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December 10, 2007
Mr. David Baker
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
1 S 1 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolizza 28801.-5006
Dear Mr. 132ker:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
B-4038, Replace Bridge Number 26 on NC 183 over the Linville River,
Burke County; Catawba River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03050101);
Northern Mountains (NM) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above
refe-F.nced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated December 6, 2007,
stream mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 160 feet of cold stream iml;:tcts.
Strearr~ mitigation associated with this project will be provided in accordance with
Sectiozz X of '~he Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of Agreement between the N. C.
Dep;3ttment of Environment and Natural Resources, the N. C. Department of Transportation„ and
the U. 3: -Army Corps of Engineers fully executed on March 8, 2007 (Tri-Party MOA). F,EP
commits to implement sufficient stream mitigation up to 320 stream mitigation credits to offset
the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA year in which this project is
permitted. If the 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,
William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-4038
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December 10, 2007
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:
B-4038, Replace Bridge Number 26 on NC 183 over the Linville
River, Burke County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project.
Based on the information supplied by you on December 6, 2007, the impacts are located
in CU 03050101 of the Catawba River Basin in the Northern Mountains (NM) Eco-
Region, and are as follows:
Cold Stream: 160 feet
During the review of this request, it was noted that this project did not include any
wetland or stream impacts in the 2007 ;i-npa~.t Projection Database; however, EEP will
provide the requested stream mitigation. Depending on the availability and projected
need of stream mitigation in this cataloging unit, additional stream mitigation may be
required that was not included in the biennial budget submitted to NCDOT on September
18, 2007.
EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream mitigation to
offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA Year in which this
project is permitted, in accordance with Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to the
Memorandum of Agreement~between the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers, fully executed on March 8, 2007. If the above referenced impact
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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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William .Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. David Baker, USAGE -Asheville
lYir:. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-4038