20130743 Ver 1_EEP Letter_20130625

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Juile 25, 2013
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph:D.
Ivianager, f'i•oject:Development.and Environmental Analysis Unit
Noxth Carolina Deparfinentof Transportatio�i
1548 Mail Service Center "
Raleigh, North Carolina.27699=1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-2519B, US 19E from SR 11'86 (Old US 19): in Yancey County tci:Multi-lane section
West of. Spruce Pine; IVlitchell.and Yancey Counti:es
The puipose ofthis letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement.Program,(EEP) will provide the
conlpensatory streain andxiparian wetland mitigation for the suUject;project. Based o�i the informaEion supplied by
you on June 19; ?013, the im�acts are loca,ted in CU 0601.010$ of the French Broad IZiver basin in_ihe Northern
Mountaiils (NM} Eco-Region, and are as fo11ow5:
Frc�ich Broad
06010108
NM
Impacts
*Some af the sfream and
detai ls.
Stream
Cold Cool Warm
3,872.0 0 0
�etland iinpacts ii�ay bc �imposedto be
Wetiands
Riparian : Non-
Riparian.
0.15 0
�initigated�at a l; l� �riiti�
Buffer (Sq. Ft:)
Coa$tal Zoiie 1 Zone 2
Marsh
0 0 0
on ratia See pennit apptication for
EEP comniits to impleilienfing sutficiei�t compensatory stream and riparian wedand mitigation credits to
offset the im�acts associated with this project as detennined by the regulatory agencies;in accordaiice �vitl� the N:C.
Department of Enuiroriment andNaturalResources' Ecosystem Enhancement.Program.In-Lieu Fee Instrument
dated July 28, 20`10. If the above referenced impact amounts are re��ised, then this mitigation acceptance letter will.
no longer be valid and a new niitigation acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
8420.
lf you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-
Sincerely;
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EEP`Asset Ivlanagement Supervisor
cc: Ms. L�ri Beckwith, USACE — Asheville.Regulafory Field Office
Ms. Qmy Chapman,�Division of Water Qualify, Wetlands/401 Unit
Iyls. Amy Euliss, Division of Water Quality; Winsfon-Salem Regional Office
File; R-2� 19B
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center,•Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-707-8976 / fittp:�/po�tal.ncdenr.orqlweb/eep