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January 4, 2005
Mr. Eric Alsmeyer
US Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
6508 Falls of the Neuse Road, Suite 120
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
Dear Mr. Alsmeyer:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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U-3344A, SR 3015 (Airport Boulevard) Widening, Wake County; Neuse
River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03020201); Central Piedmont Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) proposes to provide compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable 109 feet of stream
impacts. Also, EEP proposes to provide preservation to compensate for the unavoidable 0.07
acre of riverine wetland impacts of the subject project in the following manner:
Langley Cypress Creek (Franklin County) 0.70 acre
The subject TIP project is listed in Exhibit 2 of the Memorandum of Agreement among
the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the North Carolina
Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District dated
July 22, 2003. The riverine wetland mitigation for the project will be provided in accordance
with Section IX, EEP Transition Period, of the Agreement. The EEP intends to provide
compensatory stream mitigation at a ratio up to 2:1 in Cataloging Unit 03020201 of the Neuse
River Basin.
If you have any Questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at [phone].
incerely,
iam D. Gilmore P.
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EEP Director
cc: Mr. Phil Harris, Office of Natural Environment, NCDOT
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-3344A
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PROGRAM
January 4, 2005
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
U-3344A, SR 3015 (Airport Boulevard) Widening, Wake County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the infornation supplied
by you in a letter dated December 29, 2004, the impacts are located in CU 03020201 of the Neuse
River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Riverine Wetland Impacts: 0.07 acre
Stream Impacts: 109 feet (Warm)
As stated in your letter, the subject project is listed in Exhibit 2 of the Memorandum of
Agreement among the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the
North Cazolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Wilmington District dated July 22, 2003. The mitigation for the subject project will be provided
in accordance with this agreement.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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EEP Director
cc: Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, USACE-Raleigh
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-3344A
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program,1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 21699-1652 / 919-715-0416 / www.nceep.net