20210297 Ver 1_Cherokee County - B182 - Mitigation Acceptance Letter_20210322

February 11, 2021

Mr. Patrick J. Breedlove
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779

Dear Mr. Breedlove:

Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:

Division 14 Project, Replace Bridge Number 182 on SR 1127 (Bell Hill Road) over UT to Persimmon Creek,
Cherokee County; WBS Element 17BP.14.R.205

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 received on February 10, 2021, the impacts
are located in CU 06020002 of the Hiwassee River basin in the Southern Mountains (SM) Eco-Region, and are as follows:

Hiwassee
06020002
SM
Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts (feet/acres) 68.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The impact and associated mitigation need were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2021 impact data. NCDEQ-DMS
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.iii of 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 Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.

Sincerely,

James B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor

cc: Mr. Dave McHenry, NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Officer
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT – EAU
File: SR 1127 – Bridge 182 – Division 14