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December 6, 2016
Mr. Bobby Ham
Greene Environmental Services, LLC
90 Ham Produce Road
Snow Hill, NC 28580
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWQ Project #: 2008-0511v3
Lenoir County
Re: Neuse River Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Umbrella Mitigation
Banking Instrument (LIMBI)
La Grange Phase II Bank Credit Release — Task 5
Dear Mr. Ham:
On November 15, 2016, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a Year 2 Monitoring
Report for the LaGrange Phase II Bank Parcel from Greene Environmental Services, LLC
(GES). Overall, site conditions are good and vegetation data results show stem densities higher
than the required 320 stems/acre. Additionally, no encroachment within the easement
boundaries was noted in the report.
On December 5, 2016, DWR received an amendment to Letter of Credit (LOC) #S B94188
issued to GES in the amount of $80,000 to cover monitoring and maintenance at the subject site.
This LOC expires on December 22, 2017. Therefore, GES is required to renew the LOC prior to
December 22, 2017 and is required to renew the LOC annually for at least 4 more years. Future
credit releases will be dependent on both the renewal of this LOC and the annual monitoring
reports.
According to the UMBI signed on October 3, 2008, the following Project Milestones have been
met, and the corresponding credits shall be released
Task/Milestones
5) Submit Monitoring Report #2
(& Submittal of financial assurance)
Credit
10%
By copy of this correspondence, DWR confirms that you have satisfied the above requirements
for the above -referenced tract and 10% of your Neuse riparian buffer credits (0.1 x 22,620.63 ft2
= 2,262.06 ft2) are now available for sale. Also, 10% of your nitrogen nutrient offset credits (0.1
x 6,750.87 lb -N = 675.09 lb -N) are now available for sale.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300
LaGrange Phase 11 (GES)
December 6, 2016
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Please note that nutrient offset credits generated at this site must be used for impacts in
HUC 03020202 of the Neuse River Basin and that Neuse riparian buffer credits must be
used for impacts in the Neuse River Basin according to guidelines in 15A NCAC 02B.0295,
which became effective on November 1, 2015.
Please feel free to call Katie Merritt at (919) 807-6371 if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
KAH/km
cc: File Copy (Katie Merritt)
Jeff Becker - Greene Environmental Services, LLC (via electronic mail)
First
- Citizens
Bank
December 2, 2016
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Wetlands & Stormwater Branch
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Re: Our Irrevocable Stand-by Letter of Credit Number SB94188
For the Account of Greene Environmental Services, LLC
Amount: $100,000.00
Amendment Number 3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby amend our Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit SB94188 your favor as follows:
- Expiration date now reads December 22, 2017.
- Letter of credit amount is decreased by $20,000.00 for a new available amount of
$80,000.00 (eighty thousand and no/100 United States dollars) effective with the
new term.
- Beneficiary's name now reads:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Water Resources
This amendment is to be considered a part of Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit Number
SB94188 and must be attached thereto. All other terms and conditions remain the same.
Please indicate your consent to this amendment by signing and dating the attached
copy where indicated and returning it to us in the envelope provided.
Sincerely,
Authorized Signature
We hereby consent to amendment number 3 to letter of credit number S1394188.
Authori>ed Signature Date
North Carolina Departmen Environmental Quality
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