20141284 Ver 1_correction letter-mitigation_20150212

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Rick Heareth
EPCON Communities
8600 Sam Furr Road, Ste. 180
Huntersville, NC 28078
Subject: Correction, mitigation requirement, Courtyards at Emerald Lake
Dear Mr. Heareth:
Donald van der Vaart
Secretary
February 12, 2015
DWR# 14 -1284
. Union County
In error, the total amount of mitigation required for the project was inadvertently
shown as 14,922 square feet. It should have read as 14,211 sq. ft. (4,737 sq. ft. X 3
multiplier for Goose Creek Impacts). This has been clarified with the Ecosystem
Enhancement Program.
All other conditions for the subject project remain. If you have any questions, please
contact me in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704- 663 -1699 or Ms. Karen Higgins in the
Central Office in Raleigh 919 - 807 - 6360..
Sincerely,,
Alan . J nson
Envir mental Sr. Specialist
Mooresville Regional Office
cc: Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville
Karen Higgins, Wetlands Unit
Greg Antemann, CWS
Mooresville Regional Office, 610 East Center Avenue, Mooresville, North Carolina 28155
Phone: [phone]Internet: www.nodenr.gov
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14.1284
NORTH CAROLINA - DIVISON OF WATER RESOURCES
401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
SUMMARY OF PERMITTED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2 H .0500, the EPCON Communities has permission as
outlined below to impact 85 linear feet of stream, 0,082 acre of wetland and 87,292 square feet of
buffer in order to construct the development in Union County, North Carolina. All activities
associated with these authorized impacts must be conducted with the conditions listed in the
attached certfication. THIS CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENTS.
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENT: ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
LOCATION: Lawyers Rd.IHawthome Rd.
COUNTY: Union
BASINISUBBASIN Yadkin (03050105)
Impacts;
B5 linear feet of stream
0.098 acre of wetland
67,292 sq, ft. of Goose Creek Buffer
As required by 15A NCAC 2H .0609 (c), and the conditions of this certification, you are required to
compensate for the above impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation
of wetlands as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the wafers
of the state.
Note: Requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
must be rounded to the nearest square foot, foot, and acreage requirements must be rounded to
one - quarter acre increments according to 15 2r .0503(b),
Nation,
4,737 sq. ft. (X 3) required
Mit. igat E
4,737 sq. ft. of buffer by the EEP required for the 401 Water Qualify Certification. In
correspondence dated January 27, 2015 the EEP indicated that up to 14,211 sq. ft. of buffer
mitigation would be conducted by EEP if available within the cataloging unit. More may be
required if mitigation is required outside the unit.
One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements is
through the payment of a fee to the Ecosystem Enhancement Fund per NCAC 2R,0503. If you
choose this option, please sign this form and mail it to the Ecosystem Enhancement Fund at the
address listed below. An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon
receipt of this form, PLEASE NOTE; THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL
YOU RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE EEP,
Signature
Date
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
DIVISON OF WATER RESOURCES
1652 Mail Service Center
RALEIGH, N.C. 27669.1652