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Home My WebLink About20140068 Ver 1_Mitigation Information_20140414A ga a NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Amy Vershel, PE Charlotte Mecklenburg Utility Dept. 5100 Brookshire Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28216 Project: Steele Creek Pumping Station County: Mecklenburg USACE #: 2014 -00393 WQ permit #: 2014 -0068 EEP #: 21173 Amount Paid: $34,251.00 Check Number: 919723 Michael Ellison, Director Ecosystem Enhancement Program RECEIPT April 14, 2014 John E. Skvarla, III Secretary C-T839 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. By acceptance of this payment, the NCEEP acknowledges that it 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 HUC Stream Credits (linear feet) Wetland Credits (acres) Buffer I& II (Sq. Ft.) Catawba 03050103 Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh Expanded Service Area 0 0 0 0.375 0 0 0 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 William Elliot, USACE- Asheville; Tyler Crumbley, USACE - Raleigh Alan Johnson, NCDWR- Mooresville Karri Blackmon, agent File 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 Ecosystem PROGRAM INVOICE #20934 March 18, 2014 Amy Vershel, PE Charlotte Mecklenburg Utility Dept. 5100 Brookshire Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28216 Project: Steele Creek Pumping Station invoice expires: May 18, 2014 County: Mecklenburg USACE#: 2014 -00393 WQ permit#: 2014 -0068 EEP #: 21173 Location: Catawba 03050103 Expanded Service Area You have elected to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements of the Section 401 /404 /CAMA permit(s) issued for the above referenced project through payment of a fee to the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program ( NCEEP). In accordance with 15A NCAC 2R .0402(d), the amount due is based upon the 2013 -2014 Fee Schedule and has been calculated as follows (Please note: payment for wetlands is calculated in increments of 0.25 acres). If you have any questions concerning this payment, please call Kelly Williams at (919) 707 -8915. Habitat Type Invoiced Amount Fee Schedule Cost Riparian Wetlands up to 0.50 acres x $ 68,502.00 = $34,251.00 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE if paid within 60 days $34,251.00 If payment is not received within 60 days of the date of this invoice, it will expire. Note that your permit(s) may require payment before this date. Subsequent invoice extensions will be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date they are issued. Extensions may be requested by emailing the NCEEP In -Lieu Fee Program Coordinator at kelly.williams @ncdenr.gov. Please submit an ePayment at h=: / /i)ortal.ncdenr.oriz/web /eep /gpayment or send a check payable to NCEEP for the Total Amount Due to the address below and enclose a copy of this invoice. US Mail: Physical Address (for other delivery services): NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program 1652 Mail Service Center 217 West Jones St., Suite 3000A Raleigh, NC 27699 -1652 Raleigh, N.C. 27603 If the account name on the check is not the same as the permit holder's name please include a signed statement by the permit holder that the check is beinp- written on behalf of and with full knowledse and authorization of, the permit holder. 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. YOU MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT FROM NCEEP PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY 404 PERMIT, CAMA PERMIT AND /OR THE 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION. cc: Karen Higgins, NCDWR Wetlands /401 Unit William Elliot, USACE - Asheville; Tyler Crumbley, USACE - Raleigh Alan Johnson, NCDWR- Mooresville Karri Blackmon, agent File R P�StDY ... ... PYD'7 " Ou,Y Stutz ��A NCDENR North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1652 / 919 - 707 -8976 / www.nceep.net U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Wilmington District Compensatory Mitigation_ Responsibility Transfer Form Permittee: Amy Verse[, PE, Charlotte Mecklenburg Utility Department Action ID: SAW- 2014 -00393 Project Name: Steele Creek Pumping Station Expansion Project County: Mecklenburg Instructions to Permittee: The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Sponsor, either an approved Mitigation Bank or the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP), who will then sign the form to verify the transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once the Sponsor has signed this form, it is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Manager identified on page two is in receipt of a signed copy of this form before conducting authorized impacts, unless otherwise specified below. If more than one mitigation Sponsor will be used to provide the mitigation associated with the permit, or if the impacts and /or the mitigation will occur in more than one 8 -digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC), multiple forms will be attached to the permit, and the separate forms for each Sponsor and /or HUC must be provided to the appropriate mitigation Sponsors. Instructions to Sponsor: The Sponsor must verify that the mitigation requirements (credits) shown below are available at the identified site. By signing below, the Sponsor is accepting full responsibility for the identified mitigation, regardless of whether or not they have received payment from the Permittee. Once the form is signed, the Sponsor must update the bank ledger and provide a copy of the signed form and the updated bank ledger to the Permittee, the USACE Project Manager, and the Wilmington District Mitigation Office (see contact information on page 2). The Sponsor must also comply with all reporting requirements established in their authorizing instrument. Permitted Impacts and Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: Permitted Impacts Reauirine Mitigation* 8 -digit HUC and Basin: 03050103, Catawba River Basin Stream Impacts (linear feet) Wetland Impacts (acres) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riverine Riparian Non - Riverine Non - Riparian Coastal 0.375 *If more than one mitigation sponsor will be used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor. Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: 8 -digit HUC and Basin: 03050103 Expanded Service Area Stream Mitigation (credits) Wetland Mitigation (credits) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riverine Riparian Non - Riverine Non - Riparian Coastal 0.375 Mitigation Site Debited: NCEEP (List the name of the bank to be debited. For umbrella banks, also list the specific site. For NCEEP, list NCEEP. If the NCEEP acceptance letter identifies a specific site, also list the specific site to be debited). Section to be completed by the Mitigation Sponsor Statement of Mitigation Liability Acceptance: I, the undersigned, verify that I am authorized to approve mitigation transactions for the Mitigation Sponsor shown below, and I certify that the Sponsor agrees to accept full responsibility for providing the mitigation identified in this document (see the table above), associated with the USACE Permittee and Action ID number shown. I also verify that released credits (and /or advance credits for NCEEP), as approved by the USACE, are currently available at the mitigation site identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide the required compensatory mitigation, the USACE Wilmington District Engineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to ensure compliance associated with the mitigation requirements. Mitigation Sponsor Name: 1 l I/ I IA it �l Name of S onsor's Authorized Representative: V` l \ b' y l Si na a of o sir's Authorized Representative Date of Signature g P p Page 1 of 2 Form Updated 23 October, 2013 USACE Wilmington District Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form, Page 2 Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit: • Once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsor and the USACE is in receipt of the signed form, the Permittee is no longer responsible for providing the mitigation identified in this form, though the Permittee remains responsible for any other mitigation requirements stated in the permit conditions. • Construction within jurisdictional areas authorized by the permit identified on page one of this form can begin only after the USACE is in receipt of a copy of this document signed by the Sponsor, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. For authorized impacts conducted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT), construction within jurisdictional areas may proceed upon permit issuance; however, a copy of this form signed by the Sponsor must be provided to the USACE within 30 days of permit issuance. NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the USACE has received this form, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. • Signed copies of this document must be retained by the Permittee, Mitigation Sponsor, and in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank /ILF Instrument. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that the USACE Project Manager (address below) is provided with a signed copy of this form. • If changes are proposed to the type, amount, or location of mitigation after this form has been signed and returned to the USACE, the Sponsor must obtain case -by -case approval from the USACE Project Manager and /or North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT). If approved, higher mitigation ratios may be applied, as per current District guidance and a new version of this form must be completed and included in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank /ILF Instrument. Comments /Additional Conditions: This form is not valid unless signed below by the USACE Project Manager and by the Mitigation Sponsor on Page 1. Once signed, the Sponsor should provide copies of this form along with an updated bank ledger to: 1) the Permittee, 2) the USACE Project Manager at the address below, and 3) the Wilmington District Mitigation Office, Attn: Todd Tugwell, 11405 Falls of Neuse Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587 (email: todd.tugwell @usace.army.mil). Questions regarding this form or any of the permit conditions may be directed to the USACE Project Manager below. USACE Project Manager: William Elliott USACE Field Office: Asheville Regulatory Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, North Carolina 28801 -5006 Email: william .a.elliott @usace.army.mil ELLIOTTMILLIAM.AN °ELLO'TLWILUA Mby 1048694604 DN: c =US. o -U.S. Government, ou =DoD, ou =PKI, THONY.1048694604 pate:]014.03.071095:518�05'00' ONY.t04869a60a March 6, 2014 USACE Project Manager Signature Date of Signature Current Wilmington District mitigation guidance, including information on mitigation ratios, functional assessments, and mitigation bank location and availability, and credit classifications (including stream temperature and wetland groupings) is available at http: / /ribits.usace.army.mil. Page 2 of 2 The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. 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