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May 14, 2007
Mr. John Hennessy
N. C. Division of Water Quality
Mail Service Center 1650
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Dear Mr. Hennessy:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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B-4128, Replace Bridge Number 73 on SR 1549 over Bull Run
Creek, Guilford County, Cape Fear River Basin (Cataloging Unit
03030003)
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the buffer mitigation required for the subject project. The
buffer impacts associated with this project are located in Cataloging Unit 03030003 of
the Cape Fear River Basin. This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation
acceptance letter issued on May 2, 2006. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation
request dated May 7, 2007, the project will impact buffers only. The buffer impacts have
decreased from the previous acceptance to 6,521 square feet in Zone 1 and 3,609 square
feet in Zone 2.
If the buffer impacts or the amount of mitigation required from EEP increases or
decreases for this project, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid
and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required. All buffer mitigation requests
and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund (Fund
2982).
The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that the appropriate compensation for
the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon
receipt of the NCDWQ's Buffer Authorization Certification, EEP will transfer funds
from Fund 2984 (Tri-Party MOA Account) into Fund 2982 and commit to provide the
appropriate buffer mitigation to offset the impacts associated with this project.
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 21699-I6S2 / 919-115-0416 / www.nceep.net

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Wil ' D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, P.E., PDEA, NCDOT
Mr. Andy Williams, USACE -Raleigh
File: B-4128 Revised

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PROGRAM
May 14, 2007
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
B-4128, Replace Bridge Number 73 over the Bull Run Creek on
SR 1549, Guilford County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the
information supplied by you on May 7, 2007, the impacts are located in CU 03030003 of
the Cape Fear River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Zone 1 Buffer: 6,521 square feet
Zone 2 Buffer: 3,609 square feet
If the buffer impacts or the amount of mitigation required for this project increases, then
this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance
letter will be required.
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 NCDWQ's Buffer Authorization
Certification, EEP will transfer funds from Tri-Party MOA Fund into the Riparian
Restoration Buffer Fund. Upon completion of transfer payment, NCDOT will have
completed its riparian buffer mitigation responsibility for TIP B-4128. Subsequently,
EEP will conduct a review of current MOA mitigation projects in the river basin to
determine if available buffer mitigation credits exist. If there are buffer mitigation credits
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, IbS2 Maii Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-I b52 / 919-1i5-0476 / www.nceep.net

available, then the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund will purchase the appropriate
amount of buffer mitigation credits from Tri-Party MOA Fund.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Andy Williams, USACE-Raleigh
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-4128 Revised