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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20081849 Ver 1_EEP Letters_20090126 D-T5 'D8 - a l R—LC V t� system En lay ement PROGRAM January 26,2009 Clyde E.Smith Cleveland County Water P.O.Box 788 Lawndale,NC 28090 Expiration of Acceptance:October 26,2009 Project: Off-Stream Water Storage Reservoir County:Cleveland 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. You must also comply with all g1bgr state,federal or local gQ7fS Ent pgJiII3al�gulations or authorizatioD5 gssociated with the proposed activity including SL 2008 152'An Act to`hroinote CQ=0011ory Mitigationy Private Mitigation Banks_ This acceptance is valid for nine 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 II Basin Location (Sq.Ft.) (Sq.Ft.) Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh Impact Broad 03050105 0 0 565 0 0 0 0 0 Credits Broad 03050105 0 0 1,130 0 0 0 0 0 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)715-1973. Sincerely, 2tt- William .Gilmore,PE Director cc: Cyndi Karoly,NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Steve Chapin,USAGE-Asheville Alan Johnson,NCDWQ-Mooresville Michael Dowd,agent File Prot-"' Our ltat& ARUM w� North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1652/919-715-0476/www.nceep.net D Y O stem PROGRAM INVOICE November 24,2009 Clyde Smith Cleveland County Water PO Box 788 Lawndale.NC 28090 Project: Cleveland Co.Off-Stream Water Storage Reservoir invoice expires:January 24,2010 County: Cleveland DWQ# 08-1849 COE#: 2009-02065 EEP#: ILF-2008-6567/IMS#12064 Location: Broad 03050105 You have elected to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements of the Section 401/404/CAMA permit(s)issued for the above referenced project through payment of a fee to the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program(NCEEP). In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0500,the amount you owe is based upon the 2009-2010 Fee Schedule and has been calculated as follows(Please note: payment for wetlands is calculated in increments of 0.25 acres). If you have any questions concerning this payment,please call Kelly Williams at(919)716-1921. Habitat Type Invoiced Amount Fee Schedule Cost Stream 565 linear feet x $ 344.00 = $194,360.00 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE if paid within 60 days $194,360.00 If payment is not received within 60 days of the date of this invoice,it will expire. Note that your permit(s)may require payment before this date. Subsequent invoice extensions will be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date they are issued. Extensions may be requested by emailing the NCEEP In-Lieu Fee Program Coordinator at kelly.williams@ncdenr.gov. Please send a check payable to NCEEP for the Total Amount Due to the appropriate address below and enclose a copy of this invoice. US Mail: Physical Address(for other delivery services): NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program 1652 Mail Service Center 2728 Capital Boulevard, Suite lH 103 Raleigh,NC 27699-1652 Raleigh,NC 27604 If the account name on the check is not the same as the permit holder's name,please include a signed statement by the permit holder that the check is being written on behalf of,and with full knowledge and authorization of the permit holder. Refunds of payments made to NCEEP are only approved under certain conditions. All refund requests must be submitted in accordance with EEP's refund policy at www.nceep.net. YOU MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT FROM NCEEP PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY 404 PERMIT,CAMA PERMIT AND/OR THE 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION. cc: Cyndi Karoly,NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit Steve Chapin,USACE-Asheville,Thelma Hemmingway,USACE-Wilmington Alan Johnson,NCDWQ-Mooresville Michael Clark,agent File RutoY' ... F ... Protect' ow State WEN North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652/919-715-0476/www.nceep.net