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August 17; 2007
Mr. David Baker
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Dear Mr. Baker:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-2518 A and B and R-2519A, Improvements to US 19, Madison
and Yancey Counties .
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) is willing to provide compensatory wetland and stream mitigation
required for the subject project. The impacts associated with this project are located in
Cataloging Units 06010105 and 06010108 both of the French Broad River Basin, and in
the Northern Mountains eco-region. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request
dated June 25, 2007, the NCDOT needs mitigation for 645 feet of stream impacts, 0.63
acre riparian wetland impacts, and 0.31 acre nonriparian wetland impacts. The impacts
associated with these projects are in two cataloging units and are as follows:
French Broad 06010105 Riparian Wetlands: 0.26 acre
Nonriparian Wetlands: 0.16 acre
French Broad 06010108 Stream: 645 feet
Riparian Wetlands: 0.37 acre
Nonriparian Wetlands: 0.15 acre
Compensatory wetland and stream mitigation associated with this project will be
provided in accordance with Section X of the Memorandum of Agreement between the
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the N. C. Department of
Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers signed on July 22, 2003 (Tri-
Party MOA). EEP commits to implement sufficient compensatory riparian and non-
riparian wetland mitigation in French Broad 06010105 up to 0.52 and 0.32 wetland
credits, respectively, and sufficient compensatory riparian and nonriparian wetland
mitigation in French Broad 06010108 up to 0.74 and 0.30 wetland credits, respectively,
as well as stream mitigation up to 1,290 stream credits to offset the impacts associated
with this project by the end of the MOA year in which this project is permitted. If the
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above referenced impact amounts are revised, then this mitigation acceptance letter will
no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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Will D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-2518A/B and R-2519A