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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA ' , Winston
onal Office
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE EUGENE A CONTI JR
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
May 21 2012
U S Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive Suite 105
Wake Forest NC 27587
ATTN Mr Monte Matthews
NCDOT Coordinator
Dear Sir
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Subject Permit Modification for an Individual Section 404 Permit and Section 401 Water
Quality Certification for SR 1001 (Connelly Springs Road) from US 321A (Norwood
Street) to SR 1712 (Starcross Road) in Caldwell County Federal Aid Project No MA
STP 7533(2) Division 11 WBS 34783 1 1 TIP No U 221113 Debit $570 from WBS
34783 1 1
Reference Individual Section 404 Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification dated January
24 2012 and January 3 2012 respectively
The North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) requests a permit modification to change the
wetland mitigation compensation as proposed in the previous permit The impact numbers have not
changed since the Individual Permit (IP) was issued
Summary of Jurisdictional Impacts
This project will permanently impact 0 24 acre of wetlands 1 610 linear feet of streams and temporarily
impact 0 01 acre (53 linear feet) of streams This has not changed since the permit was issued for this
project in January 2012
Summary of Miti ag tion
Previously compensatory mitigation for the 0 24 acre of wetland impacts was going to be provided by
debiting the Long Creek Mitigation Site in Mecklenburg County However it was recently discovered that
the Long Creek site is not available for further debits of wetland impacts
MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE [phone] LOCATION
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX [phone]
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE WWW DOH DOT STATE NC US RALEIGH NC 27610 4328
RALEIGH NC 27699 1598

Therefore compensatory mitigation for the 0 24 acre of wetland impacts for this project will now be
provided by the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) The EEP will still be providing all required
compensatory stream mitigation required for this project as outlined in the IP Please see the attached
updated EEP acceptance letter dated May 1 2012
REGULATORY APPROVALS
Section 404 Application is hereby made for a USACE Individual 404 Permit Modification as required
for the above described activities
Section 401 We are hereby requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification Modification from the N C
Division of Water Quality In compliance with Section 143 215 3D(e) of the NCAC we will provide
$570 00 to act as payment for processing the Section 401 permit modification previously noted in this
application (see Subject line) We are providing five (5) copies of this application to the NCDWQ for
their review and approval
Thank you for your assistance with this project If you have any questions or need additional
information, please contact Erin Cheely at ekcheely @ncdot gov or [phone]
A copy of this permit modification request and its distribution list will be posted on the NCDOT
website at http / /www ncdot org /doh/preconstruct/pe /neu/permit html
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Sincerely
MGre ry J Thorpe PhD Manager
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List
U 221 1 B IP Modification Application Page 2 of 2

May 1 2012
Mr Gregory J Thorpe Ph D
Manager Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Marl Service Center
Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1548
Dear Di Thorpe
Subject EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter
U 221113, SR 1001 (H►briten Drive) from US 321A (Norwood Street) to SR 1712 (Oak
Hill School Road) Caldwell County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory stream and riparian wetland mitigation for the subject project Based on the mfoi oration supplied by
you on April 27 2012 the impacts ai a located in CU 03050101 of the Catawba River Basin in the Norther n
Mountains (NM) Eco Region and are as follows
Catawba
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq Ft )
03050101
Non
Coastal
NM
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Riparian
Marsh
Zone I
Zone 2
Impacts
0
0
1 457
024
0
0
0
0
(feet /acres)
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on July 19,
November 22 and December 20 2011 EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream and riparian
wetland mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies
in accordance with the N C Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program
In Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28 2010 If the above referenced impact amounts are revised then this
mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required from
EEP
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If you have any questions or need additional information please contact Ms Beth Harmon at 919 715
Sincerely
M ch el Ellison
E eputy Director
cc Mr Monte Matthews USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mr Bi ran Wrenn Division of Water Quality Wetlands /401 Unit
File U 2211 B Revised
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Proaram 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1652 / 919 715 0476 / www nceeo net