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PROGRAM
October 29, 2013
Mr. Mark S. Davis
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Davis:
Subj ect
Reference
EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:.
R-5207B, Widening of SR 1006 (Howard Gap Road), Henderson and Buncombe
Counties
USACE 404 Nationwide Permit Number 14 issued March 5, 2012 (USACE
Action ID 2012-00114)
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will
provide the additional stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by
you on October 29, 2013, the additional impacts are located in CU 06010105 of the French Broad River
basin in the Southern Mountains (SM) Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Table 1— Additional Im ac
French Broad
06010105
SM Cold
Stream
Cool I Warm
Impacts I 0 35.0 I 0
feedacres)
Wetlands
Riparian Non-
Riparian
0 0
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Coastal Zone 1 Zone 2
Marsh (3:11 (1.5:11
0 �I 0 I 0
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EEP is currently providing stream and riparian wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with this
project located in French Broad 06010105 as required by the 404 permits that were issued in 2012, as
shown in the below table (in mitigation credits):
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Mr. llavis •
TIP R-5207B Additional
October. 29, 20,13
Page Two
'able 2 — Total Revised
Impact Type
Freiich Bc-oad O5
S tream
andMiti�atii�n Cred'►tsProvide
Per.mitted Mitigatio�i Prov►ded b,y
E�P per Issue.d
Impncts permits (Credits);
527
Wetland � 0.
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Additiorial Impact
(for approyal)
C
Itevised Total
Impacts-
562:0
0.03
E�P commits to providing the additional coinpe.nsatory stre�m mitigation credits:to offset all of
the impacts locateci in the Erench .Broad River basin (CU 060 1 0-1 05) associated witlr this prqjeet as
deterniiraed by tlie. regulatory ageiicies 'in accordance witli the N.G. llepartment of Environment and
Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enllancement Program In-Lieu Fee InstrumeiiY dated 7uly 38, 2010. If the
above referenced impact amounts are revised, then tliis initigation acceptance letter will.no longer be
valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be re�uired from EEI'::
If you llave any questiotis or ileed adclitional information, please contact 1VIs. Betli Harmon at.
919-707-8420.
Si7icerely,
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Ja� B.:Stanfill
EEP' Assef Maiiagement„ Supeivisor
Cc: Ms. Lori Beckwitli, USACE — Asheville Regulatory Fie.ld Office
� Ms. Amy Ckapia�an,: N.0 Division ofWater Q.uality — Wetlancls/401 Unit
Fite: R-5207B ?:dditiorial
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