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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19981070 Ver 2_EEP Acceptance Letters_20080807 �.- a-r F °I 8 - 1 vl o v a Nale0011CI c09tem 's il ��j . f Ill. PROGRAM August 7,2008 Mark Shumpert Haywood County 1233 N.Main St.Box 2 Waynesville,NC 28786 Expiration of Acceptance: February 7,2009 Project:White Oak Landfill County: Haywood The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program(NCEEP)is willing to accept payment for impacts associated with the above referenced project. Please note that this decision does not assure that the payment will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be approved. This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit/401 Certification/LAMA permit within this time frame,this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s)an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net. Based on the information supplied by you the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following table. River CU Stream(feet) Wetlands(acres) Buffer I Buffer 11 Basin Location (Sq.Ft.) (Sq.Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh Impacts French 06010106 185 0 0 .45 0 0 0 0 Broad Credits French 06010106 370 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 Broad Upon receipt of payment,EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. If the regulatory agencies require mitigation credits greater than indicated above,and the applicant wants NCEEP to be responsible for the additional mitigation,the applicant will need to submit a mitigation request to NCEEP for approval prior to permit issuance. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the N.C.Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the U. S.Army Corps of Engineers dated November 4, 1998. If you have any questions or need additional information,please contact Valerie Mitchener at(919)715-I973, Sincerely, Will rDGilmore,PE Director cc: Cyndi Karoly,NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Lori Beckwith,USACE-Asheville Kevin Barnett,NCDWQ-Asheville Rebekah Newton,agent File F� Protect�:t-t� ow stag MU North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652/919-715-0476/www.nceep.net 0 $ q% - lo`76 V 1J { co stem . PROGRAM RECEIPT January 23,2009 Mark Shumpert Haywood County 1233 North Main Street,Box 2 Waynesville,NC 28786 Project: White Oak Landfill County: Haywood DWQ#: 98-1070 USACE Action ID: 2008-02370 EEP No.: ILF-2008-6079 Amount Paid: $89,555.00 Check Number: 340758 The North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program(NCEEP)has received a check as indicated above as payment for the compensatory mitigation requirements of the 401 Water Quality Certification/Section 404/CAMA Permit(s)issued for the above referenced project. This receipt serves as notification that your compensatory mitigation requirements associated with the authorized activity as specified below have been satisfied. You must also comply with all other conditions of this certification and any other state,federal or local government permits or authorization associated with this activity including SL 2008-152,An Act to Promote Compensatory Mitigation by Private Mitigation Banks. The NCEEP,by acceptance of this payment,acknowledges that the NCEEP is responsible for the compensatory mitigation requirements associated with the project permit and agrees to provide the compensatory mitigation as specified in the permit. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the US Army Corps of Engineers dated November 4, 1998,as indicated below. River Basin Stream Credits Wetland Credits Buffer I&II HUC (linear feet) (acres) (Sq.Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian— Coastal Marsh French Broad 185 0 0 0.45 0 0 0 06010106 Please note that a payment made to the Ecosystem Enhancement Program is not reimbursable unless a request for reimbursement is received within 12 months of the date of the receipt. Any such request must also be accompanied by letters from the permitting agencies stating that the EEP mitigation requirements in the permit and/or authorization have been rescinded. If you have any questions or need additional information,please contact Valerie Mitchener at(919)715-1973 or Kelly Williams at(919)716-1921.. Sincerely, William D.Gilmore,PE Director cc: Cyndi Karoly,NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Lori Beckwith,USACE—Asheville,Thelma Hemmingway,USACE Wilmington Rebekah Newton,agent File Prot Our Stag DER Nc�� North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652/919-715-0476/www.nceep.net