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PROGRAM
December 10, 2007
Mr. William Wescott
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
Dear Mr. Wescott:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
B-3684, Replace Bridge Numbers 127 and 129 on SR 1565 over the Tar
River, Pitt County; Tar-Pamlico River Basin (Cataloging Unit
03020103); Northern Inner Coastal Plain (NICP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide thf. compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated
with the above referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated
December 4, 2007, stream mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 181 feet of warm
stream impact.
Stream 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 warm stream mitigation up to 362 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 above referenced impact amounts are revised, then this mitigation acceptance
letter will no longer be valid and a Pew mitigation acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1921t.
Sincerely,
William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT - PDEA
Mr. Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-3684
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PROGRAM
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-3684, Replace Bridge Numbers 127 and 129 on SR 1565 over
the Tar River, Pitt 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 4, 2007, the impacts are located
in CU 03020103 of the Tar-Pamlico River Basin in the Northern Inner Coastal Plain
(NICP) Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Warm Stream: 181 feet
During the review of this request, it was noted that this project did not include any
wetland or stream impacts in the 2007 Impact 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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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 21699-1652 / 919-115-0416 / www.n(eep.net

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 D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. William Wescott, USACE - Washington
Mr. Brian Wretui, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-3684