20120401 Ver 1_EEP Letters_20120411

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PROGRAM
April 11, 2012
Mara Sikora
Piedmont Natural Gas
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte NC 28210
Project PNG Line 150
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Expiration of Acceptance October 11 2012
County Brunswick/New Hanover
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 proposed 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 Perimt/401 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
River I CU I Stream (feet)
Basin Location
(acres)
Buffer I Buffer II
(Sq Ft) (Sq Ft)
Cold Cool I Warm Ri arian Non Ri arian Coastal Marsh
Impact Cape Fear 03030005 0 0 0 0 129 0 695 1 0 1 0 1
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]
Sincerely
Mich
Deputy Director
cc Karen Higgins NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit
Emily Hughes USACE Wilmington (AID 2010 00520)
Chad Coburn N(,DWQ Wilmington
Doug Huggett NCDCM Morehead City
Paul Masten agent
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