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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140090 Ver 4_U-2579B Additional Mitigation Letter_20181120ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary TIM BAUMGARTNER n,recror Ms. Amy Euliss Division 9 Environmental Officer North Carolina Department of Transportation 375 Silas Creek Parkway Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127-7167 Dear Ms. Euliss: Subject: References: NORTH CAR�LINA Fnvlrorement�l Quality November 20, 201 S DMS Mitigation Acceptance Letter: U-2579B, Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Eastern Section) from US 311 to east of US 52, Forsyth County USACE 404 Individual Permit issued June 17, 2014 (USACE Action ID 2008-03183) NCDWR 401 Water Quality Certification issued July 28, 2014 (NCDWR ID 2014-0090) The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the additional compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on November 19 and 20, 2018, the impacts are located in CU 03040101 of the Yadkin River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Table 1— Additional Yadldn 03040101 CP � acts {feet / acres Stream Cold Cool Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.) �� �pan� � Non- Coastal Zone 1 Zone 2 Riparian Marsh i � Impacts (feet/acres) I 0 � 0 � 649.0 I 0 I 0 I 0 0 � 0 *NOTE: Some of the stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. This additional impact and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2018 impact data. DMS is currently providing stream and riparian wetland mitigation for the impacts associated with this project located in cataloging unit 03040101 of the Yadkin River basin as required by the 404 and 401 permits issued in June and July 2014, as shown in the below table (in mitigation credits) e � E � � 6��. w�r� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigatlon Services 217 W. Jones Street I 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 2 769 9-16 52 919.707.8976 Ms. Euliss TIP I-3802B November 20, 2018 Page Two Table 2— Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS (based on 2014 issued permits) and Revised Antici�yated Im�acts tbased on miti�ation reauesf� Impact Type Stream (warm) Riparian Wetland Total Permitted Impacts (feet / acre / sq ft) 9,044.0 1.96 Mitigation Provided by DMS per Issued Permits (Credits) 16,863.0 3.92 Additional Impact (for approval) 649.0 0 Revised Total Impacts* 9,693.0 1.96 *Some of the additional stream impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. DMS will provide the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies. Tlus mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letter issued on January 17, 2014. DMS commits to implementing additional sufficient compensatory stream mitigation credits to offset the i.mpacts 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 mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required from DMS. 8420. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707- Sincerely, � ' ��� � � �� � James B. Stanfill DMS Asset Management Supervisor cc: Mr. James Lastinger, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Mr. Dave Wanucha, Division of Water Resources, Wetlands/401 Unit File: U-2579B Additional ��,�_ _ �--� � ,�'S� o...�,�,'_'� -���� North Carolina Department of Environmenial Quality I Dlvision of Mitigation Services 217 W. ]ones Street � 1652 Mail Service Cerrter I Ra�eigh, North Carolina 27699-1652 919.707.8976