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PROGRAM
December 18, 2006
Mr. Todd Tugwell
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
6508 Falls of the Neuse Road, Suite 120
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
Dear Mr. Tugwell:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
NCDOT Rail Division Improvements -Cox to Hoskins Siding;
Cape Fear River Basin (Cataloging Units 03030002 and
03030003); Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable
impact associated with the above referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's
mitigation request dated December 13, 2006, compensatory stream mitigation from EEP
is required for approximately 472 feet of stream impacts located in the following
cataloging units:
Cape Fear 03030002 132 feet
Cape Fear 03030003 340 feet
Mitigation for this project will be provided in accordance with Section X of the
Memorandum of Agreement between the N. C. Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, the N. C. Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers signed on July 22, 2003. EEP commits to implement sufficient compensatory
stream mitigation up to 264 stream credits in Cape Fear 03030002 and 480 stream credits
in Cape Fear 03030003 to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the
MOA year in which this project is permitted. If the impacts change from the above listed
amount, then this mitigation strategy letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation
strategy letter will be required from EEP.
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27649-1652 / 419-115-0476 / www.nceep.net
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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Wilharii D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetland/401 Unit
Mr. Marc Hamel, NCDOT Rail Division
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT-PDEA
Ms. Elizabeth Scherrer, EcoScience
File: NCDOT Rail Division -Cox to Hoskins Siding Improvements
December 18, 2006
Mr. Marc Hamel
Rail Project Development Engineer
Rail Division Environment and Planning Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1553 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1553
Dear Mr. Hamel:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
NCDOT Rail Division Improvements -Cox to Hoskins Siding,
Guilford County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project.
Based on the information supplied by you in a mitigation request dated December 13,
2006, the impacts are located in the following cataloging units of the Cape Fear River
Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region:
Cape Fear 03030002: 132 feet
Cape Fear 03030003: 340 feet
Mitigation for this project will be provided in accordance with the Memorandum
of Agreement between the N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the
N. C. Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers signed on
July 22, 2003. EEP will commit to implementing sufficient compensatory stream
mitigation to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA year
in which this project is permitted. If the above referenced impacts amounts are revised,
then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation
acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
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North Carolina Ecosystem EnhancemenC Program,16~2 Mai! Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / ~9i9-115-04 b~ENR nceep.net
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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W htam D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Todd Tugwell, USACE -Raleigh
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
Ms. Elizabeth Scherrer, EcoScience
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT-PDEA
File: NCDOT Rail Division -Cox to Hoskins Siding Improvements