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FWA
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild P E
Governor Director
February 9 2012
CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Columbus County Municipal Airport
Mr Phil Edwards
467 Airport Road
Whiteville North Carolina 28472
Dee Freeman
Secretary
DWQ Project # 96 0975 V3
Columbus County
Subject Property Columbus County Airport Parallel Taxiway, Runway Safety
Improvements, Wetland Relocation & Mitigation & Installation of Culvert
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr Edwards
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) received a Public Notice issued by the US Army Corps of
Engineers on February 8 2012 An Individual 404 Permit will be required for this protect (SAW 2008
0085 1) Please note that the following must be received prior to issuance of a 401 Water Quality
Certification
Additional Information Requested
The 401 Certification cannot be processed until five (5) complete sets of the application
and associated maps are received at the DWQ Central Office in Raleigh along with the
appropriate fee
Any large scale maps that are provided also need to include a copy of the site plans on a
cd One (1) data CD of full size plans in TIFF Group 4 format (black and white not
grayscale or color) If the plans are too large to store in TIFF format they can be stored in
PDF If you have questions pertaining to this please call Bev Strickland at (919) 807
6350
2 Application Fee The fee for applications is now $240 for projects impacting less than an acre of
wetland and less than 150 linear feet of streams (whether intermittent or perennial) For protects
impacting one or more acres of wetland or 150 linear feet of streams (whether intermittent or
perennial) the fee is $570
Until the information requested in this letter is provided I will request (by copy of this letter) that the
Corps of Engineers place this project on hold Also this project will be placed on hold for our processing
due to incomplete information (15A NCAC 2h 0.)07(a))
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Strickland, Bev
From: Mcmillan, Ian
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:09 PM
To: Strickland, Bev; Dennison, Laurie
Subject: FW: Columbus County Airport Expansion (DWQ Proj # 1996-0975v3)
Attachments: Letter from Corps of Engineers 2-23-12.pdf; Response to Corps of Engineers 4-2-12.pdf
DWQ No. 96-0975, Ver. 3
Ian J. McMillan, PWS, GISP
NCDENR/Dii-ision of Water Quality - Wetlands and Storm -water Branch
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Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
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Subject: Columbus County Airport Expansion (DWQ Proj # 1996-0975v3)
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Regulatory Division
. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
Action ID No. SAW -2008-00851
Mr. Phil Edwards
Columbus'County Municipal Airport
467 Airport Road
Whiteville, North Carolina 28472
Dear Mr. Edwards:
February 23, 2012
W4 IN s
Me
FED 2 7 2012
T AL BEIRT & BRIGHT, YN C.1
Please reference your Individual Permit application for Department of the Army (DA)
authorization to construct a parallel taxiway and connection taxiways, improve a runway safety
area, relocate on-site mitigation wetlands to an off-site location, and install a culverted road
crossing at the. Columbus County Municipal Airport located at 467 Airport Road in Whiteville,
Columbus County, North Carolina, involving the permanent loss of 16.57 acres wetlands and 30'
linear feet of stream, and the temporary discharge of dredged and/or fill material into 0.03 acre of
wetlands.
On February 6, 1990, the Department of the Army (DA) and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) establishing procedures to
determine the type and level of mitigation necessary to comply with Clean Water Act (CWA)
Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines. This MOA provides for first, avoiding impacts to waters and
wetlands through the selection of the least damaging, practical alternative; second, taking
appropriate and practical steps to reduce impacts on waters and wetlands; and finally,
compensation for remaining unavoidable impacts to the extent appropriate and practical. To
enable us to process your application, in compliance with the MOA, we request that you provide
the following additional information:
a. Permits for work within wetlands or other special aquatic sites are available only if the
proposed work is the least environmentally damaging, practicable alternative. Please
furnish information regarding any other alternatives, including upland alternatives, to the
work for which you have applied and provide justification that your selected plan is the
least damaging to water or wetland areas.
b. It is necessary for you to have taken all appropriate and practicable steps to minimize wetland
losses. Please indicate all that you have done, especially regarding development and
modification of plans and proposed construction techniques, to minimize adverse impacts.

