Upcoming Rate Schedules
Upcoming Rates
This page is used for posting future rate adjustments pursuant to the rules in 15A NCAC 02R. It will be updated quarterly and/or annually pursuant to the rate adjustment frequency outlined in rule.
Current Rates are posted at this location: Current Rate Schedules
Rate Adjustments
The Division of Mitigation Services sets rates for mitigation credits using Actual Cost Methods. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02R .0402 the rate schedule for the DMS Statewide Stream and Wetland In-Lieu Fee Program is adjusted annually. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02R .0601, the rate schedule for the DMS Riparian Buffer In-Lieu Fee Program shall be adjusted annually and evaluated quarterly. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02R .0602, the rate schedule for the DMS Nutrient Offset In-Lieu Fee Program shall be adjusted annually and evaluated quarterly.
Nutrient Offset ILF Rates (effective 10/1/2019) -next update will be March 2020
| Service Area | Nutrient |
DMS Rate Per Credit (Effective 10/1/2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Tar-Pamlico Basin | Nitrogen | $8.47 |
| Tar-Pamlico Basin | Phosphorus | $120.03 |
| Neuse Program (03020202, 03020203, 03020204) | Nitrogen | $13.71 |
| Neuse 03020201 Outside the Falls Lake Watershed | Nitrogen | $21.98 |
| Neuse- Falls Lake Watershed | Nitrogen | $10.47 |
| Neuse- Falls Lake Watershed | Phosphorus | $168.83 |
| Jordan Lake Watershed | Nitrogen | $136.25 |
| Jordan Lake Watershed | Phosphorus | $309.59 |
Statewide Stream and Wetland ILF Standard Rates (next update will be 7/1/2020)
| Service Area | Mitigation Type |
DMS Rate Per Credit (Effective 7/1/2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Statewide Standard | Stream | $525.65 |
| Statewide Standard | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $52,273.99 |
| Statewide Standard | Coastal Wetlands | $560,000.00 |
Statewide ILF Program Premium Rate Areas (Wetlands)
| Premium Rate Area | Mitigation Type |
DMS Rate Per Credit (Effective 7/1/2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Catawba 03050101 | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $106,370.92 |
| Catawba 03050102 and 03050103 | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $97,572.61 |
| Little Tennessee 06010203 | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $108,289.58 |
| Neuse 03020201 | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $103,785.31 |
| Roanoke 03010104 | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $91,055.65 |
| Yadkin 03040105 | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $91,984.41 |
| Yadkin 03040201 | Freshwater Wetlands (Riparian and Non Riparian) | $133,052.45 |
Riparian Buffer ILF Rates (next update will be March 2020)
| Service Area | Mitigation Type |
DMS Rate per Credit (effective 10/1/2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Statewide Standard | Riparian Buffer | $0.94 |
Premium Rate Areas
| Service Area | Mitigation Type |
DMS Rate per Credit (effective 10/1/2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Randleman | Riparian Buffer | $3.81 |
| Cape Fear Jordan Lake Lower New Hope | Riparian Buffer | $3.81 |
| Catawba | Riparian Buffer | $1.85 |
| Neuse - 03020204 | Riparian Buffer | $1.27 |
| Tar-Pamlico 03020105 | Riparian Buffer | $2.27 |
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