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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140650 Ver 1_EEP Receipt_20150206NC®ENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Ecosystem Enhancement Program Donald R. van der Vaart Governor Secretary RECEIPT February 6, 2015 Whitney Waldrop PSNC 800 Gaston Road Building A Gastonia, NC 28056 Project: PSNC Line T021 B Pipeline Project County: Alamance /Orange DWQ #: 14 -0650 COE #: 2014 -00846 EEP #: 23716 Amount Paid: $48,268.30 Check Number: 3465 The North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) has received a check as indicated above as payment for the compensatory mitigation requirements of the 401 Water Quality Certification /Section 404 /CAMA Permit(s) issued for the above - referenced project. This receipt serves as notification that your compensatory mitigation requirements assigned to NCEEP associated with the authorized activity as specified below have been satisfied. You must also comply with all other conditions of this certification and any other state, federal or local government permits or authorization associated with this activity including SL 2009- 337, An Act to Promote the Use of Compensatory Mitigation Banks, as amended by S.L. 2011-343. The NCEEP. by acceptance of this payment, acknowledges that the NCEEP is responsible for the compensatory mitigation requirements indicated below associated with the project permit and agrees to provide the compensatory mitigation as specified in the permit. Mitigation responsibility assigned to the NCEEP is nontransferable. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. River Basin HUC Stream Credits (linear feet) Wetland Credits (acres) Buffet I &II (Sq. Ft.) Cape Fcar 03030002 Cold 0 Cool 0 Warm 0 Riparian 0.13 Non - Riparian 0 Coastal Marsh 0 Jordan- HAW �9 366 Refunds orpayments made to NCEEP are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must be submitted in accordance with EEP's refund policy at www,nceep.net. If you have any questions or need additional information. please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 707 -8915. IerSiely. I on Director cc: Craig Brown, USAGE- Raleigh: Todd Tugwell, USACE - Raleigh Sheri Montalvo, NCDWR Raleigh Crystal Fox, a�(yent 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 Phone 919- 707.89761 Internet: www.nceep.net An Equal Opportunity' Affirmative Action Employer -Made in pail from recycled paper U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Wilmington District Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form Permittee: PSNC Energy Project Name: Line T -0218 Pipeline Project Action ID: SAW- 2014 -00846 County: Orange Instructions to Permittee: The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Sponsor, either an approved Mitigation Bank or the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP), who will then sign the form to verify the transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once the Sponsor has signed this form, it is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Manager identified on page two is in receipt of a signed copy of this form before conducting authorized Impacts, unless otherwise specified below. If more than one mitigation Sponsor will be used to provide the mitigation associated with the permit, or if the impacts and /or the mitigation will occur in more than one 8 -digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC), multiple forms will be attached to the permit, and the separate forms for each Sponsor and /or HUC must be provided to the appropriate mitigation Sponsors. Instructions to Sponsor: The Sponsor must verify that the mitigation requirements shown below are available at the identified site. By slgning below, the Sponsor is accepting full responsibility for the identified mitigation, regardless of whether or not they have received payment from the Permittee. Once the form is signed, the Sponsor must update the appropriate ledger and provide a copy of the signed form to the Permittee and to the USACE Bank /In -Lieu Fee Program Manager. The Sponsor must also comply with all reporting requirements established in their authorizing instrument. Permitted Impacts and Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: Permitted Impacts Requiring Mitigation* ( 8 -digit Mir and Racin• AQn2nnn) rte.,., c..... Stream Impacts (linear feet) ...,--- ..,- -. ' ­V. vas .­m m oaaoi Wetland Impacts (acres) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riparian Non Riparian Coastal Riverine Non - riverine Non - Riparian Coastal 0.13 C Ulan One F111ugaiwn sponsor wiii De used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor. Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: 8 -digit HUC and Basin• 03030002 C F Stream Mitigation (credits) ape ear n1VC1 oasm Wetland Mitigation (credits) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riparian Non Riparian Coastal Riverine Non - riverine 0.13 Mitigation Site Debited: NCEEP (List the name of the bank to be debited. For umbrella banks, also list the specific site. For NCEEP, list NCEEP. If the NCEEP acceptance letter Identifies a specific site, also list the specific site to be debited). Section to be completed by the Mitigation Sponsor Statement of Mitigation Liability'Acceptance: I, the undersigned, verify that I am authorized to approve mitigation transactions for the Mitigation Sponsor shown below, and I certify that the Sponsor agrees to accept full responsibility for providing the mitigation Identified In this document (see the table above), associated with the USACE Permittee and Action ID number shown. I also verify that released credits (and /or advance credits for NCEEP), as approved by the USACE, are currently available at the mitigation site identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide the required compensatory mitigation, the USACE Wilmington District Engineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to ensure compliance associated with the mitigation requirements. Mitigation Sponsor Name: Name of 7Snor's Authoriz _ Re esentative: l�(i �� VVtJ� 1 I Q YKl (� FP nAayu 2qJ(J Signata' o on is Authorized Representative Date of Signatu Page 1 of 2 Form Updated 2 October, 2017 USACE Wilmington District Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form, Page 2 Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit: • once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsor and the USACE is in receipt of the signed form, the Permitt =e is no longer responsible for providing the mitigation identified in this form, though the Permittee remains responsible for any other mitigation requirements stated in the perrnit conditions. • Construction with!n jurisdictional areas authorized by the permit identified on page one of this form can begin only after the USACE is in receipt of a copy of this document signed by the Sponsor, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. For authorized impacts conducted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), construction within jurisdictional areas may proceed upon permit Issuance; however, a copy of this form signed by the Sponsor must be provided to the USACE within 30 days of permit Issuance. NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the USACE has received this form, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. • S ;gned copies of this document must be retained by the Permittee, Mitigation Sponsor, and in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank /ILF Instrument. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that the USACE Project Manager (address below; is provided with a signed copy of this form. • If changes are proposed to the type, amount, or'location of mitigation after this form has been signed and returned to the USACE, the Sponsor must obtain case -by -case approval from the USACE Project Manager and /or North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT). If approved, higher mitigation ratios may be applied, as per current District guidance and a new version of this form must be completed and included in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank /ILF Instrument. Comments /Additional Conditions: None Th's form is not vaiid unless signed by the mitigation Sponsor and USACE Project Manager. For questions regarding this form or any of the conditions of the permit authorization, contact the Project Manager at the, address below. USACE Project Manager: Craig Brown USACE Field Office: Raleigh Regulatory Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 Email: Cralg.J.Brown @usace.army.mil r� January 22, 2015 USACE Project Manager Signature Date of Signature Current Wilmington District mitigation guidance, including information on mitigation ratios, functional assessments, and mitigation bank location and availability, and credit classifications (including stream temperature and wetland groupings) is available at http: / /ribits.usace.armv.mil. Page 2 of 2 The wdmng-lcn District is committed to pro%idmg the highest level of support to the pubnc. To help us ensure we continue to do se: please complete the Zu>tii-rier S'- tisfaction Survey located at our website at it pjL .cyLilatgN,usacesurvey,coni.'to complete the survey online.