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The MOA requires.that appropriate and practicable mitigation will be required for all
uiiavo ciabI. le'Adverse impacts remaining after the applicant has employed all appropriate
and practicabfe minimization. Please indicate your plan to mitigate for the projected,
unavoidable loss of waters or wetlands or provide information as to the absence of any
such appropriate and practicable measures.
a. The compensatory mitigation information provided in your February 3, 2012
Individual Penrit application partially addressed this requirement. As directed in
33 CFR 332, the EPA Mitigation Rule, compensatory mitigation must first be
satisfied by mitigation bank if available, secondly by in -lieu fee program, and
lastly by on-site restoration, creation, or preservation. Given that the wetlands
proposed for impact occur within the service area of the Stone Farm Mitigation
Bank, compensatory wetland mitigation must be satisfied through purchasing
wetland credits at this mitigation bank. In order to confirm that Stone Farm has
the appropriate wetland credit types available, please note that each wetland area
proposed for impact must be categorized as its appropriate type based on the
North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM). If Stone Farm does not
have one or more of the appropriate wetland types available, these credits must be
purchased from the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP).
b. Typically the mitigation ratio for off-site credit purchase is 2:1 mitigation to
impact. In this case, a permanent loss of 7.97 acre of wetlands is proposed for a
discharge of fill material related to taxiway construction and Runway Safety Area
(RSA) improvements; an off-site credit purchase of 2:1 mitigation to impact will
be required unless otherwise justified. An additional permanent loss of 8.6 acre of
wetlands is proposed by draining on-site mitigation wetlands required as part of
the.October 28, 1996 Nationwide 26 Permit (NWP 26) verification. The
mitigation amount required will be based on the wetland acreage impact currently
proposed, rather than the original wetland impacts authorized by the NWP 26. As
such,. an off-site credit purchase of 2:1 mitigation to impact will be required unless
otherwise justified.
c. Please quantify and further explain the proposed clearing and permanent
maintenance of wetland areas within the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) with
respect to FAA requirements. Is this proposed activity required as part of the same
regulations that dictate RSA standards? If the purpose of the wetland clearing
activity in the RPZ is independent of the other proposed actions requiring
Department of Army authorization, please clearly explain how. If the proposed
wetland clearing activity in the RPZ is linked to the proposed actions requiring
Department of Army authorization, please submit a compensatorymitigation for
the loss of wetland function due to permanent conversion of forested wetlands to
herbaceous wetlands.

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The aforementioned, requested information is essential to the expeditious processing of your
application; please forwarded this information to us within two (2) weeps of your receipt of this,
letter. In addition, you should be aware that State and Federal commenting agencies might
recommend design modifications.
If you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact me at [phone] or
David.E.B ailey2gusace. army.mil.
Copies Furnished:
Mr. John M. Massey
Talbert & Bright, Inc.
4810 Shelley Drive
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Ms. Jennifer Derby, Chief
Wetlands Protection Section
Water Management Division
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency - Region IV
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Mr. Jeffrey Garnett
Wetlands and Marine Regulatory Section
Water Protection Division
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency - Region IV
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Sincerely, i
Sincerely,
David E. Bailey, Regulatory Specialist
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. Ian McMillan
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
Webscape Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650

April 2, 2012
David Bailey
Regulatory Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Re: Wetlands Permit — Columbus County Municipal Airport
Cnliim US Coln2tjr, North Carolina
TBI No. 2206-1101
Action ID: SAW -2008-00851
Mr. Bailey:
This letter is in response to your letter dated February 23, 2012 regarding the wetlands permit
application for Columbus County Municipal Airport (CPC).
Item A Response:
As noted in the Environmental Assessment performed in conjunction with this project, the
Airport has reviewed multiple alternative actions in order to achieve the desired safety
improvements, those being:
1. Improve operational safety by constructing a 35' wide parallel taxiway along the
northwest side of the runway;
2. Meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards by extending and improving the
Runway Safety Area on the Runway 24 end;
3. Correct wildlife hazards by eliminating the previously mitigated on-site wetlands and
provide for off-site mitigation with an existing wetland bank; and
4. Provide access to recently acquired property to allow the recently cleared Runway 24
approach and RPZ to be maintained.
