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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140219 Ver 1_EEP Receipt_20140501Courtney Driver Winton -Salem Forsyth County Utilities Commission 1100 E. First St., Suite 121 Winston - Salem, NC 27102 Expiration of Acceptance: September 18, 2014 Project: Harper Road Lift Station and Clemmons No. 1 Expansion County: Forsyth The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept payment for compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with the above referenced project as indicated in the table below. Please note that this decision does not assure that participation in the NCEEP will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be approved. You must also comply with all other state, federal or local government permits, regulations or authorizations associated with the proposed activity including SL 2009 -337: An Act to Promote the Use of Compensatory Mitigation Banks as amended by S.L. 2011 -343. This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. if we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit /401 Certification /CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In- Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net. Based on the information supplied by you in your request to use the NCEEP, the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following table. The amount of mitigation required and assigned to NCEEP for this impact is determined by permitting agencies and may exceed the impact amounts shown below. Impact River Basin CU Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I (Sq. Ft.) Buffer II (Sq. Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non - Riparian Coastal Marsh Yadkin 03040101 0 0 0 0.35 0 0 0 0 Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. Thank you for your interest in the NCEEP. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 707 -8915. Sincerely Jiim' S1. Stanfill ,/Asset Management Supervisor Pat McCrory- " Governor NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Michael Ellison, Director Ecosystem Enhancement Program RECEIPT May 1, 2014 Courtney Driver Winston- Salem'Forsyth'County Utilities Commission 4100 "E. -First St., Suite 121'_ Winston - Salem-, NC 27102 Project:- Harper Road Lift Station &'Clemmons No. 1 Expansion --County: Forsyth -- _ USACE #: 2013 -01247 WQ permit #: 14 -0219 = EEP #: 21230 Amount Paid: $19,365.00 Check.Number: 779900 The North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) has received a check as indicated above as payment for the compensatory mitigation requirements of the 401 Water Quality Certification/Section 404 /CAMA Permit(s) issued for the above - referenced project. This receipt serves as notification that your compensatory mitigation requirements assigned to NCEEP associated with the authorized activity as specified below have been satisfied. You must-also comply with all other conditions of this certification and any other state, federal or local government permits or authorization associated with this activity including SL 2009- 337, An Act to Promote the Use of Compensatory Mitigation Banks, as amended by S.L. 2011 -343. John E. Skvarla, III Secretary viz The NCEEP, by acceptance of this payment, acknowledges that the NCEEP is responsible for the compensatory mitigation requirements indicated below associated with the project permit and agrees to provide the compensatory mitigation as specified in the permit. Mitigation responsibility assigned.to the NCEEP is nontransferable. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. River Basin Stream Credits Wetland Credits Buffer I& II HUC (linear feet) (acres) (Sq: Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non - Riparian Coastal Marsh Yadkin 0 0 0 0.35 0 0 0 03040101 Refunds of payments made to NCEEP are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must be submitted in accordance with EEP's refund policy at www.nceep.net. If you have any questions or need additional information,, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 707 -8915. Sincerely, Michael Ellison Director cc: Karen Higgins, NCDWR Wetlands/401 Unit John Thomas, USACE -; Todd Tugwell, USACE - Raleigh Phil May, agent 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 Phone: 919 - 707 -89761 Internet: www.nedenr.gov An Equal Opportumtt Affirmative Action Employer - Made in part by recycled paper I