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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
R-2417C, US 421/NC 87 (Sanford Bypass) from East of NC 42 to near
SR 1138, Lee County, Cape Fear River Bann (Cataloging Unit
03030004), Southern Piedmont (SP) 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 October 16, 2008, stream and riparian wetland mitigation from EEP is required for
approximately 259 feet of warm stream impact and 0 72 acre of 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-
PartyMOA) EEP commits to implement sufficient stream and riparian wetland mitigation up to
518 warm stream credits and 1 44 riparian wetland 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
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cc Mr Gregory J Thorpe, PhD, NCDOT-PDEA
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File R-2417C
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www nceep net
October 22, 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
R-2417C, US 421/NC 87 (Sanford Bypass) from East of NC 42 to
near SR 1138, Lee County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the stream and riparian wetland mitigation for the subject
project Based on the information supplied by you on October 16, 2008, the impacts are
located in CU 03030004 of the Cape Fear River Basin in the Southern Piedmont (SP)
Eco-Region, and are as follows
Warm Stream 259 feet
Riparian Wetland' 0 72 acre
During the review of this request, it was noted that this project was not included
in the 2008 Impact Projection Database, however, EEP will provide the requested stream
and riparian wetland mitigation Depending on the availability and projected need of
stream and riparian wetland mitigation in this cataloging unit, additional stream and/or
riparian wetland mitigation may be required that was not included in the biennial budget
submitted to NCDOT on April 1, 2008 (revised May 13, 2008) NCDENR
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www nceep net
EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory stream and riparian
wetland 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 and wetland 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,
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William D Gilmore, P E
EEP Director
cc Mr Richard Spencer, USACE - Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File R-2417C