20130165 Ver 1_Application_20130227

Mr. Heath Slaughter
Division 11 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Post Office Box 250
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659
Dear Mr. Slaughter:
February 26, 2013
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
SR 1310 Improvements, Alleghany County, WBS Number 110.003087
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 February 21,
2013, 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
NM
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Non-
Coastal
Zone 1
Zone 2
Riparian
Marsh
Impacts
(feet/acres)
222
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*Some of the stream and wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.
This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2013 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.iii 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.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Beth Harmon at 919- 707 -8420.
Sincerely,
Michael 1 ison
EEP Acting Director
cc: Mr. Monte Matthews, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Euliss, Division of Water Quality, 401 Unit
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA
File: SR 1310 — Division 11
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