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Ms Jennifer Frye
U S Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Dear Ms Frye
Subject EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter
B-4030, Replace Bridge Number 9 over Bear Branch on NC 130,
Lumber River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03040206), Southern Outer
Coastal Plain (SOCP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the riparian wetland compensatory mitigation for the unavoidable impact
associated with the above referenced project As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request
dated December 15, 2008, riparian wetland mitigation from EEP is required for 0 45 acre of
riparian wetland impacts
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-Party MOA) EEP commits to
implement sufficient riparian wetland mitigation up to 0 90 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,
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William D Gilmore, P E
EEP Director
cc Mr Gregory J Thorpe, PhD, NCDOT-PDEA
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File B-4030
NCDENR
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www nceep net
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December 16, 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
B-4030, Replace Bridge Number 9 over Bear Branch on NC 130,
Brunswick County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement j
Program (EEP) will provide the riparian wetland mitigation for the subject project
Based on the information supplied by you dated December 15, 2008, the impacts are
located in CU 03040206 of the Lumber River Basin in the Southern Outer Coastal Plain
(SOCP) Eco-Region, and are as follows
Riparian Wetland 0 45 acre
EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory 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 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
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North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0476 / www nceep net
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929
Sincerely,
U
William D Gilmore, P E
EEP Director
cc Ms Jennifer Frye, USACE - Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Mr Brian Wrenn, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File B-4030