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Director Environmental Quality
June 29, 2021
Mr. Paul Williams
Division 1 Environmental Officer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
113 Airport Drive, Suite 100
Edenton,North Carolina 27932
Dear Mr. Williams:
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-2511,US 17 Widening from Washington Bypass north of NC 171 to Multi-
Lanes south of Williamston, Beaufort and Martin Counties
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services(DMS)will
provide the compensatory stream,wetland, and buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the
information supplied by you on June 28,2021,the impacts are located in CU 03020103 of the Tar-
Pamlico River basin in the Northern Inner Coastal Plain(NICP) and CU 03010107 of the Roanoke River
basin in the Northern Outer Coastal Plain(NOCP)Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Stream Wetlands
Stream and River CU Eco-
Wetlands Basin Location Region Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non- Coastal
Riparian Marsh
Impacts Tar- 03020103 NICP 0 0 721.000 1.277 0.350 0
Pamlico
Impacts Roanoke 03010107 NOCP 0 0 1,362.000 2.495 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.
All buffer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Restoration
Buffer Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that appropriate compensation for the buffer
mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWR's
Buffer Authorization Certification,DMS will transfer funds from the NCDOT 2984 Fund into the
Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund. Upon completion of transfer payment,NCDOT will have completed
its riparian buffer mitigation responsibility for TIP Number R-2511. Subsequently,DMS will conduct a
review of current NCDOT ILF Program mitigation projects in the river basin to determine if available
buffer mitigation credits exist. If there are buffer mitigation credits available,then the Riparian
Restoration Buffer Fund will purchase the appropriate amount of buffer mitigation credits from NCDOT
ILF Program.
Q North Carolina Department o Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services
NORTH CAROiINAD_E
vvv 217 West Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1652
o.P.rore l of Environmental Gualily 919.707.8976

Mr. Williams
June 29, 2021
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NCDOT TIP R-2511
Eco- Buffer Impacts
Buffer River Basin CU Region
Zone 1 Zone 2 TOTAL
Impacts Tar-Pamlico 03020103 NICP 53,782.000 34,600.000 88,382.000
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. Kyle Barnes,USACE—Washington Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Garcy Ward,NC Division of Water Resources
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick,NCDOT—EAU
File: R-2511
____ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
w/g 217 West Jones Street 11601 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1601
NORTH CAROI.INA
newbnem or EnNmnmen41 Welily 919,707,8600