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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
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