20191232 Ver 1_R-0211EC - STR - CT 03 exp_20180312

Environmental
Quality
ROY COOPER
Governor
Mr. Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., CPM
Environmental Analysis Unit
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Harris:
March 12, 2018
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-0211EC, New Interchange on I-485 and SR 3468 (Weddington Road), Mecklenburg County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on March 8, 2018, the
impacts are located in CU 03050103 of the Catawba River basin in the Southern Piedmont (SP) Eco-Region, and are as
follows:
Catawba Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
03050103 Non- Coastal
Sp Cold Cool Warm Riparian �p�� Marsh Zone 1 Zone 2
Impacts (feedacres) 0 0 40.0 0 0 0 0 0
*Some of the stream and/or wetland impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit
application for details.
The impacts and associated mitigation needs were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2018 impact data. DMS
will commit to implement sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with this
project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section F.3.c.iii of the In-Lieu Fee
Instrument dated July 28, 2010 and consistent with the Guidance for Expanded Service Area for Mitigating Impacts within
the Lower Catawba River Basin approved by the IfZT. 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 DMS.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
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Jan�es B. tanfill
Ass�t�-� agement Supervisor
cc: Ms. Crystal Amschler, USACE — Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Amy Chapman, NCDWR
File: R-0211EC
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