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North Carolina Departrn t of ri,rironnient and N .Wral ReSOL,Irc e
Pat McCrory rory Michael Ellison, [director
Governor Ecosystem Enhancement Program
June 18, 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:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
R- 2915C, US 221 Widening from North of the South Fork New River to South of NC 194,
Ashe County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will provide the
compensatory stream and riparian wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you
on June 17, 2014, the impacts are located in CU 05050001 of the New River basin in the Northern Mountains (NM)
Eco- Region, and areas follows:
New
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
05050001
NM
Cold
Cool
Wann
Riparian
Non-
Riparian
Coastal
Marsh
Zone]
Zone 2
Impacts (feet /acres)
2,263.0
0
0
0.20
0
0
0
0
This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2014 impact data. EEP
will commit to implement sufficient compensatory stream and riparian wetland mitigation credits to offset the impacts
associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section
F.3.c.iii of 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 Beth Harmon at 919 -707 -8420.
Sincerely,
James tanfill S�_ W.
EEP Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Mr. Andy Williams, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Dave Wanucha, NCDWQ — Winston -Salem Regional Office
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA
File: R -29150
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