20120688 Ver 1_Mitigation Information_20120823

Mr Heath Slaughter
Division i I Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Post Office Box 250
North Wilkesboro North Carolina 28659
Dear Mr Slaughter
PROGRAM
August 21 2012
Subject EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter
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improvements to SR 1368 (Powers Hollow Road) Ashe County WBS Number
I I C 005126
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project Based on the information supplied by you on August 17
2012 the impacts are located in CU 05050001 of the New River basin in the Northern Mountains (NM) Eco
Region and are as follows
New
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq Ft )
05050001
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Non
Coastal
Zone 1
Zone 2
NM
Riparian
Marsh
Impacts
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(feet/acres)
This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2012 impact data
EEP will commit to implement sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated
with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section F 3 c ►i► of 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
Suzanne imek
EEP Acting Director
cc Mr Monte Matthews USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms Amy Euliss Division of Water Quality Transportation and Permitting Unit
Ms Linda Fitzpatrick NCDOT — PDEA
File SR 1368 — Division 11
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