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Mr. Patrick J. Breedlove
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental5pecialist
North Carolina Department of Transportarion
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Breedlove:
March 1, 2018
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
Division 14 Project, Replace Bridge 226 vn SR 1350 (Grape Creek Road) over West Prong
Grape Creek, Cherokee County; State Project No. 17BP.14.R.86 '
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 received on March 1, 2018, the
impacts are located in CU 06020002 of the Hiwassee River basin in the Southern Mountains [SM) Eco-Region, and
are as follows:
Hiwassee
06020002
SM
Impacts
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Stream
Cold Cool
81.0 0
Wetlands
Non- Coastal
Warm Riparian ���arian Marsh
0
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Zone 1 I Zone 2
0
This impact and associated mitigation need 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. If the above referenced impact amounts are revised, then this
mitigarion acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mirigation acceptance letter will be required from
EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
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J�ines B. Stanfill
FEP Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Ms. Lori Beckwith, USACE - Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Josh Deyton, P.E., NCDOT - Division 14, Bridge Maintenance Engineer
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT - PDEA
File: SR 1350 - Bridge 226 - Division 14
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