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March 16, 2005
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Dear Mr. Thomas:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-3415, NC 67 Widening, Yadkin County; Yadkin River Basin (Cataloging Unit
03040101); Central Piedmont Eco-Region
References: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter Dated December 8, 2004
EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter Dated January 4, 2005
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) will
provide mitigation for the 1,212 feet (937 feet cool water and 275 feet warm water streams) of
unavoidable stream impacts associated with the above referenced project.
This letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letters issued on December 8, 2004 and January 4,
2005. The subject project is listed in Exhibit 2 of the Memorandum of Agreement among the North
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the North Carolina Department of
Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District dated July 22, 2003;
however, EEP intends to provide compensatory stream mitigation at a ratio up to 2:1 in Cataloging Unit
03040101 of the Yadkin River Basin. Mitigation sites located in this cataloging unit currently containing
surplus mitigation assets consists of, but not inclusive of, Warrior Creek, Purlear Creek, Purlear Creek II,
Naked Creek, and the Fisher River and Deep Creek Mitigation Banks (NCDOT Full Delivery Projects).
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at
[phone].
Sincerely,
William D. Gilmore. P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Phil Harris, Office of Natural Environment, NCDOT
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-3415 (Amended #2)
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 21699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net

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PROGRAM
March 16, 2005
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-3415, NC 67 Widening, Yadkin County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied
by you in letters dated November 29, 2004, December 13, 2004, and March 9, 2005, the impacts
are located in CU 03040101 of the Yadkin River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region,
and are as follows:
Stream Impacts: 1,212 feet (937 feet cool and 275 feet warm)
This letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letters issued on December 8, 2004,
and January 4, 2005. As stated in your letters, the subject project is listed in Exhibit 2 of the
Memorandum of Agreement among the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Wilmington District dated July 22, 2003. The mitigation for the subject project will
be provided in accordance with this agreement.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. John Thomas, USACE-Raleigh
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-3415 (Amended #2)
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