Accept_U-5760 Additional_Div 9.pdf

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
MARC RECKTENWALD
Director
Ms. Amy Euliss
Division 9 PDEA Engineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
375 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127-7167
Dear Ms. Euliss:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 23, 2023
Subject: DMS Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
U-5760, Kernersville Southern Loop (Phase I), Forsyth County
References: USACE 404 Individual Permit issued August 10, 2020 (USACE Action ID 2016-
01337)
NCDWR 401 Water Quality Certification issued July 13, 2020 (NCDWR ID 2020-
0628)
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide
the additional compensatory mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on
February 22, 2023, the impacts are located in CU 03040101 of the Yadkin River basin in the Central Piedmont
(CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Table 1— Additional Impacts (feet / acres)
Yadkin
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
03040101
Non-
Coastal
Cp
000arm
Cold
Cl
W
Riparian
paran
Riparian
Marsh
Zone 1
Zone 2
Impacts (feet/acres)
0
0
123.000
0
0
0
0
0
*NOTE: Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.
This additional impact and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2023
impact data. DMS is currently providing stream and wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with this
project located in cataloging unit 03040101 of the Yadkin River basin as required by the 404 and 401 permits
issued in August 2020 and July 20020, as shown in the below table (in mitigation credits)
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Ms. Euliss
TIP U-5760
February 23, 2023
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Table 2 — Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS (based
on issued permits) and Revised Anticipated Impacts (based on mitigation request)
Total Permitted
Mitigation Provided by
Additional
Revised Total
Impact Type
Impacts
DMS per Issued
Impact (for
Impacts*
(feet / acre / sq ft)
Permits (Credits)
approval)
Stream (warm)
1,372.000
2,744.000
123.000
1,495.000
Riparian Wetland
0.110
0.220
0
0.110
Some of the additional stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.
DMS will provide the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies.
DMS commits to implementing additional 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.
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-
Sincerely,
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for James B. Stanfill
DMS Deputy Director
cc: Mr. Monte Matthews, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, Division of Water Resources, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-5760 — Division 9
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