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Home My WebLink About20230261 Ver 2_Receipt_20240304ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BiSER Secretary MARC RECKTENWALD Director Liz Harpole Kroger Fulfillment Network, LLC 1014 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Project: Project Independence County: Cabarrus 401 permit#: 2023-0261 404 permit#: 2021-01846 DMS ID#: MR-08640 Amount Paid: $599,472.90 Check Number: 50297693 {++ STATE q �aae r NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality RECEIPT March 4, 2024 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 404 Permit(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 Location Mitigation Type Credits Yadkin 03040105 Warm Stream 810 Refunds of payments made to NCDMS are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must be submitted in accordance with the Division's refund policy. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly.Williams@deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, j Kelly Williams ILF Program Coordinator cc: Todd Tugwell, USACE - Raleigh; Krysta Stygar, USACE Sheri Montalvo, NCDWR Chris Tinklenberg, agent North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services .DEQ�) 217 West Jones Street 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1652 Flros a a i m,,,� 919.707.8976 DocuSign Envelope ID: A86B4FC1-1 FAD-4294-9576-98EBE6B065FA ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER secretory RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality COMPENSATORY MITIGATION RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER FORM February 9, 2024 Permittee: Kroger Fullfilment Network LLC DWR Project # 20230261 v2 Project Name: Project Independence Fulfillment Center County: Cabarrus 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. WQC005830 issued to Kroger Fullfilment Network LLC, dated February 9, 2024 as provided in the table below. Compensatory Mitigation River and 8-digit HUC Number Stream 810 credits Yadkin / 03040105 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) Kelly Williams for NCDMS Signature: &4z/_,btJ Date: 4 March 2024 �NAI North Carolina DepartmenT ofEnvironmental Quality I Division ofWater Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 NORTH C919.707.9000 oe W-taE,Omnmlo�ei Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form Permittee: Kroger Fulfillment Network, LLC, Liz Harpole Action ID: SAW-2021-01846 Project Name: Project Independence County: Cabarrus 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: 03040105, Yadkin River Basin Stream Impacts (linear feet) Wetland Impacts (acres) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riverine Riparian Non-Riverine Non -Riparian Coastal 272 *If more than one mitigation sponsor will be used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor. Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: 8-digit HUC and Basin: 03040105, Yadkin River Basin Stream Mitigation (credits) Wetland Mitigation (credits) Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riverine Riparian Non-Riverine Non -Riparian Coastal 810 Mitigation Site Debited: NCDMS (List the name of the bank to 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 Sponsor shown 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 mitigation site identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide the required compensatory mitigation, the USACE Wilmington District Engineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to ensure compliance associated with the mitigation requirements. Mitigation Sponsor Name: NCDMS Name of Sponsor's Authorized Representative: Kelly Williams �^ Z44 � 4, 4 March 2024 Signature of Sponsor's Authorized Representative Date of Signature Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit: • Once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsor and 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 one of this form can begin only after the District is 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 District within 30 days of permit issuance. NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the District has 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 District Project Manager (address below) is provided with a 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 District Project 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 District administrative records for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument. Comments/Additional Conditions: A letter from NCDMS, confirming they are willing and able to accept the applicant's compensatory mitigation responsibility, dated 11/8/2023 was included with the preconstruction notification. This form is not valid unless signed below by the District Project 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 email to 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 Project Manager Signature 2/20/2024 Date 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.