20210303 Ver 2_Macon County - B204 - Mitigation Acceptance Letter_20231025

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
Mr. Patrick J. Breedlove
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Breedlove:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 11, 2021
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
Division 14 Project, Replace Bridge Number 204 on SR 1533 (Walnut Creek Road) over Walnut Creek,
Macon County; WBS Element 17BP.14.R.159
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 received on February 10, 2021, the impacts
are located in CU 06010202 of the Little Tennessee River basin in the Southern Mountains (SM) Eco-Region, and are as
follows:
Little Tennessee
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
06010202
Non-
Coastal
SM
Cold
ooarm
Cl
W
Riparian
paran
Riparian
Marsh
Zone 1
Zone 2
Impacts (feet/acres)
104.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a different ratio. See permit application for details.
The impact and associated mitigation need were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2021 impact data. NCDEQ-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 F3.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 Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
James B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Mr. Dave McHenry, NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Officer
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — EAU
File: SR 1533 — Bridge 204 — Division 14
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services
217 W. Jones Street 1 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
919.707.8976