20080781 Ver 1_EEP Denial_20080519

E Osystem
PROGRAM
April 29, 2008
Joe Pearson
Pearson Properties
1422 Burtonwood Drive
Gastonia, NC 28054

MAY /u/
9 2008
WE1 LANDS AND SrORMWA`rE?a S?4NG'H
Project: Gaston Mall Redevelopment County: Gaston
We have received your request to access the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program's (NCEEP) In-Lieu Fee mitigation
program for the above referenced project. We regret that we are unable to accept payment for the following impacts at this time:
River
Basin CU
Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I
(Sq. Ft.) Buffer II
(Sq. Ft.)
Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh
Impacts Catawba 03050101 0 0 0 0.95 -
0 0 0 0
Credits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EEP recently proposed revisions to the fee schedule for wetland and stream mitigation as a means of allowing the program to generate
revenue commensurate with our project implementation costs. Although the revision was passed by the Environmental Management
Commission and Rules Review Commission, implementation of the revision has been delayed due to administrative rules regarding
comment submittals.. Per established protocols for rule-making, the fee revision must now be considered during the next legislative
session beginning in May 2008. Until that time, EEP has developed a strategy that considers the financial implications to the program
for new requests to access the In-Lieu Fee Program and has determined that we are unable to provide your mitigation as requested.
If you want to resubmit your request form at a later time, EEP will reconsider the request in the future. We anticipate updating our
strategy as new data and opportunities become available. EEP is accepting requests in some areas and will consider all new requests
on a case by case basis.
Thank you for your interest in our program. If you have any questions or need additional information on other mitigation options,
please contact Kelly Williams at [phone].
Sincerely,
Willia . Gilmore, PE
Director
cc: Cyndi Karoly, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit
Steve Chapin, USACE-Asheville
Alan Johnson, NCDWQ-Mooresville
Gregg Antemann, agent
File
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NCDENR
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net
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Ecosystem
PROGRAM
April 29, 2008
MAY ?0(a
Joe Pearson
Pearson Properties
1422 Burtonwood Drive
Gastonia, NC 28054
Project: Gaston Mall Redevelopment
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WETLANDS AND STORMWX[ER BRMC m
County: Gaston
We have received your request to access the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program's (NCEEP) In-Lieu Fee mitigation
program for the above referenced project. We regret that we are unable to accept payment for the following impacts at this time:
River
Basin CU
Location Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I
(Sq. Ft.) Buffer II
(Sq. Ft.)

Im
acts
C
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b
030 Cold Cool Warm Rip arian Non-Ri arian Coastal Marsh
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a 50101 0 0 T [
0.95 0 0 0 0
Credits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EEP recently proposed revisions to the fee schedule for wetland and stream mitigation as a means of allowing the program to generate
revenue commensurate with our project implementation costs. Although the revision was passed by the Environmental Management
Commission and Rules Review Commission, implementation of the revision has been delayed due to administrative rules regarding
comment submittals.. Per established protocols for rule-making, the fee revision must now be considered during the next legislative
session beginning in May 2008. Until that time, EEP has developed a strategy that considers the financial implications to the program
for new requests to access the In-Lieu Fee Program and has determined that we are unable to provide your mitigation as requested.
If you want to resubmit your request form at a later time, EEP will reconsider the request in the future. We anticipate updating our
strategy as new data and opportunities become available. EEP is accepting requests in some areas and will consider all new requests
on a case by case basis.
Thank you for your interest in our program. If you have any questions or need additional information on other mitigation options,
please contact Kelly Williams at [phone].
Sincerely,
6;-,-
Willia C. Gilmore, PE
Director
cc: Cyndi Karoly, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit
Steve Chapin, USACE-Asheville
Alan Johnson, NCDWQ-Mooresville
Gregg Antemann, agent
File
Resto?u?c?... ... Protect o r Stag
ern
NCDENR
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net