20140237 Ver 2_8_P-5204 NCEEP- STR - RW - Buffer (Haw) - CF 02_20140307

March 7, 2014
Mr. Marc Hamel
Rail Project Development Manager
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Rail Division
1553 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1553
Dear Mr. Hamel:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
P -5204, McLeansville Road Railroad Improvements, Guilford County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will
provide the compensatory stream, riparian wetland and riparian buffer mitigation for the subject project.
Based on the information supplied by you on February 28, 2014, the impacts are located in CU 03030002
of the Cape Fear River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco- Region, and are as follows:
Cape Fear
03030002
Cp
Stream
Wetlands
Cold
Cool
Warm
Riparian
Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh
Impacts* (feet/acres)
0
0
446.0
0.03
0
0
*Some of the stream and wetland impacts are 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, 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 for TIP Number P -5204. 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
Watershed
Eco- Region
Buffer Impacts
Zone 1
Zone 2
TOTAL
Impacts
Cape Fear
03030002 (Haw)
CI'
10,213.0
6,214.0
16,427.0

Mr. Marc Hamel
March 7, 2014
TIP Number P -5204
Page Two
EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory warm stream mitigation and riparian
wetland mitigation credits and riparian buffer mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with this
project as determined by the regulatory agencies in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment
and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program 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 EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please .contact Ms. Beth Harmon at
919- 707 -8420.
cc:
Mr. John Thomas, USACE — Raleigh Wegulator
Ms. Sue Homewood, Division of Water Quality,
Mr. Sandy Smith, Axiom Environmental
Mr. Scott Davis, Axiom Environmental
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT - PDEA
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