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Home My WebLink About20170151 Ver 1_Revised - Division 7 - STR - Buffer CF 02 (Haw)_20170201En vironmental Quality ROY CJOPER cv��„o. January 18, 2017 Mr. Jerry Parker NCDOT Division 7 Environmental Supervisor North Carolina Department of Transportation Post Office Box 14996 Greensboro, North Carolina 27415-4996 Dear Mr. Parker: Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter: Division 7 Project - TIP B-4960, Remove Bridge 214 over Little Alamance Creek on SR 3058 (Judge Adams Road) and Extend SR 3224 (Konica Drive), Guilford County The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the NCDENR Division oF Mitigation Services (NCDENR DMS) will provide the stream and buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on January 12 and 18, 2017, the stream and buffer impacts are located in CU 03030002 of the Cape Fear River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Stream Wetlands Stream and River CU Eco- Wetlands Basin Location Region Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non- Coastal Riparian Marsh Impacts Cape 03030002 CP 0 0 135.0 0 0 0 Fear (Haw Arm) ��____ _s_,-- ��.•... �. �.... ,,...,a.�, .,..yaa.�, �uay �� ,,,,�,�,Cu �� C ,,,,usa�eu at a �: � minganon racio. aee permit app�ication for details. All buFfer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that appropriate compensation for the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWQ's Buffer Authorization Certification, NCDENR DMS will transfer funds from the NCDOT 2984 Fund into the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund. Upon completion of transfer payment, NCDOT will have completed its riparian buffer mitigation responsibility for this project. Subsequently, DMS will conduct a review of current NCDOT ILF Program mitigation projects in the river basin to determine if available buffer mitigation credits exist. If there are buffer mitigation credits available, then the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund will purchase the appropriate amount of buffer mitigation credits from NCDOT ILF Program. Buffer � River Basin � CU � Eco-Region Buffer Impacts Zone 1 � Zone 2 � TOTAL Impacts I Cape Fear I 03030002 (Haw) I CP I �,129.0 I 5,$52.0 14,981.0 �Nothing Compares�.. State of North Carolina a Environmental Quality 217 West Jones Sireet I 1607 Mail Service Center � Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601 919 707 8600 Mr. Parker January 18, 2017 Page Two Division 7- SR 3058 - Bridge 214 The mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on January 17, 2017. NCDENR DMS commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. 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 NCDENR DMS. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919- 707-8420. Sincerely, Jam s . Stanfill Asset _ ana�ement Su�e��sor Cc: Mr. David Bailey, USACE - Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Mr. Dave Wanucha, NC Division of Water Resources File: SR 3058 - Bridge 214 (B-4960) - Division 7 �Nothing Compares � State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality 217 West Jones Strcet � 1601 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 276999601 919 707 8600