and any other state, federal or local government permits or authorization associated with this activity including SL 2009-337, An Act to Promote Compensatory Mitigation Banks. The NCEEP, by acceptance of this payment, acknowledges that the NCEEP is responsible for the compensatory mitigation requirements associated with the project permit and agrees to provide the compensatory mitigation as specified in the permit. Mitigation responsibility assigned to the NCEEP is nontransferable. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the US Army Corps of Engineers dated November 4, 1998, as indicated below. River Basin Stream Credits Wetland Credits Buffer I& II HUC (linear feet) (acres) (Sq. Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Ri arian Coastal Marsh Tar-Pamlico 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,440 03020101 Refunds of payments made to NCEEP are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must be submitted in accordance with ESP's refund policy at www.nceep.net. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 716-1921. Sincerely, William D. Gilmore, PE Director cc: Ian McMillan, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Chris Thomson/Will Larsen, agent File PYDtP.C7.GL9 Our Std '.;A NCDENR North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net