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Mr. Heath Slaughter
Division 11 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Deparkment of Transportation
Post Office Box 250
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659
Dear Mr. Slaughter:
May 1, 2018
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
Division 11 Project: SR 1526A Improvements, Watauga County; WBS Number 11C.095110
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream and wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on May 23,
2017 and May 1, 2018, the impacts are located in CU 03040101 of the Yadkin River basin in the Northem Mountains (NM)
Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Yadkin Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.) �
03040101 Non- Coastal
� Cold Cool Warm RiParian �p�� Marsh �One 1 Zone 2
Impacts (feedacres) � 269.0 0 0 0 0.12 0 0 0
*Some of the impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a l:l mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. DMS is proposing to
utilize riparian wetland mitigation credits for the non-riparian wetland impacts.
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mirigation acceptance letter issued on June 1, 2017. This
impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2018 impact data. DMS will commit to
implement sufficient compensatory streaxn and wetland 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.ui of the In-Lieu Fee Instnunent
dated July 28, 2010. In accordance with the directive from the February 8, 2011 IRT meeting, non-riparian wetland
impacts located in the mountains and piedmont areas of North Carolina will be accepted as requested but mitigated utilizing
riparian wetland mitigation credits. 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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J.uiies B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA
File: SR 1526A Improvements Revised — Division 11
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