20201434 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20230809 (4)

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARb E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER FORM
August 9, 2023
Permittee: Rick Hester and Johnston County DWR Project # 20201434 V2
Project Name: 4 MGD WWTF Upgrade, Force Main, and County: Johnston
Discharge Project
The Division has received a Statement of Availability (SOA) from EBX-Neuse I, LLC Neuse Riparian
Buffer Umbrella Mitigation Bank, RES Neuse Buffer and Nutrient Offset Umbrella Mitigation Bank,
RES Poplar Creek Buffer & Nutrient Offset Umbrella Mitigation Bank, EBX Upper Neuse Riparian
Buffer Umbrella Mitigation Bank, RES 2021 Neuse Umbrella Mitigation Bank, or RES 2022 Phase II
Umbrella Mitigation Bank for the Buffalo Branch, Selma Mill, Cedar Grove, Hatley, Bucher, Hannah
Bridge, Stone Creek, Meadow Spring, Uzzle, Poplar Creek, Polecat, Wolf King, Thunder Swamp, and
Caraway Bluff Bank site(s) (Mitigation Provider) to satisfy the mitigation requirements set forth in the
Buffer Authorization issued to Rick Hester and Johnston County, dated August 9, 2023 as provided in the
table below.
Compensatory Mitigation
River and 8-digit HUC
Number
Neuse Buffer
1,722 square feet (credits)
Neuse River / 03020201
The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Provider specified above who will then
sign the form to verify receipt of payment and the transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once the
Mitigation Provider has signed this form, it is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that a signed copy
of this form and the mitigation transfer certificate is submitted to the Division before conducting any of
the authorized impacts.
The Mitigation Provider verifies that the mitigation requirements (credits) shown above, have been
released and are available at the identified bank site(s). By signing below, the Mitigation Provider is
accepting full responsibility for the identified mitigation. As a reminder to the Mitigation Provider, no
more than 25 percent of the total mitigation required by Division can be met through preservation, unless
requested and approved by the Division Director (15A NCAC 02H. 0506(c)(7)).
Signature Authority Name (print):
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D � ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
NOR1H cAROLNa 919.791.4200