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INVOICE
June 24, 2009
Sam Greenwood
Town of Franklin
188 West Main St.
Franklin, NC 28734
Project: Town of Franklin Public Works Facility
County: Macon
DWQ# 09-0504
COE#: 2009-00895
EEP #: ILF-2009-6710/IMS#20237
Location: Little Tennessee 06010202
invoice expires: August 24, 2009
You have elected to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements of the Section 401/404/CAMA permit(s) issued for the above
referenced project through payment of a fee to the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP). In accordance with
15A NCAC 21-1.0500, the amount you owe is based upon the 2008-09 Fee Schedule and has been calculated as follows (Please note:
payment for wetlands is calculated in increments of 0.25 acres). If you have any questions concerning this payment, please call Kelly
Williams at (919) 716-1921.
Habitat Type Invoiced Amount Fee Schedule Cost
Stream 280 linear feet x $ 323.00 = $90,440.00
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE if paid within 60 days
$90,440.00
If payment is not received within 60 days of the date of this invoice, it will expire. Note that your permit(s) may require payment
before this date. Subsequent invoice extensions will be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date they are issued. Extensions
may be requested by emailing the NCEEP In-Lieu Fee Program Coordinator at kelly.williams@ncdenr.gov. Please send a check
payable to NCEEP for the Total Amount Due to the appropriate address below and enclose a copy of this invoice.
US Mail:
NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
Physical Address (for other delivery services):
NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program
2728 Capital Boulevard, Suite 1H 103
Raleigh, NC 27604
Please note that requests for reimbursement of payments made to NCEEP are considered on a case by case basis. Requests for
reimbursement must be received within 12 months of the date of the receipt. Any such request must be accompanied by letters from
the permitting agencies stating that the permit and/or authorization have been rescinded and/or that NCEEP is not responsible for
providing mitigation credit. If the account name on the check is not the same as the permit holder's name please include a signed
statement by the permit holder that the check is being written on behalf of, and with full knowledge and authorization of the permit
holder.
YOU MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT FROM NCEEP PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY 404 PERMIT AND/OR THE 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION.
cc: Cyndi Karoly, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit
Lori Beckwith, USACE-Asheville, Thelma Hemmingway, USACE-Wilmington
Kevin Barnett, NCDWQ-Wetlands/401 Unit
Mike Clark, agent
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PROGRAM
June 15, 2009
Sam Greenwood
Town of Franklin
108 West Main St
Franklin, NC 28734
Project: Town of Franklin Public Works Facility
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Expiration of Acceptance: March 15, 2010
County: Macon
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept
payment for impacts associated with the above referenced project. Please note that this decision does not assure that the payment will
be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts.; It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these
agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be approved. Y'bu ttiii olsYi:GOinnI1+ 4vith'all'other sfate: federat or l?ca!
This acceptance is valid for nine months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the
issued 404 Permit/401 Certification/CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's
responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based
on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting-the authorized work. The amount of the In
Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net.
Based on the information supplied by you the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the following
table.
River CU Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I Buffer II
Basin Location (Sq. Ft.) (Sq. Ft.)
Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non-Riparian Coastal Marsh
Impact Little 06010202 0 242 0 0 p 0 0 0
Tennessee
Credits Little 06010202 484 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee
Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. If the regulatory agencies require
mitigation credits greater than indicated above, and the applicant wants NCEEP to be responsible for the additional mitigation, the
applicant will need to submit a mitigation request to NCEEP for approval prior to permit issuance. 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 Valerie Mitchener at (919) 715-1973 or Kelly Williams at
(919)716-1921.
Sincerely,
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Wil 'a D. Gilmore, PE
Director
cc: Cyndi KaroIy, NCDWQ Wetlands/401 Unit
Lori Beckwith, USACE-Asheville
Jeffrey Bishop, agent
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