Customers
Mitigation Applicants
Detailed information about the request processes and rates can be found at the following locations:
Stream, Wetland & Buffer Info | Nutrient Offset Info | Current Rates | Upcoming Rates
Request Mitigation
Customers interested in submitting a request to DMS to provide mitigation for unavoidable impacts from development projects should use the DMS Customer Request Portal. Note that all requests to access the DMS In-Lieu Fee programs must verify compliance with G.S. 143-214.11, and other statutes which restrict access to the DMS ILF programs for some entities when credits are available from private mitigation bank companies. A list of approved banks is available from the Division of Water Resources or the USACE (Please report issues related to these lists to DWR or the USACE .) The DMS ILF process is paperless. All correspondence is now provided and received via email.
DMS is not currently accepting Buffer and Nutrient ILF requests in the Upper New Hope and Lower New Hope areas of Jordan Lake watershed.
Additional Resources:
- NCDEQ Guidance on Bank Credit Availability [updated Dec2024]
- Online payment option for mitigation invoices.
- Find your service area and 8-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) here using an address or longitude, latitude coordinates
DMS In-Lieu Fee Program Contact Information
Non-DOT ILF Program Coordinator- Kelly.Williams@deq.nc.gov
NCDOT ILF Coordinator- Beth.Harmon@deq.nc.gov
ILF Program Assistant- Kayla.Huntoon@deq.nc.gov