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Home My WebLink AboutPrivateer Farms Mitigation SiteREPLY TO ATTENTION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 69 DARLINGTON AVENUE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA 28403 1343 December 6, 2011 Regulatory Division Action ID No SAW 2009 00932 North Carolina Department of Transportation Project Analysis and Environmental Analysis Branch c/o Gregory J Thorpe PhD 1 South Wilmington Street Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1548 Dear Mr Thorpe This letter serves as a correction to our December 1 2011 letter regarding the final release of all stream and riverme wetland credits for the Privateer Farms Mitigation Site which is an addendum under the North Carolina Department of Transportation Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (NCDOT UMBI) executed on September 4, 2009 In that letter, our office failed to include the release of the final 20% (or 53 5 riverme wetland credits) of the bank which were withheld in 2010 By copy of this letter we are acknowledging that these and all remaining credits are released for DOT use Please be reminded that credits are prohibited from being sold for non DOT projects If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at the Wilmington Regulatory Field Office telephone (910) 251 4811 Sincerely, rYl\ Mickey Sugg, Project Manager Wilmington Regulatory Division DEC - 8 2011 DENR WATER QUALITY WETLANDa AND STOR MATER BRMl r Copies Furnished Mr Gary Jordan U S Fish and Wildlife Service Post Office Box 33726 Raleigh North Carolina 27636 3726 Mr Steve Sollod Transportation Project Coordinator Division of Coastal Management 1638 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1638 Mr Travis Wilson North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 1142 185 Service Road Creedmoor, North Carolina 27522 Mr Ron Sechler National Marine Fisheries Service Pivers Island Beaufort North Carolina 28516 Mr Ian McMillan North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Webscape Unit 1650 Mail Seri ice Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650 Ms Becky Fox U S Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands Regulatory Section- Region IV 1307 Firefly Road Whittier North Carolina 28789 Ms Leilam Paugh North Carolina Department of Transportation 1 South Wilmington Street Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1548 Mr Pete Benjamin U S Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Post Office Box 33726 Raleigh North Carolina 27636 3726 Ms Molly Ellwood North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington North Carolina 28405 Ms Debra Wilson Division of Coastal Management '`dorth Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington North Carolina 28405 Messrs Kevin Tweedy and Dwayne Huneycutt Michael Baker Engineering Inc 8000 Regency Parkway, Suite 200 Cary North Carolina 27518 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 69 DARLINGTON AVENUE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA 28403 1343 December 1, 2011 Regulatory Division Action ID No SAW 2009 00932 North Carolina Department of Transportation Project Analysis and Environmental Analysis Branch c/o Gregory J Thorpe Ph D 1 South Wilmington Street Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1548 Dear Mr Thorpe DEC 2 DFNR w ZDll VGS,gNDSTpR 4tIY RANCH Please reference our June 30 2011 letter regarding withheld credits and conservation easement recordation for the Privateer Farms Mitigation Site, which is an addendum under the North Carolina Department of Transportation Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument ( NCDOT UMBI) executed on September 4, 2009 The Privateer Farms site is within Harrison Creek watershed and is located west of NC Hwy 53 north of Elizabethtown at the Bladen/Cumberland County line North Carolina Additionally please reference our July 12 2011 letter concerning the release of NC DOT mitigation credits to the private sector as it relates to the NCDOT UMBI and our July 21, 2011 receipt of the Privateer Farms Permanent Conservation Easement Upon reviewing the conservation easement which was recorded in December 24 2003 and corrected on July 7 2005 our office concurs that you have fulfilled the preservation mechanism requirements pursuant to Section III(D)(1)(c) of the NCDOT UMBI and the May 2009 Privateer Farm Addendum Consequently all remaining credits totaling 8 066 linear feet of stream credits and 213 credits of riverine wetlands are released for compensatory use for NCDOT projects only At this time credits are prohibited from being sold for non NCDOT projects Private sector use of the bank will not be available until specific concerns outlined in our July 12, 2011 letter have been adequately addressed 4 Please be reminded that your agency must continue to fulfill the responsibilities prescribed by the NCDOT UMBI i e ledger reporting requirements and long term protection If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at the Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, telephone (910) 251 4811 Sincerely, -A Mickey Wilmm Copies Furnished Mr Gary Jordan U S Fish and Wildlife Service Post Office Box 33726 Raleigh North Carolina 27636 3726 Mr Steve Sollod Transportation Project Coordinator Division of Coastal Management 1638 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1638 Mr Travis Wilson North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 1142 185 Service Road Creedmoor North Carolina 27522 Mr Ron Sechler National Marine Fisheries Service Pivers Island Beaufort North Carolina 28516 Mr Ian McMillan North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Webscape Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650 Project Manager Regulatory Division Ms Becky Fox U S Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands Regulatory Section Region IV 1307 Firefly Road Whittier North Carolina 28789 Ms Leilam Paugh North Carolina Department of Transportation 1 South Wilmington Street Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1548 Mr Pete Benjamin U S Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Post Office Box 33726 Raleigh North Carolina 27636 3726 Ms Molly Ellwood North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 r. 1. -3 Ms Debra Wilson Division of Coastal Management North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington North Carolina 28405 Messrs Kevin Tweedy & Dwayne Huneycutt Michael Baker Engineering, Inc 8000 Regency Parkway Suite 200 Cary North Carolina 27518