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PROGRAM
August 30, 2011
Sharon Myers
The University of NC at Chapel Hill
1120 Estes Drive, Ext., CB 1650
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1650 Expiration of Acceptance: March 1, 2012
Project: Carolina North County: Orange
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 vronosed 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 Permit1401 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.
Impact
River
Basin CU
Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I
(Sq. Ft.) Buffer II
(Sq. Ft.)
Cold Cool Warm Ri avian Non-Ri arian Coastal Marsh (Upper New Hope)
Cape Fear 03030002 0 0 378 2.41 0 0 23,605 14,637
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
[phone].
Sine ly,
Mic Ellison
Deputy Director
cc: Karen Higgins, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit
Andy Williams, USACE-Raleigh
Ian McMillan, NCDWQ- Wetlands/401 Unit
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