The FAA airport design criteria and safety recommendations require that these items be fixed by
function and no alternatives exist to meet the requirements of Items 2 and 3. The pipe to be
installed for the access requested in Item 4 has been installed to minimize impacts to wetlands.
The location of this pipe can change, but may impact additional wetlands in alternate locations.
As noted in Chapter 3 of the Environmental Assessment, two alternatives were examined in
addition to the proposed action. While items 2 though 4 remained the same in both alternatives,
each alternative had a modified taxiway construction element, those being:
1. Alternative 1: To construct a parallel taxiway on the south side of the runway ; and
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Columbus County Municipal Airport Wetlands Permit Application — Request for Information
April 2, 2012
2. Alternative 2: To construct a parallel taxiway on the north side but at a lesser offset
distance from the runway (240' offset versus the proposed 300' offset).
It was determined that constructing a taxiway south of the runway was not feasible as it did not
conform to FAA airport design criteria, specifically that it does not meet FAA's standards that
taxiways should be constructed as direct as possible and that taxiways should minimize the need
to cross a runway in order to access it.
In regards to Alternative 2, many airport geometry standards are based on the aircraft approach
category and airplane design group of the critical aircraft operating at a given airport. As defined
by FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5300-13 "Airport Design," an aircraft approach category is
"a grouping of aircraft based on 1.3 times their stall speed in their landing configuration at the
certificated maximum flap setting and maximum landing weight at standard atmospheric
conditions." The same advisory circular defines an airplane design group as "a grouping of
airplanes based on wingspan or tail height." Columbus County Airport is currently a B -II airport
with the intent to become a C -II airport. The FAA Advisory Circular 5300-13 states that the
minimum distance between the centerlines of a runway and a parallel taxiway must be 300' for
C -II airports for runways with not lower than 3/4 -statute mile approach visibility minimums. As
CPC's design criteria center around the intent to become a C -II airport, C -II standards must be
adhered to, thus a 240' taxiway offset does not meet C -II design criteria.
Mitigation and minimization measures have been and will continue to be considered throughout
the entire permit application process and the planning and construction phases of the project.
Offsite mitigation will be accomplished concurrent with the construction of the project to the
greatest extent possible so as to reduce temporal losses of aquatic function and facilitate
compliance. Additionally, the following measures have been or will be taken throughout the
duration of the planning, design, and construction of the project:
1. Limit the area of wetlands disturbance to within the construction disturbance limits such
that some areas of wetlands between the runway and taxiway will remain unaffected;
2. The limits of disturbance have been minimized by maximizing the allowable taxiway
cross slope and shoulders within the taxiway safety area;
3. The fill slope of the taxiway safety area has been designed to tie in with the existing
grade to the greatest extent possible while ensuring the slope is safe for airport mowing
and maintenance;
4. The longitudinal slope of the taxiway has been maximized to construct the taxiway as
close as possible to the existing grade in order to minimize the depth of fill in the
wetlands and, therefore, minimize the width of disturbance;
5. The longitudinal slope of the Runway Safety Area has been maximized to reduce the
amount of fill in the wetlands;

Columbus County Municipal Airport Wetlands Permit Application — Request for Information
April 2, 2012
6. New drainage ditches and culverts will be constructed to direct storrnwater to drain in the
direction of the remaining wetlands to help preserve the existing hydrology;
Please see Section 4.19 of the related Environmental Assessment for additional mitigation and
minimization measurements.
Item C(a) response.
The onsite wetlands proposed for impact were classified using the "Dichotomous Key to General
NC Wetland Types" found in the "North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method" (NCWAM).
