Accept_Buffer_SR 1520_Bridge 94_Div 8 (2)

August 17, 2023
Mr. Art King
Division 8 Environmental Officer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
121 DOT Drive
Carthage, North Carolina 28327
Dear Mr. King:
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter: Replace Bridge 94 over Dry Creek on SR 1520,
Chatham County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide
the mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on August 17, 2023, the
impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape Fear River basin, Jordan watershed, Haw arm.
All buffer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Restoration Buffer
Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that appropriate compensation for the buffer mitigation will be
provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWR’s Buffer Authorization
Certification, DMS will transfer funds from the NCDOT 2984 Fund into the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund.
Upon completion of transfer payment, NCDOT will have completed its riparian buffer mitigation responsibility
for this bridge replacement project. Subsequently, DMS will conduct a review of current NCDOT ILF Program
mitigation projects in the river basin to determine if available buffer mitigation credits exist. If there are buffer
mitigation credits available, then the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund will purchase the appropriate amount of
buffer mitigation credits from NCDOT ILF Program.
Buffer River Basin Service
Area
Eco-
Region
Buffer Impacts
Zone 1 Zone 2 TOTAL
Impacts Cape Fear Jordan –
Haw CP 4,264.000 1,303.000 5,567.000
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
James B. Stanfill
DMS Deputy Director
cc: Mr. Ryan Conchilla, NCDWR
Mr. Brad Chilton, NCDOT
File: SR 1520_Bridge 94_Division 8
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