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RECEIPT
February 20, 2024
Rick Walliser
South Fork Ventures, LLC
PO Box 178
Wadmalaw Island,SC29487
Project:Wilson Site
County: Gaston
401permit#:2023-0595
404 permit#:2023-00723
DMS ID#: MR-08451
Amount Paid: $70,667.33
Check Number: 505055654
The NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) has received a check as indicated above as payment for the
compensatory mitigation requirements of the 401 Water Quality Certification/Section 404Permit(s) issued for
the above-referenced project. This receipt serves as notification that your compensatory mitigation
requirements assigned to DMS associated with the authorized activity as specified below have been satisfied.
You must also comply with all other conditions of this certification and any other state, federal or local
government permits or authorization associated with this activity including G.S. § 143-214.11.
The DMS, by acceptance of this payment, acknowledges that the Division is responsible for the
compensatory mitigation requirements indicated below associated with the project permit and agrees to
provide the compensatory mitigation as specified in the permit. Mitigation responsibility assigned to the DMS
is nontransferable. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the In-Lieu Fee Program instrument
dated July 28, 2010.
Mitigation LocationMitigation TypeCredits
Catawba 03050101Riparian Wetland0.928
Refunds of payments made to NCDMS are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must
information, please contact Kelly.Williams@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Kelly Williams
ILF Program Coordinator
cc: Todd Tugwell, USACE -Raleigh; Krysta Stygar, USACE
Sheri Montalvo, NCDWR
Paul Petitgout, agent
Kelly Williams NCDMS
20 February 2024
Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form
Permittee:South Fork Ventures, LLC, RickWalliser Action ID:SAW-2023-00723
Project Name:Wilson Project County:Gaston
Instructions to Permittee:The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Sponsor, either an approved Mitigation
Bank or the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS), who will then sign the form to verify the transfer of the mitigation
responsibility. Once the Sponsor has signed this form, it is the Permittee’s responsibility to ensure that Wilmington District Project
Manager identified on page two is in receipt of a signed copy of this form before conducting authorized impacts, unless otherwise
specified below. If more than one Mitigation Sponsor will be used to provide the mitigation associated with the permit, or if the
impacts and/or the mitigation will occur in more than one 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC), multiple forms will be attached to the
permit, and the separate forms for each Sponsor and/or HUC must be provided to the appropriate Mitigation Sponsors.
Instructions to Sponsor: The Sponsor verifies that the mitigation requirements (credits) shown below have been released and are
available at the identified site. By signing below, the Sponsor is accepting full responsibility for the identified mitigation, regardless of
whether they have received payment from the Permittee. Once the form is signed, the Sponsor must update the bank ledger and
provide a copy of the signed form and the updated ledger to the Permittee, the Project Manager who issued the permit, the Bank
Project Manager, and the District Mitigation Office (see contact information on page 2). The Sponsor must also comply with all
reporting requirements established in their authorizing instrument.
Permitted Impacts and Compensatory Mitigation Requirements:
Permitted Impacts Requiring Mitigation*8-digit HUC and Basin:03050101, Catawba River Basin
Stream Impacts (linear feet)Wetland Impacts (acres)
WarmCoolColdRiparian RiverineRiparianNon-RiverineNon-RiparianCoastal
0.464
*If more than one mitigation sponsorwill be used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor.
Compensatory Mitigation Requirements:8-digit HUC and Basin: 03050101, Catawba River Basin
Stream Mitigation (credits)Wetland Mitigation(credits)
WarmCoolColdRiparian RiverineRiparianNon-RiverineNon-RiparianCoastal
0.928
Mitigation Site Debited:NCDEQ-DMS
(List the name of the bankto be debited. For umbrella banks, also list the specific site. For NCDMS, list NCDMS. If the NCDMS
acceptance letter identifies a specific site, also list the specific site to be debited).
Section to be completed by the Mitigation Sponsor
Statement of Mitigation Liability Acceptance: I, the undersigned, verify that I am authorized to approve mitigation transactions for
the Mitigation Sponsorshown below, and I certify that the Sponsor agrees to accept full responsibility for providing the mitigation
identified in this document (see the table above), associated with the USACE Permittee and Action ID number shown. I also verify
that released credits (and/or advance credits for NCDMS), as approved by the Wilmington District, are currently available at the
mitigationsite identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide the required compensatory mitigation, the
USACE Wilmington DistrictEngineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to ensure complianceassociated with the mitigation
requirements.
NCDMS
Mitigation SponsorName:
Kelly Williams
Name of Sponsor’s Authorized Representative:
20 February 2024
Signature of Sponsor’s Authorized RepresentativeDate of Signature
Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit:
Once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsorand the District is in receipt of the signed form, the Permittee is
no longer responsible for providing the mitigation identified in this form, though the Permittee remains responsible for any other
mitigation requirements stated in the permit conditions.
Construction within jurisdictional areas authorized by the permit identified on page oneof this formcan begin only after the
Districtis in receipt of a copy of this document signed by the Sponsor, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for
providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. When NCDMS provides mitigation for authorized impacts conducted by the
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), construction within jurisdictional areas may proceed upon permit
issuance; however, a copy of this form signed by NCDMS must be provided to the Districtwithin 30 days of permit issuance.
NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the Districthas received this form, confirming that the Sponsor has
accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein.
Signed copies of this document must be retained by the Permittee, Mitigation Sponsor, and in the USACE administrative records
for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument. It is the Permittee’s responsibility to ensure that the DistrictProject Manager
(address below) is provided witha signed copy of this form.
If changes are proposed to the type, amount, or location of mitigation after this form has been signed and returned to the District,
the Sponsor must obtain case-by-case approval from the DistrictProject Manager and/or North Carolina Interagency Review Team
(NCIRT). If approved, higher mitigation ratios may be applied, as per current District guidance and a new version of this form must
be completed and included in the Districtadministrative records for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument.
Comments/Additional Conditions:A letter from NCDMS, confirming they arewilling and able to accept the applicant’s
compensatory mitigation responsibility, dated 4/14/2023 was included with the preconstruction notification.
This form is not valid unless signed below by the DistrictProject Manager and by the Mitigation Sponsor on Page 1. Once signed, the
Sponsor should provide copies of this form along with an updated bank ledger to: 1) the Permittee, 2) the District Project Manager
at the address below, 3)the Bank Manager listed in RIBITS, and 4)the Wilmington District Mitigation Office, 3331 Heritage Trade
Drive, Suite 105, Wake Forest, NC 27587 (or by emailto SAWMIT@usace.army.mil). Questions regarding this form or any of the
permit conditions may be directed to the District Mitigation Office.
USACE Project Manager:Krystynka B Stygar
USACE Field Office:Charlotte Regulatory Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
8430 University Executive Park Drive, Suite 615
Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
Email: krystynka.b.stygar@usace.army.mil
10/4/2023
USACE Project Manager SignatureDate of Signature
Current Wilmington District mitigation guidance, including information on mitigation ratios, functional assessments, and mitigation
bank location and availability, and credit classifications (including stream temperature and wetland groupings) is available at
http://ribits.usace.army.mil.