The NCWAM resulted in the onsite wetlands being classified as Headwater Forest and
Bottomland Hardwood Forest, both of which are "Riparian" wetland types. Therefore, the
proposed 7.97 acres of proposed wetland impacts will require the purchase of "riparian" wetland
mitigation from Stone Farm. Mitigation Bank, Stone Farm Mitigation Bank stated in an email,
dated February 27, that they currently have 29.1 acres of riparian wetland mitigation credits
available for purchase. A copy of the email from Stone Farm Mitigation Bank has been attached
to this letter.
Item C(b) response:
On March 14, 2012, John Massey with Talbert & Bright and Troy Beasley with Withers &
Ravenel met with David Bailey with the Corps of Engineers to conduct an NCWAM functional
assessment of the proposed wetland impact areas. The wetland areas proposed for impact from
construction of the construction of the parallel taxiway consisted of Headwater Forest wetlands
and Bottomland Hardwood Wetlands. The NCWAM determined the functional value of both
wetland types to be "LOW". The "LOW" functional value of these wetlands resulted from the
removal of mature vegetation from regular maintenance (mowing) of these areas as required by
the FAA. The NCWAM forms were submitted to the Corps via email on March 14, 2012. As a
result of the "LOW" functional value of these wetlands, the Corps of Engineers agreed that a 1:1
mitigation ratio was warranted for the loss of the 7.97 acres of wetlands from construction of the
parallel taxiway.
During the March 14, 2012 site meeting, the Corps also reviewed the onsite mitigation area,
which was a requirement of the NWP 26 issued on October 28, 1996 (AID# 199202002). Based
on the Mitigation Plan, dated February 23, 1999, the mitigation area consists of 2.34 acres of
"enhanced" wetlands, and 8.6 acres of "restored" wetlands. The mitigation area is periodically
inundated and attracts waterfowl, which presents an immediate danger to incoming and outgoing
aircraft. The Wildlife Management Plan for the Columbus County Municipal Airport requires
that removal of areas that attract waterfowl. The current application proposes the removal of the
berm within the mitigation area to prevent the accumulation of surface water within the
wetlands, which is currently attracting waterfowl. The berm was originally constructed as part of
the mitigation plan in order to enhance hydrology to 2.34 acres of existing wetlands and restore
hydrology to 8.6 acres of wetlands. Since the 2.34 acres of "enhanced" wetlands within the

Columbus County Municipal Airport Wetlands Permit Application — Request for Information
April 2, 2012
mitigation area existed prior to construction of the berm, it can be reasonably assumed that the
removal of the berm will not result in the loss of the 2.34 acres of "enhanced" wetlands.
Therefore, the removal of the berm will only result in the potential loss of the 8.6 acres of
"restored" wetlands within the mitigation area. Please note that the Airport does not propose any
direct fill impacts to the wetlands within the mitigation area. The removal of the berm will only
affect the hydrology of the mitigation area, and the 8.6 acres of "restored" wetlands could
potentially continue to meet all three wetland criteria and remain as wetlands.
NCWAM was conducted on the 8.6 acres of "restored" wetlands within the mitigation area to
determine the functional value of these wetlands. The NCWAM determined that the functional
value of the 8.6 acres of "restored" wetlands was "LOW". As a result of the "LOW" functional
value of these wetlands, the Corps of Engineers agreed that a 1:1 mitigation ratio was warranted
for the loss of the 8.6 acres of wetlands from removal of the berm within the mitigation area.
Therefore, in order to mitigate for the 7.97 acres of wetland impacts from construction of the
parallel taxiway, and 8.6 acres of secondary wetland impacts from removal of the berm within
the mitigation area, the applicant proposes to purchase riparian wetland mitigation within the
Stone Farm Mitigation Bank at a 1:1 mitigation ration. This will result in the purchase of 16.6
acres of riparian wetland mitigation for all wetland impacts associated with the proposed project.
Per the email from Stone Farm Mitigation Bank, there are currently 29.1 acres of riparian
wetland mitigation available for purchase, so the entire 16.6 acres of riparian wetland mitigation
will be purchased within the Stone Farm Mitigation Bank.
