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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190183 Ver 1_Credit Release Task 4_20210323ROY COOPER Governor DIONNE DELLI-GATTI Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 23, 2021 Shawn Wilkerson Wildlands Holdings V, LLC 1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104 Charlotte, NC 28203 (via electronic mail: swilkerson@wildlandseng.com ) DWR Project # 2019-0183 Randolph County Re: Randleman Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) Loflin Dairy Phase II Bank Parcel Credit Release — Task 4 Dear Mr. Wilkerson: On November 20, 2020, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a Year 1 Monitoring Report from Wildlands Holdings V, LLC (Wildlands) for the Loflin Dairy Phase II site. Overall, vegetation data provided with the report show vegetation exceeding performance criterion in most of the plots. Two minor encroachments were observed within the conservation easement areas and a few areas were noted as having low stem density. DWR received a bond rider and a continuation certificate for the performance bond (#107182450) in the amount of $80,000 issued to Wildlands from Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, to cover monitoring and maintenance at the subject site. The term of this bond applies beginning March 15, 2021 and ends with the approval of the Year 1 Monitoring Report by DWR. Future credit releases will be dependent on both the renewal of this performance bond and the annual monitoring reports. In accordance with the MBI, signed on April 23,2019 the following Project Milestones have been met and the corresponding credits shall be released: Task/Milestones Credit 4) Monitoring Financial Assurance posted and Approval of As -Built Report 10% By copy of this correspondence, DWR confirms that you have satisfied the above requirements for the above -referenced site and therefore, 10% of your Randleman buffer Restoration, Enhancement and Preservation credits (0.10 x 366,883 ft2 = 36,688.30 ft2) are now available to sell. Please note that the riparian buffer credits must be used for impacts in the Randleman Lake Watershed according to guidelines in the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule, 15A NCAC 02B .0295, which became effective on November 1, 2015. NORTH DE Department of Envlr.nment.l Ou.11ry North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality j Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919.707.9000 Loflin Dairy Phase II EBX March 23, 2021 Please feel free to call me at (919) 707-3637 if you have any questions regarding this correspondence. Sincerely, ,-DocuSigned by: IIVAALkt- -A43C72700BD543E... Katie Merritt 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch cc:File Copy (Katie Merritt) Ashley Yarsinske - Wildlands (via electronic mail ayarsinske@wildlandseng.com ) Page 2 of 2