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Quality
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February 17, 2016
Mr. Marc Hamel
Rail Project Development Manager
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1553 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1553
Dear Mr. Hamel:
Subject:
Reference
Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
TIP Number P-4900, Pembroke Connector, Robeson County
USACE 404 Individual Permit issued June 22, 2015 (USACE Action ID 2006-
33096)
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will
provide the additional riparian wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information
supplied by you on February 16, 2016, the additional riparian wetland impacts are located in CU
03040203 of the Lumber River Basin in the Southern Inner Coastal Plain (SICP) Eco-Region, and are as
follows:
Table 1— Additional
Lumber
03040203
SICP
Impacts (feet/acres)
pacts (feet / acres
Stream
Cold Cool
0 0
Wetlands
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1 1 �1
*NOTE: Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1
details.
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Coastal Zone 1 Zone 2
Marsh (3:1) (1.5:1)
o � o � 0
ratio. See permit application for
These impacts and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2016 impact
data. DMS is currently providing stream and riparian wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with
this project located in cataloging unit 03040203 of the Lumber River basin as required by the 404 permit
that was issued in June 2015, as shown in the below table (in mitigation credits):
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Environmen tal
Quality
Mr. Hamel
TIP P-4900
February 17, 2016
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PAT MCCRORY
Ge�vernor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
secrercary
Table 2— Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS
(based on 2015 permits) and Revised Anticipated Impacts (based on mitigation reauestl
Impact Type
Stream
Total Permitted
Impacts
(feet / acre / sq ft)
266.0
Mitigation Provided by
DM5 per Issued
Permits (Credits)
357.0
Additional Revised Total
Impact (for Impacts*
approval)
266.0
� Riparian Wetland � 2.19 � 4.38 � 0.05 � 2 24
*Some of the additional wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for
details. DMS will provide the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies.
This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2016
impact data. DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory mitigation credits to offset the
additional impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery
timeline listed in Section F.3.c.iii oi the In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. This mitigation
acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter that was issued on January 13, 2015.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at
919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
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Jame . Stanfill
Credit Management Supervisor
Cc: Ms. Liz Hair, USACE — Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA
File: P-4900 Additional
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