20210461 Ver 1_U-5813 - STR - YD 103 & 104_20210302

February 26, 2021

Mr. Philip S. Harris, III, P.E.
Environmental Analysis Unit
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598

Dear Mr. Harris:

Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:

U-5813, US 64 Widening from Asheboro Bypass to East of I-73 / I-74 / US 220, Randolph County

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on February 25, 2021, the
impacts are located in CUs 03040103 and 03040104 of the Yadkin River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and
are as follows:

Stream and
Wetlands
River
Basin
CU
Location
Eco-
Region
Stream Wetlands
Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh
Impacts Yadkin 03040103 CP 0 0 551.0 0 0 0
Impacts Yadkin 03040104 CP 0 0 74.0 0 0 0
*Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.

DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated
with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies in accordance with the 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 DMS.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.

Sincerely,

James B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor

cc: Mr. Monte Matthews, USACE – Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR
File: U-5813