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PROGRAM
May 14, 2008
Mr. Richard Spencer
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401-1890
Dear Mr. Spencer:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
U-2810A, SR 1003 (Camden Road) Widening from NC 59 (Hope Mills
Road) to South of SR 3019 (Midland Court), Cumberland County; Cape
Fear River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03030004); Southern Inner Coastal
Plain (SICP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the compensatory stream and riparian wetland mitigation for the unavoidable
impact associated with the above referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation
request dated May 5, 2008, stream and riparian wetland mitigation from EEP is required for
approximately 273 feet of warm stream impact and 0.90 acre riparian wetland impact.
Stream and riparian wetland mitigation associated with this project will be provided in
accordance with Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to 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 fully executed on March 8, 2007 (Tri-
Party MOA). EEP commits to implement sufficient stream mitigation up to 546 credits and
riparian wetland mitigation up to 1.80 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. ilmore, P.E.
EEP Direc r
cc: Mr. Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT - PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-2810A
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 21699-I6S2 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net
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PROGRAM
May 14, 2008
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:
U-2810A, SR 1003 (Camden Road) Widening from NC 59 (Hope
Mills Road) to South of SR 3019 (Midland Court), Cumberland
County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream and riparian wetland mitigation for
the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on May 5, 2008, the
impacts are located in CU 03030004 of the Cape Fear River Basin in the Southern Inner
Central Piedmont (SICP) Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Warm Stream: 273 feet
Riparian Wetland: 0.90 acres
EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream and riparian
wetland 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 amounts are revised, then this mitigation acceptance letter
will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
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NCDENR
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www.nceep.net
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
Gilmore, P.E.
cc: Mr. Richard Spencer, USACE - Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: U-2810A