20211057 Ver 1_Accept_B-4439_20210630

June 23, 2021

Mr. Mason Herndon
Division 3 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
5501 Barbados Boulevard
Castle Hayne, North Carolina 28429

Dear Mr. Herndon:

Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:

TIP Number B-4439, Replace Bridge 100 on SR 1532 over Muddy Branch, Brunswick
County

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on June 23, 2021, the impacts
are located in CU 03040206 of the Lumber River basin in the Southern Outer Coastal Plain (SOCP) Eco-Region, and
are as follows:

Stream &
Wetlands
River
Basin
CU
Location
Eco-
Region
Stream Wetlands
Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh
Impacts Lumber 03040206 SOCP 0 0 0 0.149 0 0
*Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.

DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory wetland mitigation credits to offset the impacts
associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies in accordance with 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. Monte Matthews, USACE – Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, NC Division of Water Resources – Raleigh
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT – EAU
File: B-4439 – Division 3