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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140710 Ver 2_EEP Letters_20150504Av AG NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Key Kasravi Hammerford Development 12119 Pebblebrook Drive Houston, TX 77024 Project: Sapp Road Commercial Development Michael Ellison, Director John E. Skvarla, III Ecosystem Enhancement Program Secretary October 22, 2014 Expiration of Acceptance: April 22, 2015 County: Guilford The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept payment for compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with the above referenced project as indicated in the table below. Please note that this decision does not assure that participation in the NCEEP will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be approved. You must also comply with all other state, federal or local government permits, regulations or authorizations associated with the proposed activity including SL 2009 -337: An Act to Promote the Use of Compensatory Mitigation Banks as amended by S.L. 2011 -343. This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit /401 Certification /CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In- Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net. Based on the information supplied by you in your request to use the NCEEP, the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following table. The amount of mitigation required and assigned to NCEEP for this impact is determined by permitting agencies and may exceed the impact amounts shown below. Impact River Basin CU Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I (Sq. Ft.) Buffer II (Sq. Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non - Riparian Coastal Marsh Cape Fear 03030003 0 0 274 Up to 1.2 0 0 0 0 Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. 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. Thank you for your interest in the NCEEP. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (919) 707 -8915. Sincerel , James. rtanfill Asset Management Supervisor cc: Jennifer Burdette, NCDWR Wetlands /401 Unit Craig Brown, USACE - Raleigh Sue Homewood, NCDWR- Winston -Salem Michael Brame, agent 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 Phone: 919 - 707 -89761 Internet: www.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer— Made in part by recycled paper