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February 12, 2013
Jim Kalish, PE
Piedmont Natural Gas
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
Project: Thomasville Line 12" Transmission Gas Line
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Expiration of Acceptance: August 12, 2013
County: Guilford
This is a conditional acceptance letter. 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
under conditions indicated 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 comRIv 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 Permit/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
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Stream (feet)
Wetlands (acres)
Buffer I
Buffer II
Basin
Location
(Sq. Ft.)
(Sq. Ft.)
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Non- Ri arian
Cstal Marsh
Cape Fear
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0
0
0
0
0
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* *EEP's willingness to accent payment for the above impacts is conditional and subject to the approval of the use of alternative
mitigation options by the Division of Water Ouality.
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
(919) 707 -8915.
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Acting Director
cc: Karen Higgins, NCDWQ Wetlands /401 Unit
John Thomas, USACE - Raleigh
Sue Homewood, NCDWQ - Winston -Salem
Joey Lawler, agent
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North North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1652 / 919 - 919 - 707 -8976 / www.nceep net