Item C(e) Response:
The obstruction removal project in the Runway Protection Zone in the approach to Runway 24 is
not related to the current taxiway and runway safety area project. The clearing work was
performed in 2009 to remove trees, which were significant obstructions to the approach to
Runway 24. The obstruction removal work was required by the FAA and NCDOT - Division of
Aviation for the airport to meet the necessary safety regulations for the airport. The tree removal
within the area of wetlands only included the cutting of trees and removal of the trees from the
wetlands area. There was no grubbing of stumps and no fill material placed within the limits of
wetlands.
Very truly yours,
John M. Massey, P.E.
c: Phil Edwards, Columbus County Municipal Airport Director

John Massey
From: Jim Halley <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:01 AM
To: John Massey
Subject: FW: Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
Current and future ixetland avail-AbAity for Stone Farm fAitigation Bank -
WETLAND
CURRENT
TOTAL CREDITS
CREDIT
AVAILABLE
MARCH
AVAILABLE
TYPE
CREDITS
RELEASE
A F T ER MARC H
Riparialn
24.2
29.1
Nonripairinn
122
-4.9
5.1
127.1
Stream,
3,598
767
4,365
Jinn Halley
4810 Shelley Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
[phone] / Phone
[phone] / FFIy
From, Christian Prezios! [maiIto:[e-mail]]
Sent, Monday, February 27, 2012 5:25 PM
To. Jim Halley
Subject. RE: Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
Jim —
Yes —the stream availability is in linear feet.
The additional release in March is anticipated to be 767 If of stream, 4.9 credits of riparian wetlands, and 5.1 credits of
non -riparian credits.
Not to complicate things too much, but a third Phase is being constructed — and vie anticipate even more riparian and
non -riparian credits sometime in April. I don't have specific credit release numbers just yet on that Phase.
Do you all have a projection how many credits you may need? You and I had talked early on — but I think, at the time you
weren't certain how much of each you would need.
Thanks -
Christian
Christian A. Preziosi
Land Wnagement Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 2522
Wilmington, NC 2W2
Offixe: 910,452.0001
Fax: [phone]
Cell: 910.471.0515
oLe-zisi I mru. n et
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Firam- Jim Halley [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 4:39 PM
To. Christian Preziosi
Subject.- RE: Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
Thanks —11'rnassuming the stre'a?110 avaDa"biNty is in ljneE,,z feet, correc','? Do you kn&,v ho -,vv, :-ocl-,of each
tvili be released in fvlarch?
J 1 im H -r-i I e
4810 Shefle- Drive
Y
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) i63-5350 / Rime
(9 10) 762-6281 / Fax
From: Christian Prezlosi [malIto:[e-mail]]
Sent., Monday, February 27, 2012 4:02 PM
To: Jim Halley
Subject., RE: Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
Please see below for current credit balances:
Riparian = 24.2 credits available
Non -Riparian = 122 credits available
(Stream = 3,598 If available)
We anticipate an additional release at the end of March which will provide additional credits for each category. Let me
know if you have any questions or need anything else. Thanks —
Christian
Christian A. Preziosi
Land Management Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2522
Wilmington, NC 28402
Office: 910.452.0001
Fax: [phone]
Cell: 910.471.0515
cprezios @Imgroup.net
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From: Jim Halley [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent- Monday, February 27, 2012 1:26 PM
To- Christian Preziosi
i -
Subject. FRE: I.Nielland Mitigation Bank Credits
yu
Christian,
We are corrently coordinating our %vetlandsl perrPit x,vlth the Corps and they have requested some additional
information, Could you please reply and let me know how many credits you currently have available for both riparian
and nonriparian wetlands?
Than Es
Jim
4810 Shelley Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
[phone] / Phone,
[phone] / Fax
From: Christian Preziosi [maiIto:[e-mail]]
Sent., Tuesday, October 25, 20113:32 PM
To. James Halley
Cc. Nancy McKain Strickland
Subject. RE: Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
am
Please see attached, requested letter from Stone Farm Bank. I have also included a Credit Request Form for Your
use. Once you know the mitigation type and quantities, please complete the form and send back to either me or Nancy.
Let me know if you have any questions or need anything else.
