20230550 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20231103 (2)

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

COMPENSATORY MITIGATION RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER FORM
November 11, 2023

Permittee: Piedmont Natural Gas/Tom Morris DWR Project # 20230550 v.2
Project Name: PNG Line 479 Transmission County: Robeson
The Division has received an acceptance letter from the NC Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) to
satisfy the mitigation requirements set forth in 401 Individual Certification No. WQC005968 issued to
Piedmont Natural Gas and Tom Morris, dated November 11, 2023 as provided in the table below.
Compensatory Mitigation River and 8-digit HUC Number
Non-Riparian Wetland 0.101 acres (credits) Lumber / 03040203

The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to DMS who will then sign the form to verify receipt of
payment and the transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once DMS has signed this form, it is the
Permittee’s responsibility to ensure that a signed copy of this form is submitted to the Division before
conducting any of the authorized impacts.

The Division of Mitigation Services verifies that the mitigation requirements (credits) shown above will
be debited using approved released or advance credits, and for all stream or wetland credits is in
accordance with the signed/approved In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. By signing below,
DMS 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): ________________________________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ________________________