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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
March 3, 2004
Mr. William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Transition Manager
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
Dear Sir:
FILE GOPY
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
Subject: Rowan County. I-85 widening to a multi-lane facility from north of SR 1002 to
north of SR 2120 near the town of Spencer. State Project No 8.1631503. TIP No.
I-2511 CB.
The purpose of this letter is to request that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) provide confirmation that you are willing to provide compensatory mitigation for the
project in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed July 22, 2003 by the
USAGE, the NCDENR and the NCDOT.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation proposes to widen a 3.4 mi length of I-85 in
Rowan County. An eight-lane median divided roadway, with 10 ft outside grassed shoulders, is
proposed. The proposed right-of--way (ROW) width for the project is 300 ft.
RESOURCES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SECTION 404 AND 401 OF THE
CLEAN WATER ACT.
We have avoided and minimized the impacts to jurisdictional resources to the greatest extent
possible as described in the permit application. A copy of the permit application can be found at
htt~://www.ncdot.or~lannin~pe/naturalunit/A~lications.html. The remaining impacts to
jurisdictional resources will be compensated for by mitigation provided by the EEP program.
We estimate that 267 linear feet of jurisdictional streams and 0.47 acres of wetlands will be
impacted.
The project is located in the Piedmont Physiographic Province in Rowan County in the
Yadkin River basin in Hydrological Cataloguing Unit 03040103.
• The stream impacts will be to Town Creek [DWQ# 12-115-3], a fourth order perennial
stream, first order perennial streams and first order intermittent streams that are tributaries to

Town Creek. We propose to mitigate for the stream impacts by using the EEP for the 267
feet of impacts.
The wetland impacts tota10.47 acres of non-riverine wetlands. We propose to provide
compensatory mitigation for the wetland impacts by using the EEP for the 0.47 acres of
impacts.
Please send the letter of confirmation to Eric Alsmeyer (USAGE Coordinator) at U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (6508 Falls of the Neuse Road, Suite
120 Raleigh, NC 27615). Mr. Alsmeyer's FAX number is [phone]. The current let date
for the project is September 21, 2004 for which the let review date is August 3, 2004.
In order to satisfy regulatory assurances that mitigation will be performed; the NCDWQ
requires a formal letter from EEP indicating their willingness and ability to provide the
mitigation work requested by NCDOT. The NCDOT requests such a letter of confirmation be
addressed to Mr. John Hennessy of NCDWQ, with copies submitted to NCDOT.
If you have any questions or need additional information please call Matt Haney at (919)
715-1428
Sincerely,
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Gregory J. orpe, Ph.D.,
Environmental Management Director
Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch
cc: Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality
Ms. Marella Buncick, USFWS
Ms. Marla Chambers, NCWRC
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E., Roadway Design
Mr. Omar Sultan, Programming and TIP
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E., Highway Design
Mr. David Chang, P.E., Hydraulics
Mr. Greg Perfetti, P.E., Structure Design
Mr. Keith Phillips, Roadside Environmental
Mr. S.P. Ivey, P.E., Division 9 Engineer
Ms. Diane Hampton, P.E., Division 9 DEO
Mr. David Franklin, USAGE, Wilmington
Mr. William D. Gilmore, P.E., EEP, Raleigh
Ms. Becky Fox, USEPA
Mr. John F. Sullivan, III, FHWA