Thanks -
Christian
Christian A. Preziosi
Land Management Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2522
Wilmington, NC 28402
Office: 910.452,0001
Fax: [phone]
Cell: 910.471.0515
[e-mail]
From. Jim Halley [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent. Monday, October 24, 20119:40 AM
To: Christian Preziosi
Subjecto RE: Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
Christian,
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VVe spoke a vvhile back about the project, if possible, could you please provide mewith aletter stating
yourmvflfingmess and avaNabj'44'topro-vide osthe mmitigation credits mvemay need, It is expected that mtewill need, at
mmos�33,2acres mf credits,
Please iletmmeknow |fyou have any questions or commnaemts.
Jim "allaij
4810 ShellemDI-I'Ve
Wilmington, NC 28405
[phone]/PhloAe;
/91[0762-6281/Fax
From, Randy Brant [mai Ito: rbnnnN@|mgroup, net]
Sent. Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:17 PM
To. Jim Halley
Cc. Christian Prezins|
Subject.- RE: Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
He|1mJ"mm,
I arn forwarding this e-mail to Christian Preziusi who hand�s our wetland mitigation. Hewill contact you and let you know
|yweran help you vAthyour project needs,
Thanks,
Randy Brant, PG
Land PAeaagersneniGroup, Inc.
From. Jim HnUey[ma|knihaUey@tbii|m.onm]
Sent, Thursday, September O1,201111:35AM
To. Randy Brant
Subject. Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits
Talbert & Bright, Inc. has been retained by Columbus County to prepare an environmental assessment for the following
projects etthe Columbus County Municipal Airport (CPC):
1. Construction ofoparallel taxiway;
2. Runway safety area improvements;
3. VVet!andmitigation; and
4. Culvert installation.
The County is currently conducting an environmental assessment in compliance with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) in order to examine potential effects of the project, As off-site wetland mitigation will be necessary, I would
greatly appreciate it if you could provide an estimate Of Your current wetland mitigation bank credits available for
purchase.
|fyou have any question, please let meknow. Thank you.
J!00Halley
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10. Jim Halley
Talbert & Bright
48110 Shelley Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
PrOject:ColuambUs County Municipal ,Airport
Dear Mr. Halley:
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FROM, Stone Farm Mitigation Bank
2628 New Village May
Wlimington, NC 28405
Pursuant to your redent request, Stone Farm Mitigation Bank (Bank) is providing preliminary acceptance
to supply wetland and/or stream compensatory mitigation credits for potential impacts associated with
the proposed improvements at the Columbus County Municipal Airport. At this time it is understood
that up to 33.2 credits may be required to satisfactorily mitigate for wetland and/or stream
disturbances, The proposed project is located in the Lumber River Basin (8 -digit HUG 03040206).
Upon determination of specific credittypes and quantities needed, we request for the applicant (or their
agent) to complete the attached Credit Request Form. Once this form is received, the Bank will reserve
the credits for a period of up to nine months. Please note that it is anticipated that sufficient stream
and riparian wetland credits will be available for purchase in November 2021, Non -riparian wetland
credits are currently available. Note also that the Bank utilizes the same price structuring as the North
Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCFEP). For reference, the Current fee schedule is as
follows:
Fee Category
Credit Unit
Fee per Unit (Higher fee HUs)*
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Fee per Unit „(Lower Fee HUs)
Stream
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$349.001
$264.00
�NonriparianWetlandacre
$46,230.00��
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$25,774.00
Riparlanwetland
acre
$54,077.OG1fT
$86,228.00
*Refer to NCEEP website for maps of higher and lower fee Hus,
Upon completion of the Credit Request Form and receipt of payment, Stone Farm Mitigation Bank will
take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. It is the applicant's responsibility to
ensure that: the credit types and amounts requested are, consistent with the compensatory mitigation
requirements of the permit(s) issued. The Bank and/or its agents are not responsible for determining
the applicant's mitigation requirements. If you have any questions or need additional information,
please contact me 8t910-341-5758 or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
P,
Nancy MclWn Strickland
Stone Farm Mitigation Bank
encs. Credit Request Form