20180018 Ver 1_Addendum Approval_DMS Laurel Valley

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
August22, 2023
Regulatory Division
SUBJECT: NCIRT Review and USACE Approval of the NCDMS Laurel Valley Mitigation
Plan Addendum / Burke County/ SAW-2020-00053/ NCDMS Project # 100140

Mr. Paul Wiesner
North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services

Dear Mr. Wiesner:

This letter is to inform you that the Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps)
has reviewed the proposed Mitigation Plan Addendum and Modification request for the
Laurel Valley mitigation site (Action ID SAW-2020-00053), dated March 2023. The
Laurel Valley site is in the CatawbaRiver Basin (Hydrologic Unit Code 03050101),
southwest of the intersection of Mt. Home Church Road and Laurelwood Road,
approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Morganton, in Burke County, NC.

In accordance with Sec. 332.8(g)(2) of the Federal Mitigation Rule, the proposed
Addendum was provided to the North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT) for
review and comment on June 20, 2023. IRT members’ review acknowledgement and
response of no comments are included in the corresponding transmittal email.

Based on our review, we have determined that no major concerns have been
identified with the proposed Addendum, which is considered approved with this
correspondence. This letter provides approval for the Addendum, but this does not
guarantee that the project will generate the adjusted amount of mitigation credit. As you
are aware, unforeseen issues may arise during monitoring of the project that may lead
to reduced credit. The attached credit release schedule has been updated to reflect the
change in total stream credit proposed to be generated on the site. Please ensure that
future credit release requests utilize the updated credit release schedule.

Please note that this electronic copy provided to you via email is your official copy.
Should you wish to receive a paper copyof this correspondence, please contact us.

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Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please
contact Mr. Steve Kichefskiby email at steven.l.kichefski @usace.army.milor by phone
at [phone], extension 4234.
Sincerely,
Todd Tugwell
Chief, Mitigation Branch
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