20081223 Ver 1_EEP Acceptance Letters_20080910

September 4, 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
B-4507 (R-2247CC), Replace Bridge Numbers 221 and 222 over
Muddy Creek on US 421, Forsyth 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 August 27, 2008, the impacts are located in
CU 03040101 of the Yadkin River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and
are as follows
Warm Stream 47 feet
EEP commits to implementing sufficient stream mitigation credits 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 stream 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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If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929
Sincerely,

William D Gilmore, P E
EEP Director
cc Mr Eric Alsmeyer, USACE - Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File B-4507

September 4, 2008
Mr Eric Alsmeyer
U S Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Dear Mr Alsmeyer
Subject EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter
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B-4507 (R-2247CC), Replace Bridge Numbers 221 and 222 over Muddy
Creek on US 421, Forsyth County, Yadkin River Basin (Cataloging Unit
03040101), Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated
with the above referenced project As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated August
27, 2008, stream mitigation from EEP is required for approximately 47 feet of warm stream
impacts
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 riparian wetland mitigation up to 94 warm 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 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 Gilmore, P E
EEP Director
cc Mr Gregory J Thorpe, Ph D, NCDOT-PDEA
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File B-4507
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