20140334 Ver 1_USACE eApproval_20160329

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
REPLY TO February 24, 2016
ATTENTION OF:
Regulatory Division
Re: NCIRT Review and USACE Approval of the Candy Creek revised Draft Mitigation Plan; SAW -
2015 -01209; DMS Project #96315
Mr. Tim Baumgartner
North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
Dear Mr. Baumgartner:
The purpose of this letter is to provide the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
(NCDMS) with all comments generated by the North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT) during
the review period for the Candy Creek Mitigation Site. These comments are attached for your review.
Based on our review of these comments, including the provider's response, and revised mitigation
plan pages, we have determined that no major concerns have been identified with the revised Mitigation
Plan, which is considered approved with this correspondence. The provider's response and the revised
pages of the mitigation plan, must be incorporated into the Final Mitigation Plan.
The Final Mitigation Plan is to be submitted with the Preconstruction Notification (PCN)
Application for Nationwide permit approval of the project along with a copy of this letter. All changes
made to the Final Mitigation Plan should be summarized in an errata sheet included at the beginning of the
document. If it is determined that the project does not require a Department of the Army permit, you must
still provide a copy of the Final Mitigation Plan, along with a copy of this letter, to the appropriate USACE
field office at least 30 days in advance of beginning construction of the project. Please note that this
approval does not preclude the inclusion of permit conditions in the permit authorization for the project,
particularly if issues mentioned above are not satisfactorily addressed. Additionally, this letter provides
initial approval for the Mitigation Plan, but this does not guarantee that the project will generate the
requested amount of mitigation credit. As you are aware, unforeseen issues may arise during construction
or monitoring of the project that may require maintenance or reconstruction that may lead to reduced credit.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter,
the mitigation plan review process, or the requirements of the Mitigation Rule, please contact me at 919-
846-2564.
Sincerely,
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Andrea Hughes
Mitigation Project Manager
Electronic Copies Furnished:
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