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Home My WebLink About20072007 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20120612 ArrA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild P E Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary June 12 2012 Wake&Durham Counties DWQ Project No 20072007 ver 2 Bridge 429 on SR 1839 TIP No B 3528 MODIFICATION of NEUSE BUFFER AUTHORIZATION with MODIFIED CONDITION Dr Gregory J Thorpe Ph D Manager NCDOT Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch 1598 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1598 Dear Dr Thorpe The following condition replaces condition#10 m the original Water Quality Certificaion and Buffer Authorization issued December 10 2007 10 Compensatory mitigation for impacts to 20 154 square feet of protected riparian buffers m Zone 1 and 10 079 square feet of protected riparian buffers m Zone 2 shall be required We understand that you have chosen to debit 75 581 square feet of Neuse Buffer Restoration from the Mark's Creek Mitigation Site for these impacts Mitigation for unavoidable impacts to Neuse Riparian Buffers shall be provided m HUC 3020201 of the Neuse River Basin and done m accordance with 15A NCAC 2B 0233 This approval acknowledges that DOT shall debit 75 581 square feet of Neuse Buffer Restoration to mitigate for these impacts All other conditions in the original certification dated December 10 2007 are still in effect If you have any questions please contact Rob Ridings at(919)807 6403 Sincerely /4,4AV Charles Wakild Director cc Chris Murray Division 5 Environmental Officer Deanna Riffey NCDOT PDEA File Copy INorthCarolma Transportation Permitting Unit Natuhallr& 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650 Internet http//h2o enr state nc us/ncwetlands An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer—50/Recycled/10/Post Consumer Paper 1"/" 414 k STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ?Q, 44, 441z. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 0 ,,3, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE EUGENENTI JR GOVERNOR SECRETARY May 4 2012 NCDWQ Wetlands and Stormwater Branch 1_, 7007 1650 Mail Service Center O Raleigh NC 27699 1650 ATTN Mr Rob Ridings NCDOT Coordinator Subject Buffer Modification Request for replacement of Bridge No 429 on SR 1839 (Leesville Rd) over Sycamore Creek in Wake and Durham Counties North Carolina Federal Aid Project No BRZ 1839(1) State Project No 8 2406801 WBS Element 33136 1 1 TIP No B 3528 Reference DWQ Project No 20072007 Dear Sir NCDOT originally proposed onsite mitigation using Jeffrey s warehouse to offset the unavoidable 226 linear feet of stream and 30 233 square feet(0 694 acres) of buffer impacts associated with T I P B 3528 Jeffrey s Warehouse Mitigation Site was debited for 452 linear feet of stream restoration and 75 581 square feet(1 735 acres) of Neuse Buffer Restoration However NCDOT has recently discovered that we have over debited the site for buffer restoration NCDOT would like to propose using another mitigation site Mark s Creek for buffer restoration The Mark s Creek Mitigation Site is located approximately two miles southeast of Knightdale off of Knightdale Eagle Rock Road in Wake County The site was originally constructed as onsite mitigation for R 2547 the Knightdale Bypass The site consists of stream restoration, wetland restoration wetland enhancement and wetland preservation It was constructed in 2002,planted in 2003, and has undergone five years of hydrologic and vegetative monitoring To offset unavoidable buffer impacts associated with TIP B 3528, the Mark's Creek Mitigation Site will be debited 75,581 square feet of buffer restoration This debit is reflected in the debit ledger below MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE 919 707 6100 LOCATION NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX 919 212 5785 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE WWW NCDOT ORG RALEIGH NC 27610-4328 RALEIGH NC 27699 1598 Mitigation Type I Debit Amount(Sq Ft ) II SITE TIP II Notes Buffer Restoration 114659 U 3804 Buffer Restoration 114 R 2814 B Buffer Restoration 7558118 3528 I 1 Mitigation Type Il Debit Amount(Acres) II SITE TIP ( Notes Riverine Wetland 0 98 R 3825A 49 @2 1 I Enhancement Riverine Wetland 10 9 R 2000F&G Enhancement Mitigation TY1Tel Starting Amount(Acres)II SITE TIP I Notes I Riverine Wetland 11 No Debits As of April 16 Preservation 2012 Mitigation Type 1I DEBIT AMOUNT(Acres) I SITE TIP Notes I Riverine Wetland 3 33 R 2547/R 2641 2 1 Restoration Mitigation Type DEBIT AMOUNT(Linear ' SITE TIP Notes Stream Restoration 28731R 2814A&B I I Request is hereby made to the North Carolina Department of Water Quality for the issuance of a Buffer Certification Authorization Modification for the above described mitigation activities If you have any further questions or need additional information, please call Deanna R.ffe), at(919)707 6151 - Sincerely __. ', _ (j_______e__---_ Grego J Thorpe, Ph D Manager Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit cc Brad Chilton PDEA NES File B 3528 2