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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20020408 Ver 1_Mitigation Letter_20020417. Y o?o? wArk R pG 0 DWU y Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of Water Quality Mr. Mark Harry Marshall, Miller and Associates Post Office Box 848 Bluefield, Virginia 24605 Subject: Project: Vulcan Materials DWQ #: 020408 County: Richmond April 16, 2002 APR 17? #? The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program (NCWRP) is willing to accept payment for wetland impacts associated with the subject project. Please note that the decision by the NCWRP to accept the mitigation requirements of this project does not assure that this payment will be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the N.C. Division of Water Quality Wetlands/401 Unit. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCWRP for impacts associated with this project is appropriate. This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit and 401 Certification within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. Based on the information supplied by you in a letter dated March 25, 2002, the wetland restoration that is necessary to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements for this project is summarized in the following table. The maximum amount of mitigation that the NCWRP will accept for this project is also indicated in this table. Stream (linear feet) Wetland (acres) Riparian Buffer (ft2) Impact .07 riparian Mitigation Maximum .14 riparian The wetland mitigation will be provided as specified in the 401 Water Quality Certification and/or Section 404 Permit for impacts associated with the subject project in Cataloging Unit 03040201 of the Yadkin River Basin. 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 Crystal Braswell at (919) 733-5208. Sincerely, "Ronald E. errell Program Manager cc: Rob'Ridings, Wetlands/401 Unit Allen Davis, USACOE Ken Averitte, FRO file Wetlands Restoration Program 1619 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1619 (919) 733-5208 Customer Service ADZ 320 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Fax: (919) 733-5321 1 800 623-7748