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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200758 Ver 2_U-6010 Mitigation Acceptance Letter_20220922ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary TIM BAUMGARTNER Director Mr. Jerry Parker NCDOT Division 7 Environmental Supervisor North Carolina Department of Transportation Post Office Box 14996 Greensboro, North Carolina 27415-4996 Dear Mr. Parker: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 17, 2020 Subject: DMS Mitigation Acceptance Letter: Division 7 Project — TIP Number U-6010 — Intersection Improvements at US 70 and University Drive (includes S. Church Street Widening), Alamance County The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services (NCDEQ DMS) will provide the compensatory mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on July 13, 2020, 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 Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.) 03030002 Non- Coastal CP Cold Cool Warm Riparian Riparian Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2 Impacts (feet/acres) 0 0 144.0 0.047 0 0 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. These impacts and associated mitigation needs were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2020 impact data. DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory 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 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 DMS. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420. Sincerely, James Stanfill DMS Asset Management Supervisor cc: Mr. David Bailey, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA Mr. James Mason, Three Oaks Engineering File: U-6010 — Division 7 OTCAROLINA Usp dmWd Emtroa 1al OWllty North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services 217 W. Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652 919.707.8976