20150546 Ver 1_Mitigation Information_20150528

Pat McCrory
Governor
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Mitigation Services
May 28, 2015
Mr. Richard W. Hancock, P.E.
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Mr. Hancock:
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
B-5403, Replace Bridge 196 on SR 1532 over Crab Creek, Transylvania County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on May 20, 2015,
the impacts are located in CU 06010105 of the French Broad River basin in the Southem Mountains (SM) Eco-
Region, and are as follows:
French Broad
06010105
SM Cold
Impacts (feedacres) 22.0
Stream
Cool
Wetlands
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_ Riparian Marsh
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Zone 1 � Zone 2
*Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See pemut application for
details.
This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2015 impact data.
DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated
with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section F.3.c.iii of the
In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. If the above referenced impact amounts are revised, then this
mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required from
DMS.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
James B. tanfill
Asset anagement Supervisor
cc: Ms. Lori Beckwith, USACE — Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR
File: B-5403
1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
Phone: [phone] Internet: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/eep
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