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Home My WebLink About20131282 Ver 1_U-0071 Revised - STR - CF 02 & STR - RW - Buffer - NS 01_20140328A7i�r.-A. RCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Michael Ellison, Director John E, Skvarla, III Governor Ecosystem Enhancement Program Secretary March 28, 2014 Mr. Richard W. Hancock, P.E. Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation 1548 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1598 Dear Mr. Hancock: Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter: U -0071, East End Connector from NC 147 (Buck Dean Freeway) to North of NC 98, Durham County References: USACE 404 Individual Permit issued March 24, 2014 (USACE Action ID 2011- 00796) NCDWR 401 Water Quality Certification issued January 28, 2014 ( NCDWQ Project ID 2013 -1282) The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the stream, riparian wetland and buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on December 3, 2013, and the USACE 404 Individual permit and the NCDWQ 401 Water Quality Certification issued on March 24, and January 28, 2014, respectively, the stream impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape Fear River basin and the stream, riparian wetland and buffer impacts are located in CU 03020201 of the Neuse River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco- Region, and are as follows: *Some of the stream and 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 NCDWQ's Buffer Authorization Certification, EEP 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 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 Phone: 919 - 707 -89761 Internet: www.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer— Made in part by recycled paper Stream Wetlands Stream and River Cu Eco- Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non- Coastal Wetlands Basin Location Region Riparian Marsh Impacts Cape 03030002 CP 0 0 440 0 0 0 Fear Impacts Neuse 03020201 CP 0 0 1,824 0.19 0 0 *Some of the stream and 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 NCDWQ's Buffer Authorization Certification, EEP 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 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 Phone: 919 - 707 -89761 Internet: www.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer— Made in part by recycled paper Mr. Hancock NCDOT TIP U-0071 March 28, 2014 Page Two for TIP Number U-0071. Subsequently, EEP 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. Buffer River Basin CLI Eco-Region Buffer Impacts Zone 1 Zone 2 TOTAL Impacts Neuse 03020201 CID 345,198.0 239,938.0 585,136:0 MM lil!illilil iffiffliffiffiffiffiffifflill 1� 1111 :11111 • IMBM James ". Stanfill EEP Asset Management Supervisor Cc: Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, USAGE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Mr. Rob Ridings, NC Division of Water Quality — Raleigh File: U-0071