20201511 Ver 1_B-5642 - RW - CF 05_20210421

March 29, 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:

B-5642, Replace Bridge 65 on NC 87 over Hood Creek, Brunswick County

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on March 26,
2021, the impacts are located in CU 03030005 of the Cape Fear River basin in the Southern Outer Coastal Plain
(SOCP) Eco-Region, and are as follows:

Cape Fear
03030005
SOCP
Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts
(feet/acres) 0 0 0 0.120 0 0 0 0
*Some of the wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for
details.

The impacts and associated mitigation needs were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2021 impact data.
DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory wetland 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 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: B-5642