20210986 Ver 1_Accept-W-5601EY-Div 5_20210728

July 23, 2021

Mr. Chris Murray, SPWS
Division 5 Project Engineer – Planning & Environmental
North Carolina Department of Transportation
2612 North Duke Street
Durham, North Carolina 27704

Dear Mr. Murray:

Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:

W-5601EY, Construct Eastbound Left Turn Lane on NC 42 at SR 2727 (Sauls Road), Wake
County, WBS Number 50138.1.156

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream and wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on
July 23,2021, the impacts are located in CU 03020201 of the Neuse River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) 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 Neuse 03020201 CP 0 0 97.000 0.190 0 0
*Some of the stream and/or wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application
for details.

DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream, wetland, and buffer 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. Andy Williams, USACE – Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, NC Division of Water Resources
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT – EAU
File: W-5601EY – Division 5