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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20110647 Ver 1_EEP Letters_20111221 coVem Fill 1,C11I 011ell I PROGRAM May 18,2011 Jake Bojarski 307 Tallstone Drive Fayetteville,NC 28311 Expiration of Acceptance: February 18,2012 Project: Equine Acres Equestrian Center County: Pender 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,regulations or authorizations associated with the proposed activity including SL 2009-337:An Act to Promote Compensatory Mitigation by Private Mitigation Banks. ']'his 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 Certi flea tion/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 CU Stream(feet) Wetlands(acres) Buffer I Buffer 11 Basin Location (Sq.Ft.) (Sq.Ft.) Cold Cool Warm_ Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh Impact Cape Fear 03030007 0 0 0 0 0.485 0 0 0 Credits Cape Fear 03030007 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 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 N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28,2010. If you have any questions or need additional information,please contact Kelly Williams at(919)716-1921. Sincerely, William .Gilmore,PE Director cc: Ian McMillan,NCDWQ Wetlands/40I Unit Crystal Amschler,USACE-Wilmington Joanne Steenhuis,NCDWQ- Wilmington Doug Huggett,NCDCM-Morehead City Dana Lutheran,agent File RTC' .�jutOr'G ... F ... Prot- ' O�G{' ftate, EMIR North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652/919-715-0476/www.nceep.net •- 11 , © 4 *Aq �/ ,Ecosystem _.n.1 an-e �. t PROGRAM December 21,2011 Jake Bojarski 307 Tallstone Drive Fayetteville,NC 28311 Expiration of Acceptance:June 21,2012 Project:Equine Acres Equestrian Center County: Pender This letter replaces one issued dated May 18,2011. The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program(NCEEP)is willing to accept payment for compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with the above referenced project as indicated in the table below. Please note that this decision does not assure that participation in the NCEEP 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,regulations or authorizations associated with the proposed activity including SL 2009-337•An Act to Promote the Use of Compensatory Mitigation Banks as amended by S.L. 2011-343. This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit/401 Certification/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 in your request to use the NCEEP,the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following table. The amount of mitigation required for this impact is determined by permitting agencies. River CU Stream(feet) Wetlands(acres) Buffer I Buffer II Basin Location (Sq.Ft.) (Sq.Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Ri arian Coastal Marsh Impact Cape Fear 03030007 0 0 0 0 Up to 0.25 1 0 0 0 Upon receipt of payment,EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28,2010. Thank you for your interest in the NCEEP. If you have any questions or need additional information,please contact Kelly Williams at (919)716-1921. Sincerely, Michael Ellison Deputy Director cc: Karen Higgins,NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit David Bailey, USACE-Wilmington Joanne Steenhuis,NCDWQ-Wilmington Doug Huggett,NCDCM-Morehead City Dana Lutheran,agent File �,storiog... F ... Protect-' ow .Mate © � MUM North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1 652/91 9-71 5-0476/www.nceep.net