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Home My WebLink About20190188 Ver 1_DMS W-5600 - Division 4 - STR - RW - Buffer - NS 01_20190212ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN secrerary TtM BAUMGARTNER Director Mr. John Thomas North Carolina Department of Transportation Division 4 Office Post Office Box 3165 Wilson, North Carolina 27895-3165 Dear Mr. Thomas: NORTH CAROLINA EnvJronmental Quality January 31, 2019 Subject: DMS Mitigation Acceptance Letter: W-5600, US 70 Improvements from US 70 Business to the Neuse River, Johnston County The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the stream, wetland and buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on January 31, 2019, the impacts are located. in CU 03020201 of the Neuse River basin in tha Northern Inner Coastal Plain (I�TICP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Stream and River CU Eco- Stream Wetlands Wetlands Basin Location Region Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non- Coastal Ri arian Marsh Impacts Neuse 03020201 1VICP 0 0 1,640.0 4.48 0 0 ¢�_ . vv.u� va wc aauYa�w uiay �� ,�vpwou w oe m��gaiea at a i: i mingation rauo. �ee permit apphcahon tbr details. All buffer mitigation requests and approvals are administrated through the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund. The NCDOT will be responsible to ensure that appropriate compensation for the buffer mitigation will be provided in the agreed upon method of fund transfer. Upon receipt of the NCDWR's Buffer Authorization Certification, DMS will transfer funds from the NCDOT 2984 Fund into the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund. Upon completion of transfer payment, NCDOT will have completed its riparian buffer mitigation responsibility for TIl' Number W-5600. Subsequently, DMS will conduct a review of current NCDOT ILF Program mitigation projects in the river basin to determine if available buffer mitigation credits exist. If there are buffer xnitigation credits available, then the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund will purchase the appropriate amount of buffer mitigation credits from NCDOT ILF Program. D_E �� .,�� e��tiire 1 en.r..�.� v.,.�r� North Carolina Department of EnvironmeMal Qualiry � Division of Mitigation 5ervices 217 W.]ones Street I 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carol(na 27699-]652 919.707.8976 Mr. Thomas January 31, 2019 Page Two NCDOT TIP W-5600 Eco- Buffer Impacts Buffer River Basin CU Region Zone 1 Zone 2 TOTAL Impacts Neuse 03020201 1VICP 88,463.0 57,784.0 146,247A The impacts and associated mitigation needs were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2018 impact data. DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory stream 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.iii of the In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010. If the above referenced impact amounts increase, 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 Ms. Beth Hazmon at 919-707- 8420. Sincerely, Jame� B. tanfill DMS `.As�i.t Management Supervisor Cc: Mr. Tom Steffens, USACE — Washington Regulatory Field Office Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Ms. Amy Chapman, NC Division of Water Resources File: W-5600 ti�,,...�e , �' E � � �ar',�°;o..� �,� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality � Divis[on of Mitigation Services Z17 W. Jones Street I 1652 Mail Service CeMer I Rafeigh, North Carolina 27b99-1652 919.707.8976