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Home My WebLink About20190992 Ver 1_U-2719 - STR - Buffer - NS 01_20190723ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA Governor Environmental Quality MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary TIM BAUMGARTNER Director July 3, 2019 Mr. Philip S. Harris, P.E., CPM Environmental Analysis Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation 1598 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598 Dear Mr. Harris: Subject: DMS Mitigation Acceptance Letter: U-2719, Raleigh — I-440 / US 1 Widening from South of SR 1313 (Walnut Street) to North of SR 1728 (Wade Avenue) in Raleigh), Wake County The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the stream and buffer mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on July 3, 2019, the impacts are located in CU 03020201 of the Neuse River basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region, and are as follows: Stream and River Cu Eco- Stream Wetlands — Wetlands Basin Location Region Cold Cool Warm Riparian Non- C sao tal RiDal i Marsh *Some of the impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for 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 TIP Number U-2719. Subsequently, DMS will conduct a review of current NCDOT ELF Program mitigation projects in the river basin to determine if available buffer mitigation credits exist. If there are buffer mitigation credits available, then the Riparian Restoration Buffer Fund will purchase the appropriate amount of buffer mitigation credits from NCDOT ELF Program. If additional buffer credits are needed, then DMS will review all active private buffer mitigation banks that submitted a proposal to IFB 16-031819 (issued March 18, 2019). a E Q. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services 217 W. Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652 919.707.8976 Mr. Harris July 3, 2019 Page Two NCDOT TIP U-2719 Buffer River Basin CU Eco- Region Buffer Impacts Zone 1 Zone 2 TOTAL Impacts Neuse 03020201 CP 36,666.0 20,060.0 56,726.0 The impacts and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2019 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. 8420. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707- Sincerely, J e B. Stanfill D S Asset Management Supervisor Cc: Mr. Monte Matthews, USACE — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Ms. Amy Chapman, NC Division of Water Resources File: U-2719 e:5:�D_ FW North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services 217 W. Jones Street 1 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652 919.707.8976